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David Morris fqmorris at gmail.com
Tue Jan 30 20:47:14 CST 2018


I remember the two plays (Superstar & Godsell) in contrast.  Superstar was
exploitive, insincere.  Godspell was sincere.  They were a pair in time.
Two Broadway Jesus plays at same time isn't coincide.  It was competition.

Davis Morris

On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 8:03 PM Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
wrote:

> It really was a huge phenomenon of the mid-70's that seems to have been
> somewhat forgotten or downplayed in hindsight for some reason
> (embarrassment?).
>
> I remember my TEACHERS at St. Peter and Paul Catholic school in Waterbury
> Conn forcing my whole 3rd grade class to listen to the cast album. It was
> kind of freaky at that age. Left a lasting impression.
>
> J.
>
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 4:54 AM, Jemmy Bloocher <jbloocher at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I think I fell in love with Jesus as a kid because of Superstar. It was a
>> brief flirtation though, I was about 7.
>>
>>
>> On 30 Jan 2018, at 05:47, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Superstar, cuz it RAWKS, and features a surprisingly astute and credible
>> critique of "what went wrong" with the would-be Messiah's project.
>>
>> J
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 11:40 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Jesus Christ Super Star Vs Godspell?
>>>
>>>  And why.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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