Neeley, protagonista de 'Jesus Christ Superstar'

TED NEELEY, QUE LLEVA AÑOS PROTAGONIZANDO ‘JESUCRISTO SUPERSTAR’, CONFIENSA QUE ENTIENDE LAS CRÍTICAS NEGATIVAS QUE AÚN RECIBE EL MUSICAL: “THEY’RE ALL RIGHT. ALL CORRECT. EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION CERTAINLY BECAUSE IT’S AN SPIRITUAL CONCEPT, THERE ARE THOSE WHO STILL DON’T AGREE WITH THE CONCEPT (…). IT’S NOT SAYING THIS IS RIGHT, THIS IS WRONG. THIS IS THE WAY IT MAY HAVE EL ACTOR HA ASEGURADO QUE CADA VEZ QUE HACE UNA PRODUCCIÓN SE ENFRENTA AL RETO DE UNA NUEVA FORMA: “EVERYTIME I START A NEW PRODUCTION I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO MORE RESEARCH, AND EVERY YEAR THERE’S A NEW RESEARCH ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR SUBJECT. SO EACH TIME A NEW PRODUCTION HAPPENS I BRING MORE HISTORY TO THE CHARACTER AND CERTAINLY MORE RESPECT”. EL PROTAGONISTA DEL MUSICAL HA ELOGIADO A TODO EL ELENCO QUE TRABAJA A SU LADO AFIRMANDO QUE LOS BAILARINES Y CANTANTES SON LOS QUE MÁS TRABAJAN: “THE SINGERS, THE DANCERS WORK HARDER THAN ANYBODY IN THE WORLD. I JUST WALK AROUND AND SCREAM. THEY WORK.” TOTAL TED NEELEY: -¿QUÉ SIGNIFICA PARA TI SEGUIR INTERPRETANDO EL PAPEL DE TU VIDA? -IT HAS BEEN THE MOST WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE I COULD EVER DREAM OF. I WAS SO FORTUNATE TO BE A PART OF THIS, IT WAS A WONDERFUL PROJECT WAY BACK THEN 1971. I CAN’T BELIEVE THE AUDIENCE IS STILL ACCEPTING ME MANY YEARS LATER DOING THE SAME ROL EVERY NIGHT. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. -¿HAS IDO MODIFICANDO EL PERSONAJE TODOS ESTOS AÑOS? -YES. THE THING IS EVERYTIME I START A NEW PRODUCTION I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO MORE RESEARCH, AND EVERY YEAR THERE’S A NEW RESEARCH ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR SUBJECT. SO EACH TIME A NEW PRODUCTION HAPPENS I BRING MORE HISTORY TO THE CHARACTER AND CERTAINLY MORE RESPECT BECAUSE OF THE WAY PEOPLE RESPOND TO THIS WONDERFUL MUSIC AND THAT’S WHAT MAKE’S IT WORK. IT’S THE MUSIC. EVERYBODY LOVE THIS SONGS, THE AUDIENCE SINGS WITH US. -¿CUÁL ES LO MEJOR Y LO PEOR DE ACTUAR EN UN TEATRO? -YOU KNOW, BOTH OF THEM ARE SO UNIQUELY DIFFERENT. OBVIOUSLY WE’RE DOING THE SAME CHARACTERS, SINGING THE SAME SONGS. BUT WHEN YOU’RE DOING FILMS YOU’RE DOING A LITTLE PIECE, YOU CHECK THINGS OUT AND START OVER. HERE YOU GO ALL THE WAY TO THE END. YOU EXPERIENCE THE STORY, THE ACTUAL MOMENT. THE AUDIENCE GIVES US SO MUCH SUPPORT THROUGHOUT. LAST NIGHT WE DID OUR OPENING PERFORMANCE HERE AND THE AUDIENCE WAS SO SUPPORTING OF US FROM THE BEGINNING. THE FIRST THING THE AUDIENCE HEARS, THEY RECOGNIZE. WE TRY TO GIVE THE ENERGY BACK. -¿CÓMO ES LA ENERGÍA DE LOS ACTORES CON LOS TRABAJAS? -THEY’RE THE MOST TALENTED GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN WITH ME FOR 4 YEARS. WE STARTED IN ROME IN 2014 AND WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE. WE’RE ALL FAMILY NOW. THE SINGERS, THE DANCERS WORK HARDER THAN ANYBODY IN THE WORLD. I JUST WALK AROUND AND SCREAM. THEY WORK. -¿CÓMO EXPLICARÍAS ESTA OBRA QUE EMPEZÓ CON CRÍTICAS CERCANAS AL SACRILEGIO Y SE HA CONVERTIDO EN UNA DE LAS OBRAS MÁS ACLAMADAS? -THEY’RE ALL RIGHT. ALL CORRECT. EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION CERTAINLY BECAUSE IT’S AN SPIRITUAL CONCEPT, THERE ARE THOSE WHO STILL DON’T AGREE WITH THE CONCEPT. THE LYRICST AND THE COMPOSER DID THIS IN THEIR EARLY TWENTIES AND THEY WENT DEEP IN THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT TO GET THE IDEA OF THE STORY. THE CONCEPT IS LOOKING AT A MAN CALLED JESUS OF NAZARET IN HIS LAST SEVEN DAYS OF HIS LIFE AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF HIS COMTEMPORARIES, BOTH GOOD AND BAD. THE PRIEST, THE APOSTLES. IT’S A CHOICE FOR THE AUDIENCE TO MAKE WHICH ONE THEY CHOOSE. IT’S NOT SAYING THIS IS RIGHT, THIS IS WRONG. THIS IS THE WAY IT MAY HAVE BEEN. EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION. THE GREAT REVIEWS, THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS. I LEARN FROM WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY AND MY PERFORMANCE.