Post by jo on May 10, 2017 19:32:26 GMT -5
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What a great coup for NBC!
You cannot find a bigger producer team than that of Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice/Marc Platt/ Zadan & Meron, so this should be quite a show!
Hope that if they cast rock singers that they also choose those who can act as well! There will be close-ups and I hope it does not look like a simple concert, no matter how tremendous the singing team is!
Jesus Christ Superstar is Lloyd Webber's first bigtime musical score...and I would say it ranks with Phantom of the Opera and Evita as his most iconic shows!
I still have the original concept album ( produced in the UK with UK stars), saw the Ted Neely movie and the more recent filmed version of the stage show with Glenn Slater. And I did catch the revival years back in London with Steve Balsamo ( his Gethsamene is terrific!).
It is a more theatrical and more stylized portrait of Biblical figures of some 2000 years ago. It portrays a more human side to Jesus and accentuates his relationships with Judas and Mary Magdalene. There have been outcries initially that it is blasphemous -- I don't think it is heretical as long as one views it as simply a musical art form!
Jo
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Jesus Christ Superstar is NBC's next live musical
James Hibberd@JamesHibberd
Posted on May 10, 2017 at 3:45pm EDT
Holy sh– … er, ahem, that is: NBC has just announced its next live musical and it’s Jesus Christ Superstar!
The 1971 Broadway rock opera is coming to broadcast with creators Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice on board as executive producers. Also producers are TV musical veterans Marc Platt, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.
“Casting has just begun, but we want to fill out this classic show with as many recording artists as possible to give proper voice to what is the original rock opera score,” said Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment.
Jesus Christ Superstar was originally a hit concept album that made its way to the Broadway musical stage in 1971. The story follows the final week of Jesus’ life. There have been many revivals over the decades since its debut, including 2000 and 2012 Broadway versions and a 1973 film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Ted Neeley.
NBC kicked off the modern live TV musical trend with The Sound of Music Live! in 2013, then followed up Peter Pan Live! in 2014, The Wiz Live! in 2015 and Hairspray Live! in 2016. This year, NBC will air By e Bye Birdie with Jennifer Lopez.
Jesus Christ Superstar is planned for Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018.
Jesus Christ Superstar is NBC's next live musical
James Hibberd@JamesHibberd
Posted on May 10, 2017 at 3:45pm EDT
Holy sh– … er, ahem, that is: NBC has just announced its next live musical and it’s Jesus Christ Superstar!
The 1971 Broadway rock opera is coming to broadcast with creators Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice on board as executive producers. Also producers are TV musical veterans Marc Platt, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.
“Casting has just begun, but we want to fill out this classic show with as many recording artists as possible to give proper voice to what is the original rock opera score,” said Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment.
Jesus Christ Superstar was originally a hit concept album that made its way to the Broadway musical stage in 1971. The story follows the final week of Jesus’ life. There have been many revivals over the decades since its debut, including 2000 and 2012 Broadway versions and a 1973 film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Ted Neeley.
NBC kicked off the modern live TV musical trend with The Sound of Music Live! in 2013, then followed up Peter Pan Live! in 2014, The Wiz Live! in 2015 and Hairspray Live! in 2016. This year, NBC will air By e Bye Birdie with Jennifer Lopez.
Jesus Christ Superstar is planned for Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018.
What a great coup for NBC!
You cannot find a bigger producer team than that of Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice/Marc Platt/ Zadan & Meron, so this should be quite a show!
Hope that if they cast rock singers that they also choose those who can act as well! There will be close-ups and I hope it does not look like a simple concert, no matter how tremendous the singing team is!
Jesus Christ Superstar is Lloyd Webber's first bigtime musical score...and I would say it ranks with Phantom of the Opera and Evita as his most iconic shows!
I still have the original concept album ( produced in the UK with UK stars), saw the Ted Neely movie and the more recent filmed version of the stage show with Glenn Slater. And I did catch the revival years back in London with Steve Balsamo ( his Gethsamene is terrific!).
It is a more theatrical and more stylized portrait of Biblical figures of some 2000 years ago. It portrays a more human side to Jesus and accentuates his relationships with Judas and Mary Magdalene. There have been outcries initially that it is blasphemous -- I don't think it is heretical as long as one views it as simply a musical art form!
Jo
