Just got back from seeing Jesus Christ Superstar, one of my absolute favorite musicals. I had the chance to play in the pit orchestra for a production of it a few years ago, and I’ve loved the music ever since. There are also a lot of interesting questions about the classic story of Jesus’ death. I’m not particularly well versed in the Bible, so perhaps I’m not the best person to judge the religious questions, but the portrayals of Judas and Pilate in particular seem to question where exactly the blame lays. The importance of fate and the fickle nature of the crowd seem to be the real culprits in the musical, which is certainly an intersting comparison to some of the other presentations of the story around these days.

The Carleton production was fairly though it certainly not flawless. I get the impression that the music is very difficult to sing. I’d really like to see a professional production of the show and see how things go with a cast that doesn’t have to worry about others things like homework.