John Shea (12/78 The Nativity)
Excerpt from The Schenectady Gazette 12/16/78: John Shea | The Nativity
'The Nativity' - Tension, Persecution Shadow Jesus' Birth
The powerful drama of the first Christmas comes to the screen in "The Nativity," the reverent and dramatic story of the courtship of Mary and Joseph, the divine designation of Mary as the mother of the Christ child and the historical tensions and persecutions that preceded the coming of the Messiah. "The Nativity" will premiere as a special holiday Sunday from 9 to 11 on Channel 10. Newcomers Madeline Stowe and John Shea are starred as Mary and Joseph, with a supporting cast including Jane Wyatt, Paul Stewart, Audrey Totter, George Voskovec and Leo McKern.
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Excerpt from Philly.com 11/29/87: John Shea
'Gardens Of Stone,' And More Heroics Of The Man Of Steel
Inquirer staff and wire service reviews, compiled by Christopher Cornell Posted: November 29, 1987
THE NATIVITY (1978) (Playhouse) $59.98. 100 minutes. Madeline Stowe stars as Mary, and John Shea portrays Joseph in this TV-movie version of the story of Christ's birth.
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Pisgahview 12/18/11: John Shea
“The Nativity” starring Madeleine Stowe and John Shea airs on TBN Sunday (12/18) at 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT.
December 18, 2011
The Nativity - (1978) The love story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Christ are realistically brought to life in The Nativity. Starring John Shea as Joseph, Madeleine Stowe as Mary, and Jane Wyatt as Anna, this film explores the emotions and relationships of the participants in the first Christmas.
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Excerpt from More Magazine 5/22/12: John Shea
Madeleine Stowe's Second Act
by Margot Dougherty
As a wide-eyed Mary in 1978’s The Nativity, she convinced a befuddled Joseph (John Shea) that she had conceived their child through an angel-a far cry from her steamy embraces with Kevin Costner in a 1990 movie called (coincidentally) Revenge and a comic grapple that same year with Jack Nicholson in his Chinatown sequel, The Two Jakes.
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