Based loosely on the Gospels, Jesus Christ Superstar traces the last seven days of the life of Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. The musical begins with the preparation for the arrival of Jesus; hailed as the Messiah by his followers and his disciples in Jerusalem. As his radical teachings are evermore embraced, Judas increasingly questions the enlightened motives of this new prophet, resulting in betrayal. Christ’s final days are dramatized with emotional intensity, thought provoking edge and explosive theatricality. Propelled by a stirring score, by turns driving and majestic, satirical, and tender, Jesus Christ Superstar is a sung-thru rock-musical with soaring vocals that illuminates the transcendent power of the human spirit with a passion that goes straight to the heart.