The Really Useful Group and Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce that the new arena production of Jesus Christ Superstar will tour Australia in 2013. The production will commence its Australian dates in Perth on May 31.
The show stars Australia’s own Tim Minchin as ‘Judas
Iscariot’, former Spice Girl Melanie C as ‘Mary Magdalene’ and the critically
acclaimed new-comer Ben Forster in the role of ‘Jesus’. Also starring in
the Australian production will be Jon Stevens returning to Jesus Christ
Superstar in the role of ‘Pontius Pilate’ (Stevens played Judas in the 1992
Australian arena tour and the 1994 theatre production) and Andrew O’Keefe in
the role of ‘King Herod’.
Andrew Lloyd Webber says: "I'm thrilled
that Australia is to be the first leg for our international tour of the new
Jesus Christ Superstar. We had an overwhelming reception when the show
toured the country for an astounding 84 dates in 1992. I hope this new
production, which has been totally re-conceived for the 21st century, will
entertain a new generation of Australians as well as those who already love the
show."
The new production’s run in the UK in late 2012 broke
previous audience records with 74,000 fans seeing the show in its opening
weekend. The arena production received wide acclaim, with critics
praising the show as:
“Lloyd
Webber’s new generation of superstars hits all the right notes.”
The
Times
“A
work of conceptual genius”
Daily
Telegraph
“Restored
to its heavy metal rock origins.”
The
Independent
“An
almighty success!” Daily
Star Sunday
“Blows
away tradition.” Daily
Mail
An award-winning creative team have been assembled to
transform this legendary rock musical into a unique state of the art
spectacular. Led by director Laurence Connor – known for his work on the 25th
anniversary performances of Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera – the
creative team behind Jesus Christ Superstar have collectively worked on
concerts from the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and U2 as well as the Diamond
Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace and the Opening and Closing
Ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Arguably Australia’s most popular musical, Jesus
Christ Superstar first came to life as a chart-topping double-album in 1970,
its success spawning the live show phenomenon. In 1992 Jesus Christ
Superstar, starring Jon Stevens as Judas and John Farnham as Jesus, toured
Australian arenas to phenomenal success, running for 82 nights and attended by
a still record 987,000 people, grossing over $40m at the box office. The
soundtrack went on to sell 4 x Platinum.
Tickets to Jesus Christ Superstar – Arena Spectacular
are on sale on Friday 8 March.
JESUS CHRIST
SUPERSTAR
MAY/JUNE 2013
MAY/JUNE 2013
Frontier Members pre-sale via www.frontiertouring.com/jesuschristsuperstar
1pm AEDT Wed 27 Feb to 1pm AEDT
Thu 28 Feb or until allocation exhausted
General public on sale from 9am
local time, Friday 8 March
Fri 31
May
Perth | Perth Arena (Evening)
(All Ages)
Tue 4
June
Adelaide | Entertainment Centre (Evening)
(All Ages)
Fri 7
June
Sydney | Entertainment Centre (Evening)
(All Ages)
Sat 8
June
Sydney | Entertainment Centre (Matinee)
(All Ages)
Sat 8
June
Sydney | Entertainment Centre (Evening)
(All Ages)
Tue 11
June
Brisbane | Entertainment Centre (Evening) (All Ages)
Fri 14
June
Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena (Evening)
(All Ages)
Sat 15
June
Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena (Matinee)
(All Ages)
Sat 15
June
Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena (Evening)
(All Ages)
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