Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)
The award-winning show is re-imagined as a live concert event, featuring an all-star cast of recording artists, set during the last week of Jesus' life as he deals with betrayal, love and jealousy, and told from the perspective of Judas.
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Simply Perfect
A waste of 90 minutes of my life
Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
The set and choreography were beautifully done. The music was amazing. Listening to this musical was just amazing and watching the chorus just took my breath away. John Legend has an amazing voice as does Brandon Dixon. I loved that John Legend didn't do the falsetto that was frequently seen in the 2000 version but what was missing from this version was acting, emotion from the main character. I loved seen Alice Chooper and Ben Daniels was just amazing! Brandon Dixon did a great job in the betrayal and portraying his guilt and shame. I honestly think with time this portrayal will improve with each performance.
This only got 2 stars for the performances of Norm, Ben and Sara who I thought could all hold their own. Really this show is all about Judas and his betrayal, I though Judas was poor to stage shiwnrarher than rock, as for Jesus I was horrified all the way through, hasn't got the chops for a role like this, murdered most of the songs, didn't feel any emotion at all. stick to what you're good at as you're fabulous in your record career.
Finally got around to watching Jesus Christ Superstar Live. There were some highlights: Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas really captured the intensity and inner turmoil of the character, and it was clear he knew that Judas is the real star, not Jesus. Sara Bareilles has a very sweet voice, like Yvonne Elliman in the original, but she doesn't have the emotional range needed to pull it off. Norm Lewis was an impressive Caiaphas, with the voice, bearing, and stage presence needed. Finally, John Legend as Jesus... At first I was impressed with his decision to play Jesus as subdued, confused, lost, and passionless--as a counterpart to Judas. But it soon became clear that it was his limitations as a singer and actor that were the reasons for this portrayal.Watch if you can, without the numerous KFC commercials, but maybe watch the 1973 film instead.Final note: the multicultural casting, as in the 1973 film, is great, but in a film about the final days of Jesus--that upstart Jew who changed the world--the director couldn't cast even one Jewish actor/singer in a principal role?
The performances blew me away. Singing and acting were loaded with emotion that puts this production at the top. I am an opera fan and JC Superstar is very much in the genre of opera. My favorites are in order, Jesus, Judas, Caiaphas and Pilate. Everyone was good, but these performances stand out. I hope that this is released as a video for purchase. I would have given this a 10 except for the commercials. We recorded it. Therefore, we zipped through the commercials. Nevertheless, the interruption was frustrating.