Jesus Christ Superstar

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Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera musical, later adapted into a film, that dramatizes the final days of Jesus Christ through contemporary music and storytelling.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept album
film adaptation
rock opera
stage musical
television special
basedOn Gospels
New Testament
composer Andrew Lloyd Webber
containsDialogue minimal spoken dialogue
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
filmDirector Norman Jewison
filmReleaseYear 1973
genre musical theatre
religious drama
rock
hasStageRevival multiple international revivals
language English
lyricist Tim Rice
narrativePerspective Judas Iscariot
notableRevival 2012 London Arena Tour
notableSong Everything's Alright
Garden of Gethsemane
surface form: Gethsemane

Heaven on Their Minds
Hosanna
I Dont Know How to Love Him
Superstar
notableTelevisionProduction Jesus Christ Superstar self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
originalAirDate 2018-04-01
originalAlbumReleaseYear 1970
originalBroadwayOpeningDate 1971-10-12
originalBroadwayTheatre Mark Hellinger Theatre
originalMedium concept album
originalNetwork NBC
originalStagePremiereYear 1971
originalWestEndOpeningYear 1972
portraysCharacter Annas
Apostles
Caiaphas
Jesus Christ
Judas Iscariot
Herod the Great
surface form: King Herod

Mary Magdalene
Pontius Pilate
productionType contemporary retelling of Passion story
settingPeriod last week of Jesus life
style through-sung
subject Jesus Christ
final days of Jesus
theme betrayal
celebrity culture
faith
political unrest

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Norman Jewison notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
Norman Jewison directed Jesus Christ Superstar
Craig Zadan notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Tim Rice notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
Tim Rice wroteLyricsFor Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar notableTelevisionProduction Jesus Christ Superstar self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Neil Meron notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Neil Meron producerOf Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Andrew Lloyd Webber notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
Lyric Theatre hasProduction Jesus Christ Superstar
Elaine Paige notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
Marc Platt Productions notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Marc Platt notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Robert Stigwood produced Jesus Christ Superstar
Robert Stigwood notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
Zadan/Meron Productions notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Tim Minchin actedIn Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar (2012 arena tour film)
Norm Lewis notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre notableProduction Jesus Christ Superstar
The Really Useful Group ownsRightsTo Jesus Christ Superstar
Timothy Miles Bindon Rice notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
subject surface form: Tim Rice
Superstar partOf Jesus Christ Superstar
Superstar originalAlbum Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar (1970 concept album)
Superstar includedIn Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar
I Dont Know How to Love Him partOf Jesus Christ Superstar
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I Dont Know How to Love Him associatedWork Jesus Christ Superstar
subject surface form: I Don't Know How to Love Him
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar stage musical
I Dont Know How to Love Him associatedWork Jesus Christ Superstar
subject surface form: I Don't Know How to Love Him
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar 1973 film adaptation
Heaven on Their Minds partOf Jesus Christ Superstar
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Hosanna partOf Jesus Christ Superstar
Everything's Alright partOf Jesus Christ Superstar
Everything's Alright originalProduction Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar (1970 concept album)
Everything's Alright originalProduction Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar (1971 stage musical)
Everything's Alright associatedWork Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar (1973 film adaptation)
Everything's Alright partOfFranchise Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar franchise
Webber notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
subject surface form: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Paul Tazewell notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Paul Tazewell notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC television special)
Douglas Slocombe notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
Yvonne Blake workedOn Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: film "Jesus Christ Superstar"
Jin Ha notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Jin Ha appearedIn Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Josh Mostel appearedIn Jesus Christ Superstar
Really Useful Group managesRightsFor Jesus Christ Superstar
Really Useful Group notableWorkPortfolio Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar global productions
Rob Ashford notableWork Jesus Christ Superstar
this entity surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert