![]() ![]() He said this version finally captured the respectful and robust spirit that he wanted when he originally penned the show in the first place. ![]() Lloyd Webber hated the film version as well, but he did love the Jesus Christ Live reboot in 2018, which won an Emmy Award. ![]() Lloyd Webber despised the Broadway show, called it "vulgar", a misrepresentation of his work, and said opening night of the Broadway show was the "worst day of his life." But that too turned into a legendary smash, and eventually led to this Norman Jewison film, which was also a smash. Then it was turned into a Broadway show, starring Broadway superstar Ben Vereen as Judas, a drag queen playing Herod. ![]() Then it was turned into a concept album, which was a smash. They started by doing a production in the UK which was a gigantic bomb, and was quickly closed down. When he finally approached his writing partner, Andrew Lloyd Webber about it, Webber said it was the "stupidest idea he had ever heard in his life." But Rice persisted, and he and Lloyd Webber finally finished the piece in 1970. Tim Rice had been turning over the idea in his own head for awhile in the late 60s about the story of Christ from Judas' perspective. ![]()
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