I saw Jesus Christ Superstar on April 27th at the lyric opera in Chicago
✝️before the curtain opens, Heaths guitar is just sitting on the stage
✝️Ben Vareen and Carl Anderson are the best Judas’ in my opinion, but Ryan Shaw just might have passed Carl Anderson on that list bc heaven on their minds was AMAZING.
✝️I’m used to Heaven on their Minds being like Judas talking behind Jesus’ back but in this one he literally was just talking to his face lol.
✝️ During strange things mystifying, Mary and Jesus were pressing their foreheads together and were about to leave and then Judas is like nah
✝️Jo Lampert is fucking amazing and her everything is Alright was great
✝️ during Everything is Alright the ensemble girls would like do this sexy lean thing on their mike when they said “ahh”
✝️ The high fucking priests. WOW. Firstly Caiaphus was fucking amazing. Like I love Norm Lewis and the OBC but this dude was KILLING IT
✝️ The high priests had this dance that they would do everytime they sang. During This Jesus must die they were kinda twirking on their mics lol
✝️Hosanna was super cute. Heath came out holding hands with the people and like they traveled in a circle holding hands on stage
✝️When they stopped they had golden palms they they waved around
✝️ at the end of the song Judas comes up to Jesus and wraps him in a bro hug. Jesus kisses his forehead. Goals.
✝️ Simon was super cute. I don’t remember the guy who played hims name, but he was adorable. He literally ran into Jesus arms before he started singing and gave him the biggest hig. Super duper fucking cute
✝️ During Simon Zealots for some reason Pilate came to the rafter thing and looked down at Jesus. It was super cool bc the people by him had on statue masks.
✝️ Poor Jerusalem gave my cHILLS heath is amazing
✝️ Pilates dream slayed my life. Pilate was on the electric guitar, and peter and Jesus were on the acoustic.
✝️ Cunio (Pilate) has such an amazing voice I was mesmerized
✝️ The temple was strange. They were wearing glittery stuff and glitter was falling from the ceiling.
✝️ they were all holding light up crosses
✝️ during the Lepers, they like lifted heath up and passes him around lmfao
✝️ Jo Lampert once again slaying my fucking lIFE
✝️ During blood money the high priests were once again doing that dance thing and I was LIVING for it.
✝️ there is a silver treasure chest that is in front of caiaphas. When they offer Judas the silver he dips his hands in it. He had cool glitter hands for the rest of the show
✝️ During the last supper before Jesus sings his little solo, they all pause for a tableau like the painting of the last supper.
✝️ When Judas says jaded faded mandarine he stomps his foot and looks like a bratty child and I died
✝️ Heath was FEELING that song. Literally he was strumming his guitar and stomping his foot and bouncing it was cute as fuck.
✝️ I was notttt okay— Heath nailed all of the high notes I was shaking (I have an audio if anyone is interested let me know)
✝️ At the end of Gethsemane during like the musical interlude after the high notes, Heath throws his microphone stand lol
✝️ I’m not sure how heath could’ve sang after that but he did and it was fucking amazing
✝️ when he comes back on stage he’s shirtless and I’m not okay
✝️ after Pilate and Christ pilot drops his mike
✝️ DROPS HIS FLIPPING MIKE
✝️ okay let’s talk about King Herod, first off, Shaun Fleming is adorable and amazing I love him.
✝️ his costume fuckin slayed he looked like he came off of the runway on RuPaul a drag race. His cape was twenty eight feet so I was like , how is he gonna leave the stage? Welp when he says “so you are the Christ” they yank the cape off and he’s standing there in his makeup, hair extensions and his underwear
✝️ when Herod says feed my household with this bread, he actually throws a piece of bread across the stage
✝️ when he gets mad at Jesus he pulls out a sword and points it at him
✝️ during get out of my life he kinda falls off the stage into backstage
✝️ could we start again please is my favorite song and it was beautiful
✝️ the high priests were doing The Dance™️ again
✝️ when Judas hangs himself he basically climbs to the top of the rafter and throws his mike down and it’s just left dangling and you can see its shadow.
✝️ when they whip him they tie him up and they throw glitter at him during each whipping sound
✝️ caiaphis is behind him making the whip noise and he sounds fucking crazy
✝️ when they are shouting at Pilate, he crouched down and wraps his arms protectively around Jesus.
✝️ before superstar starts Judas puts the crown on Jesus
✝️ umm again Ryan Shaw was literally my favorite Judas so Superstar was amazing
✝️ during the entire song, everyone was literally just taking turns at beating up Jesus
✝️ Jesus was literally on the floor spazzing
✝️ it was so sad bc the last few minutes of the show were just heath groaning on the cross and then it was silent.
✝️ then during John 19:41 they picked him off the cross and then he stood up and took the crown off. Basically he sat in the middle of all of them and then the lights went dark
✝️ it was such a good show and heath is so amazing and so is the entire cast— if you’re in chi come and see it!! If you’ve seen it let me know how you liked it!!