Return To New Zealand
In 1982, Stevens returned to New Zealand.
In 1994, he played the High Priest Caiaphas in the New Zealand tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, and later the '94-95' tour of Australia - with his younger brother Jon playing Judas.
From 2004, he was a judge on all three seasons on New Zealand Idol.
In the 2005 New Year Honours, Stevens was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to entertainment.
Stevens has been honoured by his home town of Upper Hutt, which named a street in the suburb of Riverstone Terraces, Frankie Stevens Place, after the entertainer.
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“Return to her? and fifty men dismissed?
No, rather I abjure all roofs, and choose
To wage against the enmity o’ th’ air,
To be a comrade with the wolf and owl—
Necessity’s sharp pinch.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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