#jcs 2000

[idea-w-retorcie]

Amount of details is insane! 😳

jeeesus chriiist jeeeesus chriiist who are you what have you sacrifiiiiiced

[penny-anna]

i listened to the jesus christ superstar 2000 soundtrack enough times that youtube thought i might want to see some more clips of Jerome Pradon and can i just say i am not SURPRISED at this but it does raise questions for me

[iivari-ii]

Haven’t actively listened to JCS for a while but got the urge to make some new silly memes so🤲🤲

[thepigeonsfanart]

It's almost easter or how I like to call it Jesus Christ Superstar week

[jesuschristsouperstar]

chat is this accurate

[slugs-n-bugz]

did you know your messy death would be a record-breaker?

by far one of my fav renditions of superstar its so funny like. 2000s judas is such a stinker he’s is by far the pettiest judes

[averagecygnet-blog]

i may have my gripes w jcs 2000 but i cant deny the cunt that is served in this shot specifically. no one has done it like this before or since

[agayattheaces]

Universal Jesus Stance

Ted Neeley (1973 Film) / Ben Forster (2012 Arena Tour) / Paul Nolan (2012 Broadway Revival) / Glenn Carter (2000 Film) / John Legend (2018 Live In Concert) / Ola Salo (2014 Swedish Tour) / Jeff Fenholt (1971 Broadway) / Steve Balsamo (1996 London)

[patheticblorbloscholar]

The universal Judas expression

[tarantula-hawk-wasp]

Whatever, *crucifies your superstar*

screenshot redraws from jcs 2000

[alyssumcamellia]

I've been thinking a lot about how I would've directed an actor playing Jesus if I had been in charge on a production, because it's so difficult. You've got a Jesus who, if you follow the premise that Judas puts forward in Heaven on their Minds, is a hedonistic, callous man who has lost his cause and indulges in the crowd. The Swedish Arena Tour (2014) uses this angle. Something that that production does, which you of course must do, is give him a realization at around Simon Zealotes that the crowd is too violent and that Judas was right.

Other productions make Jesus just a calm, smiling man through the whole play, who suddenly erupts with mean and "selfish" lyrics. This has always given me pause. There are two main issues I have with this interpretation. The first one is as mentioned, that his lyrics seem discordant with his general demeanor. My second issue it that the interpretation is boring and makes Jesus a static character, and it is bad theatre. I saw the current Norwegian production, and Jesus was unfortunately boring to watch because they went with this angle.

I, therefore, find it so weird that so many productions go with the second version. I think it is because they are lazy cowards who don't think about how they want to portray their characters in a way that makes sense. They know how Jesus is from the Bible and general culture, and don't think anymore about it. I think that is a real shame. That is the beauty about JCS, that you have to interpret the characters. You have to strike the balance in Jesus between hedonistic and pious, and explore Judas and his dilemma, his anger, and his frustration. If you wanted to show a musical where you didn't have to think, you could show Phantom of the Opera.

The difficulty of interpreting Jesus is striking the balance between these two versions of the character. (If you want to give it a single thought when putting on the show). I like the balance in JCS 2000. They have out thought into how Jesus should be, and I find the his indifference to Judas during Heaven on their Minds intriguing.

(I don't have any credentials or experience, with theatre, I just love JCS, and I am tired of not seeing it done justice)

[fru-89]

most gorgeous people you've ever seen and jesus

[raskti]

[xingniao]

dude must you drawing memes to express your love to the musical

[averagecygnet-blog]

it's easter weekend folks...

i only wanna know <3

[littlebluejaydraws]

I came because I had to, I'm the one who saw Jesus can't control it like he did before

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