Is the musical Jesus Christ Superstar sacrilegious?

Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1970 rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. It started as a rock opera album musical before its Broadway on-stage debut in 1971. The musical is sung-through, with no spoken dialogue. Stage and film productions accordingly contain many intentional anachronisms.

Is Jesus Christ Superstar Kid friendly?

Of course, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is NOT something you bring your kids to see. (At least not for me). The show is a volcanic explosion of hard rock voices, sexual undertones and violent staging. It’s hard-hitting on an adult level and I can’t imagine many kids under 16 making it through the first act.

Who is Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar?

Brandon Victor Dixon

What is Jesus Christ Superstar based on?

A: “ Jesus Christ Superstar ” is a musical play loosely based on the Gospels of the New Testament. It is a kind of late 20th-century Passion play with a late point-of-attack — it opens just as Jesus enters Jerusalem the week before his death.

Who gave up Jesus?

Judas Iscariot

Where was Jesus superstar shot?

Israel