Jesus Christ Superstar

Advantages: Art can only have advantages
Disadvantages: Don't see any

...represents the last supper, the famous scene in the Bible with Christ that sits at the table in the center and his disciples sit around him. This painting is probably the most important one among all works of art representing Christian subjects. It has always been in our imagination. Maybe some of you will remember for instance the film Jesus Christ Superstar. The Last Supper scene was taken from Il Cenacolo. All actors suddenly put themselves in the same position as the disciples in Leonardo’s painting. Begun in 1495, it took three years to finish it. Today Il Cenacolo is not in a good condition and is mostly damaged. Many are the causes but Leonardo is the first one responsible for the damage. In fact he did not use the “fresco” technique, the right one to be applied on a wall painting but a dry technique usually applied to canvas, a mixture... Read review

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Advantages: Great singing, dancing.
Disadvantages: Hammy acting.

...million soundtrack albums worldwide. Don Black – LYRICS. Also has Sunset Boulevard, Tell Me on A Sunday and a number of Bond themes to his name. Steven Pimlott – DIRECTOR. Dr Dolittle and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat also directed by him. Anthony Van Laast - CHOREOGRAPHER. Mamma Mia!, Jesus Christ Superstar, Whistle Down the Wind and the USA tour of My Fair Lady. Farah Khan – CHOREOGRAPHER. Award-winning Bollywood choreographer. Andrew Lloyd Webber – PRODUCER. Composed Joseph, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jeeves, Tell Me on a Sunday, Cats, Starlight Express, The Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love, Sunset Boulevard, Whistle Down the Wind and The Beautiful Game. Currently working on a musical based on Wilkie Collins’ novel The Woman in White and a feature film version of Phantom to be director by (oh dear) Joel Schumacher... Read review

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Advantages: A brilliant show, The music
Disadvantages: Leg Room

...Telegraph The cast in the performance I saw range from unknowns to experienced actors. All were fantastic with the actors in the main roles doing a fantastic job. The Phantom- Played by Earl Carpenter. Earl has had attended Bournmouth's Jellicoe Theatre training school and has had roles as the Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Courfeyrac in Les Miserables and Darryl Van Horne in The Witches of Eastwick. Christine Daae- Played by the talented Rachel Barrell. Rachel was trained at the Guilford school of acting. Before the Phantom she played Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Belle in Beauty and the Beast Raoul- Played by Dvid Shannon. David started his career touring in Les Miserables and has been involved with other tours of Oklahoma and Jesus Christ Superstar. The best thing about the show has to be the songs. They are theatre classics... Read review

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