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I am someone who is 26 years late to seeing this production. As a Gen Z, I strongly feel that if this movie was produced now, it would have received much different feedback. I LOVE this production. I went through a rabbithole and saw every single recorded version of this show, and this movie remains my favorite. The fact that every single actor, including the ensemble gave 300 percent made it so that they all existed within the same reality- all giving tear jerking performances given with such sincerity. Carter’s performance as Jesus stands out amongst other interpretations. He is quite literally glowing in the film, but also has a child-like quality that makes his story all the more heartbreaking. Some reviewers say that his voice wasn’t “rock enough”, but to me he had the perfect blend that really portrayed that this was a heavenly being singing to us. Pradon’s performance as Judas rocked my world. Contrary to the typical baritone casting, his outwardly sleazy and cunning but deeply troubled take on the character hurt my heart. His unique voice sounded extra tragic, and I’m not sure if this was intentional, but there was clearly a homoerotic tension between Judas and Jesus. This layer added so much heartbreak, and made the tension between Mary (Good who was also breathtaking) so much more sense. As an agnostic, all the other productions were shows with banger songs. This movie actually made me connect and think about Jesus’ story, and to all the nay sayers, I think you’re just too old to understand! This movie is a gem, and I really wish it recieved better feedback then. It is truly such a wonderful story.