ROCKING JERUSALEM

LOGLINE : The life of The Little Drummer Boy is explored in this controversial Biblical story. In this musically enriched version, the young drummer not only befriends Jesus as a baby, but remains as a ‘Big Brother’ to him, throughout his life, and beyond.

Much the same as JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR did for its generation, ROCKING JERUSALEM will shock, amaze and inspire a new audience ... with an old message.

Truly, this story is like none other that was written previously. The film is based on a real person who lived 2000 years ago named Simon of Cyrene. Cyrene was an actual City in Northern Africa. He is famous for not only witnessing the crucifixion of Christ, but also carrying his cross through the streets of Jerusalem, to the execution site.

Mixed with this true story is the fictional story of the Little Drummer Boy, who was present when Christ was born. In this screenplay, Simon of Cyrene is The Little Drummer Boy. Therefore he is present when he is born into this world, and also when he leaves it.

Since he is a drummer, and from Africa, he is portrayed as an African master drummer. A child prodigy who travels the ancient world with his family, performing lavish concerts with lively costumes, dancers, singers and of course, drummers. As he grows into manhood, the shows become more elaborate and the positive message he brings becomes even stronger.

He meets up with Christ at crucial times of his ministry and uses his music to reinforce the message of his lifelong friend. He maintains his 'big brother' relationship with Christ throughout his life.

The music can range from hip hop, reggae, gospel, traditional African music or all of the above. Much like 'Jesus Christ Superstar', this production will probably be extremely successful and garner critical acclaim. Not only does Simon's family have African features, but so does much of the rest of the cast. The controversy of the ethnicity factor will set it apart from all previous productions and create a 'must see' aire about it.