It's a wonderful piece of music and theatre. I'm glad you liked the production (after the bumpy start with the set!) Here's a true story. When I was younger I was in church choir and our director had trained in England. Before Superstar, he had the choir do a 35 minute cantata by Webber and Rice called "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" (which was later expanded into a full musical.) Pharoah and Joseph had costumes and there was minor staging in our Gothic-style church. I remember him saying, after it all went down successfully, "These guys have another one they've written but I'm not sure our congregation is ready for it yet. It's called "Jesus Christ Superstar." Who knew? I think the world was ready!
On another note, Rick and I are going to see Oppenheimer today. Since I'm behind on my reading, I need to go back and find your words on this one!
It's a wonderful piece of music and theatre. I'm glad you liked the production (after the bumpy start with the set!) Here's a true story. When I was younger I was in church choir and our director had trained in England. Before Superstar, he had the choir do a 35 minute cantata by Webber and Rice called "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" (which was later expanded into a full musical.) Pharoah and Joseph had costumes and there was minor staging in our Gothic-style church. I remember him saying, after it all went down successfully, "These guys have another one they've written but I'm not sure our congregation is ready for it yet. It's called "Jesus Christ Superstar." Who knew? I think the world was ready!
On another note, Rick and I are going to see Oppenheimer today. Since I'm behind on my reading, I need to go back and find your words on this one!