Productions5 on Broadway
| 1971 | Mark Hellinger Theatre Original. October 12, 1971 · Tom O’Horgan | 711 performances |
| 1977 | Longacre Theatre Revival. November 23, 1977 · William Daniel Grey | 96 performances |
| 2000 | Ford Center For The Performing Arts Revival. April 16, 2000 · Gale Edwards | 161 performances |
| 2012 | Neil Simon Theatre Revival. March 22, 2012 · Des McAnuff | 116 performances |
| 2026 | London Palladium Transfer. |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Concord Theatricals ALW Collection | available |
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In the literature59 passages
Like the Lloyd Webber-Rice shows Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, Chess originated as a successful record album before it became a stage production. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p273
Lionel Bart’s Oliver!, which opened in London in 1960, held the West End long-run record for a musical until overtaken by Jesus Christ Superstar, and its Broadway facsimile—also directed by Peter Cole and designed by Sean Kenny—was the longest running musical import until overtaken by Evita. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-green-stanley-green-kay-5th-ed-rev-and-updated-by#p225
Perhaps the most surprising aspect of Pardon Our Antenna is that buried deep in its cast was Tom O’Horgan, the future director of such Broadway hits as Hair (1968), Lenny (1971), and Jesus Christ Superstar (1971), book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p489
Following Ragtime, the theater hosted a poorly received revival of Jesus Christ Superstar (4/16/2000; 161 performances). book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p192
Jesus Christ Superstar, ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and Tim Rice’s first Broadway hit, was a rock musical based on the life of Christ. The production was a big hit with 711 performances. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p355
A Broadway revival of Jesus Christ Superstar (4/16/2000) opened at the ForD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING Arts, to horri- ble reviews. It starred Glenn Carter as Jesus, Maya Days as Mary, and Tony Vincent as Judas. It closed after a dismal 161 performances. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p575
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