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With rehearsals now underway, the producers of the critically-acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning production of Jesus Christ Superstar announced today complete casting for the triumphant return of the 50th Anniversary North American tour.

The tour of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s Jesus Christ Superstar will resume performances at the Keller Auditorium in Portland, OR on September 28, 2021 and will continue to play over 25 cities during the 2021-2022 season including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Seattle, San Francisco, Toronto and many more. Click here to view the current tour route.

Aaron LaVigne returns to his role as Jesus, joined by the return of James T. Justis as Judas and Jenna Rubaii as Mary. The tour also welcomes back Alvin Crawford as Caiphas, Tommy Sherlock as Pilate, and Tyce Green as Annas. Christian A. Guerrero joins the cast as standby for Jesus and Judas.

The ensemble includes David Andre, Sara Andreas, Courtney Arango, Wesley J. Barnes, Milena J. Comeau, Lydia Ruth Dawson, Derek Ferguson, Brian Golub, Brittany Rose Hammond, Garfield Hammonds, Quiana Holmes, Darrell T. Joe, Sheila Jones, Jacob Lacopo, Paul Louis Lessard, Eric A. Lewis, Tommy McDowell, Danny McHugh, Jenny Mollet, Sarah Parker, Erick Patrick, SandyRedd, Cooper Stanton and Chelsea Williams.

jesus christ superstar tour cast

“After 566 days of shutdown, we are thrilled to bring this cast back to stages across North America, especially in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary release of the iconic Brown Album later this month.” said producer Stephen Gabriel of Work Light Productions.

Featuring lyrics and music by Emmy, GRAMMY, Oscar and Tony winners Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber,the North American tour of this iconic musical is helmed by acclaimed director Timothy Sheader and cutting-edge choreographer Drew McOnie. Rounding out the creative team is set and costume design by 2016 Tony Award nominee Tom Scutt, lighting design by Lee Curran, sound design by Keith Caggiano and Nick Lidster, with music supervision by Tom Deering and North American music supervisor David Holcenberg.

Jesus Christ Superstar is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ, as seen through the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined a generation, the legendary score includes ‘I Don’t Know How to Love Him’, ‘Gethsemane’ and ‘Superstar’.

Jesus Christ Superstar is a proven musical phenomenon with a world-wide fan base. As demonstrated by NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert , this epic work attracted over 9.6 million viewers, earned the highest ratings in its time period, and received the highest critical ranking of any live musical event on network TV. On September 17th, 2021 a variety of special edition Jesus Christ Superstar albums, remastered at Abbey Road, will be released. These special anniversary editions are a celebration of the original 1970 double concept album and its continued success spanning an incredible 50 years.

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Jesus Christ Superstar won the 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, selling out two consecutive engagements in 2016 and 2017. The production played a West End engagement at the Barbican in 2019 before returning to Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in concert version during the summer of 2020.

The North American tour of Jesus Christ Superstar is produced by Stephen Gabriel and Work Light Productions, and will have traveled to more than 50 cities during its three-year run. The original production was produced by London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

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Photo Coverage: Meet the Cast of the JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR National Tour

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Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice 's iconic musical, Jesus Christ Superstar will officially launch the 50th anniversary tour at Austin's Bass Concert Hall on October 8th through the 13th before visiting over 30 cities including Los Angeles, Denver, Nashville, Dallas and Chicago. BroadwayWorld was live at the press event for the upcoming tour, where we're met the cast and watched a performance!

The cast is led by Aaron LaVigne (Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark, RENT) in the role of Jesus along with James Delisco Beeks (Kinky Boots, Aida) as Judas, Jenna Rubaii (Groundhog Day, American Idiot) as Jesus' devoted follower Mary and Alvin Crawford (The Lion King, Candide) as Caiaphas.

Casting also includes Tommy Sherlock (Pilate), Tyce Green (Annas), Eric A. Lewis (Simon), Paul Louis Lessard (Herod), Tommy McDowell (Peter), along with David André, Sara Andreas , Wesley J. Barnes, Derek Ferguson, Brian Golub , Brittany Rose Hammond , Garfield Hammonds , Keirsten Nicole Hodgens, Sheila Jones, Rebecca Kritzer , Jacob Lacopo , Charles McCall , Danny Mchugh , Pepe Nufrio , Sarah Parker , Erick Patrick , Sandy Redd, Jasmine Schmenk and Chelsea Williams ( Pepe Nufrio and Tommy Sherlock are appearing with the support of Actors' Equity Association).

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ, as seen through the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined a generation, the legendary score includes 'I Don't Know How to Love Him', 'Gethsemane' and 'Superstar'.

The North American tour will be helmed by acclaimed director Timothy Sheader and cutting-edge choreographer Drew McOnie , with set and costume design by 2016 Tony Award nominee, Tom Scutt and music supervision by Tom Deering . Rounding out the creative team is lighting design by Lee Curran , with co-sound design by Keith Caggiano and Nick Lidster .

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Theater Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR (New Cast for 2022-2023 Tour)

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by Maddalena Beltrami on December 31, 2022

in Theater-Los Angeles , Tours

I still have the soundtrack album that I bought when I was 14. I saw the movie when I was 16. I saw the Broadway Revival in my late teens. Today, just over fifty years after Jesus Christ Superstar premiered on Broadway, I had the pure pleasure of seeing it again at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles. It’s a mash-up of rock concert stadium staging, lead actors holding microphones, music video, and Broadway-style production values and voices. With Shawn Gough ’s astoundingly tight music direction, Drew McOnie ’s hot-blooded aerobic choreography, Lee Curran ’s magical dramatic lighting, Tom Scutt ’s modern set and costumes, and a beautiful blend of vocals by an immense ensemble, this Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre 2016 production — updated for a 21st-century audience — is the closest thing you’ll get to heaven. It’s a fantastic production that mostly gets it right given the uneven casting.

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There are 80+ recordings of  JC Superstar from over a dozen countries, not one of which in totality tops the original 1970 Concept Album. This North American tour, which runs well into 2023, returns to that raw street-wise power, and elucidates the timelessness of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s score, still his best. Never intended to be an accurate portrait of Christ’s passion, the story is lyricist Tim Rice’s idea of what Judas’s thoughts and motivations may have been, not a Biblical portrayal at all.

jesus christ superstar tour cast

Interestingly enough, as much as I loved it, the three leads are somewhat disappointing — if, that is, you are expecting a blend of rock star vocals and great acting. It may be the fault of Timothy Sheader’s direction, which gives Jesus, Mary, and Judas scant sense of backstory and relationship, of which there is precious little to begin with. The leads play second fiddle to the melee and get somewhat lost. Maybe Sheader — who wisely dropped the intermission — thought any of that would get in the way of his hurtling high-voltage trajectory. Thus, Jack Hopewell ’s Jesus — complete with man bun — simply isn’t asked to blow you away like Ted Neeley or Steve Balsamo did. His tenor is lovely and lyrical, and his expressiveness and unique vocal timbre are awesome, even as he is better suited for pop. Maybe his interpretation is supposed to be less threatening to the current mood than a tall Jesus with long locks that rocks his torment. And Faith Jones as Mary was all wrong for the part in stature and looks and definitely in voice. — a beautiful lush high range is needed for her songs.

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Still, Elvie Ellis plays the betrayer with a perfect blend of Broadway chops and show biz savvy, even as he lacks distinction. Beeks is particularly dramatic in “Damned for All Time” (when accepting his cash for ratting on Jesus to Caiaphas) and in “Judas’s Death” when his guilt and grief ultimately consume his life (with the help of a noose, here a dangling orange mic cord). When he comes back from the dead, there’s enough super-rockin’ dynamism — and seriously tight back-up Soul Girls L’Oréal Roaché , Savannah Fisher , Lydia Eku  — to make you get a ticket to come back (there are many cities for this tour, but runs are painfully short, most a week, so act fast).

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It’s the smaller roles that blew me away, and I could hear every lyric from Isaac Ryckeghem , who is not just slimy as Caiaphas, the High Priest of Israel, but he snatches those low bass notes and spears them through the back of your head. Kodiak Thompson turns the manipulative, bullying priest Annas into a Mordred-like villain, and Nicholas Hambruch is thrilling as Pontius Pilate, the governor of Judea.

jesus christ superstar tour cast

Mr. Scutt’s set design has a runway-like crucifix, especially effective when Caiaphas and his cronies crack down on Christ, and the orchestra is on levels behind the playing area. The main themes here — power struggles, control, greed — are remarkably clear, visceral and palpable. There is the 21st-century nail gun used instead of a hammer for the cross scene, and, as if to thrust us into the modern age’s divide between the haves and have-nots, Mr. Sheader has his players hurl sparkling gold dust at Jesus to represent each lash he receives. It’s a coup de théâtre, one of many in this most admirable revival.

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Jesus Christ Superstar national tour Work Light Productions reviewed at  Hollywood Pantages  October, 2019 tour continues into 2020; for dates and cities,  visit JCS

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Saw it in Denver January 2024. I kept expecting the set to surprise me. But it was one of those raw sets where nothing moves, which I always find disappointing in a professional show. It looked good, but man I would have been thrilled if that big cross that they used as a stage rose up at the end. Nothing. I didn’t feel like there were too many standout performances and the choreography felt so robotic. I think all the singers holding microphones was weird and added to the music video vibe which I can see them going for, but it wasn’t working for us. Pilate, Caiaphas, and Judas were very good. I had never seen it live before, and didn’t really understand the point of that one dancer who stood out from everyone else and kind of thrusted her arms dramatically at everyone who was singing. What did she represent? I loved the silver-stained-hands idea for Judas. Mary didn’t have the passion I expected. I’m glad I saw it, but it didn’t wow me. Maybe they need to go back to its hippie/disco roots with the next revamp.

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Jesus Christ Superstar • UK Tour

Ian McIntosh

In 2015, Ian was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his portrayal of Barry Mann in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Aldwych Theatre) – a role he created in the West End.

Additional theatre credits include: Galileo Figaro in We Will Rock You (London Coliseum); Deco Cuffe in The Commitments (UK & Ireland Tour); Galileo Figaro in We Will Rock You (20th Anniversary UK & Ireland Tour); Young Ben Stone in Follies (National Theatre); Sid Worley in An Officer and A Gentleman (UK and Ireland Tour); Bud in Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (The Criterion); Ray/Alternate Deco Cuffe in The Commitments (Palace Theatre); Alternate Drew Boley in Rock of Ages (Garrick & Shaftesbury Theatres); An Evening with Duncan Sheik & Stephen Sater (The Other Palace); Hair (European Arena Tour); High School Musica l 2 (UK and Ireland Tour), Can’t Buy Me Love (UK Tour).

Film: Aneasthetist in the film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (Netflix).

Vocal Artist: Lead vocalist on Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five Animated Series – Disney Channel Worldwide;

Workshops: Hugo’s Father in Hugo ; Frank Sinatra in Sammy the Musical ; Irving Radovich in Roman Holiday (London & Shanghai); Pip in The Navigator ; Pink’s Father in The Wall – Pink Floyd Musical ; Nick in The Famous Five ; Michael in The Canary Girls .

Follow Ian on Instagram: @ianmcintoshuk

Shem Omari James

Bio: Dreamgirls (UK Tour), Vanara (Hackney Empire), The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Curve), Songs For a New World (London Palladium).

Julian Clary

Julian’s career as a camp turn began working on the cabaret circuit in the early 80s as The Joan Collins Fan Club. Following an appearance on Saturday Night Live , Channel 4 offered him his own show, Sticky Moments . More TV followed, including Terry and Julian, All Rise for Julian Clary, Prickly Heat, It’s Only TV But I Like It, Strictly Come Dancing, Have I Got News For You, Who Do You Think You Are?, QI, Celebrity Big Brother, Your Face Sounds Familiar, Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, Give a Pet a Home, Nature Nuts and Passions.

Theatre includes: Leigh Bowery in Boy George’s Taboo (West End and UK tour), the Emcee in Rufus Norris’s Olivier Award-winning production of Kander and Ebb’s Cabaret (West End) and Le Grand Mort (Trafalgar Studios), Norman in The Dresser (National Tour), Bleak Expectations (West End).

Julian is a regular panellist on Radio 4’s Just a Minute .

His writing includes his memoir A Young Man’s Passage , several adult novels and his on-going series for children, The Bolds . His latest memoir The Lick of Love was published in 2021.

Julian has toured the country numerous times with his one man shows, and will be taking to the road again in Spring 2024 with his latest, A Fistful of Clary.

In December 2023 Julian will be appearing in Peter Pan, which will be his eighth consecutive appearance at The London Palladium.

Hannah Richardson

Trained at: Arts Educational Schools London.

Theatre includes : Cathleen & swing in Sting’s The Last Ship (USA Tour).

TV Appearances include: Jimmy Kimmel Live! , The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Short Film includes: Marie in Then, Again .

Roles whilst training include: Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream , Blanche Du Bois in A Streetcar Named Desire , Rosalind in As You Like It and Rebecca in Pravda .

Ryan O’Donnell

Theatre includes: Mandela (The Young Vic); The Book Thief (Octagon Theatre); Tina the Musical (Aldwych Theatre); Sunny Afternoon (Harold Pinter Theatre); Quadrophenia the Musical (UK Tour); (RSC).

Television includes: The Crown Season 4 (Netflix); The Serpent (BBC One).

Short film includes: One Drop (Just Upstairs).

Work as a musician includes: Singer – Jethro Tull & Ian Anderson Band; Guest Vocalist – Cat Yusuf Stevens.

Training: Guildford School of Acting.

Credits include: Jesus Christ Superstar (Frinton Summer Theatre), Dirty Dancing (Secret Cinema), Disney in Concert .

As a vocalist, Jad has also been a backing singer for Andrea Bocelli and Hiba Tawaji.

Jad hails from Lebanon and is thrilled to be playing the role of Caiaphas in this very special production.

Matt Bateman

Training: The Royal Academy of Music.

Credits while training: Fredrik Egerman in A Little Night Music , Bernie Buchsbaum in Little Me , Stan in Don Juan in Soho and Featured Vocalist for Friday Night is Music Night.

Other credits: Backing Vocalist for Festival of Remembrance (The Royal Albert Hall), Surly in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Birmingham Hippodrome & Bradford Alhambra), Hefty Hugh in What the Ladybird Heard (National Tour), Charles Dickens in Dickens Abridged (National Tour), Billy/Eugene Fodor in Crazy for You (The Watermill Theatre), Jeweller/first cover Ubaldo Piangi in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre), Adolfo Pirelli/Jonas Fogg in Sweeney Todd (English Theatre, Frankfurt), White Rabbit/Mad Hatter in Alice in Streamingland (Phoenix Arts Club), Swing/cover Count, Doctor, Fishmonger and Lamplighter in The Magician’s Elephant (The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon) and Ensemble/cover Happy Man, James Morse and Alfredo in Pretty Woman (Savoy Theatre).

TV: Backing vocals for Maria Friedman on The Alan Titchmarsh Show.

@MattBateman1991

Luke Street

Alternate jesus / alternate judas / simon.

Luke trained at Performance Preparation Academy (PPA), Guildford.

Theatre Credits Include:   Bat Out Of Hell  as Alternate Strat/Cover Falco, Ledoux, and Jagwire (UK, London & International Tour)  Jersey Boys  as Frankie Valli (International Tour),  Gypsy: The Musical  as Little Rock (The Savoy Theatre),  Out There  as Logan Carter (Union Theatre), Aladdin in  Aladdin  (The Broadway Theatre), Dandini in  Cinderella  (Watersmeet Theatre), Man 1 in  Edges  (Tabard Theatre), Soloist in  The London Revue  (Park Theatre), Genie of the Lamp in  Aladdin  (Blackfriars Theatre).

TV/Film: Hunter in In  Pieces: A New Musical , BBC broadcast/DVD of  Gypsy: The Musical . The Mad Hatter in  Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland  (KidZania London), Prince Charming in  Cinderella  (KidZania London).

Workshops Include: Jakub in  The Guinea Pig Club , Justin in  Can’t Stop it: The Musical , Ensemble in  Wonderland , Quasimodo in  The Legend of Notre  Dame.

Timo Tatzber

Alternate herod.

Timo (he/him) is an actor and choreographer from Vienna. He graduated from Mountview in November 2022, and made his professional debut in the original UK cast of Head Over Heels (Hope Mill Theatre).

Credits while in training include: Cabaret , Les Misérables , Legally Blonde, Carousel (Mountview), Bernstein‘s Mass, Be More Chill (MuK Wien) .

Choreography credits include: Romeo & Juliet (Mountview), Mountview BA Showcase 2022, The Little Mermaid (Off Theater Wien), 4x ‘Best Choreography’ Awards for ‘Augen Auf’ and ‘Stand By Me’ in collaboration with Indeed Unique (DanceStar, VIBE, ASDU).

Jasmine Jules Andrews

Jasmine trained at The Urdang Academy.

Theatre credits include:  The Cher Show (Original UK Tour), and  Legally Blonde  (The Urdang Academy).

Jasmine would like to thank her OG dance teacher Fiona Forbes for believing in her when she didn’t believe in herself. Big Love!

@jasminejulesandrews

Carla Bertran

Training:  Urdang Academy.

Theatre includes: The Cher Show (UK Tour).

Theatre Whilst Training includes : Whitney/Ensemble in Legally Blonde ; Cara/Ensemble in Love, Debates and Heartbreaks (both at Urdang).

Daniel Bowskill

Daniel trained at Arts Educational Schools.  He recently made his professional debut in Assassins at Chichester Festival Theatre.

Other theatre includes: Let’s Face The Music (RPO/ArtsEd); Al in A Chorus Line ; Hanratty in Catch Me If You Can (ArtsEd); Olivier Awards 2023 (ArtsEd); Doctor Zhivago (ArtsEd); Lord of the Flies (New Adventures).

Pàje Campbell

Training: Tring Park School for the Performing Arts And The Urdang Academy.

Theatre includes: Ensemble in Wicked (Apollo Victoria); Ensemble in The Prince of Egypt (Dominion); Ensemble Disney’s Aladdin (Prince Edward and Stuttgart, Germany); Dancer in Classically British (Mark Elie); ‘Bond Girl’ in Live and Let Hedge (choreography Will Peacon); Dancer in The Royal Albert Hall Schools Gala and ‘Little Mouse’ and ‘Party Girl’ in The Nutcracker (English National Ballet, Wayne Eagling).

Television includes: ‘Mini Chef’ and model on This Morning , ITV.

Film includes: Aladdin Live from the West End (Walt Disney Pictures) and The Prince of Egypt- The Musical (DreamWorks).

Pàje would like to thank everyone who has shown support and encouragement over the years.

A Special Thanks to Debra, Mother Groome, Grandma, Nana G and her Mum.

Myla Carmen

Training: Italia Conti, the CAT scheme at Trinity Laban, The Rhythm Studio and NYMT.

Credits whilst training: Annabelle Wade in NYMT’s Billy the Kid (MCT at Alleyn’s), ensemble in NYMT’s production of Parade (The Other Palace), Kathy in 9 to 5 and Lisa Hopkins in Made in Dagenham (Avondale Theatre) and dancer in WE Day (Wembley Arena)

Theatre includes: On stage swing, cover Lucy, Susan and Aslan puppeteer in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Gillian Lynn Theatre), Princess of Diamonds in The Queen of Hearts (Greenwich Theatre) and West End Spectacular (ExCeL London)

Myla would like to thank their agent, friends and family for their continued support.

Eloise Davies

Training: Laine Theatre Arts

Theatre Credits : Mrs Puff in The Spongebob Musical (UK Tour) The Kid in 42 Balloons (Vaudeville Theatre), Frenchy in Grease (Dominion Theatre), Trish in Bonnie & Clyde (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) Ensemble in Taboo 10th Anniversary (London Palladium), Brooke Lohst in the Original London Cast of Be More Chill (The Other Palace), Frenchy in Grease (UK & Ireland Tour), Mythic (Charing Cross Theatre), Myth (The Other Palace), Robin Hood (Woking, Qdos), 27 The Musical (Cockpit Theatre), Bad Girls: The Musical (Union Theatre), Cinderella (Manchester Opera House), West End Heroes (Dominion Theatre) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (Richmond Theatre)

Other Credits: Vocal and Guitar Supporting Artist for Tom Jones, Vocal and Guitar Supporting Artist for Lionel Richie, Backing Singer/Guitarist/Percussionist for the Kerri Watt Tour, Recording When You’re Smiling for Bradley Walsh’s Album.

Francis Foreman

Francis is delighted to be joining the company of Jesus Christ Superstar .

Theatre Credits include: Assistant Dance Captain u/s Walter Hobbs in Elf The Musical (Dominion Theatre); Rudy u/s Cliff Bradshaw in Cabaret (UK International Tour); Ensemble u/s Billy Flynn in Chicago (Phoenix Theatre); Fred Casely u/s Billy Flynn in Chicago (UK International Tour); Dance Captain in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Grand Opera House Belfast); Ensemble in Back to Broadway (UK Tour); Dance Captain in Aladdin (Grand Opera House Belfast); Assistant Choreographer for Pam Ann, Hammersmith Layover Terror at 41,000ft (Hammersmith Apollo, UK and International Tour); Dancer at PGT Entertainment Regent Seven Seas Mariner Princess Cruises (Sea Princess).

TV and Film credits include: London 2012 Paralympic Opening Ceremony (Channel 4); Mr Malcom’s List (Universal Pictures); Moonhaven (AMC+), Bad Sisters (Apple TV); Epic (ABC Studios).

Training: Tiffany Theatre College

Louise Francis

Louise trained in Musical Theatre at Guildford School of Acting and graduated in 2018. She has since appeared in  Hair  (UK and European Tour),  Beautiful: The Carole King Musical UK Tour 2020 and 2022.

Louise is delighted to be appearing in Jesus Christ Superstar and she would like to thank her mom Barbara for her constant love and support throughout the years.

Follow Louise on social media on:

Twitter : @loucfrancis

Instagram : @louisechristinefrancis 

Joshua Hawkins

Joshua trained in Musical Theatre at the Guildford School of Acting.

Professional credits: Footloose (U.K Tour); Jesus Christ Superstar (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); Jesus Christ Superstar (Barbican Theatre); Orsino in Twelfth Night (U.K. Tour); Rehearsal Swing (Joker/Hardman) in Choir of Man (Norwegian Cruise Line).

Credits while training: Claude Bukowski in HAIR ; Pouncival in Cats ; Neville Craven in The Secret Garden .

Instagram: @joshzhawkins

Twitter: @joshzhawkins

Darius J James

Darius is an Actor from the sunny seaside town of Leigh-on-sea in Essex.

Theatre credits include:   Chess  (Theatre Royal Drury Lane)  Rock of Ages  (UK Tour),  Starlight Express (Bochum, Germany),  Elf the Musical  (Arena Tour),  A Night of Dirty Dancing  (UK tour),  Last Night a DJ Saved My Life  (UK tour),  Samson  (Palace Theatre),  The Jungle Book  (UK tour),  Aladdin  (Pantomime),  Jack and the Beanstalk  (Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham),  Peter Pan  (Pantomime), and  Cinderella  (The Princes Theatre, Clacton).

Television Includes:   The Witcher  (Netflix),  The Secret Invasion , (Marvel/Disney),  Intergalactic  (Sky),  The Nevers  (Sky),  Mood  (BBC), and the BBC’s ‘Let it Shine’ Commercial.

Films Include: The Marvels  (Marvel/Disney),  Tom & Jerry  (Warner Bros),  The Chelsea Cowboy (Netflix), The Swimmers (Netflix).

@darius_j.james

Darius is excited to join this incredible show and would like to thank all involved!

Cassandra Lee

Training: The Urdang Academy 

Theatre credits include: Once On This Island (Regents Park Open Air); & Juliet (Shaftesbury); SIX The Musical (UK & Ireland Tour); Peter Pan (Venue Cymru); Glaze (Bunker Theatre); Zulu Sundance (The NEC, Birmingham); Avenue Q (The Gatehouse); Hair (European Tour).

Television includes: Eastenders (BBC); Autopsy: The Last Hours of Florence Ballard (ITV/Reelz); The Eejits (Channel 4); My Life as a Popat (CITV).

Short film includes: The Final Moments of Poe and Nina .

Commercial credits include: ZenAuto , Badoo , Theraflu (US) and FemFresh .

Stephen Lewis-Johnston

Professional Training: Urdang Academy.

Credits whilst in Training: Sam Wheat in Ghost (Rob Archibald); Dancer in British Airways Corporate (Kristian Cunningham); Eddie Birdlace in Dogfight (Dean Johnson).

Professional Credits: Ensemble in Snow White And The Seven Dwarves (David Burrows/Steven Harris); Jan The Second Eldest in Yeast Nation (Benji Sperring/Lucie Pankhurst/Michael Webborn).

Stephen is delighted to be joining the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar and would like to dedicate this performance to Eve Leveaux.

Jordan Michael Todd

Hailing from Sunderland, Jordan gained a scholarship to train at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. In 2015, alongside his band, Jordan reached the live finals of Britain’s Got Talent . Since then, Jordan has been nominated for an Offie award for his portrayal of the Narrator in the London revival of, Into The Woods . He has also appeared in the European tour of Grease The Musical , originated the role of Lezardo in Disney’s The Forest of Enchantment , and most recently finished playing the Barman in the Olivier award-nominated musical, The Choir of Man.

Jordan would like to send his heartfelt thanks to his mum, dad, brother Jack, and family and friends for all of their continued support in making his dreams come true.

Instagram: @MrJordanTodd

Facebook & YouTube: Jordan Michael Todd

Jago Mottart

Training: The Urdang Academy.

Credits whilst training: Nick Hurley in Flashdance (Maisey Bawden); Darryl Van Horne in The Witches of Eastwick (George Ure)

Theatre Credits: Ensemble Young Cast in Matthew Bourne’s Romeo & Juliet (Matthew Bourne).

Jago is delighted to be making his professional debut in Jesus Christ Superstar and would like to thank his friends and family for their continued support.

Mia Musakambeva

Mia Musakambeva is from Edinburgh and is a graduate of Jazz Art UK.

Credits include: Tina Turner the Musical (Aldwych Theatre, London), Black Star Band (National Theatre of Scotland, Development), The Steamie (Glasgow, Hydro), Footloose (Norwegian Cruise Lines), Sleeping Beauty (Gardyne Theatre, Dundee).

Timothy Roberts

Training: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama – MA Musical Theatre.

Credits: Bass Player in Head Over Heels (Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester), Rat Smallpox (including Bassist, Drummer, Guitarist, Pianist and Ukele) / understudied & played King Rat in Dick Whittington – Rock n Roll Panto (City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds), Lead Vocalist/Vocal Captain/Cover Dancer for MSC Cruises , Preen (including Drummer, Guitarist & Dance Captain) in Beauty and the Beast – Rock n Roll Panto (City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds), Lead Vocalist for AIDA Cruises , Matt in No Limits – A Song Cycle (Hen & Chickens Theatre), Dick in Dick Whittington at Prince of Wales Theatre, Cannock.

Esme Rothero

Training: RAaw London (2020-2021) & The Urdang Academy (2016-2019).

Theatre credits include: Super Swing / Dance Captain in SIX (Vaudeville Theatre, West End), Princess Jasmine in ALADDIN (The Roses Theatre, Tewksbury) and Dory in MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (The Urdang Academy).

Short Film credits include: Deb in BON VOYAGE (RAaw London) and Becca in BIN DAYS (RAaw London) @esmerothero

Christopher Tendai

Resident choreographer / swing.

Theatre Credits Include: Cabaret (Kit Kat Club, Playhouse Theatre) Jekyll & Hyde (Cecil Sharp House) Carousel (Regents Park Theatre), Dick Whittington (National Theatre), Matilda the Musical (Cambridge Theatre), West Side Story (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester),  Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theatre), Jesus Christ Superstar (Regents Park Theatre), In The Heights (Kings Cross Theatre), Hoax: Our Right To Hope (UK Tour), Smother (Edinburgh Fringe), Dirty Dancing (Secret Cinema), Loserville (Union Theatre), Sleeping Beauty Pantomime (Ireland), Damn Yankees (Clapham Theatre), Hairspray (Ireland Tour).

Television Credits Include: The Greatest Dancer (BBC), Episodes (Channel 4), The Kingsman , Strictly Come Dancing (BBC), Brit Awards (ITV), Union J (UK Tour), Fleur East (Wimbledon Stadium), London Olympics .

Choreography Credits: Wonderland in Alice (Theatre Peckham) Carrie (Bernie Grants Arts Centre), Guap Gala (Natural History Museum), Wuthering Heights (Turbine Theatre), iNk’d (Pegasus Theatre), Bare: A Pop Opera (Eve Lyon’s Studio Theatre), Children of Eden (Union Theatre), Piano Legends (UK Tour).

 @christophertendai

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Lead cast announced for Jesus Christ Superstar tour

See who is heading on tour in the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice classic

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Lead casting has been confirmed for the upcoming touring production of  Jesus Christ Superstar,  which kicks off this autumn.

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s much-loved classic, which has been staged across the world, will return in a new touring version of Timothy Sheader’s production first seen at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in 2016. It then also ran at the Barbican in the summer of 2019, and was remounted for a socially distanced run during the Covid lockdowns of 2020.

Olivier Award-winning Drew McOnie choreographed the original production, which had musical direction from Tom Deering, design by Tom Scutt, lighting design by Lee Curran and sound design by Nick Lidster for Autograph.

The piece includes famous tunes such as “I Don’t Know How to Love Him”, “Gethsemane” and “Superstar”.

Set to appear are Ian McIntosh ( We Will Rock You , Follies ), who will play Jesus, alongside Shem Omari James ( Dreamgirls UK Tour) who will play Judas and Hannah Richardson (Sting’s The Last Ship ) who plays Mary.

The tour will open at Manchester’s Palace Theatre from 11 September 2023. It will then visit Newcastle, Hull, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Liverpool, Milton Keynes, Plymouth, Wolverhampton, Bradford, Nottingham, Ipswich, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leicester, Stoke, Bristol, Crawley, Southampton, Norwich, Eastbourne, Birmingham, Oxford, Wimbledon, Woking, Sunderland, Canterbury, Sheffield, Llandudno, Torquay, Dartford, Cheltenham, Blackpool, Bromley, Inverness and Truro. Further tour dates are to be announced.

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    As previously announced, the lead cast includes Ian McIntosh ( Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) as Jesus, Shem Omari James ( Dreamgirls) as Judas, and Hannah Richardson ( The Last Ship) as Mary. Julian Clary will play Herod during the initial 2023 dates: Manchester (11 to 23 September), Newcastle (26 to 30 September), Aberdeen (10 to 14 ...

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    Jack Hopewell will star as Jesus, joined by Elvie Ellis as Judas, Faith Jones as Mary, Isaac Ryckeghem as Caiaphas, Nicholas Hambruch as Pilate, and Kodiak Thompson as Annas.

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    Aaron LaVigne leads the show as Jesus, joined by Jenna Rubaii as Mary. Omar Lopez-Cepero joins the cast as Judas. The tour also features Alvin Crawford as Caiphas, Tommy Sherlock as Pilate, and Tyce Green as Annas. Pepe Nufrio returns to the tour as the standby for Jesus and Judas.

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    The tour also welcomes back Alvin Crawford as Caiphas, Tommy Sherlock as Pilate, and Tyce Green as Annas. Christian A. Guerrero joins the cast as standby for Jesus and Judas.

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    Jack Hopewell stars as Jesus, joined by Elvie Ellis as Judas, Faith Jones as Mary, Isaac Ryckeghem as Caiaphas, Nicholas Hambruch as Pilate, and Kodiak Thompson as Annas.

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    Brett Hennessey Jones as Simon and the Company. Interestingly enough, as much as I loved it, the three leads are somewhat disappointing — if, that is, you are expecting a blend of rock star vocals and great acting.

  9. Cast • Jesus Christ Superstar • UK Tour">CastJesus Christ Superstar • UK Tour

    Theatre Credits Include: Cabaret (Kit Kat Club, Playhouse Theatre) Jekyll & Hyde (Cecil Sharp House) Carousel (Regents Park Theatre), Dick Whittington (National Theatre), Matilda the Musical (Cambridge Theatre), West Side Story (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester), Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theatre), Jesus Christ Superstar (Regents Park Theatre ...

  10. cast announced for Jesus Christ Superstar tour">Lead cast announced for Jesus Christ Superstar tour

    Alex Wood. Manchester. 22 June 2023. Ian McIntosh (Jesus), Shem Omari James (Judas), and Hannah Richardson (Mary), © Mark Senior. Lead casting has been confirmed for the upcoming touring production of Jesus Christ Superstar, which kicks off this autumn.