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Revision as of 12:42, 13 November 2002 by Olivier (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Jesus Christ, Superstar was a 1969 rock opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, highlighting the political and interpersonal struggles of Judas and Jesus.
The opera has been staged on Broadway and recorded as an album, as well as made into a movie (filmed entirely on location in Israel, directed by Norman Jewison). The title song, sung by Judas Iscariot, and the song I Don't Know How to Love Him, sung by the Mary Magdalene character about her relationship with Jesus, were both big hits.
The play sparked a great deal of controversy for its rather unorthodox take on the Passion which Christian protesters called sacriligeous. By the turn of the century, the furor over the play had died down so completely that it is now often performed by church groups.