History Characters / JesusChristSuperstar

* EvilSoundsDeep: He's the only bass in the show.

** This Troper would also argue that the 2012 arena tour does this to a greater extent than the 1973 film... Probably not the 2000 one though. Some of the looks exchanged between Tim Minchin's Judas and Ben Forster's Jesus (or even just glances in the general direction of the other character) could easily be classed as 'longing'. Add to that Minchin's heartbreaking reprise of I Don't Know How To Love Him during Judas' Death, and the fact that during The Last Supper some of the apostles genuinely look as though they're watching a couple have a screaming row...

*** "For you, the day Bison crucified your Christ was the most important day of your life. [[ForMeItWasTuesday But for me, it was Tuesday]].

* CampGay

* XanatosGambit / XanatosRoulette: For the highest of stakes and with his own son's life as the ante.

* OneSceneWonder

* LargeHam: "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis FOOLS! HAVE! YOU NO PERCEPTION?]] THE STAKES WE ARE GAMBLING ARE TERRIBLY HIGH!"

AlternateCharacterInterpretation can apply to just about any of these characters and YMMV highly. There's a reason why this play was extremely controversial when it came out. All interpretations are welcome but treat others' interpretations with the respect you'd want them to give yours.

* BeautyEqualsGoodness - Depending on how you interpret his character, his being played by a balding middle aged man who hasn't shaved recently in the 2000 version either subverts or plays it straight.

* EvilCostumeSwitch - 2000 film. After betraying Jesus to the Pharisees, Judas takes off his jacket to show off his black shirt, and when he commits suicide, he now wears red.
* HoYay - with Jesus, turned UpToEleven in the 2000 film...to the point where the last straw before his betrayal was catching Jesus and Mary Magdalene in a compromising position.

* {{Bishonen}} - particularly Glenn Carter's Jesus

* KarmaHoudini: Betray Christ once: suicide and eternal damnation. Betray Christ three times: become the first pope.

-->'''Mary:''' "[[IfYouKnowWhatIMean And I've had so many men before, in very many ways]], he's (Jesus) just one more."
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: She's the holiest of ho's alright.

* LargeHam: "FOOLS! HAVE! YOU NO PERCEPTION? THE STAKES WE ARE GAMBLING ARE TERRIBLY HIGH!"

* ATasteOfTheLash
* ChewingTheScenery - Fred Johanson takes this to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFUYxkdIv10 epic proportions]] in the 2000 film.

* LargeHam: "What? Doooooooo you mean by that? Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat is nooooooooooooot! An aaaaaaaaaaaan! Swer!
* OutDamnedSpot - ''I wash my hands of your demolition!''
* PuttingOnTheReich - In the 2000 film.

* TheChessMaster

* LargeHam: "What? Doooooooo you mean by that? Thaaaaat is not! An aaaaaaaaaaaanswer!

* LargeHam: "What? Doooooooo you mean by thaTUH?"

AlternateCharacterInterpretation can apply to just about any of these characters and YMMV highly. There's a reason why this play was extremely controversial when it came out. All interpretations are welcome but treat others interpretations with the respect you'd want them to give yours.

->'''Mary:''' "[[IfYouKnowWhatIMean And I've had so many men before, in many different ways.]] He (Jesus) is just one more."

* EvilCostumeSwitch - 2000 film. After betraying Jesus to the Pharisees, Judas takes off his jacket to show off black shirt, and when he commits suicide, he now wears red.

* BornInTheWrongCentury - ''If you'd come today you would have reached the whole nation // Israel in 4 B.C. had no mass communication''

* JesusWasWayCool: According to Maria Magdalena, Simon and Caiaphas

* XanatosGambit / XanatosRoulette: For the highest of stakes and with his own son's life as the ante

* EvilCostumeSwitch - 2000 film. After betraying Jesus to the Pharisees, Judas switches from a red to a black shirt.

* JesusWasWayCool

** YMMV, but he ends up looking like a weird {{Expy}} of [[StreetFighter M. Bison]].

* {{Expy}} - of all people, [[StreetFighter M. Bison]] in the 2000 film. See the link under ChewingTheScenery.

* UnwittingPawn

!!Simon Zealotes
* WellIntentionedExtremist

* MagnificentBastard

* XanatosSucker

* XanatosSucker