JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 50th Anniversary Tour - Page 4

[smallworld]

Posted: 2/21/23 at 7:12pm

I absolutely loved this when I saw it in October. I truly believe that the gritty edge that it had, combined with phenomenal, raw vocals is how Superstar should be done. I am looking forward to catching the tour again this weekend. 

[Luminaire2]

Posted: 2/21/23 at 7:17pm

dangeresque49 said: "I am just disappointed because I heard this was so great and wanted it to be a gift for my friend and his dad but then covid killed the tour and now we are left with a lesser version."

Saw this in Vancouver and really loved it! The choreography is incredible. From what I could tell exact same scenic as the equity tour. Talent was all great. Only downside is they are not being paid union rate and protected by union, but they are all very much incredible performers. 

[Voter]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 12:12am

I am seeing this in June. Are there any loud noises or gun shots in this production? Also, is there any bloody scenes? ‘

 

[Sho-Tunes-R-Us]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 2:09am

Voter said: "I am seeing this in June. Are there any loud noises or gun shots in this production? Also, is there any bloody scenes? ‘  


No guns in JC's time.  Sound is amped up and watch out for those 39 lashes!  If you are a sensitive soul stay home.

Have you seen Superstar before?  Always a crucifixion on stage.

I'm going to take your query seriously and hope that you are not just goofing.
"

 

[Voter]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 2:15am

Sho-Tunes-R-Us said: "Voter said: "I am seeing this in June. Are there any loud noises or gun shots in this production? Also, is there any bloody scenes? ‘


No guns in JC's time. Sound is amped up and watch out for those 39 lashes! If you are a sensitive soul stay home.

Have you seen Superstar before? Always a crucifixion on stage.

I'm going to take your query seriously and hope that you are not just goofing.
"

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I am being serious. I don’t like live gun shots in productions. I need to know when it happens.
 

I have never seen JCS live before. I only have seen the NBC Live Concert version and I really loved it.

Updated On: 4/1/23 at 02:15 AM

[MaineTheaterGoer]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 10:19am

This show is very similar to the NBC production. It runs straight through, no intermission, so be prepared for that. 

[Luminaire2]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 12:20pm

Voter said: "I am seeing this in June. Are there any loud noises or gun shots in this production? Also, is there any bloody scenes? ‘

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Lots of blood when he gets lashed. 

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 12:25pm

I saw this several months ago and it was honestly the best production I've seen. The guy playing Jesus was PHENOMENAL. This is the first time I felt like Jesus actually was the star, not Judas. 

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 1:26pm

Which is odd when one considers the show was originally written with the notion that Jesus would be more of a background figure and Judas' POV would be centered.

[Voter]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 1:30pm

Luminaire2 said: "Voter said: "I am seeing this in June. Are there any loud noises or gun shots in this production? Also, is there any bloody scenes? ‘

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Lots of blood when he gets lashed."

Is that the only scene where there is blood? 
 

 

[Voter]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 1:31pm

SporkGoddess said: "I saw this several months ago and it was honestly the best production I've seen. The guy playing Jesus was PHENOMENAL. This is the first time I felt like Jesus actually was the star, not Judas.
 


Do you remember the run time of this production?

[MaineTheaterGoer]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 1:48pm

I believe the runtime was about 90-95 minutes.

[Nicticorax]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 2:17pm

No guns in JC's time. Sound is amped up and watch out for those 39 lashes! If you are a sensitive soul stay home.
 

I mean, this is a pretty reasonable question considering I've seen multiple productions of JCS with guns (although no gunshots). It's pretty common to modernize the setting. But yeah, no guns in this production. The lashes are bloody and it goes on for a while. Judas hangs himself--it's done very symbolically and isn't graphic, but the implications could be disturbing to some.

 

[willep]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 2:20pm

Sho-Tunes-R-Us said: "Voter said: "No guns in JC's time…"

Tell that to the production that gave us the stellar Drew Sarich Judas performance proshot.

[Luminaire2]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 3:44pm

Voter said: "Luminaire2 said: "Voter said: "I am seeing this in June. Are there any loud noises or gun shots in this production? Also, is there any bloody scenes? ‘

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Lots of blood when he gets lashed."

Is that the only scene where there is blood?


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just that scene, but it gets pretty bloody. And then of course he is put on a cross after. 

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 4:15pm

Yeah, it's about 90 min I would say.

I don't think there are gunshots, just a very loud "whipping" sound. I'm very squeamish and never had issues with JCS, including this production. They throw glitter when he's whipped, which sounds silly but is pretty cool when you're watching it. It's all very stylized and you can tell it's staged, not real. It's not like Passion of the Christ or anything.

g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "Which is odd when one considers the show was originally written with the notion that Jesus would be more of a background figure and Judas' POV would be centered."

Yeah, I am aware that Judas is supposed to be the real star. But also Jesus is supposed to be this guy who won over all these people as followers, almost to the point of being cult-like, and for once I saw a Jesus who clearly was capable of doing that. That really added to the show for me. 

For what it's worth, my mom also thought it was the best production of JCS she'd ever seen. And we've both seen a lot of JCS productions. 

Updated On: 4/1/23 at 04:15 PM

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 4/1/23 at 5:31pm

SporkGoddess said: "Jesus is supposed to be this guy who won over all these people as followers, almost to the point of being cult-like, and for once, I saw a Jesus who clearly was capable of doing that. That really added to the show for me."

That sounds more like a good actor (and a director's framework for the production; this version played more with the "superstar" part of the title than the "Jesus Christ," from what I saw) than anything, considering the flaw is unfortunately built into the libretto.

Tim Rice is the first to admit that back when he wrote it, he had the luxury of assuming everyone knew the backstory from the Bible and he didn't need to spell out that Jesus was special, alongside the gimmick that this was the first time the human side of Jesus was so fully treated outside of books like The Last Temptation of Christ.

In recent years especially, that knowledge of the backstory has become less and less prevalent. The American Bible Society's annual State of the Bible report recently revealed that as many as 26 million Americans have mostly or completely stopped reading the Bible, a historic low. Study after study since the Nineties has reported such alarming (at least to fundamentalist Christians) statistics like 12% of Christians thinking Noah's wife was Joan of Arc, and 63% being unable to name the four Gospels -- a widespread glaring lack of knowledge about basic doctrines and the traditions of one's church even among people who are staunch believers. I can only imagine the learning curve is far steeper for those who don't believe it.