Jesus Christ Superstar
- Episode aired Apr 11, 2001
- Unrated
- 1h 47m
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7.2/10
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A rock musical version of the Passion Play seen from the point of view of Judas.A rock musical version of the Passion Play seen from the point of view of Judas.A rock musical version of the Passion Play seen from the point of view of Judas.
Jérôme Pradon
- Judas Iscariot
- (as Jerome Pradon)
Pete Gallagher
- First Priest
- (as Peter Gallagher)
Matt Cross
- Apostle
- (as Matthew Cross)
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- TriviaJérôme Pradon (Judas) admitted in an interview that he did not have the voice for the part of Judas and that he would not be able to play Judas in a real stage production.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003)
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Not for me Glenn Carter
I adore this musical in general. Having taken part in an amateur school production some twenty odd years ago (eeek!) I have a special place in my heart for the passion of the music and the awesome talent of its creators.
However, Glenn Carter left me cold. Unfortunate that a tremendously 'generous' role can be so robbed of its potential by the wrong casting selection. Jerome Pradon tickled me as Judas Iscariot. In the opening scene i'd wondered if the guy could actually hold a note to save his life, but as the play moved on, i became quite fond of his squeaky wails... and thought his acting ability to be actually quite admirable.
The costume and set design in this (modified for film) version did it for me, truly bringing the meaning of the historical recreation to light in modern times. Though i did chuckle somewhat at the decision to put JC in ancient loin clothes for the crucifixion after purposefully choosing a grungy style for all characters up til that point.
Renee Castle was a little non-committal as Mary Magdalene ("I don't know how to love him" is a gorgeous piece of acoustic artistry and although not anyone with a mediocre voice could pull it off the way she did... for me, Castle lacked the passion and pain necessary to really do it justice), and i would've soooo enjoyed King Harrods fabulous cabaret scene more if Rick Mayall sang some of his lines rather than scratched his way through a rocky verbalisation of what is otherwise usually a 'rockin' in the isles' delight to experience.
Fred Owens as Caiphas 'almost' had it on a couple of occasions, but croaked a little too much to rate as really impressive. But Michael Schaeffer as Annas was superb. As for Tony Vincent in his role of Simon...? Ohhhh. Cute!!! Really.
Still. JCSuperstar is and always will be the best Rock Opera ever made. Timeless and difficult to perform -without- making an impact regardless of how bad it's casted.
Love this musical.
However, Glenn Carter left me cold. Unfortunate that a tremendously 'generous' role can be so robbed of its potential by the wrong casting selection. Jerome Pradon tickled me as Judas Iscariot. In the opening scene i'd wondered if the guy could actually hold a note to save his life, but as the play moved on, i became quite fond of his squeaky wails... and thought his acting ability to be actually quite admirable.
The costume and set design in this (modified for film) version did it for me, truly bringing the meaning of the historical recreation to light in modern times. Though i did chuckle somewhat at the decision to put JC in ancient loin clothes for the crucifixion after purposefully choosing a grungy style for all characters up til that point.
Renee Castle was a little non-committal as Mary Magdalene ("I don't know how to love him" is a gorgeous piece of acoustic artistry and although not anyone with a mediocre voice could pull it off the way she did... for me, Castle lacked the passion and pain necessary to really do it justice), and i would've soooo enjoyed King Harrods fabulous cabaret scene more if Rick Mayall sang some of his lines rather than scratched his way through a rocky verbalisation of what is otherwise usually a 'rockin' in the isles' delight to experience.
Fred Owens as Caiphas 'almost' had it on a couple of occasions, but croaked a little too much to rate as really impressive. But Michael Schaeffer as Annas was superb. As for Tony Vincent in his role of Simon...? Ohhhh. Cute!!! Really.
Still. JCSuperstar is and always will be the best Rock Opera ever made. Timeless and difficult to perform -without- making an impact regardless of how bad it's casted.
Love this musical.
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- little_lover666
- Sep 30, 2004
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