Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)
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Critic Consensus: Shaking up traditional religious and musical iconography, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert is a sight to be heard, superbly infiltrating the classic source material with originality, rock legend star power, and soulful depth.
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as Jesus Christ
as Mary Magdalene
as King Herod
as Judas
as Pontius Pilate
as Caiaphas
as Peter
as Annas
as Simon Zealotes
Critic Reviews for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
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This Superstar was the closest that live television has come to creating a hybrid new form, combining elements of epic cinema, the stage musical, and the concert film. It's a minor miracle.
Buoyed by that striking production with its industrial, modern urban vibe and a star-making performance by Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas, "Jesus Christ Superstar" provided plenty of thrills for musical-theater fans.
Throughout, I kept wishing for a better balance of energy... But when it did find it, it verged briefly on miraculous.
Led by an ethereal John Legend, the show's talented cast breathed new life into Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's 1970 rock opera.
[Sara] Bareilles was excellent as Mary Magdalene, bringing warmth, commitment, and distinction to her songs.
But by the grace of God, or maybe a great cast and lots and lots of expert staging, a great musical became a great TV production.
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