Same, HUGE fan of the musical. If you get a chance they did one in concert several years ago setting it during the Occupy Wall Street with Tim Minchin as Judas. I thought it was great, though (as far too frequently) their Jesus was a weenie.
I saw the original cast production of JCS on Broadway (thanks, Mom!) with Ben Vereen as Judas. I must have been 11 or 12, and even then I knew the intent was to be an over-the-top, glam rock, tongue-in-cheek version of the story. Two years ago, I saw a revival production here in San Francisco, and it was a dark and dour affair. Whoever directed this version decided to play the show straight, meaning a more “biblical” version, if you will. It was awful. Even the music couldn’t save it. I can’t imagine that Andrew Lloyd Weber would have condoned this staging. In any event, dark times call for resistance and humor. We need a lot of both.
I love that movie JCSS so much. I memorized the original album when I was in high school in the ‘70s and loved the movie soundtrack too. I had a major crush on Ted Neely, who played JC. Thank you for the reminder; I will have to find the movie on streaming somewhere tonight. It’ll be a perfect escape to the ‘70s, when loathesome yet not stupid Nixon was in charge. I never imagined I’d look back at the Nixon administration as being competent but here we are in the nonsensical and malignantly stupid Trump 2. ‘70s here I come!
It's "good" Friday because many believe that Jesus' death was a blood sacrifice required to get God to forgive us for the negative parts of our humanity.
I find that story problematic. God isn't a vampire. He doesn't require blood. In another book, he says that he has mercy on the people he chooses to have mercy on... blood not required.
I like the story better that Jesus, as a person or aspect of the divine, experienced betrayal, injustice, hatred, and ultimately dying alone in pain crying out to a silent God, and God finally understood what it was really like to be human and how we feel very much alone, how we suffer, how we die alone and leave loved ones behind to grieve and God had compassion and promised humanity that he would share immortality with us.
"Jesus Christ Superstar," "Monty Python's Life of Brian," the M*A*S*H episode "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?" and other such works of video art are not abominations to God or to his son, Jesus. False Christians like Hegseth, committing war crimes to feed their fragile egos are the abominations. He's been firing generals left and right, because they are refusing unlawful orders, specifically, sending ground troops into Iran. Jesus wept.
Herod is in that flick for only about 4 mins but it's the highlight of the show, no matter who is in the role. Alice Cooper absolutely slayed it in the John Legend version.
Same, HUGE fan of the musical. If you get a chance they did one in concert several years ago setting it during the Occupy Wall Street with Tim Minchin as Judas. I thought it was great, though (as far too frequently) their Jesus was a weenie.
I saw the original cast production of JCS on Broadway (thanks, Mom!) with Ben Vereen as Judas. I must have been 11 or 12, and even then I knew the intent was to be an over-the-top, glam rock, tongue-in-cheek version of the story. Two years ago, I saw a revival production here in San Francisco, and it was a dark and dour affair. Whoever directed this version decided to play the show straight, meaning a more “biblical” version, if you will. It was awful. Even the music couldn’t save it. I can’t imagine that Andrew Lloyd Weber would have condoned this staging. In any event, dark times call for resistance and humor. We need a lot of both.
I love that movie JCSS so much. I memorized the original album when I was in high school in the ‘70s and loved the movie soundtrack too. I had a major crush on Ted Neely, who played JC. Thank you for the reminder; I will have to find the movie on streaming somewhere tonight. It’ll be a perfect escape to the ‘70s, when loathesome yet not stupid Nixon was in charge. I never imagined I’d look back at the Nixon administration as being competent but here we are in the nonsensical and malignantly stupid Trump 2. ‘70s here I come!
It's "good" Friday because many believe that Jesus' death was a blood sacrifice required to get God to forgive us for the negative parts of our humanity.
I find that story problematic. God isn't a vampire. He doesn't require blood. In another book, he says that he has mercy on the people he chooses to have mercy on... blood not required.
I like the story better that Jesus, as a person or aspect of the divine, experienced betrayal, injustice, hatred, and ultimately dying alone in pain crying out to a silent God, and God finally understood what it was really like to be human and how we feel very much alone, how we suffer, how we die alone and leave loved ones behind to grieve and God had compassion and promised humanity that he would share immortality with us.
No wonder they were playing the soundtrack of JCSS on our small local radio station last night.
If anyone can have a Good Friday with all the bad news please do.
"Jesus Christ Superstar," "Monty Python's Life of Brian," the M*A*S*H episode "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?" and other such works of video art are not abominations to God or to his son, Jesus. False Christians like Hegseth, committing war crimes to feed their fragile egos are the abominations. He's been firing generals left and right, because they are refusing unlawful orders, specifically, sending ground troops into Iran. Jesus wept.
Amen
Herod is in that flick for only about 4 mins but it's the highlight of the show, no matter who is in the role. Alice Cooper absolutely slayed it in the John Legend version.