This "JC Superstar" deal is fanTAStic - some theological quibbles

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16. Here's a review of the work in general.

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Gotta say, never saw the phrase, "which is Jesus' big number," before.


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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/04/02/nbcs-live-superstar-rose-up-from-its-own-chaos-and-found-salvation-in-the-end/?utm_term=.367a19d33ca1

NBC’s live ‘Superstar’ rose up from its own chaos and found salvation in the end

.... “Superstar” is tricky in a number of ways, from costumes to staging to intent — lean too far in one direction, and it can seem heretical. Lean too far another way, and it gives off the slightest whiff of the anti-Semitic. Lean another way, and it’s a flat-out depressing show, featuring a Jesus who only screams at his friends and followers, a Messiah who is overwhelmed by lepers and angry at God, with a Judas who is driven to betrayal and suicidal apoplexy over his friend’s obstinate path. ....

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