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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2017 20:54:15 GMT -5
IDG why you think Easter is an odd time? The crucifixtion IS Easter!! Unless those childhood Sunday school lessons led me astray, that’s Good Friday. Easter is the resurrection. When I was growing up, Holy Week meant a lot of things but always easter was joyous for resurrection. JCS plays as basically a tragedy and is noteworthy for the fact that it’s Judas who comes back (metaphorically), still questioning. Mobile typing not good lol. Sorry eta: but still it’s a good, respectful musical about Jesus so why not?. I do hope they don’t put them in ‘bliblical’ robes - contemporary works so much better eta 2 - I’m ok if Adam gets it or no, But, like Adam, I love the role and his brief snippet w RuPaul caught me more than his earlier, still impressive, telethon perf. It was beautifully phrased. I would like to hear the song performed with that nuanced, slower beginning. Sorry, but to me, Easter seems like the perfect time for JCS to be presented.
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Post by DancyGeorgia on Dec 27, 2017 20:55:05 GMT -5
Unless those childhood Sunday school lessons led me astray, that’s Good Friday. Easter is the resurrection. When I was growing up, Holy Week meant a lot of things but always easter was joyous for resurrection. JCS plays as basically a tragedy and is noteworthy for the fact that it’s Judas who comes back (metaphorically), still questioning. Mobile typing not good lol. Sorry eta: but still it’s a good, respectful musical about Jesus so why not?. I do hope they don’t put them in ‘bliblical’ robes - contemporary works so much better I have seen a number of JCS professional productions. Most of them have been fantastic. Judas is indeed the pivotal role in the show. So much of Jesus' last days are determined by Judas's decisions. I really really hope Adam gets the part because I can't think of anyone who could do it better. Also, he already knows the part and is familiar with the whole show. And, it's his long-time dream role. Saw Hair a few times, too. There is an audio recording out there of Adam singing his part in the show. It's a high falsetto, funny and funky female part, "My Conviction." It very quirky and Adam does it proud. Can't believe he can hit those sustained high notes! Did you see the production of Hair that Adam was in? Is it true that the whole cast appeared on stage naked at one point in the musical?
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Post by Jablea on Dec 27, 2017 20:55:19 GMT -5
So two weeks in early Feb where John/Adam can run Jesus/Judas songs and everyone gets an idea of their chemistry. Adam takes off and Jesus runs all of his songs until early March. John takes off, Adam comes back and now they work on the Judas songs till late March. John is only gone for two weeks and then back with a week of dress rehearsals. For anyone who wants a look at the song order and who sings what I found this script. serg.spb.ru/literature/movies/jcss.html#1
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Post by Craazyforadam on Dec 27, 2017 21:01:16 GMT -5
Yes, I liked it, it was a good production. Also great that you liked Cats! But.... we both missed Adam naked on stage... Ha, don‘t remind me of that part😜! I always think, even if I had seen it, I would possibly not be able to remember Adam. But who knows. Maybe this (back then) unknown singer would have made a lasting impression. 😉 On the other hand I would have a better clue, how much German he actually understands/speaks. With every concert over here he reveals different words or phrases. I have the impression he understands a lot more than he pretends to.... Yup, I would agree with that. Same as with Spanish, which he must have had at least a little bit in school and probably heard a lot growing up where he did. I just don't think he ever studied a lot, so not much stuck, but he probably understands more than he lets on. He naturally has a good ear (understandable), but I noticed that he is also quite good at imitating sounds correctly, even if they are foreign to a typical native English speaker. I.e. for many English speakers the German words 'werde', 'wuerde', and 'wurde' tend to flow together, because at least two of them are not natural to English tongues. And all three words are heavily used in German, so they tend to challenge the listener and speaker. Add to that the fact that the German language also has stuff like 'Werte' and 'Wuerde', and Worte, Warte, warte, Wirte, and most of these can be conjugated or declined at leisure, you can get yourself into something feeling like quicksand in no time. Kind of explains why he decides to stay out of it, doesn't it, lol. JCS on Easter Sunday is probably due to the fact that lots of the US workforce does not have Good Friday off, as a holiday. On Sunday, people tend to have a bit of time, and the target audience can more reliably be reached. Yes, it would be at the end of the holiday, and doing it on Saturday night probably would have made more sense from a story-line perspective, but they probably wanted a time segment away from other events (March madness comes to mind, not sure what else is happening at that time). I don't think it matters too much for the US audience. But if they choose to show it somewhere else in the world, then they would be a week or at least a few days too late. But I have not heard that there is any such intention, so it probably does not matter that it's Sunday.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2017 21:02:04 GMT -5
Isn't this exactly the way the April 1st production is being presented? As a concert? That's what all the promo articles say so far!
IDG, all the naysayers. I may be mistaken, but I don't think there is one person here who is as professional as Adam or for that matter John. Or who has worked with professionals of this caliber on putting a show together. I think we have no idea how quickly these 2 can get it all together and get it done well! Seems a lot of people short changing the pros!
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Post by marionm on Dec 27, 2017 21:24:57 GMT -5
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Post by 3ku1 on Dec 27, 2017 21:37:53 GMT -5
Sure they are pros. But given the time frame it’s seems a stretch for them to develop the required chemistry. It’s a hard role. I’m sure they can. It’s a live concert. Not a concept show. But of course we don’t know Adam even has this. Seems likely. But who knows with Adam and social media.
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Post by donnamb on Dec 27, 2017 21:47:42 GMT -5
JCS on Easter Sunday is probably due to the fact that lots of the US workforce does not have Good Friday off, as a holiday. On Sunday, people tend to have a bit of time, and the target audience can more reliably be reached. Yes, it would be at the end of the holiday, and doing it on Saturday night probably would have made more sense from a story-line perspective, but they probably wanted a time segment away from other events (March madness comes to mind, not sure what else is happening at that time). I don't think it matters too much for the US audience. But if they choose to show it somewhere else in the world, then they would be a week or at least a few days too late. But I have not heard that there is any such intention, so it probably does not matter that it's Sunday. Here starts my reply to nightowl: In the US, I don't think anyone would be watching TV on a Friday night. For the religious gotochurch Christians, they'd be at church. Everyone else is having a normal Friday night, maybe going out with friends ... and doesn't Passover start then? I'm in the church choir (Episcopalian with a heavy lean towards high church Anglican traditions with incense and Rutter). From Palm Sunday to Easter, it's "holy hell week" for choir. Palm Sunday, Wednesday night Tenebrae, Thursday night passion reading, Good Friday night stripping of the altar, (plus afterward rehearsal with brass and tympani for Easter), Saturday Easter Vigil, and finally, finally Festival Easter Sunday with said tympani and brass. Easter Sunday night is the time to kick back and watch TV.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2017 21:51:48 GMT -5
Did you catch Ru name checking NBC during that discussion of JCS? He mentions Bye Bye Birdie also, which is up after JCS on NBC.
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Post by nightowl on Dec 27, 2017 22:11:01 GMT -5
JCS on Easter Sunday is probably due to the fact that lots of the US workforce does not have Good Friday off, as a holiday. On Sunday, people tend to have a bit of time, and the target audience can more reliably be reached. Yes, it would be at the end of the holiday, and doing it on Saturday night probably would have made more sense from a story-line perspective, but they probably wanted a time segment away from other events (March madness comes to mind, not sure what else is happening at that time). I don't think it matters too much for the US audience. But if they choose to show it somewhere else in the world, then they would be a week or at least a few days too late. But I have not heard that there is any such intention, so it probably does not matter that it's Sunday. Here starts my reply to nightowl: In the US, I don't think anyone would be watching TV on a Friday night. For the religious gotochurch Christians, they'd be at church. Everyone else is having a normal Friday night, maybe going out with friends ... and doesn't Passover start then? I'm in the church choir (Episcopalian with a heavy lean towards high church Anglican traditions with incense and Rutter). From Palm Sunday to Easter, it's "holy hell week" for choir. Palm Sunday, Wednesday night Tenebrae, Thursday night passion reading, Good Friday night stripping of the altar, (plus afterward rehearsal with brass and tympani for Easter), Saturday Easter Vigil, and finally, finally Festival Easter Sunday with said tympani and brass. Easter Sunday night is the time to kick back and watch TV. Thanks for the explanation, but I was not the one, who asked. No problem though. I think your answer is for @lyra or CraazyforadamBut since you mentioned it: in Germany the Friday before Easter (here:Karfreitag) is a national holiday. And by the church it’s considered as the „highest“ holiday of the year. It‘s not allowed to organize public parties with music on this day. Some people want to change that, because the majority of the Germans don’t really care about religion, but it’s still the law. And on TV you can usually watch „Ben Hur“ and other religious films (besides non-religious films). So here it would make sense to broadcast JCS on this friday, since many people watch TV then. But I do completely understand that this is different in the US -and not only there. Plus Easter and Easter-Monday are national holidays (and therefore free) here as well. So a long weekend, where a lot of atV is watched in this country... But all this doesn’t matter, because the NBC-production won’t be broadcasted here. It’s for the people in the US. Therefore I would never ask for a different date. I am totally dependent on some people, who put it on you-tube or somewhere else. 😉
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