She is Risen: CCM alumna featured in all-female 'Jesus Christ Superstar' concept album
The five-track album stars alumna Shoshana Bean, Morgan James, Cynthia Erivo and more
Volume one of the long-awaited, all-female Jesus Christ Superstar concept album is now available to stream or download on all platforms or on the "She is Risen" website. The five-track album features UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Shoshana Bean (BFA Musical Theatre, '99) singing the role of Judas Iscariot in the musical's rock 'n' roll hit "Heaven on Their Minds."
Album cover art for "She is Risen: Volume One." Photo/She-is-risen.net
"She is Risen: Volume One" reunites the powerful group of female performers who presented a sold-out concert of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar in January 2017. Along with Bean, the cast includes Broadway veteran and recording artist Morgan James as Jesus Christ, Grammy and Tony winner Cynthia Erivo as Mary, Tony nominee Orfeh as Pilate and Grammy-nominated recording artist Ledisi as Simon.
“This has been a labor of love and a passion project for me from day one,” James told Playbill. “What started as a dream turned into a live concert event and then to this concept recording. We hand-selected some of the finest voices and artists in the industry, and what we created is incredibly special. We are so in need of female voices and leadership right now, and it gives me great joy to have brought these women together and shared in this music making.”
Featured image at the top: Morgan James as Jesus Christ and Shoshana Bean as Judas Iscariot in "She is Risen." Photo/She-is-risen.net
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