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UPDATE: I found the video of the FULL show online at NBC.com! It's only and hour and a half. NBC had added 55 minutes of commercials when they aired it on TV.

Watch it soon, in case someone at NBC realizes they weren't supposed to post the full video, just small clips.
Although, 2-3 minutes of commercials play before the show starts. It may seem like it's stuck in an endless loop of different commercials,
but the musical does start after all that. So, maybe they do know it's downloaded and this is their way to make money off of airing the whole musical. And there are periodic commercials during the show.
https://www.nbc.com/jesus-christ-superstar/video/jesus-christ-superstar-live-in-concert/3689643
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Anyone else going to watch Jesus Christ Superstar: LIVE in Concert?

It will be on NBC, Sunday at 8pm (EDT). (Not live on both coasts. Will be at 8pm PDT too.)
Composer, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, executive produced this show and was reportedly rather hands-on in making some changes & modernizing this performance.
It stars singer, John Legend, as Jesus.
The supporting cast are almost all seasoned Broadway stars.

No hiring famous actors who can't sing, as with some of the cast of the Mamma Mia movie.
Or screechy Gerard Butler as The Phantom of the Opera,
or awful Russell Crowe in Les Miserables. 
This cast includes:
Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas. (Broadway: Hamilton, Motown: The Musical, The Color Purple.)
Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene. (Broadway: Waitress.)
Norm Lewis as Caiaphas. (Broadway: Javert in Les Misérables, and in Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary, on PBS.)
Erik Grönwall as Simon Zealotes. Erik won the Swedish version of the "Idol" TV competition.
And rock & roll, "shock rock" legend, Alice Cooper as the zany King Herod.
Only Ben Daniels as Pontius Pilate seems to have no musical background or musical credits listed anywhere.
(On Broadway - 2 plays & a Tony nomination for Lead Actor for Les Liaisons Dangereuses.) But, Pilate has 3 songs and he is a rather key individual
so they probably need someone who can play the emotional range he goes through more.
If you haven't seen Jesus Christ Superstar, before or are just wondering "What's the buzz," and can someone tell you what's happening
here is a preview of Brandon Victor Dixon (Judas) singing the title song. I am so psyched up, singing & dancing in my chair, just watching this video. This guy CAN sing! 
Other previews:
https://www.nbc.com/jesus-christ-superstar?nbc=1
A WARNING for violence: If you are planning on watching with young kids, they do show all of the 39 lashes in painful real time.
According to the old Broadway cast album & movie soundtrack, it's about 2 minutes. It's towards the end of the show. You can do a YouTube search for: "Jesus Christ Superstar 39 lashes" to see how it will probably be. Although this is a "concert" TV version, so maybe no real whip used?
Also, there's what happened with Judas. That's usually shown or indicated.
Yet, there's great music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
This is one of my favorite musicals. I've seen 3 or 4 Broadway touring companies, college & regional theatre productions and the movie about a dozen times.
Maybe, I'm just being sentimental, but I'm expecting a miracle will happen in this show. 


Watch it soon, in case someone at NBC realizes they weren't supposed to post the full video, just small clips.



https://www.nbc.com/jesus-christ-superstar/video/jesus-christ-superstar-live-in-concert/3689643
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Anyone else going to watch Jesus Christ Superstar: LIVE in Concert?


It will be on NBC, Sunday at 8pm (EDT). (Not live on both coasts. Will be at 8pm PDT too.)
Composer, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, executive produced this show and was reportedly rather hands-on in making some changes & modernizing this performance.
It stars singer, John Legend, as Jesus.
The supporting cast are almost all seasoned Broadway stars.



No hiring famous actors who can't sing, as with some of the cast of the Mamma Mia movie.



This cast includes:
Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas. (Broadway: Hamilton, Motown: The Musical, The Color Purple.)
Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene. (Broadway: Waitress.)
Norm Lewis as Caiaphas. (Broadway: Javert in Les Misérables, and in Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary, on PBS.)
Erik Grönwall as Simon Zealotes. Erik won the Swedish version of the "Idol" TV competition.
And rock & roll, "shock rock" legend, Alice Cooper as the zany King Herod.
Only Ben Daniels as Pontius Pilate seems to have no musical background or musical credits listed anywhere.


If you haven't seen Jesus Christ Superstar, before or are just wondering "What's the buzz," and can someone tell you what's happening


Other previews:
https://www.nbc.com/jesus-christ-superstar?nbc=1
A WARNING for violence: If you are planning on watching with young kids, they do show all of the 39 lashes in painful real time.



Also, there's what happened with Judas. That's usually shown or indicated.
Yet, there's great music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.

This is one of my favorite musicals. I've seen 3 or 4 Broadway touring companies, college & regional theatre productions and the movie about a dozen times.


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