Even though most people know the story of the Bible, “Jesus Christ Superstar” humanizes it, said director Donald Rice, who makes his theatrical directorial debut with the show next week. His father, ...

At 81 years old, Golden Globe-nominated superstar Ted Neeley is still singing on, and singing better than most. The superstar of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” the 1970s rock opera and film known for ...

Jesus Christ Superstar, the ground-breaking rock opera which reinvented musical theatre for the modern age, tells the story of the last week of Christ's life. The zeal with which Christ's followers ...

Anyone unfamiliar with the Gospel story might have some difficulty following exactly why Jesus (Scott Clinkscales) has to die, but practically nobody in the Twentynine Palms area matches that ...

Loud, driving music in the “rock opera” style. A stage show/movie with flamboyant costumes, long hair and sex appeal. The controversial retelling of Gospel stories to depict a new age version of ...

*Controversy has often reared its crown of thorns head throughout the history of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” since Andrew Lloyd Weber & Tim Rice’s rock opera’s humble October 1970 debut as a double ...

Jesus is coming to Maui. Well, the actor, Ted Neeley, who portrayed him in the stage and film version of the rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Neeley will join fellow “Superstar” singer Yvonne ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. It’s a very Christian-centric time of year, with holiday tunes playing and ...

Fifty-five years ago, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice set out to create a musical that asked a central, controversial question about the central figure of Christianity: what if Jesus Christ wasn’t ...

Tyrone Huntley carries seat cushions as he helps guests to their seats at the Herbie Hancock show at the Hollywood Bowl. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) By day, he helps audience members find their ...

High priest Caiaphas, portrayed by Adam DelMedico with an ice-cold sneer of triumph, takes the stage to play the distinctive guitar lick at the start of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” onstage at Theater ...

Just days after taking the stage as Simon in “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Hollywood Bowl, Tyrone Huntley was back doing his regular gig at the venue: ushering people to their seats. Like many L.A.