Jesus Christ Superstar (film) Jesus Christ Superstar (film) Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1973 American musical drama film directed by Norman Jewison and co-written by Jewison and Melvyn Bragg based on the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice rock opera of the same name. The film, featuring a cast of Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen, Bob Bingham, and Kurt Yaghjian, centers on the conflict between Judas and Jesus during the week before the crucifixion of Jesus. Neeley and Anderson were nominated for two Golden Globe Awards in 1974 for their portrayals of Jesus and Judas, respectively. Although it attracted criticism from some religious
Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar song) Concert for Diana on 1 July 2007. In 1992, Jon Stevens released a version a single in Australia. The 1970s ABC Sports TV show "The Superstars" used the instrumental version of the song as the show's theme song. The song's intro was used several times as an entrance theme for various professional wrestlers such as Superstar Billy Graham, Don Muraco and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Slovenian industrial/electronic band Laibach included a reinterpreted version of the song on their 1996 album "Jesus Christ Superstars". On the eighth episode of the fourth season of "Orphan Black", "The Redesign of Natural Objects", the