Jérôme Pradon (Judas) admitted in an interview that he did not have the voice for the part of Judas and that he would not be able to play Judas in a real stage production.
Glenn Carter (Jesus) was Simon in the 1996 London revival of Jesus Christ Superstar. It was in his contract that he would be in this film in exchange for playing Jesus on Broadway in 1999-2000.
Twelve years later, Pete Gallagher (First Priest) played Caiaphas in Jesus Christ Superstar: Live Arena Tour (2012).
Tony Vincent (Simon) played the part of Judas in the 1999-2000 Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
Glenn Carter played Jesus as a political leader who let things get out of control rather than as a divine person.