Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneJo Lampert plays Mary Magdalene during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneCavin Cornwall plays Caiaphas during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.- Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneHeath Saunders, top, plays Jesus during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
- Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneA scene from a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
- Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneHeath Saunders plays Jesus during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
- Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneJo Lampert plays Mary Magdalene during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
- Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneDancers perform during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
- Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneJo Lampert, left, plays Mary Magdalene and Heath Saunders, on ground, plays Jesus during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
- Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneCavin Cornwall plays Caiaphas during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
- Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneHeath Saunders plays Jesus during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
- Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneMichael Cunio plays Pilate during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
- Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneRyan Shaw, left, plays Judas and Heath Saunders, center, plays Jesus during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
- Terrence Antonio James/Chicago TribuneHeath Saunders, center, plays Jesus during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
- Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneHeath Saunders plays Jesus during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
- Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneHeath Saunders, right, plays Jesus during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
- Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneHeath Saunders plays Jesus during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
- Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneRyan Shaw plays Judas during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
- Terrence Antonio James / Chicago TribuneMichael Cunio, left, plays Pilate and Heath Saunders plays Jesus during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
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Jo Lampert plays Mary Magdalene during a dress rehearsal of a Lyric Opera production of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Civic Opera House in Chicago on April 26, 2018.
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The Lyric Opera’s production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” opens this weekend at the Civic Opera House. Timothy Sheader’s staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s famous rock opera will run in Chicago through May 20. Check back here on Theater Loop for the review; in the meantime, Tribune photographer Terrence Antonio James offers a sneak peek.
