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Today’s Feature: Jesus Christ Superstar
Starring: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Bob Bingham, Josh Mostel, Barry Dennen
The Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice Broadway collaboration gets the Hollywood treatment from director Norman Jewison with a format inspired by Shakespeare’s “Henry V.” In this version, a traveling troupe performs the rock opera in the Israeli desert. Texas rocker Ted Neeley stars as Jesus with Carl Anderson as Judas. Webber, Andre Previn and Herb Spencer shared an Oscar nomination for Best Score Adaptation.
1973
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