 He kicked himself, I think, for the rest of his life because of that. But the original director was injured in a horrendous car wreck, and he couldn't come back to the production for months, so they had to go. The lead producer was Robert Stigwood, who was the manager of the Bee Gees, and a couple of major rock acts. He wanted Jesus Christ Superstar, and he had already produced the London production of Hair for Robert Stigwood.