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Caiaphas/Bob Bingham nation i have more! these seem to be from the original French production in 1972

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had an idea. executed it poorly. enjoy

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getty images has material????

the link is here if people want more

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I made a meme please steal it

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why does this year's goat look like it has scoliosis

What huh????

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Bob Bingham/Caiaphas enjoyers i come bearing gifts

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Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

The Bus: Before and After

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Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

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McDonalds! McDonalds! McDonalds!

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God I love The Arrest so fucking much

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>:( -Then we are decided?

>:} -then we are decIDED.

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hold on did i just imply that I'm jesus???

i'm back from the dead to say i am gay for Caiaphas (JSC 1973 movie)

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forgive the brief jesus chris superstar rant but. there is a very important difference between the pharisees being villains and the pharisees being antagonists. they're technically antagonists because they're actively working against the interests of our protagonist, but i don't believe they should ever be played as villains. they're not evil or bad or wrong. they're terrified just like literally everyone else in the show is, and their actions are completely justified. to me that's the entire point of the musical. it's not about christianity; it's about the impact the roman empire's brutal and violent imperialism had on everyone on all levels. including jesus and judas, but also including the pharisees, and even herod and pilate. when a powerful coloniser forces their presence on innocent people they are the only winners. everyone else suffers, even the puppet kings and high priests who look like they're reaping some sort of benefit from it all. that's roman propaganda. the romans kept native rulers like herod and caiaphas in power to maintain the illusion of provincial autonomy, and keep populations appeased and therefore under control. everyone in the show is acting out of fear of the romans. the one roman character we do see (pilate) is acting out of fear of his own emperor. it makes no sense to cast the pharisees as two dimensional Bad Guys, especially when the same productions that do that usually offer a sympathetic portrayal of pilate. it would be so easy to stage and direct a production in a way that makes it obvious that the pharisees are doing what they're doing because they truly have no choice, and not because they're pure evil and want to kill jesus for the sake of it. it's not only an antisemitic trope but also undermines a really important theme of the musical. if you can see the humanity in the violent roman governor installed forcefully on conquered land then you can afford some humanity for the pharisees too. they are victims of pilate and victims of rome just like everyone else

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daily reminder that sometimes you should look at the new york public library digital collections!

because

1. its a good resource! as someone that obsesses over old broadway shows no one cares about, i LIVE for every photo i can find! and they have MANY!

and

2. sometimes you find gold

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no listen the most upsetting thing about the JCS movie is that people don't appreciate Caiaphas enough, objectively one of the hottest people in the movie but i barely see any posts about him come on i need content