[Mb-hair] Ted Neeley update

[richard haase]

i lost my phone number for donnie burks and he would love this and is
totally unaware i think of the whole hair circle etc
lets find donnie and invite him
he would love it
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <skonig at cox.net>
To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [Mb-hair] Ted Neeley update


> Hey Jonathon, you got that right about Teddy.  It would be good to see him
again.  I haven't seen him, well, probably since he was playing JC on
Broadway.
>
> He is extremely talented and a truly genuine caring person.  It would be
nice to see him at the reunion.
> Susie
> >
> > From: Jonathon Johnson <goodhairdays at yahoo.com>
> > Date: 2005/07/30 Sat PM 05:01:24 EDT
> > To: mb-hair at islandlists.com
> > 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 appearance 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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> >
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