Jesus Christ Superstar
‘Duck Dynasty’-backed Gen Z Jesus musical ‘His Story’ to debut in Texas
By Kathryn Post — April 21, 2023
(RNS) — Written by then-16-year-old homeschooler Anna Miriam Brown, the show is coming to the stage thanks to Broadway vets and evangelical celebrities.
From goddesses and rabbits to theology and ‘Superstar’: 4 essential reads on Easter’s surprisingly complicated history
By Molly Jackson — April 6, 2023
(The Conversation) — Like Halloween and Christmas, today’s Easter traditions are a blend of Christian and non-Christian influences.
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’: Ted Neeley on playing Jesus for 50 years
By Kathryn Post — March 3, 2023
(RNS) — Fifty years after being cast in 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' his name is nearly synonymous with Jesus of Nazareth for fans of the 1973 film.
How ‘The Chosen’ star Jonathan Roumie became a poster child for Christian causes
By Kathryn Post and Jack Jenkins — March 3, 2023
(RNS) — 'I'm not the real Jesus. Let's just get that out of the way,' Roumie said in January at the March for Life.
All-female ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ album bolsters show’s groundbreaking legacy
By Kathryn Post — April 29, 2022
(RNS) — Men have always dominated the rock opera's musical score — until now.
Sister Janet Mead, who turned the Lord’s Prayer into a ’70s rock hit, has died
By Bob Smietana — January 27, 2022
(RNS) — Sister Janet Mead wanted to reach young people so she started singing rock music — but she was never comfortable with fame and devoted her life to charity work.
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’: The controversial musical phenomenon turns 50
By Kathryn Post — October 1, 2021
(RNS) — Once banned from BBC Radio for being sacrilegious, the hit musical has now become a brand in and of itself.
John Legend credits childhood in Pentecostal church for his choice to pursue music
By Adelle M. Banks — February 8, 2021
(RNS) — ‘I just grew up around a family full of folks who loved to sing and loved to sing about Jesus, and we were together all the time,’ said the recording artist, who appears in a new documentary on the Black church.
Was ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ anti-Semitic?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 2, 2018
(RNS) — There were parts of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' that troubled me. But they're not worth losing sleep over.
The ’Splainer: The stormy, surprising history of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
By Kimberly Winston — March 29, 2018
(RNS) — What's the back story on this British import being revisited and reimagined on television Sunday night? Let us 'Splain ...
Christians, Jews and the dubious history of the Passion play
By Lauren Markoe — March 27, 2018
(RNS) — I judge every Passion play by asking if it tells a story that is totally free of anti-Jewish images, costumes and teachings.
An actress playing Judas? Some theaters say yes
By Adelle M. Banks — April 2, 2015
OLNEY, Md. (RNS) Judas was a man, right? Historically, yes, but not always on stage in castings for "Godspell" or "Jesus Christ Superstar."
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