Jesus Christ Superstar is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the Passion,the work interprets the psychology of Jesus and other characters,with much of the plot centered on Judas,who is dissatisfied with the direction in which Jesus is steering his disciples. Contemporary attitudes,sensibilities and slang pervade the rock opera's lyrics,and ironic allusions to modern life are scattered throughout the depiction of political events. Stage and film productions accordingly contain many intentional anachronisms.
Catherine Yvette "Kate" Ceberano is an Australian singer and actress who performs in the soul,jazz,and pop genres,as well as in film and musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar. Her song "Pash" received a gold sales certification in 1998. In 2019,she was one of the contestants in season one of The Masked Singer Australia as ‘The Lion’,where she was unmasked in episode seven,placing sixth.
Yvonne Marianne Elliman is an American singer,songwriter,and actress who performed for four years in the first cast of the stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar. She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved a US #1 hit with "If I Can't Have You". The song also reached #9 on the Adult Contemporary chart and number 4 in the UK Chart. Her cover of Barbara Lewis's "Hello Stranger" went to #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart,and "Love Me" was also #5,giving her 3 top 10 singles. After a long hiatus in the 1980s and 1990s,during which time she dedicated herself to her family,she made a comeback album as a singer-songwriter in 2004.
John Peter Farnham AO is a British-born Australian singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979,billed then as Johnny Farnham,but has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist,although he replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead singer of Little River Band from 1982 to 1985.
Carlton Earl "Carl" Anderson was an American singer,film and theater actor best known for his portrayal of Judas Iscariot in the Broadway and film versions of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Anderson and singer-actress Gloria Loring performed the duet "Friends and Lovers",which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1986.
Teddie Joe Neeley is an American singer,actor,musician,composer,and record producer. He is known for portraying the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar (1973),a role for which he was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and has reprised numerous times.
One Voice:The Greatest Hits is a 2 disc greatest hits compilation album by Australian singer John Farnham. The album was released in Australia on 20 October 2003,and was accompanied by a DVD of music videos titled One Voice:The Greatest Clips. It was released to celebrate 35 years of John Farnham's career.
Jon Stevens is a New Zealand singer,best known for his work with Noiseworks and Jesus Christ Superstar.
Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1970 album musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice,on which the 1971 rock opera of the same name was based. Initially unable to get backing for a stage production,the composers released it as an album,the success of which led to stage productions. The album musical is a musical dramatisation of the last week of the life of Jesus Christ,beginning with his entry into Jerusalem and ending with the Crucifixion. It was originally banned by the BBC on grounds of being "sacrilegious". By 1983,the album had sold over 7 million copies worldwide.
"I Don't Know How to Love Him" is a song from the 1970 album and 1971 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar written by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics),a torch ballad sung by the character of Mary Magdalene. In the opera she is presented as bearing an unrequited love for the title character. The song has been much recorded,with "I Don't Know How to Love Him" being one of the rare songs to have had two concurrent recordings reach the Top 40 of the Hot 100 chart in Billboard magazine,specifically those by Helen Reddy and Yvonne Elliman,since the 1950s when multi-version chartings were common.
Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1973 American musical drama film directed by Norman Jewison and jointly written for the screen by Jewison and Melvyn Bragg;they based their screenplay on the 1970 rock opera of the same name,the libretto of which were written by Tim Rice and whose music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The film,featuring a cast of Ted Neeley,Carl Anderson,Yvonne Elliman,Barry Dennen,Bob Bingham,Larry Marshall,Josh Mostel,Kurt Yaghjian and Philip Toubus,centers on the conflict between Judas and Jesus during the week of the crucifixion of Jesus.
"Superstar" is the title song from the 1970 album and 1971 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
Robert Franklin Bingham is a retired American actor and singer. Bingham is best known for playing the role of Caiaphas in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar in the first USA concert tour,original Broadway cast,original French cast,and in the 1973 film version.
Jesus Christ Superstar or Jesus Christ Superstar –Original Australian Cast Recording is an album released in late 1972 on MCA Records. Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera created by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber in 1970. The earliest Australian version was staged from May 1972 to February 1974. This album features Trevor White,Jon English and Michele Fawdon. Together with other cast members,they performed vocals for a studio recording. It was produced by Patrick Flynn,the show's musical director and a conductor for Opera Australia. The album peaked at No. 17 on the Go-Set Albums Chart in June 1973,while it reached No. 13 on the Kent Music Report and remained on its charts for 54 weeks. It appeared in the top 100 on the 1974 End of Year Albums Chart. In May 1973,the album was awarded a gold record for sales of 50,000 albums.
The Seventh Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 14 April 1993 at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney. Host,Richard Wilkins,was assisted by presenters,James Reyne,Elle Macpherson,Billy Birmingham,Tim Finn,Neil Finn,Daryl Somers and others,to distribute 24 awards. There were live performances and the awards were televised.
Live at the Regent Theatre –1 July 1999 is a live album by Australian singer John Farnham. The album was released in Australia on 30 August 1999,and peaked on the ARIA charts at No. 7.
The Premiere Collection:The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber is a 1988 compilation album,bringing together some of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's best known compositions at the time of release. It includes songs from the musicals The Phantom of the Opera,Tell Me on a Sunday,Evita,Cats,Jesus Christ Superstar,Starlight Express and Requiem. Co-writers of the songs include Tim Rice,Don Black,Richard Stilgoe,Charles Hart and Trevor Nunn.
Luke Kennedy is an Australian performer best known for placing second on the second season of The Voice (Australia). He has also toured internationally with the Ten Tenors and performed the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar in six different productions around Australia.
True Romantic –The Best of Kate Ceberano is a greatest hits album released by Australian recording artist Kate Ceberano. It was a commercial success,peaking at number 9 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) album chart,and was certified platinum in Australia. The album was re-released in 2004,under the title The Definitive Collection.
Australian singer Kate Ceberano has released 17 studio albums,three compilation albums,five live albums,two soundtrack album,and 42 singles.
