Tonight the Vixter and I watched a dvd she received as a Christmas present ; Jesus Christ Superstar filmed in the UK on the Live Arena Tour - it was set in modern day. It was interesting and effective and the Vixter loved it --- I would rather have seen a toned down version set in the appropriate time period ... but then again I am still waiting for the final scene when the show ends
I hope Ted Neely isn't playing Jesus. He is been doing the show for 30 years.
Nope this is Ben Forster, - according to Wikipedia (the source of all the mostest accurate information EVER!) "Ben Forster (born April 24, 1981) is a British actor and singer. He won ITV's Superstar competition in 2012.[1][2] As a result Forster played the lead role of Jesus in the revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar in its 2012 arena tour."
The picture below is from the bows -- "Jesus" (Ben Foster) is on the left, "Judas" (Tim Minchin) apparently channeling Captain Jack Sparrow, is on the right