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This Broadway show hailed in a new era of “megamusicals”. What was it called?

Retry Correct Incorrect Debuting in 1971, Jesus Christ Superstar is loosely based on Jesus’s life from the gospels of the New Testament. The “megamusical” heavily features modern outlooks, including a focus on the relationship between Jesus and Judas not seen in the bible.

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This Broadway show hailed in a new era of “megamusicals”. What was it called?

• The Lion King
• Cats
• Jesus Christ Superstar
• The Phantom of the Opera