Review: Jesus Christ Superstar
New touring production electrifies with freshness and urgency
"...first notes of the 50th Anniversary touring production of Jesus Christ Superstar – that sinuous, ominous electric guitar line..."
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Oct. 15, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Jesus Christ Superstar 50 Years On
New North American tour of JCSS launches in Austin Oct. 9
"...an audacious new retelling of the last days of Jesus Christ...."
Oct. 7, 2019 Arts Post by Paul Beutel
Superstar Search
Three decades after its debut, Jesus Christ Superstar may not seem a radical piece of musical theatre, but Austin Musical Theatre's new production just may return the rock opera to its revolutionary roots.
"...unlikely figures in all history: that carpenter from Nazareth, Jesus. Those radical musicals? Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell...."
Nov. 26, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Jesus Is Coming
The video mailed across the state, the Christian film that found an audience in Austin, and other stories of evangelicals using film to spread the word
"...the service and told the congregation she had accepted Christ ... after watching the Jesus video...."
April 27, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola
The Gospel of John
The last years of Jesus are presented with more realism than pageantry.
"...and Lynsey Baxter. Put away your preconceptions about the Jesus Christ of the movies derived from those lavish Hollywood..."
Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesucristo Superestrella
Zachary Scott Theatre's Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesuchristo Superestrella transcends the usual ascension into the heavens of rock & roll to become an anthem of Mexican tradition
"...Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesucristo Superestrella..."
June 1, 2007 Arts Review by Patti Hadad
Judas Lloyd Webber
"...Dear Editor, Jesus Christ Superstar tries to put down Jesus [“Jesus Christ..."
Oct. 8, 2019 Postmarks
Jesus Christ Superstar: At Once Awful and Great
Ada Calhoun critiques Austin Musical theatre's staging of Jesus Christ Superstar
"...Jesus Christ Superstar: At Once Awful and Great..."
Dec. 10, 1999 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun
Church Fight
Local atheist activist and Presbyterian pastor team up to challenge conservative wing of church's hierarchy
"...the Houston Chronicle picked it up in March, conservative Christians went bananas. "I hadn't received this much of a..."
June 23, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith
After a Fashion
Stephen flits about town and sends a little love to Micael Priest
"...have just returned from seeing Zach Scott's production of Jesus Christ Superstar, repackaged as the bilingual Jesucristo Superestrella. We've..."
June 15, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
After a Fashion
Stephen is a supahstahhhhhhhh!
"...he announced that John Pointer was going to perform "Superstar" from Steakley's momentous production of Jesus Christ Superstar, I..."
Nov. 7, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
Review: Hello, Dolly!
One of the last great Golden Age musicals revived with panache
"...felt at the start of Hamilton, the electricity of Jesus Christ Superstar, or the curiosity before Dear Evan Hansen...."
Jan. 22, 2020 Arts Post by Paul Beutel
After a Fashion
Stephen trips down memory lane. Whoops!
"...AND GOINGS We went to the final performance of Jesus Christ Superstar at Zach Scott last Sunday -- definitely..."
Aug. 17, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
The 2006 Paramount Summer Classic Film Series
Schedule: May 24-Sept. 8
"...July 1 4:15pm, Jesus Christ Superstar; 7pm, Breakfast at Tiffany's; 9:25pm, Roman Holiday..."
May 12, 2006 Screens Feature
Evita: Over the (Big) Top
Director Dave Steakley, in daring to formulate an answer to the question "What if Fellini had directed Evita?" has pulled off a brazen, vast-scaled circus of a production, a completely over-the-(big)-top sensation of a theatre experience.
"...through with a deliciously (if accidentally) campy version of Jesus Christ Superstar, and this season Zachary Scott Theatre Center..."
Sept. 22, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun
Bogus
"...Norman Jewison (Moonstruck, In the Heat of the Night, Jesus Christ Superstar), who generally manages to draw out the..."
Sept. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Going Long
Scoping Out the Long Fringe of FronteraFest 2000
"...The Messiah Formerly Known as Jesusby Richard Hinojosa..."
Feb. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun
Sloppy, Glorious, and Completely Indigenous
Austin's Hoot Night Tradition
"...Nights." Indeed, it's hard to sink any lower than "Jesus Christ Superhoot," a full-blown production of the infamous rock..."
Jan. 17, 1997 Music Feature by Tim Stegall
Radical Inclusion: A Morality Tale
Halfway through the 365 days of 365 Days/365 Plays, Suzan-Lori Parks' dramatic project has everyone making theatre and in new ways
"...and the Off Center; in front of the Zilker Christmas tree; at the Texas state Capitol; inside the Blanton..."
April 27, 2007 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson
Cinemascope
My Education and Cue: the instrumental auteur theory
"...their feet in the pews and their hands on Jesus' coattails. "We're doing pretty good on the Christian scene,"..."
July 15, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...West Side Story, as well as the first Japanese Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar...."
May 30, 2003 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants
Articulations
Tragedy times two: Nathan Jensen and five fellow artists lose their work in a studio fire, and musical star Steve Barton, an alumnus of UT, dies unexpectedly.
"...Jensen had conceived of the Art Hive, as he'd christened the studio, as a space for local artists to..."
July 27, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires
Record Reviews
"...music, unquestionably one of ALW's best, as good as Jesus Christ Superstar and Phantom of the Opera. Unfortunately, Our..."
Jan. 3, 1997 Music Review
Review: Jarrott Productions’ Mother of the Maid
Joan of Arc's life takes path less traveled but the production gets lost
"...(lesser composer Antonio Salieri tells the story of Mozart), Jesus Christ Superstar (lesser apostle Judas Iscariot tells the story..."
April 26, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman
Excerpts From Texas Is the Reason, a Look Into Austin Music's DIY Age
Scenes from inside the weird gold mine
"...Yow’s band Scratch Acid even played a song from Jesus Christ Superstar...."
April 10, 2020 Music Feature by Pat Blashill
Robert Faires' Top 10 Theatre Treasures of 2019
History came alive and exceptional ensembles propelled the year's most memorable shows
"...1) HAMILTON/JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Broadway in Austin/Texas Performing Arts) The 4-year-old..."
Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
That Nasty Ol’ Johnny Rotten
Prince of the punks returns with PiL
"...talked was two hours before the producers of that Jesus Christ Superstar revival you’d been cast for announced they'd..."
Oct. 25, 2018 Music Post by Tim Stegall
The X Files' Mitch Pileggi at Zach Theatre
What conspiracy brought X-Files star Mitch Pileggi back to Austin, Zach, and Walter Skinner all at the same time?
"...four or five shows a year: Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ, Superstar at the Zilker Hillside Theater, Victor Franz..."
Feb. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Anger Is an Energy: My Life Uncensored
Johnny Rotten's second autobiography picks up from the Pistols' demise and pistons into the present
"...as King Herod in the aborted touring revival of Jesus Christ Superstar. The Pistols only get three chapters, which..."
May 29, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall
'The Odyssey: A Rock Musical'
Odysseus' epic voyage home is retold again, this time to a driving beat
"...gravitating toward the music that I grew up with: Jesus Christ Superstar, Tommy, Hair, and Godspell," says Carnes. "They..."
Aug. 13, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Oswaldo "A.B." Cantu Pan-American Recreation Center
