Alanis Morrisette Is A Prophet

How's this for irony?

When we were doing Children of Eden 2 years ago (really?!) there was a big push for wanting Jesus Christ Superstar to be the next play. When we were doing Into the Woods, every time I walked in a room "the band" would start playing the opening riff to Heaven on their Minds... ba bum bah bam bam bam bammmmm.... I tried to get the rights to do JCS last year but they were doing a national revival tour with Ted Neely, the original Jesus on Broadway.. which just sounds funny. BTW, if you didn't see it you missed a very old man flying above the stage in a diaper. In fact, he was so old that in the death scene we all started to become quite concerned that it was a bit too real, if you know what I mean. But as usual, I have digressed....

Cory REALLY wanted us to do JCS. He practiced Heaven on their Minds for a year. Every morning in the shower. Loudly. Jeeeeeeessssssssssuuuuuuuuuuuuusssssssssss!!!!!!!
He and Mario and Paul and Steven and Susan and James were crushed when we couldn't secure the rights. In fact, that was the number one reason I wrote Love Song so at least we could do a couple songs to pacify them. When the band was practicing, they would call Cory in to sing Heaven on their Minds cause it's such a hard song and he could nail it. Course he refused to do the show. And Rhia, she HATED JCS. Did not want anything to do with it. Wanted to be Sweet Mary, Mother of Christ.

When Rhia was a little girl she would get angry at her Barbies and rip their heads off. She would squash their heads back on so they had no neck and call them "Judy". Whenever someone made her mad she would point her finger at them and spit out "you...you... JUDY!!!" It was quite funny. She would wear a flaming orange wig to the grocery store and then get angry if anyone noticed her... "they are just JUDYs!" Mind you, she was 2 years old at the time.

Anyway, everyone wanted JCS to be next but I've been on sabbatical and was not sure I wanted to do anything heavy. Been thinking Alice in Wonderland or Willy Wonka.. I mean, how far away from JCS can you get??? In the meantime, PGSTT, another theater company that both my kids have worked with decides to do JCS. And gets the rights. Which I have to admit was a bit disconcerting... I always sort of thought we would get around to it eventually. So where's the irony?

Rhia decides to audition.

And Rhia gets Judas.

And gets to sing Heaven on their Minds.

And I guess since she's a girl the name will have to change.

Yep. Judy.

This cracks me up. But a further irony?

She's gonna play the betrayer of Christ and then go off to a Presbyterian college. With a tattoo.

Life is kinda funny, dontcha think?

It's like raiiiiiinnnnnn on your wedding day, it's a free ride when you already paid.... it's good advice that you just didn't take....

I don't think Cory is overly thrilled. Oh well. Maybe he'll do Alice in Wonderland with me. LOL!