5 Reactions to NBC's 'Jesus Christ Superstar' Easter Sunday Broadcast

By Brandon Showalter, Opinion writer and social commentator
Monday, April 02, 2018

Some Writers Were Cranky, Others Liked It

Other prominent writers expressed their distaste not only for "Jesus Christ Superstar" but other musicals.

Eric Metaxas, host of 'The Eric Metaxas Show,' author of Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed The World. | (Photo: Courtesy of Viking)

"The only thing worse than 'Jesus Christ Superstar' is 'Godspell.' Come at me," said Rod Dreher, an editor with The American Conservative and author of New York Times bestseller The Benedict Option.

Evangelical author Eric Metaxas shot back, jokingly: "You're a big GRUMP! What do you like better? If its Torchsong Trilogy you prefer I'll back off, but I'd draw the line at "Cats" and "Phantom"? Whaddya got?"

Metaxas said on his own Twitter feed Monday that he was "amazed NBC put on the production," and said it was "a step in the right direction to acknowledge the huge Christian audience in America."

"Grateful to @NBC for that."