Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock musical classic Jesus Christ Superstar is back with this sensational and contemporary performance, filmed during the Live UK Arena Tour and available now to take home on Blu-ray™ and DVD from 4 July, 2013.
The Live Arena Tour features a star-studded line-up, including homegrown Aussie musical comedian Tim Minchin (Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra, Californication, Spicks and Specks) as ‘Judas Iscariot’, Chris Moyles (BBC Radio 1) as ‘King Herod’ Ben Forster (Britain’s ITV Superstar competition winner) in the role of ‘Jesus’, and former Spice Girl Melanie C as ‘Mary Magdalene’.
Jesus Christ Superstar follows the last seven days of Christ leading up to his crucifixion as seen through the eyes of ‘Judas Iscariot’, and features hit songs such as ‘Superstar’, ‘I Don’t Know How To Love Him’, ‘Heaven On Their Minds’ and ‘Hosanna’.