I went to see Jesus Christ Superstar at the Orpheum Theater as it tours the U.S. for the 50th anniversary of its original debut on Broadway. I was excited to go because I remembered the rocking music. And that cast, made up of UA theater students, served the musical well. Especially Clayton Lukens, who portrayed Jesus as a benevolent man leaning into his superstar status, then a man angry at Jesus Christ Superstar tells the story of Judas's betrayal of Jesus Christ, but it's not the same narrative you might have heard. This inventive musical humanizes both characters and invites the An adaptation of the wildly entertaining Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera musicalof the same name, the 1973 drama musical Jesus Christ Superstar focuses on the growing tension between Jesus Christ yPHz7.