Born to sing, Ted Neeley began his career as a Teenage Singin' Rock'n'Whorl Drummer in his hometown of Ranger, Texas. He played the nightclub excursion extensively, until the U.S. Army Draft broke up the band for the Vietnam State of war. Once he breathed fresh air again, Ted became a singer/vocal  arranger, and worked with renowned artists, Ray Charles, Tina Turner, Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Leon Russell, Richie Havens, composer/arranger/producer David Foster, Billy Preston, Neil Sadaka, Ben Vereen, Keith Caradine and Marvin Lee Aday aka: Meat Loaf. Neeley's career took a unique turn when he landed the role of "Claude" in the Original Broadway Rock Musical, "Pilus." The iconic director, Tom O'Horgan, directed Ted in "Hair" for three years. And so, he welcomed the now longhaired Neeley in the Broadway Premiere of the Rock Opera, "Jesus Christ Superstar" by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir Tim Rice. At that place, Ted began in the ensemble, while understudying the role of Jesus of Nazareth.  His next amazing opportunity was performing the role of Tommy Walker in the World Premiere of The Who's "Tommy" in Los Angeles. It was there he met and was interviewed by University Award winning film director, Norman Jewison.  Upon the completion of  "Tommy", Neeley was awarded the championship role every bit Jesus of Nazareth alongside his love friend Carl Anderson as Judas, in Tom O'Horgan's uniquely directed outdoor product of "Superstar Nether The Stars" in Los Angeles at the Universal Amphitheater, which was built specifically for that show. During rehearsals, Mr. Jewison flew Carl and Ted to London and screen tested them together for the roles of Judas and Jesus. Afterward reviewing all the potential actors/singers for the first Rock Opera to exist made into a movie, Jewison chose Neeley and Anderson for those two major roles. While on location in State of israel, Norman guided and directed Carl, Yvonne Elliman and Ted into receiving Gilded Globe Award nominations for Best Newcomers and Best Actors in this groundbreaking Stone Opera Motion picture.

Fresh from the worldwide success of the film, came Neeley's anthology, "1974 A.D."  Then his dear friend and mentor, Tom O'Horgan, invited Ted to bring his Rock Opera wail to the role of  "Billy Shears" in the New York Globe Premiere of The Beatle'south, "SGT. PEPPER'S Lone HEARTS Club BAND…On The Road."  Neeley'due south career has included multiple guest appearances on television'due south, "The This night Bear witness with Johnny Carson", "Saturday Night Live", "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hr", "The Dean Martin Evidence", "Sonny and Cher" and "The Rolling Stone 20th Anniversary Special". He appeared in TV dramas and movies, "Of Mice And Men" and "Starsky and Hutch". As a composer/singer/actor, Ted also collaborated on music for and appeared in University Honour Winning Manager Robert Altman's picture, "A Perfect Couple", "Arraign it on the Night" and NBC-Boob tube's "Highway to Heaven".

Ted gained renewed honors in the 1990'southward bout of Jesus Christ Superstar, again with his dearest friend Carl Anderson. During that extensive tour, Carl and Ted shared the phase with co-stars Syreeta Wright (Mrs. Stevie Wonder) as Mary and Dennis DeYoung of Styx, as Pilate. That production, "The A.D. Tour", which was originally planned every bit a three-month, 20th Anniversary celebration of the pic, went on to go the longest running non-end revival tour in North American/Canadian theatrical history. While circumvoluted U.S. and Canada from 1992 to 1997, this tour alone awarded Ted with the unique opportunity of reprising his office for well over i,700 performances.

In 2006, Ted was again asked to perform the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert for a very special one-night-only, Youth Theatre America Do good in Hollywood. This unique event reunited love friends from the Original Broadway and Motion-picture show casts, Ben Vereen, Yvonne Elliman and Barry Dennen and it provided the opportunity for all to share the stage with the outrageous, Jack Black as King Herod. Immediately afterwards this event, Neeley began some other new North American/Canadian bout of Superstar. As before, the tour was set for iii months, but the extremely positive audition demand and critical acclaim for the evidence was so great that it extended into 2010. Originally slated to reprise his iconic role of Judas, the internationally beloved Carl Anderson passed away in 2004 from leukemia.  On this tour, Mr. Corey Glover, the incredible lead singer of Living Colour, played that role.

In 2012, post-obit years of sold-out phase tours, film and television work, Ted continued his babyhood dream of singing in a Rock'n'Roll Ring! He hit the route with "The Little Big Ring" and the get-go end was a benefit concert for the performing arts program at the high school in Lynchburg, Virginia where Carl Anderson began his career. For this issue, the boys historic crowd pleasers from those great Stone Operas, Pilus, Superstar, Tommy and Sgt. Pepper, along with original songs, and Ted told stories of his amazing journeying through Rock'n'Roll space and time during his music, stage and film career."

Quentin Tarantino invited Neeley to appear in his 2012 Academy Award Winning blockbuster film, "Django Unchained." While on location in the Louisiana swamps, along with Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz, Samuel Fifty. Jackson, and all of the supporting cast and coiffure, such a groovy time was had with Quentin and his incredible team. Ted looks forward to the continuation of that unique relationship with "QT" and the gang and the many possibilities for collaborating on future projects. Their collective experience in that unique temper inspired Neeley for the "Tracker's Dirge", which Quentin included in the soundtrack of the pic.

In 2013, in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the motion picture Jesus Christ Superstar, Ted toured the United states screening the new digitally re-mastered DCP impress of the film. All screenings were presented in honor of their dear departed soul mate, the phenomenal Carl Anderson. The screening events included a pre-film give-and-take and mail service-picture meet & greet with special appearances by all of the principle bandage members including Barry Dennen (Pontius Pilate), Yvonne Elliman (Mary Magdalene), Kurt Yaghjian (Annas), Bob Bingham (Caiaphas), Larry Marshall (Simon), Josh Mostel (Herod) and the wonderful film choreographer, Rob Iscove, in select cities. March of 2013 brought Ted'due south album, "Workin' For The Words", merging the raw and rootsy sounds of the American southwestern plains with the eclectic influences of a wider world. Then in August of 2013, came the new digitally re-mastered production of Ted'southward original vinyl anthology, "1974 A.D." Ted's music is available on iTunes and his website,world wide web.tedneeley.com.

Neeley's latest EP "Rock Opera", released in 2014, highlights selected tracks from the original Rock Operas, Jesus Christ Superstar and Tommy, along with unique vocal collaborations with long time friends and Superstar co-stars, Yvonne Elliman in their duet, "Up Where We Vest" and with Carl Anderson, featured in the reimagined "God's Gift To The World". The EP also includes an exclusive bonus rail of an emotional live on-phase functioning of "Gethsemane." "Rock Opera" is bachelor on iTunes and tedneeley.com.

In the leap of 2014, Neeley was invited to Italia to perform as Jesus of Nazareth in the Peep Arrow Entertainment production of "Jesus Christ Superstar", at Il Teatro Sistina in Rome. Visually conceived and directed by the celebrated Massimo Romeo Piparo, the prove featured the amazing Italian stone ring Negrita on stage during the performances forth with a 12 slice orchestra. Negrita's frontman Pau played Pontius Pilate, along with Italian vocalist Simona Molinari (Mary Magdalene), and atomic number 82 vocaliser of the Italian band Roke'south, Shel Shapiro (Caiaphas). The show had such an overwhelming response in Rome, it went out on bout throughout all of Italy. During the tour Ted reunited with his picture show co-stars Yvonne Elliman and Barry Dennen for a special one-night-only performance in the historic 12,000 seat Arena di Verona on October 12th, 2014. The show sold out so quickly a 2nd performance was added for that same dark.

That aforementioned year Neeley too played the role of "The Publicist" for Darren Lynn Bousman,  Terrance Zdunich and Sarr Hendleman in their film Alleluia! The Devil'south Carnival. Other stars include Barry Bostwick, Adam Pascal, David Hasselhoff, Terrance Zdunich, Paul Sorvino, rapper Tech N9ne, Emilie Autumn, Briana Evigan, Marc Senter, and Dayton Callie. The film had its world premiere in Hollywood at the Egyptian Theatre August 11th, 2015.

On Apr 27, 2015, following the Jesus Christ Superstar Italia tour, a unique gathering of the picture show cast and the visionary director, Mr. Norman Jewison was held in New York City for a One Night Just Reunion Celebration of this iconic film. With the exception of Carl Anderson, this was the kickoff time they had all been together since they were in Israel for the making of the movie. Equally the result of this remarkable evening, Ted produced the documentary "Superstars: The Making and Reunion of the Pic" which features exclusive behind the scenes footage while they were on location in the Negev Desert in Israel along with recent private interviews with the cast members and Mr. Jewison. The DVD likewise includes a bonus featurette of the New York City Reunion Q&A session with the cast members and Mr. Jewison. "Superstars: The Making and Reunion of the Film" is available at tedneeley.com and Amazon.com.

After a remarkably successful two yr tour of Jesus Christ Superstar throughout Italia, the news had spread almost this astonishing production and the continued overwhelming audience response. Peep Arrow Entertainment and TEC Entertainment in Kingdom of the netherlands joined forces in taking the tour to more than countries in Europe. Ted was elated by Massimo'due south invitation to render over again, and this time expanding the Italian tour into Kingdom of the netherlands for the 2015-16 European Tour. Continuing sold out performances, continuing ovations and rave reviews brought Ted back to The netherlands later that same year for Christmas 2016 at the World Forum Theater in The Hague, and then on to Belgium and returning to Italy through the spring of 2017. On May 5, 6 & 7, 2017, Ted'due south moving picture co-stars Yvonne Elliman and Barry Dennen joined him upon the stage again for three sold out performances at the Rotterdam Ahoy Loonshit. Elliman, Dennen and Neeley performed a very personal and moving interpretation of "Could We Start Once again Delight" along with the entire cast, and rock orchestra. Sir Tim Rice was in attendance every bit the special invitee of award and joined Yvonne Barry and Ted on stage. Information technology was an unforgettable experience for everyone.

The Rotterdam Ahoy Arena engagement was advertised as The Grand Final in the Netherlands and was in fact, meant to exist so. As fourth dimension and fate are not easily anticipated, the remarkable passion on phase blended with the wonderful passion felt in the audition and grew into standing standing ovations, creating overwhelming returning audiences, that inspired rave reviews. The combination of all these elements now brings "Jesus Christ Superstar" Back By Popular Need to Amsterdam for Easter 2018 followed immediately past performances in Sofia, Bulgaria, and so on to Barcelona and Madrid, Espana.

2018 brings Ted many opportunities. He is infinitely excited to keep this remarkable experience in Europe at present get-go its fifth year! With Il Teatro Sistina in Rome beingness the showtime point and now the home of this on going, amazing Massimo Piparo Product, the deeply heartfelt pleasure of performing "Jesus Christ Superstar" throughout Italy is definitely on the theatrical horizon. Ted wishes to give thanks Massimo and his entire staff and crew, each wonderfully talented dancer, singer and thespian in the cast and every powerful musician in the band for each unforgettable moment of this, our amazing journey together.

This June, Ted will head back home to continue the Annual JCS Moving picture Screening Tour in select cities around the United states. He then plans to return to Europe for another exciting leg of the Jesus Christ Superstar Live European Tour this summer and fall. Stay tuned…

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