Lyric Opera - Jesus Christ Superstar Reviews

Stephen from Naperville, IL

GREAT CAST BAD SOUND

JCS is my favorite musical. The set is exceptional, the cast was solid, the backing music extraordinary and the use of a hand held microphone was an interesting touch. I would review higher but I literally did not understand 2/3rds of words being sung. I was reminded of the days of seeing ZZ Top or Cheap Trick in the auditorium in Sioux Falls, SD and loving the show, realizing what tune they were playing because I was familiar with their song list but being disappointed that the words were jumbled. Hence JCS is less like a musical and more like a rock concert.

Laura from Chicago, Illinois

5 STARS FOR CAST, 2 FOR DIRECTION

There really isn't an excuse for sound levels completely off. Could not hear any thing except the band at times. Felt like some choices such as the man handling of Jesus during the Superstar song didn't make any sense or didn't make sense of what the song was actually saying. The cast was tremendous the choreography was tremendous..

Paige Turner from Chicago, Illinois

JCS OPENING NIGHT - LYRIC OPERA HOUSE

Quick and to the point: *1st act better than the 2nd *Music ensemble was fantastic *Music at times was too loud-voices completely lost *Transtion between numbers not timed well-either too fast or too slow *Did not feel any sense of bonding with any characters *Herod had the personality of a creepy clown. If that was intentional, we didn't care for it. Took away from the story, in our opinion. *Props to the prop master and set designer *Too much screeching/screaming *Jesus messed up his line "my God why have you *forgiven* me" (?) If that is not what was said, it certainly sounded like it. *High Priests were cast well *Crucifixion scene was too rushed and we did not care for it overall - people in our seating area did not clap after the scene and were talking amongst themselves about it *Entertaining, but no "wow factor" *Overpriced Possibly would recommend to out of town guests, but it wouldn't be the first choice. We were in the Mezzanine section-great seats, sound.

Robert from Chicago, Illinois

SO MUCH POTENTIAL...

Despite extremely high hopes, this show fell short of wowing me. Heath Saunders while talented did not have the ability to achieve the power vocal highs required for the role of Jesus, leading to painful screeching moments which underscored his poor fit for the part. Ryan Shaw's (Judas) and Jo Lampert's (Mary Magdeline) parts carried the show vocally as two of the best performers on stage last night. Cavin Cornwall (Caiaphas) seemed to have issues singing consistently as a baritone. There appeared to be mic issues as well as some missing or misplaced guitar riffs. All of this on top of a staging that felt like a mashup of a hippie commune, something from RENT, and a hip hop rave party. If this wasn't hard enough to take in, add weird priest dances, a disturbing performance of King Herod in a diaper, and something that felt like a "ressurrection" scene that was never a part of the original show. I enjoyed the music - yet this reimagining of Weber & Rice's show needs a lot of work.

Denise from Chicago, Illinois

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

Cast amazing, vocals fantastic BUT if you are sitting on the right side of the theatre bring your sunglasses as you will be blinded by the light! I could not watch nearly half of the show due to the intense stage lights directed at the audience I give the performers 5 stars but the lighting ruined the experience for me

Jo from Chicago, Illinois

WANTED TO LIKE IT BUT....

Loud speakers were used. Music drowned out vocals particularly when groups were singing. There were people around me plugging their ears because of the volume . Row T center. Orchestra .

Debdeetoody from Chicago, Illinois

RUINED THIS MUSICAL…BUT SINGING AND DANCING GET STARS.

I would like to say i have been seeing this show for years since the 80's and have seen broadway, off-Broadway and park district productions of it. Big fan, i know every word. This seemed a bit like it was almost anti christ. The way the dancers all held their hand over one eye and the other up towards the sky. The cross scene at the temple, the dark eyes on the men, and the brutal way of leaving jesus on stage during the final song…that has never happened. To me, this production had anti christ sentiments. My two friends agreed. I thought the singers and dancers were talented so that is why i gave some stars.

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