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Jesus Christ Superstar celebrates 50 years on Broadway
It has been 50 years since Jesus Christ Superstar debuted on Broadway. At the time, the show was panned by Christians and theatre lovers alike. But Henry Bial, a theatre professor at the University of Kansas and the author of Playing God: The Bible on the Broadway Stage, says that today it stands as the most successful adaptation of a biblical story in Broadway history.
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It has been 50 years since Jesus Christ Superstar debuted on Broadway. At the time, the show was panned by Christians and theatre lovers alike. But Henry Bial, a theatre professor at the University of Kansas and the author of Playing God: The Bible on the Broadway Stage, says that today it stands as the most successful adaptation of a biblical story in Broadway history.
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