Towards the end of the second act of Jesus Christ Superstar, Judas
has "sold out" Jesus, and then proceeds to sing a rock aria about the
pain of betrayal. Then he hangs himself. We hear and see the body
swing in silhouette as the chorus sings plaintively, "good old Judas,
poor old Judas." As the stage goes dark and there is one solo voice
singing, there is a micro moment of silence before the next scene and
in that moment it often happens: cautious but committed applause...
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