ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER - SUPERSTAR MOVIE CAST REUNITED ON STAGE

He may have been only 28 years when he starred in the movie version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar -- about the presumed age of Jesus at the time of the crucifixion -- and 61 years old today, but Teddy Neeley reportedly brought the house down when he and two other stars of the film appeared for a benefit stage performance of the rock opera on Sunday night. Reporting on the cast reunion, the Los Angeles Times observed today (Tuesday): "The advanced age of the show's veterans could not wither the response of the faithful, who showered the performers with continuous rapturous ovations. ... Some audience members pumped their fists and screamed as if the Rolling Stones had just walked into the auditorium." Also appearing in the production were Ben Vereen, who played Judas in the original Broadway production (Carl Anderson, who played the role in the movie died in 2004), and Jack Black, who played King Herod.


15/08/2006