Jesus Christ Superstar 1971 - Articles Page 19

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Opened: October 12, 1971
Closing: June 30, 1973

Jesus Christ Superstar - 1971 - Broadway History , Info & More

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The legendary rock opera by lyricist Tim Rice (Evita, The Lion King) and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (Evita, The Phantom of the Opera), the premiere of Jesus Christ Superstar redefined the Broadway musical and 40 years later it remains a beloved classic. The instantly recognizable tunes and daringly contemporary lyrics made it one of the most popular albums of all-time, selling over seven million copies, as well as creating a truly global smash hit, with sold-out productions in more than 40 countries.

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RIALTO CHATTER: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR To Be 'Resurrected' On Film?
by Rialto Chatter - Jul 31, 2009


JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, the first masterpiece from the legendary writing team of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, is to have a new big screen transfer. According to the Risky Biz blog, Universal Pictures is keen to follow-up the phenomenal success of last year's 'Mamma Mia!' film, and is turning to 'Superstar' to make that happen.

Covedale Center Announces Cast For CYPT's GODSPELL 7/23 Thru 8/2
by BWW News Desk - Jul 23, 2009


The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue announces the cast for Cincinnati Young People's Theatre's 28th annual summer musical - GODSPELL! - running Friday, July 23 through Sunday, August 2, 2009!

Photo Flash: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Hits BRT 8/21-9/19
by Reynard Loki - Jul 20, 2009


The Boiler Room Theatre (BRT), Williamson County?s resident professional theatre company, will present Andrew Lloyd Webber?s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, beginning Aug. 21, 2009 at the theater, located in the historic Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Rd., Building Six, for a run through Sept. 19, 2009.

Hosanna! JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Starring Ted Neely Returns For 5 Performances Only At The San Diego Civic Theatre 1/15-17/10
by Reynard Loki - Jul 2, 2009


Jesus Christ Superstar, the first masterpiece from the legendary writing team of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, exploded onto the scene in 1971 changing the world of musical theatre forever. With a score of amazing songs - ?I Don?t Know How to Love Him?, ?Hosanna?, ?Everything?s Alright?, ?What?s the Buzz?, ?Superstar?, and ?Heaven on Their Mind?, this original groundbreaking production stars Ted Neeley in the title role. This Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation will return for five performances only, at San Diego Civic Theatre, January 15 ? 17, 2010.

Broadway/San Diego Announces 33rd Season With SPAMALOT, THE LION KING & More
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 2, 2009


Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation, is delighted to announce its 33rd Season of great theatre. This year, more importantly than ever, theatre lives up to its promise to take us away and teach us about life, love and other cultures - whether they are in Africa, uptown Manhattan, the Ivy League or fantastic & funny alternate realities! Take an 'Escapation/PLAYcation' with the entire family and discover the theatrical royalty the 2009-2010 Season offers.

Covedale Center Announces Cast For CYPT's GODSPELL 7/23 Thru 8/2
by Ali Leskowitz - Jun 17, 2009


The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue announces the cast for Cincinnati Young People's Theatre's 28th annual summer musical - GODSPELL! - running Friday, July 23 through Sunday, August 2, 2009!

Sing Allellulia! JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Starring Ted Neeley Returns For 5 Performances Only At The San Diego Civic Theatre 1/15-17
by Reynard Loki - Jun 11, 2009


Jesus Christ Superstar, the first masterpiece from the legendary writing team of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, exploded onto the scene in 1971 changing the world of musical theatre forever. With a score of amazing songs - ?I Don?t Know How to Love Him?, ?Hosanna?, ?Everything?s Alright?, ?What?s the Buzz?, ?Superstar?, and ?Heaven on Their Mind?, this original groundbreaking production stars Ted Neeley in the title role. This Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation will return for five performances only, at San Diego Civic Theatre, January 15 ? 17, 2010.

Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo Closes Out A.C.T. Season
by Reynard Loki - May 11, 2009


American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) announces the final show of its 2008-09 season: Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo, staged by acclaimed director Rebecca Bayla Taichman (world premieres of Theresa Rebeck's The Scene and Mauritius and Sarah Ruhl's Dead Man's Cell Phone). This new spellbinder by the master playwright who also penned Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A.C.T.'s The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, is a meticulously calibrated and dangerously brutal look at relationships intimate and unexpected. The story opens with Peter, a tweedy book editor, and his wife, Ann, whose everyday conversation takes an unexpected turn into dangerously personal territory. It's the kind of conversation that can drive a husband out for a walk-to Central Park, where Jerry, a desperate outcast, awaits. An unforgettable pairing of Albee's original The Zoo Story with a freshly penned prequel, At Home at the Zoo (formerly titled Peter and Jerry) bares its teeth to threaten the delicately balanced world its characters inhabit. Artistic Director Carey Perloff has put together an all-star artistic team on this production, featuring Tony Award-nominated actor Manoel Felciano (Ragtime at The Kennedy Center, A.C.T.'s Rock 'n' Roll, and Sweeney Todd on Broadway) as Jerry and scenic designer Robert Brill, who received a Tony Award nomination last week for his work on Guys and Dolls on Broadway. Hailed by critics as 'a thoroughly satisfying package of jagged-edged provocation' (Newsday) and 'an essential and heartening experience' (The New York Times), Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo plays at A.C.T. June 5-July 5, 2009. Opening night is Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at 8 p.m. Tickets-starting at $14-are available by calling A.C.T. Ticket Services at 415.749.2228, or at www.act-sf.org.

CYPT Announces Auditions For Their Summer Musical GODSPELL 5/2, 5/3, 5/4
by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2009


Cincinnati Young People's Theatre (CYPT) Announces Audition Dates and Times For its 2009 Summer Musical: Godspell AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD: WHERE: Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Covedale Center for the Performing Arts Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm 4990 Glenway Avenue

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Comes To The Rosemont Theater 4/30-5/2
by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2009


'Jesus Christ Superstar,' the groundbreaking theatrical masterpiece by legendary writing team Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, is coming to the Rosemont Theatre Apr. 30 - May 2 for four performances. Tickets are now on sale.

Free Bus Trip To Times Square WHY Benefit For Rockland And Bergen Residents
by Reynard Loki - Apr 21, 2009


A free bus with bathroom by Coach USA is now being offered to and from the show on April 30th! You just need to pay your $40 ticket per person through us at Leftfield Productions and you will have round-trip transportation and a ticket to the show!

CYPT Announces Auditions For Their Summer Musical GODSPELL 5/2, 5/3, 5/4
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 6, 2009


Cincinnati Young People's Theatre (CYPT) Announces Audition Dates and Times For its 2009 Summer Musical: Godspell AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD: WHERE: Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Covedale Center for the Performing Arts Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm 4990 Glenway Avenue

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Comes To The Rosemont Theater 4/30-5/2
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 2, 2009


'Jesus Christ Superstar,' the groundbreaking theatrical masterpiece by legendary writing team Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, is coming to the Rosemont Theatre Apr. 30 - May 2 for four performances. Tickets are now on sale.

David Sedaris, A CHORUS LINE & More Set For PPAC This Spring
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 25, 2009


Providence Performing Arts Center announces upcoming Spring shows. A Chorus Line MARCH 31 - APRIL 5, 2009 Tickets: $68.00 - $41.00

Maxwell C King Center Announces Their Upcoming Events
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 3, 2009


Maxwell C. King Center For The Performing Arts The Best Of The Performing Arts Close To Home MARCH, APRIL, MAY, LINE-UP PRICES SHOWN ARE THE SINGLE TICKET PRICES WHICH ARE TO BE PUBLISHED WITH SHOW INFORMATION.

'100 Years of Broadway' Comes to Hard Rock Cafe April 30th with Evan, Blanchard, Harvey & More
by Robert Diamond - Feb 26, 2009


Leftfield Productions, Inc. along with Bud Negley, WHY and The Hard Rock Caf? announce that on Thursday, April 30th 'Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway' will perform a fundraising concert in Times Square at the Hard Rock Caf? featuring Broadway's Rob Evan, Rita Harvey, Steve Blanchard, Carter Calvert, Danny Zolli and Gerard Canonico.

Martin, Cumpsty and Yazbeck Cast in City Center's ON THE TOWN
by Faetra Petillo - Oct 24, 2008


Andrea Martin, Michael Cumpsty and Tony Yazbeck have been cast in On the Town, the opening production of New York City Center's 2008-09 Encores! season, running November 19 - 23. On the Town, the first Broadway musical written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green with a score by Leonard Bernstein, will be directed by John Rando with music direction by Todd Ellison and choreography by Warren Carlyle

Creel, DeGarmo, Henry, Leung and More Join GODSPELL Cast; Previews Begin September 29
by BWW News Desk - Jul 22, 2008


Tony Award nominee Gavin Creel (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and 'American Idol' finalist Diana DeGarmo (Hairspray) will star in the new Broadway production of GODSPELL. The first Broadway revival of the landmark rock musical will officially open on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street) on Thursday, October 23, 2008. Previews will begin on Monday, September 29, 2008.

Constantine Maroulis to Star in 'Jesus Christ Superstar'
by BWW News Desk - Jun 4, 2008


American Idol™ Season 4 Top 10 finalist Constantine Maroulis stars as Judas in The Premier Theatre Company's upcoming presentation of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Jesus Christ Superstar'.

Andrea Marcovicci Returns to 'Lyrics & Lyricists'
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2008


Andrea Marcovicci Returns to 'Lyrics & Lyricists'™ with an evening of gems from the post-1965 repertoire to refute the notion that rock 'n' roll killed the art of songwriting. At the final 'Lyrics & Lyricists' of the 2009 season - Did the American Songbook Really End in 1965?

Best Musical: Tony vs Grammy - Part 2
by Paul W. Thompson - Feb 25, 2008


Now that the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is history, and before the Tony Awards season sneaks up on us, it might be a good time to do a little investigating into the relationship between the category that both award shows recognize-Best Musical, of course.

'Jesus Christ Superstar' with Neeley Visits Chicago Feb.19-24
by BWW News Desk - Jan 16, 2008


Broadway In Chicago is proud to announce the National Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, the groundbreaking theatrical masterpiece by legendary writing team Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice and starring Ted Neeley, is coming to Chicago for a limited one-week engagement at the Cadillac Palace Theatre from February 19 - 24, 2008.

Ted Neeley: Jesus….And So Much More!
by Pati Buehler - May 8, 2007


After talking with this 'gentleman' from Texas you soon find out his plate has been full of wonderful entertainment experiences and he's no where ready to slow up yet.

Neeley's Superstar Still Steals the Show
by Pati Buehler - May 8, 2007


'The greatest story ever set to music' or 'a rock musical about a man persecuted for his deeds', Jesus Christ Superstar will always be known as one of Webber & Rice's best works!

'The Future of Musicals is Under Threat' says Lloyd Webber
by Tom Atkins - Jan 5, 2007


Andrew Lloyd Webber, who recently announced plans to launch a new reality TV style casting search for his upcoming London production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, has warned that the future of musicals is under threat from new plans to sell the frequencies of wireless microphones used on stage in nearly all West End theatres, to communications companies.

Other Productions of Jesus Christ Superstar

1971   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1972   West End London Production
West End
1977   US Tour Touring Revival
US Tour
1977   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
Milburn, NJ (Regional)
1977   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1995   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
1996   West End London Revival
West End
2000   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2002   US Tour First Class National Tour
US Tour
2006   Beverly, MA (Regional) North Shore Music Theatre Production
Beverly, MA (Regional)
2012   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2017   Off-Broadway All-Female Concert Production
Off-Broadway
2017   St. Louis, MO (Regional) The Muny's Revival Adaptation
St. Louis, MO (Regional)
2017   West End Regents Open Air Theatre Revival
West End
2018   Motion Picture NBC Live Televised Production
Motion Picture
2019   West End London Return Engagement at the Barbican
West End
2019   US Tour 2019 North American Tour
US Tour
2023   US Tour US Tour
US Tour

Jesus Christ Superstar - 1971 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1972 Theatre World Awards Performance Ben Vereen
1972 Tony Awards Best Costume Design Randy Barcelo
1972 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design Jules Fisher
1972 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber
1972 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Tim Rice
1972 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Ben Vereen
1972 Tony Awards Best Scenic Design Robin Wagner

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