Tony Award nominated Jesus Christ Superstar, the first rock opera, created as a concept album at the end of the turbulent '60s, has at its center a social and political rebel. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lyricist Tim Rice created a new kind of Jesus a prophet / rock star whose appeal stems as much from the crowd’s energy as from his own inspirational message. Jesus' meteor-like rise in renown provides, as the title suggests, a parallel to contemporary celebrity worship. As his radical teachings are evermore embraced, Judas increasingly questions the enlightened motives of this new prophet, resulting in betrayal. Christ's final days are dramatized with emotional intensity, thought-provoking edge and explosive theatricality. Propelled by a stirring score, by turns driving and majestic, satirical and tender, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR illuminates the transcendent power of the human spirit with a passion that goes straight to the heart.
