Jesus Christ Superstar

Becky and I went to the Stranahan Theater to see Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber today. It featured Ted Neeley as Jesus - a role he portrayed in the movie 33 years ago. This was Becky's first time to see it and we both thought it was really good. The only major problem was that Ted Neeley is 63 years old now. His voice - while way better than mine - is starting to crack. He looks like the middle-aged man he is, but he's portraying a man in his 30's, so it took you out of the production a bit. The actor that played Judas, Corey Glover - the lead singer for Living Colour, is almost 42 and was cracking a bit also. They both gave very emotional performances, however. We want to rent the DVD of the 1973 movie now to see Ted in his prime.

We weren't quite ready to pick up the kids just yet, so we chilled out for a few more minutes with a venti (large) chai frappicino (Becky) and a tall (small - go figure) double chocolate chip toffee nut frappicino (me - whew!) from Starbuck's. OUt next show in the Broadway series isn't until March 2007. This will have to tide us over.