"A true spectacle" and a surprising Judas

Well, we're in the paper again tonight! At long last the photo taken back in September has appeared, along with a good article, mainly taken from an interview with Geoff.

Under the headline "Superstars will shine in West End hit show" (how many more different headlines can they come up with?) it says:

The GCAOS is looking forward to staging one of the biggest locally-produced musicals on Grimsby's entertainment calendar.

Personally I think that should probably read "biggest locally-produced musicals ever". It then goes on to say how only a few societies in the country have got the rights. Geoff then says how excited he is to be directing.

It is a real coup for the society. It is a dream come true for me also. I've done over 800 shows, but I've never done Jesus Christ Superstar

It goes on to mention Julie Burgin, our excellent choreographer, rounding off with

I'm a great believer in treating amateur shows as professional shows.....This is going to be a true spectacle

Another excellent write-up for us. Only downer is that the picture is in black-and-white and is a little blurry. But, hey, it's a great article...and at least I got my ugly mug in the shot!

On another note, I notice that James Fox (Welsh guy from Fame Academy & Eurovision) is playing the role of Judas in the current UK tour of JCS. I have seen a few reviews and, rather surprisingly given that pedigree, most are quite favourable. It's his first foray into musical theatre but he seems to be doing a good job. Apparently he is going to take over from Glen Carter as Jesus at some point...it will be interesting to see how he gets on with that.