From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V16 #2200 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Saturday, February 10 2018 Volume 16 : Number 2200 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- Sarah Bareilles & Jesus Christ Superstar Live [Mike Connell Subject: Sarah Bareilles & Jesus Christ Superstar Live Ever since I heard that on Easter Sunday this year that NBC will be airing a live Jesus Christ Superstar Ibve been jazzed up. The original concept album is my second fave all-time musical (Fiddler on the Roof #1 for me) and I know it so well I could perform it in itsb entirety backwards in Pig-Latin. Turns out itbs four week-old news but tonight I found that Sarah Bareilles landed the role of Mary Magdalene and I just cannot wait to hear her sing in it! Shebll posilutely absotively knock it out of the park! This gal has chops! Her performance of Stoney End on the R&R HOF show when Laura Nyro was inducted slayed me. John Legend is Jesus in this, and that has me apprehensive...I donbt know his talent enough and have doubts he can bring bGethsemane (I Only Want To Say)b justice to the level of Ian Gillan. Anyone here have enough knowledge of Legendbs vocal chops as far as pulling off this shows iconic song? Any other huge fans of the album or film? Added note, I saw it live on Broadway in the second week of itsb original NYC run. Blew...me...away. Mike P.S. if you never saw it, Sarah performing Stoney End https://youtu.be/8WiROrtnhqU ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V16 #2200 ****************************