#lucas rush

Jesus: Ben Forster

Row 2 middle photo is Tim Minchin and his understudy Lucas Rush both in matching Judas costumes

Costume Notes: Version three of this costume, or the recorded DVD version, identical to ver. 2 just with a white scarf now and different tattoos. His jacket is on for the start of the show, and he removes it at the end of “Heaven on Their Minds”. During the start of the “What’s the Buzz” he shoves it in his bag (he removes the bag during “Heaven on...”). He has the jacket on again during the instrumental before “Blood Money,” but removes it when he meets Caiaphas and Annas by giving it to an ensemble member. His jacket reappears for the betrayal scene where he wears till his death. Breakdown of the rest of his costume is available here in part 2/9.

This version is available on DVD but if you’re interested in Tim Minchin’s vocals or other cast members be warned the DVD version is autotuned and so the singing sounds weird on occasion so I recommend listening to live performances for press that is posted on YouTube without autotune (though I will say Minchin sounds a bit ill for some performances making him more nasal so perhaps listen to a few).

Now you may wonder what about Lucas Rush? well you’re in luck, he has posted parts of him performing “Everything’s Alright/Ointment scene” (he warns that he’s a bit flat here), "Last Supper” and “Superstar” on YouTube. Rush even posted a video of Krysten Cummings who was the understudy Mary Magdalene performing “Could we Start Again Please” He also posted rehearsal video compilation and it’s really cute and I heavily recommend checking it out if you like this production (there’s parts where Minchin ad libs during “Superstar” to the entertainment of the cast, cast member attacking each other with water bottles and so on).