TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE: “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Paul Nolan & Chilina Kennedy in "Jesus Christ Superstar". Photo by Joan Marcus.
After acclaimed runs at the Stratford Festival and La Jolla, Director Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys) brings his signature quick-cut, pop flash to a Broadway revival of the quintessential 70′s rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice–about the final days of a certain boy from Bethlehem.
“I have to confess to finding the show alternately hilarious and preposterous — if often infectiously melodic — during the two hours’ busy traffic of Mr. McAnuff’s brisk and lucid staging.” New York Times
“Hearing excellent singers deliver these tunes through powerful, crisp amplification is a primal thrill.” New York Post
“If this rock-opera reimagining of the ‘Greatest Story Ever Told’ is far from ageless and seems unlikely to spark major new insights for believers or non-believers, as a time-travel experience it offers plenty to enjoy.” The Hollywood Reporter
“This may be Jesus’ story, but the stars of the production are Lloyd Webber’s psychedelic melodies and Tim Rice’s beautifully unfussy lyrics. And they sound sensational.” Entertainment Weekly
