Jesus Christ Superstar Director Des McAnuff on How He Became the Master of Rock Musicals
About the author: These days, Des McAnuff may be best known as the artistic director of Canada’s Stratford Shakespeare Festival, a post he assumed after a long stint running the La Jolla Playhouse. But Broadway audiences cherish him as a Tony-winning director with a special affinity for rock and pop music, from Roger Miller’s score for Big River to the Who’s Tommy to the Four Seasons (Jersey Boys) …