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In a sea of revivals being churned out by producers hoping previously staged commodities will prove less risky offerings for the stages of the economically challenged Great White Way, here's one I'd be interested in seeing: Jesus Christ Superstar.
Now, before you scoff and remind me that the Andrew Lloyd Weber classic already had a revival a few years ago and that another '60s religious musical, Godspell, wasn't able to find investors for its planned revival this season, let me point you to a Superstar with a different twist: the gospel version currently wowing them at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta. This sounds really interesting and I wish it were closer so I could go have a look.
After seven years of work re-arranging and reconceiving the show as contemporary Black gospel, arranger, orchestrator, composer, lyricist, musical director, musical supervisor and conductor Louis St. Louis opened the show with a cast of 50 to critical acclaim.
The music from this show is so good it always stands on its own, but now I'm intrigued and would love to hear this Gospel version from this Grammy Award winner.
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