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In 2016, celebrating 45 years since the musical debuted on Broadway, Jesus Christ Superstar returned to London at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre from 15 July to 27 August, directed by Timothy Sheader.
- IT BEGAN AS A CONCEPT ALBUM BECAUSE NO PRODUCER WANTED TO PUT IT ON STAGE. Lyricist Tim Rice and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, who met in 1965 when they were 20 and 17, respectively, enjoyed their first taste of shared success with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 1968.
- A BOB DYLAN LYRIC INSPIRED THE MUSICAL’S DEPICTION OF JUDAS. That lyric was “Did Judas Iscariot have God at his side?” from the 1964 song “With God on Our Side.”
- ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER WROTE PART OF THE TITULAR SONG ON A NAPKIN. In a 2015 interview, the composer said he couldn't recall exactly when the now-iconic melody first came to him: “What I do remember though, is that I forgot it.”
- THE MELODY OF “I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM” WAS TAKEN FROM AN UNRELATED SONG CALLED “KANSAS MORNING.” “Kansas Morning,” an ode to the Sunflower State, was co-written by Rice and Lloyd Webber and published in 1967.
Apr 1, 2018 · In 2011, a production of Jesus Christ Superstar debuted at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada, which scooped up a record-breaking 11 BroadwayWorld Awards as voted for by the...
Oct 9, 2021 · On March 25, 1971, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a small, private Lutheran college held an illegal performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar ."
Oct 12, 2021 · Oct. 12, 2021. It was the spring of 1970, and Yvonne Elliman, an 18-year-old singer and guitarist from Hawaii, had just finished performing at a London nightclub when a breathless young man...
- Sarah Bahr
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is an iconic musical phenomenon with a world-wide fan base. In celebration of its 50 th Anniversary, a new mesmerizing production comes to North America.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar opened October 12, 1971, on Broadway. The show, based on the platinum-selling album, played at the Mark Hellinger Theatre for a very ...
