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Jesus Christ Superstar is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice.Loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the Passion, the work interprets the psychology of Jesus and other characters, with much of the plot centered on Judas, who is dissatisfied with the direction in which Jesus is steering his disciples.
Selections from the first Broadway production (1971) of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar were released on the album subtitled "Original Broadway Cast". [2] [3]The album peaked at number 31 on Billboard ' s Top LPs chart in January 1972.
Assumption High School's all-female cast of "Jesus Christ Superstar" is loosely inspired by the 2020 concept album "She Is Risen."
On March 28, 2018, a one-hour special titled Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar premiered on NBC in honor of Lloyd Webber's 70th birthday and to promote the coming premiere of Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. In the special, Lloyd Webber was interviewed by Glenn Close, John Legend, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
The 1971 musical hit, "Jesus Christ Superstar," debuts at the Cadillac Palace Theatre Tuesday and runs through July 31.
Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1973 American musical historical drama film directed by Norman Jewison, and co-written by Jewison and Melvyn Bragg, based on the 1970 concept album of the same name written by Tim Rice and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which in turn inspired a 1971 musical.
Aug. 19—An updated version of "Jesus Christ Superstar," complete with graffiti, leather and drugs, will launch the Albuquerque Little Theatre's 95th season. First performed in 1971, the show is ...
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