A Superstar at the Palace

Years ago, when “Jesus Christ Superstar” broke new ground on stages around the world,  I didn’t have the chance to see an actual live production, but quickly purchased the soundtrack, one of my very well-worn tapes (does anyone remember tapes?).  You can’t miss with lyrics by Tim Rice  paired with music by  Andrew Lloyd Webber.    So it was a great pleasure to visit Georgetown’s Palace Theatre for their recent dress rehearsal of the production last week.   This local production, ably directed by Palace Artistic Director Mary Ellen Butler, is worth a couple of hours of your weekend, assuming you can get tickets.   Creighton Moench, the young man in the title role, is passionate in his Palace stage debut.   When not onstage, Moench continues working on his PhD in Ethnomusicology at University of Texas at  Austin.   He’s a busy young man!  Another fine performance was Clifford Butler, in his role as Judas.   If you can get tickets, make it a destination.   It runs weekends through February 15.   These photos were taken for my friends at the Williamson County Sun.