Jesus Christ Superstar’ at The Palace: A fresh take on a familiar soundtrack
read more…: Jesus Christ Superstar’ at The Palace: A fresh take on a familiar soundtrackWhen the film version of “Jesus Christ Superstar” came out in 1973 I was entrenched in my Presbyterian church’s youth group. We sang all the songs with gusto, and we went to see the movie together. It was the same year that “Godspell” came out as a movie and just two years before the Who’s “Tommy” hit the big screen.
All of this is to day that I am of a generation that loves its rock operas and rock’n’roll religion.