Jesus Christ Superstar was also a religious education. To my mind, the musical is a work of sophisticated biblical exegesis, successfully interweaving the very different Jesuses presented in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John into one cohesive (if ambivalent) Christ. 1 In Gethsemane, Jesus demands in song that his father “take this cup away from
A stunning new version of the legendary musical Jesus Christ Superstar is heading for His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen. The reworking of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s groundbreaking work
Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera that tells the story of the final week in the life of Jesus Christ. It begins with the preparation for the arrival of Jesus“Jesus Christ Superstar” is one of the most iconic Broadway musicals of all time, but before it found legions of fans on stage, it was a beloved concept album that fans dubbed “The Brown The 50th-anniversary tour of “Jesus Christ Superstar” that Work Light Productions is producing is launching its run at Playhouse Square. But this isn’t just any tour stop.
For fans of Andrew Lloyd Webber, the original double-album of Jesus Christ Superstar — known as "the Brown Album" — composed when he was 23, is a cultural touchstone and an iconic, pioneering
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