[Mb-hair] Ted Neeley update

[Robin McNamara]

I could not agree with you more about Jonathon, his album titled "Teddy Neeley 1974 A.D." has some masterful material on it. He does a version of John Lennon's "Mother" that is mind blowing.

Love forever
Robin
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jonathon Johnson 
  To: mb-hair at islandlists.com 
  Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 5:01 PM
  Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] Ted Neeley update


  Hello Gibson,

  Thanks for the update on Ted. I haven't seen him since around 1979 when we used to play softball in North Hollywood with several other Hair alumni. He's a great talent and an even nicer person.

  Love ~ Jonathon

  Gibson Vendettuoli <johnlenonomusic at yahoo.com> wrote:
    All HAIR tribers who've been looking out for this JCS veteran, I'll bet you can't wait to see him
    in what's next!

    A good deal of you will remember Ted Neeley. He sang with the Teddy Neeley Five and had his own
    album on Capitol Records in 1966. In 1968 or so, he was Claude in the Los Angeles production of
    HAIR, and I am told he also played the role in New York. From there, he went on to JESUS CHRIST
    SUPERSTAR as a Jesus understudy, and after taking the title role in the Los Angeles cast, he did a
    run with a concert version of the Who's TOMMY and then did the JCS film for which he is now famed.
    He did a few other runs of JCS in the 70s, but he was mainly known for TV and films (in particular
    his appearance on STARSKY AND HUTCH in a three-part episode, not to mention his composition and
    performance of the theme song for HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN, his appear ance in the abandoned NBC pilot
    McCLAREN'S RIDERS, his role as Curley in OF MICE AND MEN with Robert Blake, etc.). He also did a
    seven-year national tour of JCS which grossed over $100 million, running from 1992 to 1998. Well,
    he's not under a rock, and he's coming back looking for a place to play!

    He just finished playing Lucky in WAITING FOR GODOT at the Rubicon Theatre Company BeckettFest in
    California, and soon, he'll be off to play the lead role in a national tour of MAN OF LA MANCHA!
    This should go well. In the past, he has also veered into playing a convict in MURDER IN THE
    FIRST, and the title role of the eponymous Mad Monk in RASPUTIN: MIRACLES LIE IN THE EYE OF THE
    BEHOLDER (also soon to have a premiere in Philadelphia at the Forrest Theatre, maybe with Ted,
    featuring the Bolshoi Ballet!). Also soon to come is a reunion world tour of JCS featuring him as
    Jesus to begin at the Vatican. Carl Anderson planned it before his death, and it will soon come to
    pass.

    Mr. Butler, I recall you asked me awhile back if I had Ted Neeley's e-mail address. I regretted
    telling you that I did not have that information. Well, in case you don't know it now, I know
    someone who does. Her name is Cindi and she has kept in contact with Ted for a while. Her e-mail
    address is cverbelun at core.com if you wish to contact Ted.

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