Tim Minchin Wants To Write Sequel To Jesus Christ Superstar

Tim Minchin Wants To Write Sequel To Jesus Christ Superstar

This morning, comedian Tim Minchin joined The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X.

Speaking on Radio X Minchin teased that he ‘really wants’ to write a follow-up to rock opera stage classic Jesus Christ Superstar, after finding success with his incredible adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda.

You can read a snatch of the conversation below and watch the interview further down.

Key

Tim Minchin – TM

Chris Moyles – CM

Dominic Byrne – DB

Pippa Taylor – PT

James Robinson – JR

 

Transcript

CM: “Is there advice on here about how to write a really successful musical and then live off the royalties?” 

TM: “Yeah. In a manner of speaking, yeah.”

CM: “Is it time? Are you ready to do something new musical-wise?”

TM: “Yeah, I really want to write a new musical. But yes, I need your ideas. I very rarely come across a story or a property, as they say, a book or a movie where I think, ‘Yeah, that has to be a musical.’ I wondered about Jesus Christ Superstar 2. Like, the aftermath.” 

DB: “Yeah, what happened next.” 

TM: “Yeah. So, Judas is dead, Jesus is dead. It’s just Saul of Tarsus going nuts and spreading the word. And he’s a pretty interesting cat, Saul of Tarsus, who became Paul on the road to Damascus. I mean, ‘road to Damascus’ in itself is a lyric, isn’t it? Lin-Manuel Miranda should write that.”

CM: “You could do that, or you could work with me on my musical about cows.”

TM: “Oh yeah, Bovine the musical.”

CM: “Cows the musical.”

Tune into The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X weekdays from 6:30am – 10am and on Global Player**

Watch a video of the chat here.

 

 

 

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