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One of the top questions pondered by Google searchers on this topic: “Is Jesus Christ Superstar blasphemous?” Catholic Answers says not really, but that viewers may find some of the liberties it takes with the Jesus story to be “off-putting, if not offensive.” Now that sounds like the makings of a great rock opera! Especially when you consider its longevity – over 50 years – and the star power behind it – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, whose partnership also begat blockbusters Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Evita. Summer Stock Austin continues the global phenomenon with nine performances of the timeless story. – Kat McNevins