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...disagree with the Rev. Jerry Falwell's claim that Jesus Christ favored the death penalty. Christ clearly denounces vengeance in Matthew 5:38-39, "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also...
...Scalamoni. When he first appears in the back of the dark theater singing "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord" and sporting a multi-colored tailcoat, Scalamont fills the house by himself. Scalamont, cast as both John the Bapost and Judas, nandies madness subtly the switch from Christ's right-hand man to His betrayer, gradually separating himself from the other joyful, rag-clad actors. He easily outshines James Weatherstone, who is uninspiring as Jesus, and in their vaudvillian duet. "All for the Best," Scalamoni dominates the stage. Surprisingly, since his is the outstanding performance in the show, Scalamont...
...Jesus tells his disciples that if a man takes their shirts, they should give him their coats, one character chimes in with. "Give 'em your tired, give 'em your poor," while another is shushed by his friend when he adds, "Give 'em hell." One particularly moving exchange is Christ's response to a character's complaint that she is an only child, "So am I," he says...
...took to fall in love with Godspell was seeing it once in New York. After producing the show--a celebration of the life of Christ based on the Gospel of St. Matthew--at the Shawnee Playhouse, the show first opened in 1971 for a spectacular 86-week run. A man who says he often acts on first impulses. Kirkwood began to pull strings. He bought the rights to the Broadway production, asked his old friend Stephen de Angels, the Artistic Director of the Shawnee Playhouse and an actor in the original national tour of Godspell to direct and held Equity...
Much of what fills the file relates in some way to religion. However, the bulk of that mail is in coherent Two letters outlining societal do's and don't's are signed by Jesus Christ and the Messiah respectively The latter correspondent prophesies that on the Monday following the Resurrection. Millicent Fenwick will become President and Alan Alda will become the Secretary of Radio...