Thus I found myself in Perth Arena, the city’s spanking new entertainment venue, along with 12,500 others, give or take. Why not offer to take myself to Perth to cover the show? Bingo. I review musical theatre for The Australian. How good was that?Īfter failing to secure good seats for one of the Sydney performances of this latest incarnation of Superstar I hit upon a solution. After their huge success in Sydney, Jim Sharman was tapped to direct the London production and Brian Thomson to design it. It opened on Broadway in October 1971 and in Sydney in May 1972, a few months before London. Australia had got in early with Superstar. It was 1972, Sydney’s Capitol Theatre had been smothered in what was then an extremely cool colour, Mission Brown, and Jon English was very, very hot. JESUS Christ Superstar was the first big musical I saw as an adult so it’s always had a special place in my heart and memory.
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