JCS was no exception. It was a wonderful production that must have taken loads of rehearsing. Judas was especially good - or would have been had we been able to hear the words clearly. I often find the band too loud. Is that me getting old?
It's not my favourite musical though. Quite harrowing to sit through at the end. It's always puzzled me: if you're including the word 'superstar' in a musical's title you'd think it would include the most 'superstar' moment from the hero's life i.e. coming back from the dead. Why stop at the death? Why not go on a bit further so your audience can come away on high instead of a gloomy low?
I suppose that would have been too much of a statement.
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I'm a huge fan of JC Superstar too! Great music, lyrics that are still pointed.
I felt the same about that musical when I saw it. It ended too early.
No, the next chapter and beyond is still being played out ( just) in a church near you. And the music is as good.
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