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=== 1990s and 2000s === The [[North America]]n touring revival of ''Superstar'' in 1992 starred Neeley and Anderson reprising their respective Broadway and [[Jesus Christ Superstar (film)|1973 film roles]] as Jesus and Judas, receiving positive reviews for their performances. This production also starred both [[Dennis DeYoung]] as Pilate, and [[Syreeta]] and [[Irene Cara]] sharing Mary Magdalene. Originally expected to run for three to four months, the tour ended up running for five years. Original cast replacements to this tour included Christine Rea as Mary Magdalene, [[Jason Raize]] as Pontius Pilate and [[Simone (actress)|Simone]] as the Maid by the Fire and understudy for Mary. Also in 1992 a touring concert version was stage in Australia starring [[John Farnham]] as Jesus, [[Jon Stevens]] as Judas and [[Kate Ceberano]] as Mary. [[Anthony Warlow]] was also originally set to star as Pilate but he had to leave the production due to his [[Non-Hodgkin lymphoma]] diagnosis. This production broke box office records and produced a number 1 soundtrack album. In 1994, a New Zealand production starred Darryl Lovegrove as Jesus, [[Jay Laga'aia]] as Judas and [[Frankie Stevens]] as Caiaphas. Also in 1994, a stage version titled ''Jesus Christ Superstar: A Resurrection'' was performed in [[Atlanta]], [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] and [[Seattle]] featuring [[Amy Ray]] and [[Emily Saliers]] of the [[Indigo Girls]] as Jesus and Mary Magdalene respectively, and [[Michael Lorant]] as Judas. In 1996, the musical was revived in London at the [[Lyceum Theatre, London|Lyceum Theatre]] and ran for a year and a half. Directed by [[Gale Edwards]], it starred [[Steve Balsamo]] and [[Zubin Varla]] as Jesus and Judas, and [[Joanna Ampil]] as Mary Magdalene. [[Alice Cooper]] sang the role of King Herod on the cast recording but did not play the role on stage. The production was nominated for an [[Laurence Olivier Award|Olivier Award]] for Best Musical Revival but did not win. It was followed by a UK tour. This production was revived on Broadway at the [[Foxwoods Theatre|Ford Center for the Performing Arts]] in 2000, starring [[Glenn Carter]] as Jesus and [[Tony Vincent]] as Judas. It opened to mixed reviews and ran for 161 performances.<ref>{{cite web| author=The Broadway League |url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=12491 |title=Jesus Christ Superstar | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information |publisher=IBDB |access-date=21 November 2013}}</ref> It was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical but did not win. In 2002, a national tour starred [[Sebastian Bach]] as Jesus and Carl Anderson once again as Judas. Bach received mixed reviews while Anderson was again praised. In April 2003, Bach was replaced by [[Eric Kunze]]. Anderson left the show later in 2003 after being diagnosed with leukaemia and died in 2004. The tour closed shortly after Anderson's departure. In 2004 a year-long UK tour began, directed by Bob Tomson and [[Bill Kenwright]]. Carter reprised his role as Jesus, with [[James Fox (singer)|James Fox]] as Judas. In 2005, a successful Scandinavian tour starred Peter Murphy as Jesus, Kristen Cummings as Mary Magdalene, Jon Boydon née Stokes as Judas, [[Jérôme Pradon]] as King Herod and Michael-John Hurney as Pilate. A US tour starring Neeley, reprising his role as Jesus, [[Corey Glover]] as Judas, and Christine Rea as Mary, began in 2006 and played for five years. A Chilean [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] version has played annually in [[Santiago]] since 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jesucristometalstar.cl|title=Jesucristo Metal Star – 10 Años!|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112124119/http://www.jesucristometalstar.cl/|archive-date=12 January 2012}}</ref> In Boston, [[Gary Cherone]] portrayed Jesus in productions in 1994, 1996 and 2003 and Judas in 2000.
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