Jesus Christ Superstar
Longacre Theatre
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Opening Night: November 23, 1977
Closing Night: February 12, 1978
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics: Tim Rice
Judas is concerned about Jesus’ rise to power and association with the prostitute, Mary Magdalene, but Jesus ignores him and leads his followers to Jerusalem, where Judas’ concerns prove to have been valid and Jesus is crucified.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Heaven on Their Minds……………………..Judas Iscariot
What’s the Buzz………………………….Jesus of Nazareth,
Mary Magdalene,
Apostles, Women
Strange Thing Mystifying…………………..Judas Iscariot,
Jesus of Nazareth,
Apostles, Women
Everything’s Alright………………………Mary Magdalene,
Jesus of Nazareth,
Judas Iscariot,
Apostle, Women
This Jesus Must Die………….Caiaphas, Annas, Priests,
Company
Hosanna……….Caiaphas, Jesus of Nazareth, Company
Simon Zealotes………………Simon Zealotes, Soul Girls,
Company
Poor Jerusalem…………………………….Jesus of Nazareth
Pilate’s Dream…………………………………..Pontius Pilate
Everything’s Alright (Reprise)……….Mary Magdalene,
Jesus of Nazareth
The Temple…………………Jesus of Nazareth, Company
I Don’t Know How to Love Him…….Mary Magdalene,
Jesus of Nazareth
Damned For All Time……………..Judas Iscariot, Annas,
Caiaphas, Priests
ACT TWO
The Last Supper……Jesus of Nazareth, Judas Iscariot,
Apostles
Gethsemane………………………………..Jesus of Nazareth
The Arrest………….Peter, Jesus of Nazareth, Apostles,
Reporters, Caiaphas, Annas
Peter’s Denial…………Maid by the Fire, Peter, Soldier,
Old Man, Mary Magdalene
Pilate and Christ…………………..Pontius Pilate, Soldier,
Jesus of Nazareth, Company
King Herod’s Song…………………………………King Herod
Could We Start Again, Please?………Mary Magdalene,
Peter
Judas’ Death……………Judas Iscariot, Annas, Caiaphas
Trial Before Pilate……………..Pontius Pilate, Caiaphas,
Jesus of Nazareth, the Mob
Superstar………….Judas Iscariot, Soul Girls, Company
Crucifixion…………………..Jesus of Nazareth, Company
John 19:41……………………………………………….Orchestra
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
George Bernhard Soldier
Tormentor
Christopher Cable Caiaphas
David Cahn Apostle
Lennie Del Duca Apostle
William Daniel Grey Jesus of Nazareth
Linda Griffin Soul Girl
Celeste Hogan Maid by the Fire
D. Bradley Jones Soldier
Tormentor
Patrick Jude Judas Iscariot
Bobby London Simon Zealotes
Doug Lucas Apostle
First Priest
Randy Martin Peter
Barbara Niles Mary Magdalene
Ken Samuels Apostle
Steve Schochet Annas
Mark Syers King Herod
Richard Tolin Apostle
Second Priest
Claudette Washington Soul Girl
Freida Ann Williams Soul Girl
Randy Wilson Pontius Pilate
Understudies: Alan Blair (Ensemble), Kelly Carrol (Ensemble)
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