Pulling off one of the highest tenor songs on Broadway every night as a baritone is wild. So much talent!

Holy cow that mix is good

1:04 oh my GOD his voice is so resonant

I love Josh's version of Judas!! Ever the skeptic, ever rational, ever level-headed, he scorns the emotional fervor that surrounds Jesus until he himself gets worked up once he realizes the depth of what he's done. Amazing job!! Plus Josh's voice is Gorgeous

The interesting subtext in this production is that Judas loved and worshipped Jesus so much he wanted to be him - watch the mirroring of actions and imagining Mary Madeline is touching him.

I love his 'right hand man' at 1:23 💕

As someone who has seen no other version of this song...I love this dude's voice and, having recently left the Pentecostal church, I love the portrayal of Judas.

Just wow.

At 0:27 I’m 90% sure he saw the camera😭💀

is that sam pauly

My mind is clearer now. At last all too well I can see where we all soon will be. If you strip away The myth from the man, You will see where we all soon will be. Jesus! You've started to believe The things they say of you. You really do believe This talk of God is true. And all the good you've done Will soon get swept away. You've begun to matter more Than the things you say. Listen Jesus I don't like what I see. All I ask is that you listen to me. And remember, I've been your right hand man all along. You have set them all on fire. They think they've found the new Messiah. And they'll hurt you when they find they're wrong. I remember when this whole thing began. No talk of God then, we called you a man. And believe me, my admiration for you hasn't died. But every word you say today Gets twisted 'round some other way. And they'll hurt you if they think you've lied. Nazareth, your famous son should have stayed a great unknown Like his father carving wood He'd have made good. Tables, chairs, and oaken chests would have suited Jesus best. He'd have caused nobody harm; no one alarm. Listen, Jesus, do you care for your race? Don't you see we must keep in our place? We are occupied; have you forgotten how put down we are? I am frightened by the crowd. For we are getting much too loud. And they'll crush us if we go too far. If we go too far.... Listen, Jesus, to the warning I give. Please remember that I want us to live. But it's sad to see our chances weakening with every hour. All your followers are blind. Too much heaven on their minds. It was beautiful, but now it's sour. Yes it's all gone sour.

We stan baritones!!!!!!!!!

This song doesn't work unless you have a "rock n roll" voice. You can pull off Phantom with a "theater" voice but JCS NEEDS that grit in the vocals, like Little Richard. And yes... he is an amazing vocalist, without question, but this music is very specific and requires a rock feel.

1:04 is the best version of this part I have ever heard.

This production was a travesty. Sadly I saw it in person. While Paul Nolan's voice is incredible, this Josh guy simply can not sing. His placement is all over the map and he can't riff at all. Totally disrespectful to the God of the role of Judas, Mr. Carl Anderson.

Hey is there a full version of this show with him somewhere?? Plz I need it lol

So... lets... bring on the men

I. Love. Him.

This guy is great!!!

This is like Disney Judas (not necessarily in a bad way)

Sorry but this song depends on the two lines that go way up and loud--"have you forgotten how put down we are?" and "it's sad to to see our chances [are] weakening with every hour". A fail. They should have gotten someone who could have handled the part.

The “if we go too far”s have me💕

I stan hitting a D5...twice

this is first guy that is close to carl anderson asaif

Carl Anderson, and Josh Young are my favs.

Great voice, but a bit too deep, he'd make a best Caiaphas, I wonder who sang that part..

This man has a very good voice, no doubt. However, there are points in this song, many IMO, where he should sound desperate, but he does not. Then again, I've spent many years listening to Murray Head with the studio rendition, so I'm biased away from the stage performances. I am going to see the show this year when it comes to the Straz in Tampa, though.

His voice reminds me of Josh Groban.

WE STAN CHEST VOICE

i was waiting for that amazing opera belt in “ have you forgotten how far down we are” but he took it down the octave 😢

This is a really nice version!

this version is wonderful! i prefer the same actor singing it a few years later (more concert-y, less musical-ly) he's really able to let loose vocally without being obnoxiously rock-y if i had a single micro-criticism to give, i'd want to hear him sing "jesus"(0:40) as powerfully as he sings "say" (1:04) [I mean the words, not song titles or anything else] I hear space in the song for him to hit us with a wall of sound

My man doing this eight times a week! give him a break

Wow

Awsome!

Personally, I thought this was boring. JCSS by definition is a rock opera. I heard zero rock in this at all. He does have a great voice, but not Judas to me. Maybe Marius ?

3:40 oH Edit: I LOVE the way Josh sings this song. He may not have a rock and roll voice, but his voice does have a wonderfully gritty/soul feel to it that I can't help but adore.

Anybody here not biased towards the ‘73 version, who likes all of them? Sigh. At times I feel like the only person who actually likes all initerations (that how you spell it) of Jesus Christ superstar........can’t we all just applaud that this guy actually did the show whilst he was battling bronchitis? Yeah.

blues for the blood red moon I thinks

Excellent

Reminder that Josh young claims to be self taught. If that is true, I might as well give up since this man has more talent in a fingernail than I do.

Nope. Zubin Varla.

I like this. Where's the "he won't listen to me" part? That's my fave part T-T

Really good vocal performance. The only problem is that Josh isn’t a rock singing tenor. I’m assuming he’s a baritone which can work for Jesus but Judas is a tenor role

It's a ROCK opera - you're not supposed to cast singers who sings almost all words with round tones. Of course a trained singer will use that technique during their performance - but this guy is doing it far too much for the part he is playing. I prefer the likes of Carl Anderson and Brandon Victor Dixon singing this.

wow

josh is the hottest judas

LMAO he looked right in the camera

I didn’t like his at first but it’s grown on me and I love this

I actually made a special trip up to NYC to see this production before it closed, and that is something I regret to this day. Josh Young, while clearly a talented, classically trained vocalist, was not cut out to sing rock. Full stop. Watching him stumble through one of my all-time favorite songs live was a painful experience. Years later, that experience is no better. My only consolation is that this revival didn't last and that Josh Young didn't go on to win an award for butchering something I love.