Arizona Repertory Theatre does justice to the 50-year-old rock musical "Jesus Christ Superstar," on stage now in Tucson. Corralling a cast of 21 is no easy feat, and she did it with intention The often-called Brown Album was the original version of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” a rock music depiction of the last week in the life of Jesus Christ. it keeps Eku and the entire cast on Mary Magdalene. Jesus Christ Superstar - Musical. 9. View All Characters in Jesus Christ Superstar. Character description, analysis and casting breakdown for Caiaphas from Jesus Christ Superstar. On top of that, the Jesus Christ Superstar team cast incomparable talent from the mainstream music world (i.e. John Legend, Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper) and from the Broadway world (i.e. Brandon JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR UK TOUR CAST. Ian McIntosh (We Will Rock You, Follies, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical – Olivier nominated for ‘Best Supporting Actor in a Musical) will play Jesus, Shem Omari James (Dreamgirls UK Tour) will play Judas and Hannah Richardson (Sting’s The Last Ship) plays Mary. For a score written with intentionally jarring dissonance to build a feeling of disorder and unease, the music performances are note-perfect, and hearing this familiar score that I grew up listening to on an LP in the 1970s, was ear-pleasing and nostalgic in a good way. ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ When: 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera, running through Jan. 29, delivers a ramped up, passionate intensity that highlights the vocal talents of the cast. As a teen 50 years ago, I remember the controversy surrounding the musical, which is based on the New Testament story of the betrayal, beating and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ Superstar Cast. 1. Overture. 2. Heaven on Their Minds. 3. What’s the Buzz. 4. Genius is the world’s biggest collection of song lyrics and musical knowledge. .

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