It seems especially fitting that the first rock opera, created as a concept album at the end of the turbulent ‘60s, should have at its center a social and political rebel. Jesus’ meteor-like rise in renown provides, as the title suggests, a parallel to contemporary celebrity worship. As his radical teachings are evermore embraced, Judas increasingly questions the enlightened motives of this new prophet, resulting in betrayal. Christ’s final days are dramatized with emotional intensity, thought-provoking edge and explosive theatricality. Propelled by a stirring score, by turns driving and majestic, satirical and tender, Jesus Christ Superstar illuminates the transcendent power of the human spirit with a passion that goes straight to the heart.
Videos
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Christmas With Christopher Peterson's EYECONS
Little Theatre of Virginia Beach (12/27 - 12/28) | |
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Haiti’s Time: Selections from the Beverly and John Fox Sullivan Collection
The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia (8/30 - 1/4)
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Kinky Boots
Capital One Hall (1/31 - 2/1) | |
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Little River Band
Capital One Hall (2/6 - 2/6) | |
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Coffee Concert - Orava Quartet
St. John's Episcopal Church (6/5 - 6/5) | |
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The Acting Company - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Attucks Theatre (1/16 - 1/16) | |
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Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy and The Celtic All Stars
Hylton Performing Arts Venue (3/8 - 3/8) | |
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