Jesus Christ Superstar

When Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice had the idea to turn the story of Judas betraying Jesus and his subsequent crucifixion into a rock opera, they were told it was "the worst idea in history." But they did it anyway, and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR turned out to usher in a new era of Broadway. We'll dive into the 1970 rock concert musical/hybrid and look at the controversies around the show, which has been accused of being everything from blasphemous to pro-religious propaganda. And don’t get us wrong, but Israel in 4 B.C. had no mass communication…we like Judas, only wanna know…