must abortALLHe is dangerous!MOB (outside)Jesus Christ Superstar!ALLHe is dangerous!PRIEST 2Look Caiaphas – they're right outside our yardPRIEST 3Quick Caiaphas – go call the Roman guardCAIAPHASNo wait – we need a more permanent solutionto our problem ...ANNASWhat then to do about Jesus of NazarethMiracle wonderman – hero of fools?PRIEST 3No riots, no army, no fighting, no slogansCAIAPHASOne thing I'll say for him – Jesus is coolANNASWe dare not leave him to his own devicesHis half-witted fans will get out of controlPRIEST 3But how can we stop him? His glamour increasesBy leaps every minute – he's top of the pollCAIAPHASI see bad things arising – The crowd crown him king,Which the Romans would banI see blood and destruction, Our elimination, because of one manBlood and destruction, because of one manALLBecause, because, because of one manCAIAPHASOur elimination, because of one manALLBecause, because, because of one, 'cause of one, 'cause of one manPRIEST 3What then to do about this Jesusmania?ANNASHow do we deal with the carpenter king?PRIEST 3Where do we start with a man who is biggerThen John was when John did his Baptism thing?CAIAPHASFools! You have no perception!The stakes we are gambling are frighteningly high!We must crush him completely -So like John before him, this Jesus must dieFor the sake of the nation this Jesus must dieALLMust die, must die, this Jesus must dieCAIAPHASSo like John before him, this Jesus must dieALLMust die, must die, this Jesus must, Jesus must, Jesus must die!

Hosanna.

CROWDHosanna Heysanna Sanna Sanna HoSanna Hey Sanna Ho SannaHey JC, JC won't you smile at me?Sanna Ho Sanna Hey SuperstarCAIAPHASTell the rabble