donm1025 Audience blew it for me why the continuous applause spoiled the intro! Wish live audience would just shut up and let the music and songs paly without interruption! Shame on them! Had recorded to watch but deleted right after John Legend's entrance (this is where applause is ok) but the audience continued to disrupt the show so I deleted! WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT! I was really looking forward to seeing the modern version...a message to NBC...next live performance SHUT THE AUDIANCE UP! This is the reason why the Beatles quit touring back in 1968...I don't pay to go to live shows or concerts to hear the audience but to hear the performance.

alghs74 Would have been a 10 but too many commercials. Will be looking to purchase the commercial free edition.

rrupnik I thoroughly enjoyed this Easter Sunday night 2018 presentation. That this was done live on tv made it all the more impressive.There are many comments lamenting the commercials. It becomes obvious that commercial were needed for scene changes since the se6t was large and central to the stage. There were not small sets for different scenes....most everything was done center-stage, and things needed to be converted to different settings.I applaud the musical components. The musicians were wonderful and recreated the well-known soundtrack LIVE. The singing was equally impressive. The intensity of the sung music by different actors effectively portrayed their character's mindset and psychology. I believe each of the main actors was well matched in voice and psychology to the characters they portrayed.I've seen the 1970's movie countless times, so I know the lyrics and the music by heart. There were some lyric changes. At a few times during the production, the solo singing was drowned out by audience applause. That being said, the audience excitement contributed energy to the presentation and helped the viewer feel this was closer to the historical events which happened in front of supportive and enemy crowds. I don'r think the audience participation was too excessive to adversely effect the production.I noted a few minor glitches....Alice Cooper signalling twice for his music to begin (this might have been an intentional over-cue to demonstrate the personality he was portraying in the over-the-top Herod.). During the scourging of the portrayed Christ, actors were running past and signalling each of the 39 scourges........it seemed some of the lashes happened without a particular actor running by and serving those lashes.I have seen 2 live productions of JCS---both of which had Ted Neeley. Those two productions differed in their own representations of the crowd, of Herod, of the Zealots, etc. It is interesting to see how each production takes the story and presents it in a fresh way. Lastly, when I watched on Easter Sunday night, I sat with my 93 year old Mom. She enjoyed the spectacle, but it was difficult for her to hear the lyrics through the rock music. I'll always remember, for this production, being a live singer/personal subtitler for her. She knows the story of the passion well, so the assistance I provided helped her also enjoy the presentation. Some people like/love this version of the passion story. others hate this version. Each year i tend to watch all of the filmed productions.......King of Kings (silent), king of Kings, The greatest Story ever Told, Jesus of Nazareth. This and the 1970's version will also now be future traditional viewing for me. Given the age of the actual Biblical characters, and knowing human nature, I think this version of the passion story makes real the human perspective of the events of the passion. I'd recommend this version for its vibrance, its adherence to the Biblical story, its artistic and musical beauty, its conveyed emotions, and its excitement. Kudos.

steviemorton I truly loved this production, atmospheric set, great character portrayal and the singing stunning. If you moaned about this then you are difficult to please. I watched it without adverts so cannot comment on that. Sara Bareilles -10/10 was wonderful, Brandon Victor Dixon 11/10 simply brilliant, John Legend 9/10 - great performance but a little one dimensional as an actor. If you love JCS and you are not a wannabe critic who likes to disseminate and rip apart every element, you will LOVE this production!