The Broadway cast has been announced for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's production of Andrew Lloyd Webber (score) and Tim Rice's (lyrics) Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by the Festival's Artistic Director Des McAnuff, opening at the Neil Simon Theatre on 22 Mar 2012, following previews from 1 Mar 2012. Content. 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 With an estimated budget of $3,500,000, the film adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar was released on August 15th, 1973, where it grossed over $24,500,000 at the worldwide box office. It went on Genre: Original Cast Recordings Media Format: Compact Disk Rating: Release Date: 1-APR-2003. Amazon.com. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice 's Jesus Christ Superstar is most familiar from its original concept recording or film soundtrack, so it's a long-overdue treat Jesus Christ Superstar (1996 London Cast) is a soundtrack album released in 1996. Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera created by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber in 1970. This is the 1996 revival version supervised by Lloyd Webber himself. This album features Steve Balsamo (as Jesus), Zubin Varla (as Judas) and Joanna Ampil (as Mary Magdalene). “Jesus Christ Superstar,” the iconic rock musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, has been delighting and surprising audiences for over 50 years. The musical was first released as a concept album which lead to its Broadway debut on October 12, 1971. “Jesus Christ Superstar” also opened on Broadway in 1971 and sold out the shows, which also ignited several protests with some religious groups who argued that it was blasphemous. Jesus Christ Superstar (Revival, Musical, Drama, Broadway) opened in New York City Apr 16, 2000 and played through Sep 3, 2000. Cast. Jason Pebworth. Judas Iscariot .

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