Jesus Christ Superstar

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English - July 22, 2020 10:05 - 1 hour - 74.2 MB
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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber | Lyrics by Tim Rice | A rock opera based on the last week of Jesus’ life

Episode Segments:

0:59 - Speed Test 4:01 - Why God Why6:57 - Back to Before25:51 - What's Inside 51:15 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?1:07:23 - Our Favorite Things1:15:23 - Corner of the Sky

Works Consulted:

Jesus Christ Superstar (Original Libretto) by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim RiceJesus Christ Superstar (1973 Film) Directed by Norman Jewison, Screenplay by Melvyn Bragg & Norman Jewison, Produced by Norman Jewison & Robert StigwoodGreat Performances: Jesus Christ Superstar (2001 PBS Broadcast) Directed by Gale Edwards & Nick MorrisJesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018 NBC Broadcast) Directed by David Leveaux & Alex RudzinskiAndrew Lloyd Webber: A Biography by Gerald McKnightAndrew Lloyd Webber by John SnelsonUnmasked (A Memoir) by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Music Credits:

"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording (Original Cast Recording / Deluxe) | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr. | Performed by Alistair Brammer "Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Heaven on Their Minds” from Jesus Christ Superstar | Performed by Murray Head & Alan Doggett"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas