It was 40 years ago, in 1972, that the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar” was still wowing Broadway audiences; and then a movie followed in 1973 with the film adaptation -- of the same name -- with the focus being the...

Neeley, 68, was a musician before he was swept up in the"Superstar" phenomenon. His run at the Rubicon, which continues Jan. 26-29, is his way of getting back to his singer-songwriter roots. "Superstar" still gets its due, though. To hear him tell it,...

He's a tart: Neeley's wife has a business, Granger's Cookies, that sells her gourmet baked goods. Neeley fans can order a cookie tart called "Teddie's T'heart" for $19.95. grangerscookies.com. The Rubicon has a history with Neeley: Burns' husband,...

Entertainment; Captiol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City; Jan. 3-5 at 7:30 p.m. , Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. , Jan. 7 at 2 and 8 p.m. , Jan. 8 at 1 and 6:30 p.m. ; $32.50-$52.50; 801-355-ARTS; www.arttix.org. “Jesus Christ Superstar” » Egyptian Theatre...

At age 68, at least 30 years older than most scholars believe the historical Jesus was at his death, Ted Neeley still has the spirit of the role. The Texas native first played the title role in “Jesus Christ Superstar” in 1971, in the Broadway...

This somewhat cautious note doesn’t diminish the overall psychological charge at all. In fact, the internal pressure is far greater than in Norman Jewison’s more perspiringly sexual 1973 film with Ted Neeley’s Jesus coming off as little more than a...