It was a wonderful production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Each year they get better and better. In my earlier entry, I said Jesus was overweight. As it turns out, he was just broad and husky. I had visions of Meat Loaf circa 1976 up on the cross, his big belly obscuring the loincloth. That was not the case. This Jesus was just big-boned. Also, instead of getting the band out from their seats to help hoist him up, some clever person spring loaded the cross. Jesus carried the cross up to the altar that had been converted to a makeshift stage. One of the crew grabbed that cross and took it backstage. The Roman soldiers laid Jesus down and nailed him to a much larger, reinforced-cross. One of the soldiers then pulled a lever and the cross sprung into place. Ingenious idea and I was very impressed. I thought Audra told me that Pontius Pilate was the rock star but in fact it was Judas. And what a rock star! He wore black leather pants and dark sunglasses! All the girls swooned and I had to keep picking my jaw up off the ground. Judas made the production– he had a great voice and he moved very well. The fellow who portrayed Jesus on the other hand seemed to be channeling the voice of Ted Neeley but instead achieved Oskar Matzerath from the Tin Drum. Although, as Audra said, he didn’t do badly for an 18-year-old. It was really a lovely production and there were times I actually got chills. If anyone in the Philadelphia area is interested in seeing this play, email me and I will give you the details.