Great Performances: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Premieres Nationwide Beginning November 30 on PBS (check local listings)
John Legend, Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper and more star in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera
New York metro area telecast on Friday, December 6 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN
Great Performances: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert showcases the iconic rock opera featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Great Performances presents the 2018 Emmy Award-winning production nationwide beginning November 30 on PBS (check local listings). EGOT winner John Legend leads the cast as Jesus Christ with Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene and rock legend Alice Cooper as King Herod.
The musical recounts the biblical story of the final weeks of Jesus’ life, focusing on the relationship between Jesus and Judas (Brandon Victor Dixon). When Judas turns on his teacher, his fateful decision sets both men on a path to tragedy. Also featured in the cast is Ben Daniels as Pontius Pilate, Broadway’s Norm Lewis (“Once on This Island,” “The Phantom of the Opera”) as Caiaphas, Jin Ha as Annas, Jason Tam as Peter, and Erik Grönwall as Simon Zealotes.
Originally conceived as a 1970 concept album, “Jesus Christ Superstar” hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1971 and made its Broadway debut that year, earning five Tony nominations. Considered a classic, the musical became a staple of theater and music organizations throughout the world, including 2000 and 2012 Broadway productions that each earned a Tony nomination for Best Revival of a Musical.
Song List:
“Overture”
“Heaven on Their Minds”
“What’s the Buzz?”
“Strange Thing Mystifying”
“Everything’s Alright”
“This Jesus Must Die”
“Hosanna”
“Simon Zealots/Poor Jerusalem”
“Pilate’s Dream”
“The Temple”
“Everything’s Alright (Reprise)”
“I Don’t Know How to Love Him”
“Damned for All Time/Blood Money”
“The Last Supper”
“Gethsemane”
“The Arrest”
“Peter’s Denial”
“Pilate and Christ/King Herod’s Song”
“Could We Start Again, Please?”
“Judas’s Death”
“Trial Before Pilate/39 Lashes”
“Superstar”
“Crucifixion”
“John 19:41”
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert is a production of Storyline Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, Marc Platt Productions and Universal Television. Directed by David Leveaux, executive producers are Marc Platt, Adam Siegel, Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Legend, Ty Stiklorius, Mike Jackson, Alex Rudzinski, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. Great Performances is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. For Great Performances, Bill O’Donnell is series producer and David Horn is executive producer.
Major funding for Great Performances is provided by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the Irene Diamond Fund, Rosalind P. Walter, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, The Starr Foundation, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, the Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, and PBS.
Throughout its more than 40-year history on PBS, Great Performances has provided viewers across the country with an unparalleled showcase of the best in all genres of the performing arts, serving as America’s most prestigious and enduring broadcaster of cultural programming. The series is produced by THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. WNET is one of America’s most prolific and respected public media providers.
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