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Jesus Christ Superstar
US Musical
Something remarkable happened in 1970 when the 23-year-old Andrew Lloyd Webber and 26-year-old Tim Rice welded rock music, multiple song stylings and a dynamic character driven plot to this very traditional tale and created “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
Dust was blown off by electric guitars, lines from Scripture were given new
life and urgency, and something distant became not just present, but shatteringly loving, achingly human. What I love about this piece is its humanity.
John Sugden, Director (Excerpt from
play program)
PERFORMING ARTS
