#jcs arena 2012

[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)

[iivari-ii]

eueeuugegegghh finally got around to making some more of these, please enjoy 🤲🤲

[averagecygnet-blog]

it's easter weekend folks...

i only wanna know <3

[pooroldjudas]

sometimes the methods Jesus has to use to bring the people he loves together are a little… unconventional

[judasisgayriot]

I don't believe he knows I acted for our good I'd save him all this suffering if I could

[afuror]

[platadesangre]

if we were to rank "the temple" scenes by destruction level bensus would be on the bottom bc he literally just karate chops 1 singular table

[dikdikpronouncedxylophone]

Jesus Christ Superstar 1973: hippies have the entire desert to put on a play, man is not great at running, hippies may have killed one of the actors irl JCS 2000: gay man obviously thirsting over friend then has to reluctantly act heterosexual in the afterlife, governor who looks like a dictator belts melodramatically JCS 2012 Arena Tour: somehow nobody passes out going up the stairs, leftist infighting, bad hair decisions, tsundere bf, a very pissed son of God appears on a talk show

Swedish Christ Superstar: man does not comprehend that he could have a poly relationship, ex bf comes out in revenge dress while he's dying

[solarflicker]

I had all and then most of you, some and now none of you…

[agayattheaces]

Jesus Christ Superstar + AO3 tags

[skaboycowboy]

had an idea, executed it, time to go back into my hole

[ohmyenjolrass]

timdas going everywhere with that fucking backpack are you dora the explorer or what

[pooroldjudas]

Jesus “my hair is at an awkward length so we’re gonna try different ways of putting it up” of Nazareth

[afuror]

[goldshirtleia]

Hello yes it is that time of year again, I am listening to the 1970 OG recording of JCS on vinyl and have decided to finally make a list my rankings for every role and aspect of this show. For the record I am a pagan whose only real knowledge of the Jesus story is from this show so forgive my unhinged takes.

Characters:

Jesus:

Ian Gillan (OG album/broadway)

Ted Neeley (1973)

Ola Sålo (Swedish 2014)

Jack Hopewell (North American Tour 2022)

Morgan James (all female cast 2022)

Judas:

Carl Anderson (1973)

Brandon Victor Dixon (2018)

Murray Head (OG album)

Shoshana Bean (all female cast 2022)

Peter Johannson (Swedish 2014)

Honourable mention to Colm Wilkinson (it is a CRIME that there isn't a full recording of the Irish cast)

Mary Magdalene:

Yvonne Elliman (OG album/broadway/1973)

That's it, no one else even comes close

(Maybe an honourable mention for Gunilla Backman)

Pontius Pilate:

Barry Dennen (OG album/1973)

Filippo Strocchi (Vienna 2018)

Orfeh (all female cast 2022)

Caiaphas:

Bob Bingham (OG broadway/1973)

Norm Lewis (NBC 2018) I will ALWAYS stan Norm

Victor Brox (OG album)

Simon Zealotes:

TIE - Larry Marshall (1971)

TIE - Eric Grönwall (NBC 2018)

John Gustafson (OG album)

Tony Vincent (2000)

Herod:

Alice Cooper (NBC 2018)

Mike D'Abo (OG album)

Chris Moyles (Arena Tour 2012)

Overall - staging/set design/costumes:

1973 Movie

NBC 2018

North American Tour 2022

Arena Tour 2012

Honourable mention to the OG broadway production -- I haven't seen enough footage to accurately rank it but I LOVE Jesus's cape in Superstar.

Best overall rendition of Superstar (incl. staging, costumes, etc)

1973 Movie

NBC 2018

Arena Tour 2012

Swedish 2014

Best facial expressions:

Carl Anderson during Simon Zealotes

Carl Anderson right before he engages in respectability politics to slut shame Mary

Tim Minchin when the priests take his joint lmao

Best Superstar costume:

Carl Anderson's white maxi fringe jumpsuit (come ON)

Peter Johannson's shirtless #lewk (I have a whole thing about how Judas should not look like a demon but the sparkly red pants and the Legolas hair are too fantastic)

Brandon Victor Dixon in the full silver fit

Best WTF moments:

That bit in the 1973 film where they all form The Last Supper for a quick second and no one comments on it

When the 1973 crowd says "won't you die for me?" in Hosanna and it just FREEZES on Jesus's face

The Swedish cast pushing Jesus into Jerusalem in a shopping cart

The fighter pilots swooping at Judas after Blood Money in 1973. What WAS that. How did they get that.

That is all lol. Every time we watch even a clip of a new production my mother and I spend 2-3 hours discussing how it fits into our rankings, so this could change.

[feerz]

Ben forster's Jesus is my newest and poorest little meow meow, so have some shitty jcs 2012 + text posts (pt1)

+ bonus Judas

Also ty to @judasisgayriot and their massive google doc for providing screencaps<3