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April 21, 2019

‘Superstar’ Forever

Ted Neeley has made a career playing Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, on stage and film.

When Jesus Christ Superstar launched in 1970 — first with the concept album followed by the Broadway rock opera that opened in 1971, a production in London’s west end that would play for more than eight years and finally the 1973 movie — who knew it was the start of a phenomenon that still resonates almost half a century later.

Published in Easter
August 8, 2015

Choreographer, Broadway actor help Catholic school perform 'Lion King'

Enrique Segura, a Broadway actor, and his wife, Kristi, a choreographer, pose on the set of "The Lion King Jr." in early May at the School of Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales in Bennington, Vt. "The Lion King Jr.," a 60-minute adaptation of the show about love and redemption, was created especially for the strengths and skill level of middle- school students.

BENNINGTON, Vt. - Though the budget was clearly lower, the cast definitely had less experience, the costumes were much simpler and the audiences were far smaller, there was something that the production of "The Lion King Jr." at a Catholic school in the Burlington Diocese had in common with the Broadway production of "The Lion king": Enrique Segura.

Published in International
May 21, 2012

Faith in the footlights: Religion gets a curtain call on Broadway

Raven-Symone stars in a scene from the Broadway production of "Sister Act" at the Broadway Theatre in New York. Faith-themed shows such as this have transformed Broadway into a "highway to heaven," says one theater observer.

NEW YORK - Can it be? Has Broadway found religion?

According to one recent article, a bumper crop of faith-themed shows, like "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Godspell," "Book of Mormon" and "Sister Act," has transformed Broadway into a "highway to heaven."

So why the great awakening on the Great White Way?

Published in Arts News