CHICAGO – YIPPIE! It’s back, in the neighborhood of its roots. YippieFest 2023 will be August 4th-6th in the Lakeview/Buena Park venue of PRIDE ARTS, 4139 North Broadway in Chicago. The space is less than a half mile from the former Mary-Arrchie Theatre, whose “Abbie Hoffman Festival” was the template for the three-day performance celebration. YippieFest currently has slots for theater acts, including one-act plays, monologue, sketch, improv, vaudeville and other stage performance arts. Artists get free admission to the rest of the festival, so click YiPPIE FEST 2023 to sign up.
Yvonne Elliman
FLASHBACK: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 6, 2023 - 12:14amCHICAGO – This Easter weekend it’s worth noting that one of the greatest renditions of “the greatest story ever told” celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2023. “Jesus Christ Superstar,” the film adaptation of the 1970 rock opera by then 21-year-old Anthony Lloyd Webber and 24-year-old Tim Rice, was directed by Norman Jewison and starred Ted Neeley.
Podtalks: Josh Mostel & Barry Dennen of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 10, 2020 - 9:36pmCHICAGO – In 1973, director Norman Jewison fashioned a radical film version of the rock opera/Broadway show “Jesus Christ Superstar,” and the cinematic innovations plus stellar cast equaled a timeless movie musical classic. Josh Mostel portrayed King Herod and Barry Dennen was Pontius Pilate in the iconic film.
Podtalk: Yvonne Elliman, Mary Magdalene in Rock Opera & Film ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 20, 2019 - 10:41am- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Eric Clapton
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- I Don’t Know How to Love Him
- Ian Gillan
- If I Can’t Have You
- Interview
- Jesus
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Joe Arce
- Mary Magdalene
- Norman Jewison
- Patrick McDonald
- Podcast
- Podtalk
- Rock Opera
- Saturday Night Fever
- Soundtrack
- Ted Neeley
- Tim Rice
- Yvonne Elliman
CHICAGO – To begin with, Yvonne Elliman’s vocal stylings have appeared on albums that have sold 50 million units. The singer was discovered by Andrew Lloyd Webber for his seminal “Jesus Christ Superstar” rock opera (approximately 10 million albums sold), portraying Mary Magdelene, and also had a monster hit – “If I Can’t Have You” – on the legendary “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack (40 million sold).
