'Superstar' | Jesus Christ Superstar (World Religion Day)

In honour of World Religion Day, we hope you enjoy Brandon Victor Dixon's stunning rendition of 'Superstar' as Judas in the iconic showstopper of a musical, Jesus Christ Superstar.

From Jesus Christ Superstar (2012): Director Laurence Connor presents this contemporary re-imagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's legendary rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar. The world renowned phenomenon portrays the story of the last seven days of Christ leading up to his crucifixion as seen through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. Filmed as an arena rock opera, the performance features a star-studded line-up which includes award-winning musical comedian, Tim Minchin as the role of Judas Iscariot; pop icon and former Spice Girl Melanie C as Mary Magdalene; radio DJ Chris Moyles in his stage debut as King Herod; and Ben Forster, to take on the title role of Jesus. This award-winning creative team is sure to captivate audiences and transform the hugely popular stage production into a unique, modern, state-of-the-art spectacular.

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[MoeNana-ll]

Brandon Victor Dixon was so amazing as the rest of cast but I had never seen him before and what a voice !!!!

[emilysheldon]

I originally watched this for John Legend, now I'm not even a big fan of John Legend but I absolutely fell in love with Brandon Victor Dixon ❤️

[risinghopper]

I know we are appreciating Brandon Victor Dixon’s singing but can we also appreciate how he’s just effortlessly schmoothing on stage

[stephaniecrnkovich]

Brandon Victor Dixon was so fucking amazing. I forgot John Legend was involved.

[ChristinaYazdani-ci]

JESUS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A ROCK OF AGES.
🎶 🎵 🎼 🎸 🎷 🎺 🎻 🎹 🎤

[TheHManShow]

Brandon Victor Dixon has officially tied with Carl Anderson as the best Judas!! He made his own while honoring the original so well. And that ROCK SCREAM!!!! If John Legend couldn’t do it at least he could!! Truly the Superstar of the whole show!

[rebeccadennen]

This version of Jesus Christ superstar and the one with ted Neely are both amazing

[diannes]

I wish nbc would show it again, or let it stream on apple.

[visalee]

Carl Anderson will always be the legend for this. ❤️ But Victor did do an amazing job! ❤️

[mollydixon]

I think I reached enlightenment during that screaming high note! 🥹

[anniebroadbent]

The sheer quality of the music is timeless

[roberthirst]

Only musical I would ever go and see, I love this since it came out, a long long time ago. Thank you Jesus amen

[richardw]

This is one of the best performances of 'Superstar" that I've seen. Most others come off as corny - a sign of the times. Here, though, I see a cross of Christian revivalism and flash mob (what we might have called a 'street performance' back in the day). Brandon Victor Dixon is great, but the entire cast and choreography made it feel more in line with the song's intended message.

[AresRyuCheTernida]

Wow! I'm impressed by the actor of Judas, his voice was wowers. Totally love this performance ❤❤

[haukepowers-li]

One of the BEST Broadway plays in modern times...amazing....

[chuckgoodman]

I find something amazing in all the renditions of this musical.

[JohnCastillo-tc]

Saw the night it premire. God this song was amazing and live.

[malcontentallisoninwonderl]

This production touched me deeply, but the original Broadway production and cast recording is what made this play an iconic masterpiece. This performance by Dixon is the only time I've ever seen anyone match (or surpass) the original, and Sara Bareilles (SP?) did a good job with Mary Magdalene's parts. John Legend gets props for TRYING to mimic Ian Gillian's vocals, but he failed. Neely and Anderson were also very, very good in the original movie. I do believe that Andrew Lloyd Weber and Timothy Rice were inspired to write this; it brings tears to my eyes every single time.

[andrewruss]

I remember i decided to watch this when it came out as a joke I knew nothing about jcs besides it was a rock opera about Jesus but then i was blown away by it.

[maximusmeridius]

I remember when I first saw Jesus Christ Superstar. It was EPIC!! Still sends chills down my spine and THAT is a good thing.