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55. Jesus Christ Superstar.

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 08:52 PM

Dec 11

Favorite versions are the 1973 film version with Ted Neeley as JC and the recent TV version with John Legend as JC. The latter was a live broadcast which was pretty amazing, whole cast included. The only problem is that those songs get stuck in my head for months.

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I love to watch musicals, . My favorites are Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music.What are your favorite/favorites? [View all] debm55 Dec 9 OP

A Christmas Story. I love little Ralphie! Ziggysmom Dec 9 #1

Thank you Ziggysmom for sharing. debm55 Dec 9 #2

expect a lot of mary poppins this year rampartd Dec 9 #3

I loved that movie. and congratulations to Dick Van Dyke. debm55 Dec 9 #5

chitty chitty bang bang. AllaN01Bear Dec 9 #4

Thank you very much . Bear. debm55 Dec 9 #6

West Side Story (the original) and My Fair Lady. MIButterfly Dec 9 #7

Thank you very much MIButterfly. I enjoyed all three musicals debm55 Dec 9 #9

Especially in current times: Les Miserables hlthe2b Dec 9 #8

I totally agree with you , hlthe2B Thank you for sharing Les Miserables. debm55 Dec 9 #10

Singin' in the Rain Golden Raisin Dec 9 #11

Yes , Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds. Wonderful. Thank you Golden Raisin. debm55 Dec 9 #12

Oh absolutely! PatSeg Dec 10 #44

I like "How to Succeed in Business...". LudwigPastorius Dec 10 #13

Thank you very much LudwigPastoriou. Great choices. debm55 Dec 10 #19

I've got the horse right here. FalloutShelter Dec 11 #54

Oh yes! I love musicals, too! Have seen many over the years, but these are the ones I have watched KitFox Dec 10 #14

Thank you very much KitFox for your selections. I have been to two where you can sing along --The Rocky Horror Show and debm55 Dec 10 #20

An American in Paris with Gene Kelly Coventina Dec 10 #15

Thank you very much, Coventina. I love anything with Gene Kelly in it. He is from the Pittsburgh area. HS musicals are debm55 Dec 10 #21

Sweeney Todd and The Pirates of Penzance! OldBaldy1701E Dec 10 #16

Thank you very for sharing your musicals, OldBaldy1701E . I didn't know you were an actor/singer? debm55 Dec 10 #22

Actor/Singer/Musician/Director/Writer/Editor/Designer/pretty much any other aspect of entertainment production. OldBaldy1701E Dec 10 #32

Thank you OldBaldy1701E, Wow, you are multitalented. debm55 Dec 10 #39

I have missed seeing you talk MuseRider Dec 12 #94

Same. OldBaldy1701E Dec 13 #97

Rock musical "Tommy". The Who & Tina Turner Emile Dec 10 #17

Thank you very much, Emile, I remember seeing that when it first came out debm55 Dec 10 #18

Les Miserables (10th anniversary edition) sakabatou Dec 10 #23

Thank you very much, sakabatou.for sharing. Wonderful musical debm55 Dec 10 #24

I don't usually but there are justaprogressive Dec 10 #25

Thank you justaprogressive. Three iconic picks. Love them all. Thank you for sharing, my friend. debm55 Dec 10 #40

Mamma Mia, Lion King would be my favorites Sun-Moon Dec 10 #26

I agree, Sun-Moon. I saw the Lion Kjing musical in a live theater and loved it. debm55 Dec 10 #31

Oliver... lisa58 Dec 10 #27

Thank you very much, lisa58. Wonderful musicals. There are so many I like.Thank you for sharing your favorites. debm55 Dec 10 #41

South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut roscoeroscoe Dec 10 #28

Mostly, I don't care for musicals, but there are two glaring exceptions, Cabaret and Fiddler on the Roof. In Cabaret, Dorothy V Dec 10 #29

I was lucky enough to see Joel Grey live on stage in Cabaret Mad_Dem_X Dec 10 #36

You were lucky! Joel Grey was the GOAT! Even on the small screen! Dorothy V Dec 10 #38

Thank you very much , Dorothy V for sharing your favorites. TRADITION! Love the dancing scene too and Cabaret another debm55 Dec 10 #42

Come From Away KT2000 Dec 10 #30

Thank you very much for sharing that with us , KT2000. I remember when that happened. But I didn't about know about a debm55 Dec 10 #33

It is available on streaming sites KT2000 Dec 10 #37

Thank you KT2000, I have Prime. I will do a search. Thank you for that information, my friend. debm55 Dec 10 #43

I can enjoy lots of the titles already mentioned, darkstar Dec 10 #34

Thank you very much for sharing with us. darkstar. Beautiful. Thank you my friend. debm55 Dec 10 #45

West Side Story and Cabaret are probably my faves. Mad_Dem_X Dec 10 #35

Same here Mad_Dem_X , I also have my two favorites but I love all musicals. debm55 Dec 10 #46

"Hair". applegrove Dec 10 #47

Thank you very much. It is a great musical with great songs debm55 Dec 10 #48

Oklahoma, The Music Man, The Sound of Music, and The Wizard of Oz. Borogove Dec 11 #49

Yes to all four. Borogove. Thank you very much for sharing. debm55 Dec 11 #50

This is a slight stretch but FOOTLOOSE BOSSHOG Dec 11 #51

Thank you very much, BOSSHOG. I enjoyed that too. debm55 Dec 11 #53

Mine are Little Shop of Horrors FalloutShelter Dec 11 #52

Thank you very much for sharing with us, FalloutShelter. Two great ones. debm55 Dec 11 #62

Jesus Christ Superstar. dgauss Dec 11 #55

Thank you very much for sharing with us, dgauss, I have seen the 1973 version but missed the TV version with John Legend debm55 Dec 11 #59

CAMELOT! some_of_us_are_sane Dec 11 #56

Thank you very much, some_of_us_are_sane. . I had the Broadway album with Julie Andrews and Richard Burton. Loved debm55 Dec 11 #63

Cat Ballou Submariner Dec 11 #57

Thank you very much , Submariner. I will have to watch it. debm55 Dec 12 #69

This is a toughie! But if you go by how many times I've listened to the soundtrack, it's Godspell. 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 11 #58

Thank you very much 50 Shades of Blue. I played the soundtrack for my students. It never reached the popularity of Jesus debm55 Dec 12 #70

I love JC SS too! The original soundtrack, not the movie one. 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 12 #89

Agree. Thank you 50 Shades of Blue. debm55 Dec 12 #90

Ah, I hadn't thought of Godspell. I'd say that's my favorite especially the movie version... electric_blue68 Dec 11 #60

Thank you very much , electric_blue68 for your selections. They are all great musicals. debm55 Dec 12 #71

I like so many sdfernando Dec 11 #61

Wow, such a wonderful selection ! thank you very much sdfernando for sharing with us. Terrific. debm55 Dec 12 #72

Here's a few moniss Dec 11 #64

Terrific! Thannk you very much, moniss for sharing with us. I have always loved Judy's voice. debm55 Dec 12 #73

Brigadoon and Carousel WheelWalker Dec 11 #65

Two great selections. Thank you very much WheelWalker. I love Gene Kelly. debm55 Dec 12 #74

I can't believe no one mentioned this one. Morbius Dec 11 #66

Thank you very much Morbius. I went to a showing where the audience was dressed up, sang along and threw various props debm55 Dec 12 #75

Has anyone mentioned Shambala Dec 12 #67

I think they have been mentioned , but that is okay. Thank you Shambala. Some musicals are so great that they desire to debm55 Dec 12 #80

The Music Man no_hypocrisy Dec 12 #68

Thank you very much, no_hypocrisy. The Music Man is great fun. debm55 Dec 12 #81

Paint Your Wagon doc03 Dec 12 #76

Thank you very much , doc03. for sharing with us. Love the movie and soundtrack. debm55 Dec 12 #82

Phantom of the Opera, Mama Mia and Chicago OLDMDDEM Dec 12 #77

Excellent choices, OLDMDDEM. thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 12 #83

It's a Long List, Having Enjoyed a Childhood with Two Music-infatuated Parents. But, at Some Pain, I Will Distill It The Roux Comes First Dec 12 #78

Wonderful, The Roux Comes First. Love your choices. thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 12 #85

a few of mine: yellowdogintexas Dec 12 #79

Thank you yellowdogintexas for your terrific selections. and sharing them with us. debm55 Dec 12 #86

I have to go with 'Oklahoma." Mark.b2 Dec 12 #84

Thank you Mark, b2. I love the title song. and agree with the bawdy songs. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Dec 12 #87

Mary Poppins and South Pacific. pdxflyboy Dec 12 #88

Thank you very much pdxflyboy. for your selections. debm55 Dec 12 #91

I LOVED playing in so many of them that I cannot pick. MuseRider Dec 12 #92

Thank you very much MuseRider. Yes, there are so many. debm55 Dec 12 #93

A couple of my favorite musicals LogDog75 Dec 12 #95

Thank you very much LogDog75 for sharing your wonderful selections with us. debm55 Dec 13 #96