Let's Sing-Along & Shout-Along: Unleash your inner rockstar at our Sing-Along and Shout-Along screenings! Bring your friends and family and join the fun as we watch, sing, and shout to our favourite scenes together.
As played out by a theatre troupe, the last days of Jesus Christ are depicted from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, the man who will betray him in Gethsemane. As Jesus’s following increases, Judas begins to worry that the preacher is falling for his own hype, forgetting the principles of his teachings and growing too close to the prostitute Mary Magdalene.
One of the first in a long line of Andrew Lloyd Webber-penned smash-hit stage musicals, Jesus Christ Superstar was brought to the big screen in 1973 by Canadian directing legend Norman Jewison, himself in the midst of a string of critical successes. It’s hard to imagine a film that manages to be at once hippie, glam, funky, rock opera, Broadway theatre, Vegas stage show and cinematic spectacle, all the while querying one of our most significant and meaningful stories. And yet, here we are!
Hot Docs provides the opportunity to join in—come sing your heart out to all-time hits like “Superstar,” “Everything’s Alright,” “Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)” and “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” and let the full-on high-stakes drama wash over you. And, if you happen to have a white satin jumpsuit in your closet—preferably with a whole lot of fringe—you know you’re set for the night.
Thank you to our community partner The Canadian Film Centre.
TICKETS (+HST)
General: $15
Members: $10, $8, FREE