Superstar musical is free to see online

SIR Tim Rice has said he hopes a free online showing of Jesus Christ Superstar on Youtube will be a “small contribution” to providing people with some entertainment during the lockdown.

The production is just one of the many he wrote in his collaborations over the years with Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber.

It will be available online for 48 hours as part of a series titled

The Shows Must Go On!, featuring a selection of Lord Lloyd-webber’s musicals being shown free during the coronavirus lockdown.

Sir Tim said: “I imagine they will go down pretty well. People need entertainment even if they are locked away. If this is a small contribution, I am very glad”.

It is the second musical to be shown, following the series launch last week with Joseph

And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

It is available at: youtube.com/ theshowsmustgoon.

Sir Tim added: “Sometimes I feel like watching something that is pretty low brow and very occasionally you think, ‘I might have a go at something a bit more testing’.

“I think in times like this you want something that reminds you of better times and gives you encouragement for times that might come along that will be better as well. One just has to muddle on through”.

The lyricist and author said he will be spending the long weekend walking his dog, watching “quite a lot a of television, and trying to catch up with a few books and things”.

The version of rock musical Jesus Chris Superstar being shown is the 2012 UK arena production starring

Tim Minchin, Ben Forster, Chris Moyles and Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm.

Talking about the legacy of the production, Sir Tim said: “We wrote it half a century ago... We were very much writing an overall piece, which seemed to work.