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==From album to Broadway==

==From album to Broadway==

The opera was first heard as an [[album]] before being staged—on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and later in [[London]]'s [[West End theatre|West End]]. (The same pattern would be followed by Rice and Lloyd Webber's second musical hit, ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]''.) On the original album, the part of Jesus was sung by [[Ian Gillan]], known later as lead singer of [[Deep Purple]], [[Black Sabbath]], and others, and that of Judas by [[Murray Head]]. The future [[Gary Glitter]] had a one-liner as a priest and [[Mike d'Abo|Michael d'Abo]] appeared as [[King Herod]]. The title song, "[[Superstar (JCS song)|Superstar]]", sung by [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], and "I Don't Know How to Love Him", sung by [[Mary Magdalene]] ([[Yvonne Elliman]]) about her relationship with Jesus, were both big hits.  (A cover of the latter song, recorded by singer [[Helen Reddy]], would also reach the top ten on the U.S. pop singles charts in early [[1971]].)

The opera was first heard as an [[album]] before being staged—on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and later in [[London]]'s [[West End theatre|West End]]. (The same pattern would be followed by Rice and Lloyd Webber's second musical hit, ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]''.) On the original album, the part of Jesus was sung by [[Ian Gillan]], known later as lead singer of [[Deep Purple]], [[Black Sabbath]], and others, and that of Judas by [[Murray Head]]. The future [[Gary Glitter]] had a one-liner as a priest and [[Mike d'Abo|Michael d'Abo]] appeared as [[King Herod]]. The title song, "[[Superstar (JCS song)|Superstar]]", sung by [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], and "I Don't Know How to Love Him", sung by [[Mary Magdalene]] ([[Yvonne Elliman]]) about her relationship with Jesus, were both big hits.  (A cover of the latter song, recorded by singer [[Helen Reddy]], would also reach the top ten on the U.S. pop singles charts in early [[1971]].)