Jesus Christ Superstar – London Palladium and touring
Rating: Four out of five stars
Jesus Christ Superstar is surely one of the most accomplished pieces of musical kitsch ever to have been written.
So casting former TikTok sensation and 2022 Eurovision runner–up Sam Ryder in the title role may have seemed a stroke of genius.
But although he certainly has his rock–god moments in a bashfully uneven performance, it’s the score itself that continues to rule in this gushing revival of the heavy–metal gospel according to Saints Andrew and Tim (Lloyd Webber and Rice).
Anyone with any recollection of the decade of flares and 6in lapels
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