![]() ![]() As Kathy once remarked, it teaches you a lot about unconditional love. Life with someone who is addicted or has mental issues is difficult at best. These crosses may have left him for brief periods of time but, in truth, never really left him. Scott received the twin crosses of addiction and mental health issues early in his life. But we look at our crosses without understanding, sometimes feeling like we are laboring and staggering under their crushing weight without purpose. These crosses are meant to form us into being the person that only God can see. No one wants to embrace pain or suffering but rejecting our crosses is a problem because God sends these crosses both to us and for us. In a conversation that I had with Bishop Knestout, my former boss in DC, about this, Bishop Knestout said that accepting a cross isn’t a natural reaction. Prior to this, Kathy and I had been driving to Cleveland every other weekend and it was all overwhelming. My Father passed away suddenly and then in short order, so did my and Kathy’s mother. For more information and directions call Jokers at (508) 995-6286.Kathy and I, and indeed our families, went through a really trying time a couple of years ago. Tickets for both shows are $15, and after 10 p.m., admission is $5. and will be followed by AC/DC tribute band Fat Angus (made up of Superstar band members) from 11 p.m. open for "Jesus Christ Superstar" at 7 p.m. "I can't say how good Jokers has been to us throughout the years. "Our first show was at Jokers, and now this is our fifth or sixth time playing there," said Mr. ![]() McCarron.Ĭoming back to mix it all up at Jokers is another plus for the performers. He's right at the top of the chain, he makes sure everything is right for Luke to mix," said Mr. With lights and sound by Randy Farland's Crystal Clear Audio, and with sound man Luke Benoit and sound consultant Russell Gracie, Superstar is proud of its sound setup. McCarron.Īnother important thing that may not be noticed consciously, but which is always one of the most important parts of a musical event, is the sound system. "Our show is kind of color coordinated, which people don't necessarily pick up on consciously, but subconsciously, it's there," said Mr. Another important aspect is the coloration of different costumes. ![]() Others will be the seven backdrops that run across the stage, smoke, fog and explosions that accompany the action and a huge sheet of plexiglass through which are shot all sorts of lighting effects. Jesus' cross and Judas' hanging tree will be just two of the elaborate props that make up the set. "As we played more, we touched up the scenes." "I grew up with it, and it seems like there are quite a few people who love it, and that's really turned it into a spectacular show," said Mr. Just as the cast grew through the years, so did the set and audience. "Yeah, Frenchy's a New Bedford boy, God bless him." Aiello, Randy Farland, Jeff Chase, Andy and Nancy Rivet and Frenchy. McCarron, John Costa on drums and percussion, Andy Rivet on bass guitar, and Scott Doyle on keys. "The music comes from the original brown album as well as the movie, and there are about 30 pieces of music from the overture to the crucifixion."Īmong the cast members singing those songs will be Jim Johnson as Jesus Christ, Stefanie DiMaio as Mary Magdalene, Lenny Aiello as Pontius Pilate, Scott Cooper as Judas, Frenchy as Herod, Ron Kingsley as Caiaphas, Jerry Bate as Annis and Jeff Chase as Simon. "There are 20 singers and a four-piece band in full costume and with props," said Mr. With a three-tiered stage, costumes, powerful music and a cast of talented actors, anyone with a love for the musical and the movie should be thrilled to have the chance to see this spectacle. With a cast now numbering more than 20, the lavish performance of "Jesus Christ Superstar" will be landing at Jokers in New Bedford Saturday. "Then four became six, six became 10 and before you knew it, it was time to put the production together." "It started as four of us in the living room," said Dave McCarron, guitarist for Superstar - the Ultimate Tribute Band. The genesis of Superstar's production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" is strangely similar to that of the formation of another band, known to many as the Apostles, that formed a little earlier in history. ![]()
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