JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Presented by Broadway in Boston. At Emerson Colonial Theatre, Jan. 4-16. Tickets from $44.50. 888-616-0272, www.BroadwayInBoston.com.
In 90 minutes and one grand act, Jesus Christ Superstar recounts the last moments of the Son of God, from the apostles who followed him and his teachings to Judas’s heartbreaking betrayal to those final ghastly moments strung up on the cross. More than 50 years later, the show still possesses a contemporary flair, its electric guitars and
Narrative Theology and Jesus Christ Superstar. Wes Flinn. Jesus Christ Superstar premiered on Broadway in 1971, and was widely held as a forward-thinking retelling of the Passion play. When Norman Jewison directed the film version in 1973, the more extravagant elements of Tom O’Horgan’s orginal staging were minimized in favor of a subdued Julian Clary (Herod) in Jesus Christ Superstar Tour Credit Paul Coltas. As a sung-through rock opera it can sometimes be difficult to make out all the words, but the thrilling sense of it comes through. We know where the story is taking us and Sheader doesn’t hold back in his graphic depiction of Jesus’ crucifixion. hhpUi. 419 155 49 49 33 87 280 231 413