Five Things About Being Jesus
Jay Poff • March 15, 2020
Actor Jay Poff is playing the title character in Barn Theatre's production of "Jesus Christ Superstar," which runs through July 17.
It can be hard stepping into any leading role on the musical theater stage, but there's one that comes with slightly different audience expectations.
Actor Jay Poff is playing the title character in Barn Theatre's production of "Jesus Christ Superstar," which runs through July 17.
"Jesus Christ Superstar," by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, tells the story of the crucifixion through a rock opera, and focuses on Judas Iscariot's choice of whether to betray Jesus to the Romans.
It's the first time in the role for Poff, a guest artist at the Barn, but he knows the songs partly through participating in his church's Easter celebration back home in Lancaster, Pa.
"They do a mass every year, a 'Jesus Christ Superstar' mass," Poff said. "They pull songs from the show and they cast the show. So basically they cast the mass. So I sang Jesus earlier this year."
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Lee University School of Music will welcome world-class vocalists, keyboardists, and ensembles for this year’s Performing Arts Series, beginning this October.
