Jesus Christ Superstar ran on Broadway from 1971 to 1973 and grossed £2.8 million at the box office. Critics hailed it as the 'best English musical in years'.
It ran in the West End from 1972 - 1980, becoming the longest-running musical grossing £7.5 million.
Jesus Christ Superstar still holds the record as the fifth longest running musical in the history of the West End. It was beaten from the top spot by three other Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals - Cats, Starlight Express and Phantom of the Opera.
The role of Jesus was originally played by Paul Nicholas who went on to become a household favourite as Vince in the BBC TV series Just Good Friends. He is currently producing the West End production of Grease.
Jesus Christ Superstar has been staged in over 15 countries including Kenya, Mexico and Zimbabwe.
The soundtrack made it to the top of the US charts three times.
A Japanese kabuki production played at London's Dominion Theatre in 1992.
The 1973 film starring Carl Anderson as Judas and Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene took £8.6 million at the box office.
