I saw Twiford and Neeley when they came to california. Modesto california actually. And I was in love with both of their voices...they were so amazing..Truly a treat to see this show. :) And I even got John Twifords autograph. :)
Makes me miss Carl that much more. Only person I've ever seen who was able to HOLD A CANDLE to Carl was the guy from Living Color, he was AMAZING. This guy? Eh, flat.....
@reginaldppuppymurray John Twiford is amazing. He was on America Idol apparently. But he was absolutely amazing when I saw him.Give him a break. This is one of, if not, the most difficult male singing roles in the musical industry.
I've been truly blessed to see both the 25th Anniversary with Ted Neeley (5 times) and then the Farewell Tour twice. I met Ted Neeley during the 25th show at an after cast party and he was as nice and amazing as you can imagine. Anyone that saw that 25th cast and crew show knew it was off the hook!! A better production than the Farewell Tour but there is nothing like hearing Ted's voice. This video wants to make me see it again!!!!! Thank you!!!
For my 18th birthday my Mom gave me tickets to see the original Broadway cast on tour @ the Whiting Auditorium in Flint Mi.. At the time it was one of the top 10 acousticly perfect halls in the world. I left that show stunned! My mom then gave me to see The Broadway cast of Aqarious(forgot spelling). It was at that time of my life I fell in love with Stage Theater. I wish I could have afforded to have seen this years reincarnation here in Miami @ our new hall.
To "Evaahya": To say that about Twiford says more about your ears - or lack thereof - than it does about Twiford's voice, which is stellar. Because of Neeley's reprisal, I saw the play 4-times with Twiford. He has quite simply an incredible live voice - incredible! His delivery is intense, on time and in tune - all run long. He never faltered, not once. I suspect strongly you never saw him live in the role of Judas, else you'd be singing a different tune, for certain. Really your loss.
I just this very production the day before last Easter. Both Ted and John were so awesome. They both stole the show. I still have my program and ticket from the show. I saw this in my hometown. I had a clear view of the stage from a front row center seat on the balcony. This was so awesome.
I saw this show in Tempe this past weekend from the 3rd row. This was the best song of the show as it rocked. The whole show brought me to tears. My brother & I wanted to see JCS in '71 when it toured the US, but didn't realize it took money to buy tickets. I was 11 and he was 14, and we used to listen to his album all the time. I had waited 39 years to see the show. the voices were awesome and the music very good. I would see it again.
I just came from seeing the show in Tempe AZ...LOVED IT!!! Thanks for posting this video. I remembering seeing the movie with Ted and Carl as a kid and loved it then.
This white twirly coats rivals Carl's white jumpsuit. :)
Oh God. If only I could see this show live! It would be a dream come true! But I live in Europe, and Im sure that there is no chance that this will come to Malta. I love Neeley! his voice is BREATHTAKING! And he is what 64? WOW is all i have to say! Just amazing!
i saw it at the state theater in pa ,FANTASTIC!!! will see it again someday i hope ted was much better than i expected. missed heaven on their minds ,damn it.
Pittsburgh show was AMAZING. Ted Neeley ROCKED IT OUT in Gethsemane. Incredible performance by John Twiford as Judas - so sexy in that white suit for Superstar ;). I highly recommend EXPERIENCING the show for yourself.
Saw the Utica show. Ted is slowing down no doubt. but that only made it more compelling when he sang gethsemene and tore the roof off. John was week on Heaven on their minds but other than that was great.... this was his best tune.
where were you people when the originals were there ?that talent.what I've heard the new costars come no where the original.Especially Ted Neeley.He can"t be replaced.He's WONDERFUL>Go rent the movie.that's talent....
I can't agree. I saw the show last night in Riverside, CA, and while Neeley was still excellent, I thought the show-stealer was John Twiford as Judas. I preferred his more honest 'rock' approach to Carl Anderson's 'soul-train' take. Sarah Hanlon's take on Mary Magdalene was also fresh, very Sarah Maclachlan style, rather than the 'throaty' voice of Yvonne Elliman from the film.
i saw this a few weeks ago, and John was AMAZING! i gotta say he was by far my favorite! im sorry to say i was not a fan of Teds, he mumbled my whole show and i couldnt understand a thing. (he was amazing in the movie, but not so much in my play =( ). the rest of the cast was also AMAZING, but John <33333333333333333 loved everything about him!
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Ted Neeley is even better than he was the last 2 years! i don't know how he does it so easily. The show was great, but Judas was a mess. He played the whole show one level. Vocally, he could almost handle it, but not always. I'd give him a 3-4/10 rating. Terrible, terrible actor. Bad casting, y'all. Maybe it would be better if I wasn't sitting so close. Everything about his performance was fake. If you get to see the production... LOVE TED and hope for a Judas Understudy to be better
That's so funny! I said maybe it would have been better is I was sitting CLOSER. Lol it lacked so much. I didn't feel the energy from the performers, the singing from Judas was great, I thought he was the only standout. Mary had a pretty voice but she bored me to tears, Ted Neely was amazing in the movie but I didn't like his performance this time around. Overall, I thought it was above average but definitely lacking in originality. There were points where I wanted to sleep!
No I didn't and could kick myself now. I am seeing another production in the spring and will try to get it then but I am going to be in the very last row on the floor (these were taken from 3rd row) so I don't know how good they will be. Did you know that there has never been a professional recording of a JCS play? We should all write to Ted Neeleys site and ask them to do a recording before he is no longer playing the part.
ugh, what i wouldn't have given to see this again with john twiford as judas. he sounds awesome!!!!
youdontknowjack24 4 months ago
Almost as good as Murray Heads version...
PtolemyJones 5 months ago
OH CARL ANDERSON HOW I MISS YOU
slashedmckagan 8 months ago 5
LOVE John Twiford. I got his autograph and a picture with him when I saw him in Modesto. So amazing.
katemcgizzle25 8 months ago
Jesus loves Ted Neeley.
Tom6093 9 months ago 4
Sounds like the version that Carly Smithson sang in American Idol. I will always like the bass on the original version better.
sruizmier99 1 year ago
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sruizmier99 1 year ago
I saw Twiford and Neeley when they came to california. Modesto california actually. And I was in love with both of their voices...they were so amazing..Truly a treat to see this show. :) And I even got John Twifords autograph. :)
katemcgizzle25 1 year ago
Makes me miss Carl that much more. Only person I've ever seen who was able to HOLD A CANDLE to Carl was the guy from Living Color, he was AMAZING. This guy? Eh, flat.....
reginaldppuppymurray 1 year ago
@reginaldppuppymurray John Twiford is amazing. He was on America Idol apparently. But he was absolutely amazing when I saw him.Give him a break. This is one of, if not, the most difficult male singing roles in the musical industry.
katemcgizzle25 8 months ago
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I've been truly blessed to see both the 25th Anniversary with Ted Neeley (5 times) and then the Farewell Tour twice. I met Ted Neeley during the 25th show at an after cast party and he was as nice and amazing as you can imagine. Anyone that saw that 25th cast and crew show knew it was off the hook!! A better production than the Farewell Tour but there is nothing like hearing Ted's voice. This video wants to make me see it again!!!!! Thank you!!!
anitagreg2010 1 year ago
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anitagreg2010 1 year ago
Goodness. This sounds wonderful. Really wish I would have gone to see it a while back when it came to Tampa,Florida.
But unfortunetly even the nose bleed seats were expensive as hell.
Allykins4801 1 year ago
Rasmiyyah Feliciano. can you tag me in this video? thanks.
Miyyahamira 1 year ago
Rasmiyyah Feliciano
Miyyahamira 1 year ago
For my 18th birthday my Mom gave me tickets to see the original Broadway cast on tour @ the Whiting Auditorium in Flint Mi.. At the time it was one of the top 10 acousticly perfect halls in the world. I left that show stunned! My mom then gave me to see The Broadway cast of Aqarious(forgot spelling). It was at that time of my life I fell in love with Stage Theater. I wish I could have afforded to have seen this years reincarnation here in Miami @ our new hall.
pinwizz69 1 year ago
To "Evaahya": To say that about Twiford says more about your ears - or lack thereof - than it does about Twiford's voice, which is stellar. Because of Neeley's reprisal, I saw the play 4-times with Twiford. He has quite simply an incredible live voice - incredible! His delivery is intense, on time and in tune - all run long. He never faltered, not once. I suspect strongly you never saw him live in the role of Judas, else you'd be singing a different tune, for certain. Really your loss.
craigstd 1 year ago
Not soulful enough to play Judas...... one of the worst I've heard =-(
Evaahya 1 year ago
Just saw this cast in Boston last night....John Twiford as Judas was amazing....thanks for posting this!
lmn230 1 year ago
John!! I LOVE YOU!! Cannot wait to play again soon...this is your element my Brotha!!
Fullmoonrising01 1 year ago
This is the same cast i saw on new years day. What an amazingf cast
moviesrule23 1 year ago
I just this very production the day before last Easter. Both Ted and John were so awesome. They both stole the show. I still have my program and ticket from the show. I saw this in my hometown. I had a clear view of the stage from a front row center seat on the balcony. This was so awesome.
ktrgney 1 year ago
I saw this show in Tempe this past weekend from the 3rd row. This was the best song of the show as it rocked. The whole show brought me to tears. My brother & I wanted to see JCS in '71 when it toured the US, but didn't realize it took money to buy tickets. I was 11 and he was 14, and we used to listen to his album all the time. I had waited 39 years to see the show. the voices were awesome and the music very good. I would see it again.
padillalisa 1 year ago
I just came from seeing the show in Tempe AZ...LOVED IT!!! Thanks for posting this video. I remembering seeing the movie with Ted and Carl as a kid and loved it then.
This white twirly coats rivals Carl's white jumpsuit. :)
azkt1965 1 year ago
its Rasmiyyah Feliciano.
Miyyahamira 1 year ago
my friends are in there!!!! lol
pianomanlol 1 year ago
Twiford was fabulous when I saw him. stole the show
FiltratedGrub 1 year ago
Oh God. If only I could see this show live! It would be a dream come true! But I live in Europe, and Im sure that there is no chance that this will come to Malta. I love Neeley! his voice is BREATHTAKING! And he is what 64? WOW is all i have to say! Just amazing!
xOxLexyBabexOx 1 year ago
this is cool
TheLilwallace101 1 year ago
i saw it at the state theater in pa ,FANTASTIC!!! will see it again someday i hope ted was much better than i expected. missed heaven on their minds ,damn it.
watsoni9 1 year ago
Myrtle Beach Show was the best! Ted Neeley killed the show, and proved to us that he can still do it like he is 30 again!!
boyuroc1354 1 year ago
Just saw it last night in Newport News,Va....Ted Neeley still has an amazing voice. It was a very powerful performance!!! Loved it..
Nursekarin 1 year ago
Pittsburgh show was AMAZING. Ted Neeley ROCKED IT OUT in Gethsemane. Incredible performance by John Twiford as Judas - so sexy in that white suit for Superstar ;). I highly recommend EXPERIENCING the show for yourself.
mkcosgrove 2 years ago
@mkcosgrove Almost any show in da burgh is good. This looks like the Arlington(santa Barbara) Version
DJRTProductions 1 year ago
yes it does look like the Arlington. I believe I was there
FiltratedGrub 1 year ago
Saw the Utica show. Ted is slowing down no doubt. but that only made it more compelling when he sang gethsemene and tore the roof off. John was week on Heaven on their minds but other than that was great.... this was his best tune.
penty14 2 years ago
where were you people when the originals were there ?that talent.what I've heard the new costars come no where the original.Especially Ted Neeley.He can"t be replaced.He's WONDERFUL>Go rent the movie.that's talent....
JazziTragic 2 years ago
I can't agree. I saw the show last night in Riverside, CA, and while Neeley was still excellent, I thought the show-stealer was John Twiford as Judas. I preferred his more honest 'rock' approach to Carl Anderson's 'soul-train' take. Sarah Hanlon's take on Mary Magdalene was also fresh, very Sarah Maclachlan style, rather than the 'throaty' voice of Yvonne Elliman from the film.
potterama 1 year ago 5
Ted is beyond amazing in the show! Love him!
lexeee1234 2 years ago
i saw this a few weeks ago, and John was AMAZING! i gotta say he was by far my favorite! im sorry to say i was not a fan of Teds, he mumbled my whole show and i couldnt understand a thing. (he was amazing in the movie, but not so much in my play =( ). the rest of the cast was also AMAZING, but John <33333333333333333 loved everything about him!
SWINGGYY 2 years ago
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SWINGGYY 2 years ago
I am seeing this tomorrow night in Augusta Maine with my daughter..We are so excited! Can't wait! It's my birthday also! Great way to celebrate!
abenakigirl1961 2 years ago
Just saw this in Shippensburg. Twiford was truly spectacular.
ChromeColossus 2 years ago
Awesome show! This is what I want to do when I get through college. Wow!
KimberlyCarsonSings 2 years ago
too bad ted neeley wasnt that great.
he didn't sing, he screeched most of the time. :/ although i did think he was good in the temple act (for the most part)
bellamuerte022 2 years ago
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Ted Neeley is even better than he was the last 2 years! i don't know how he does it so easily. The show was great, but Judas was a mess. He played the whole show one level. Vocally, he could almost handle it, but not always. I'd give him a 3-4/10 rating. Terrible, terrible actor. Bad casting, y'all. Maybe it would be better if I wasn't sitting so close. Everything about his performance was fake. If you get to see the production... LOVE TED and hope for a Judas Understudy to be better
Sophie231983 2 years ago
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That's so funny! I said maybe it would have been better is I was sitting CLOSER. Lol it lacked so much. I didn't feel the energy from the performers, the singing from Judas was great, I thought he was the only standout. Mary had a pretty voice but she bored me to tears, Ted Neely was amazing in the movie but I didn't like his performance this time around. Overall, I thought it was above average but definitely lacking in originality. There were points where I wanted to sleep!
JmB8207 2 years ago
Oh Wow he is amazing, I don't really remember him on Idol but he should have made it further.
Do you have any other clips from this show? :)
Angelofmusicerik 2 years ago
Here's a funny fact: John Twiford(Judas) was kicked out of the top 50 on American Idol after being told he couldn't sing to a crowd...lol
CapWilliam711 2 years ago 11
I just saw this tour last night and loved every minute! It was so cool to be able to see Ted Neeley, and John Twiford was fantastic!
queenmab87 2 years ago
P.S. Your camera is amazing...the sound quality is really good...
BenedictRoend 2 years ago 2
He was such a good Judas! His voice is phenomenal.
BenedictRoend 2 years ago 2
No I didn't and could kick myself now. I am seeing another production in the spring and will try to get it then but I am going to be in the very last row on the floor (these were taken from 3rd row) so I don't know how good they will be. Did you know that there has never been a professional recording of a JCS play? We should all write to Ted Neeleys site and ask them to do a recording before he is no longer playing the part.
Thanks for the comment!
Tobemeghan 2 years ago
Thanks for posting it! It's a good idea recording the play. why didn't they?
mclg1000 2 years ago
you didn't by any chance get "Heaven on Their Minds" did you? because I thought that he did an amazing job with it
DinoDeb 2 years ago 2