April 2, 20187 yr Combination of Andrew Lloyd Webber at his best and a great cast. Best live tv performance I've seen.
April 2, 20187 yr I might catch highlights on YouTube or watch it on Hulu, but it just reminds me that nobody can match Carl Anderson as Judas.
April 2, 20187 yr Author And nobody can come close to Ted Neely, but John Legend is doing a great job.
April 2, 20187 yr It has been pretty good. I've been a big fan since the 70's and seen countless performances (including a live Neely revival a few years ago). The only thing that strikes me is that Legend plays a more confident or cocky Jesus than others I've seen. As mentioned above too, nobody can match Anderson (a Virginian).
April 2, 20187 yr Really really good. Judas, Caiaphas, Annas, MaryM all cast perfectly. Glad they stayed pretty faithful to the original score. Caught one change and one mistake. -one of Pilates lines, "what is truth? Is truth unchanging law? We both have truths, are mine the same as yours?" Was pretty heavily changed. I am sure there were other small edits. -legend came in a few bears behind on one line toward the end. It was a part where I bet 95% didn't notice because of how repetitive the music is at times. Would watch again.
April 2, 20187 yr Do I remember correctly that Alice Cooper has played Herod before? I know Dennis Deyoung played Pilate a few times...
April 2, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Jive Turkey said: Brandon Victor Dixon is a bad man. Wonder if Mike Pence watched. He was phenomenal
April 2, 20187 yr Dixon was the star of the show. Thought the guy playing Pilate did a great job as well.
April 2, 20187 yr This was really good. And exceptional camera work and direction. Large scale live theater is extremely difficult to televise.
April 2, 20187 yr It was tremendous and that's from someone who lived the original movie. This rocked because of the cast and because they did it live - I was amazed how well they were without a net amd how a lot of the songs sounded almost the same as the album. The choreography was amazing.
April 4, 20187 yr On 4/2/2018 at 10:08 AM, Fuga said: Any one know of any torrents anywhere? It’s free on the NBC app. https://www.nbc.com/jesus-christ-superstar
April 4, 20187 yr 11 hours ago, Jive Turkey said: It’s free on the NBC app. https://www.nbc.com/jesus-christ-superstar Thanks! Been too busy to think straight.
April 4, 20187 yr Watched it on Hulu last night. Outstanding job considering it was live. The guys who played Caiaphas and Annas were outstanding as was Mary.
April 5, 20187 yr Was out of the country so didn't watch til tonight. Fun production. loved it. It's one of my favorite musicals and they did a great job. Agreed that Caiaphas (played by Norm Lewis) was fantastic.
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