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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.
The song is sung by the spirit of Judas Iscariot, who had died by suicide earlier in the show.The song consists of a series of questions addressed to Jesus, such as why Jesus chose to come to Israel in 4 BC when it had no "mass communication" as opposed to modern times, whether Jesus had planned his own death, whether Jesus knew beforehand that his death would become famous, and whether ...
Portrays events that occurred in the Book of Mormon from shortly before Jesus' birth until shortly after His visit to the peoples of the Americas. [6] Finding Faith in Christ: 2003 30 min. A depiction of Jesus Christ's life, including the ministry in Jerusalem, his suffering and death on the cross and his resurrection from the tomb.
Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar serves as a good reminder that when inspiring movements turn into forms of idol worship, the rebellion must relinquish the idol, or the spirit that animates it can ...
Ted Neeley, who starred in the musical and film versons of "Jesus Christ Superstar" will appear at a screening of the movie Sept. 20 at the Drexel.
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert is an American musical television special that was broadcast live on NBC on April 1, 2018 (Easter Sunday) and rebroadcast (from tape) on Easter Sunday 2020, April 12, 2020.
Jesus Christ Superstar grossed $24.5 million ($161.3 million in 2022) at the box office [3] and earned North American rentals of $10.8 million ($71.1 million in 2022) in 1973, [14] against an estimated production budget of $3.5 million. [2] It was the highest-grossing musical in the United States and Canada for the year. [15]
Still from The Life of Nephi (1915). Mormon cinema usually refers to films with themes relevant to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The term has also been used to refer to films that do not necessarily reflect Mormon themes but have been made by Mormon filmmakers.