JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Has Evolved From Blasphemous To Beloved
![JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Has Evolved From Blasphemous To Beloved 1 As the electrifying 50th Anniversary Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar opened to a sold out crowd at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center, it was evident that this once controversial show has now become one the greatest musicals of all time. It was in 1970 when composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice futilely pitched their idea of creating a rock musical about the seven last days of Christ to West End theater producers. Instead of theatrical staging, Webber and Rice decided to record the work as a ninety minute concept album. Jesus Christ Superstar (known as the brown album) went to No. 1 in the U.S. Billboard charts in February 1971. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Has Evolved From Blasphemous To Beloved 1 As the electrifying 50th Anniversary Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar opened to a sold out crowd at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center, it was evident that this once controversial show has now become one the greatest musicals of all time. It was in 1970 when composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice futilely pitched their idea of creating a rock musical about the seven last days of Christ to West End theater producers. Instead of theatrical staging, Webber and Rice decided to record the work as a ninety minute concept album. Jesus Christ Superstar (known as the brown album) went to No. 1 in the U.S. Billboard charts in February 1971.](https://showbizchicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/165472862295950472-860x280.jpg)
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