January 29th, 2009
Jesus Hits Philly!
Looking for a little something different, musically speaking, this weekend? Sure, Christmas was a month ago, and Easter is still a ways away, but any time is a good time for Jesus Christ Superstar, which is at the Academy of Music — as part of their “Broadway Series” — for a five-show run beginning tomorrow (One show Friday, two shows Saturday, and two shows Sunday). Even better is the fact that this run stars Ted Neeley, who played Jesus in the 1973 film version of the Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera. I recently watched JCS (for the first time in ages) on On Demand, and man, it still kicks a ton of ass, even for a non-religious Jew like myself. It’s too bad that Carl Anderson — who destroyed as Judas in the film — died in 2004, and hasn’t been resurrected for this weekend’s performances … but it should still be a good time nonetheless. Tickets are $25-100. More info here.
