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Michael Paynter and Mahalia Barnes in Jesus Christ Superstar photo by Jeff Busby

Michael Paynter, Mahalia Barnes, Javon King Modernise Jesus Chris Superstar for 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera classic ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ first rpremiered as a studio album in 1970 and first staged on Broadway in New York in 1971. The show has rarely been out of production somewhere in the world in the past 54 years. For 2025, its Australia’s turn again for yet another run of the Webber/Rice masterpiece with excellent casting and upgraded stage sets and costume designs.

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