It seems especially fitting that the first rock opera, created as a concept album at the end of the turbulent '60s, should have at its center a social and political rebel. 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.
Lyrics by Tim Rice; Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
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William Shakespeare's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
Lantern Theater Company (5/16 - 6/16) BUY NOW & SAVE COMEDY | ||
Shakespeare Weekend: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Town and Country Players (8/23 - 8/25) | ||
A Murder is Announced
The Barn Playhouse (6/7 - 6/15) | ||
The Confession
Bird-in-Hand Stage (4/4 - 8/3) | ||
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Forge Theatre (6/7 - 6/23) | ||
Matt Donnelly ♦ The Mind Noodler
Smoke & Mirrors Magic Theater (6/22 - 6/22) | ||
Shrek the Musical (Non-Equity)
State Theatre Center for the Arts (6/12 - 6/13) | ||
Dancing Dream: ABBA Tribute Band
Bristol Riverside Theatre (7/17 - 7/21) | ||
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