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Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

A live musical recounting the final days of Jesus Christ and those around him.

20186.91h 40m

Overview

The award-winning show is re-imagined as a live concert event, featuring an all-star cast of recording artists, set during the last week of Jesus' life as he deals with betrayal, love and jealousy, and told from the perspective of Judas.

Directed by Alex Rudzinski
Written by Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber
Produced by Neil Meron, Craig Zadan, Marc Platt
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Top Cast

John Legend

John Legend

Jesus Christ

Sara Bareilles

Sara Bareilles

Mary Magdalene

Brandon Victor Dixon

Brandon Victor Dixon

Judas Iscariot

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

King Herod

Norm Lewis

Norm Lewis

Caiaphas

Ben Daniels

Ben Daniels

Pontius Pilate

Jason Tam

Jason Tam

Peter

Jin Ha

Jin Ha

Annas

E

Erik Grönwall

Simon Zealotes

M

Melody Betts

Ensemble

Themes & Keywords

dancingconcertroman empirechristianitymusicalstage showeasterbetrayallive performancesingingrock operastage performancestage musicalstage adaptationopera live performancejesus christ

About Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert is a music, drama, tv movie film released in 2018 exploring themes of dancing, concert, roman empire, christianity, musical, stage show. Directed by Alex Rudzinski, it stars John Legend, Sara Bareilles, Brandon Victor Dixon. The award-winning show is re-imagined as a live concert event, featuring an all-star cast of recording artists, set during the last week of Jesus' life as he deals with betrayal, love and jealousy, and told from the perspective of Judas.

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