Not a day goes by that I don't think about the perfection that is the political revolution musical Jesus Christ Superstar and it's superior iteration that was the NBC live concert. The costuming. The set design. The choreography. The diverse casting.😩❤❤❤
More elaboration:
•the musical is explicitly Sex Worker positive
•it tackles themes of fanaticism in revolutions and "stanning" a single political figure rather than the ideology
•the theme of civil obedience for survival vs disobedience for change
•when the musical first came out in the 70s it was considered heretical. U love to see it.
•the diversity of the music? Amazing
•anti-capitalist af
•the theme of how much do u owe to others and drawing a line for necessary self care
•NBC's opening w/all woman string quartet
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