... day people. Costumes, scenes and props aside, what is really powerful about this film is the portrayal of the characters, the music and lyrics. In this adaptation of the greatest story ever told we watch as the characters of Jesus and his disciples and friends come to life through ... get inside his head. In the opening number, Heaven On Their Minds, we see Judas pleading with Jesus "All I ask is that you listen to me". Judas believes that Jesus is becoming more important than his teachings. Judas is further infuriated with Jesus, as he is soliciting with a prostitute (Mary ... Magdalen...

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... , although a junkyard, it still looked magical. Lights trailed along the ceiling, from the stage to above the audience, which gave me a feeling of being closer to the cats. As if I were under the same spell as them. Their movements captivated me as one by one they crept onto the stage. Conjuring, sometimes lovely, sometimes tragic, sometimes electrifying motions, but always glorious. Almost ... enjoyed and appreciated their feline acrobatics but I was not so much enchanted by their musical skills. The entire musical has been based upon T.S. Eliot's poems on cats. And although the lyrics ...

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• Grade Level: High School