JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Broadway Previews Begin Today!

By: Mar. 01, 2012
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Previews for Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR on Broadway begin today at the Neil Simon Theatre. Directed by the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Artistic Director and 2-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR will open March 22, 2012 

The cast features Paul Nolan as Jesus Christ, Josh Young as Judas Iscariot, Chilina Kennedy as Mary Magdalene, Tom Hewitt as Pontius Pilate, Bruce Dow as King Herod, Marcus Nance as Caiaphas and Aaron Walpole as Annas.

Also in the cast: Matt Alfano as Thaddeus, Mary Antonini as Elizabeth, Karen Burthwright as Ruth, Jacqueline Burtney as Mary (Martha's Sister), Mark Cassius as Matthew, Ryan Gifford as Bartholomew, Kaylee Harwood as Sarah, Jeremy Kushnier as James the Lesser/Priest, Mike Nadajewski as Peter, Melissa O'Neil as Martha/Maid by the Fire, Laurin Padolina as Rachel, Katrina Reynolds as Esther, Jaz Sealey as Thomas, Jason Sermonia as John, Julius Sermonia as James, Lee Siegel as Simon Zealotes, Jonathan Winsby as Phillip, Sandy Winsby as Andrew, and Nick Cartell, Krista Leis, Matthew Rossoff and Matt Stokes as swings.

In addition to Mr. McAnuff as Director, the creative team includes Choreographer Lisa Shriver, Musical Director Rick Fox, Set Designer Robert Brill, Costume Designer Paul Tazewell, Lighting Designer Howell Binkley, Sound Designer Steve Canyon Kennedy and Video Designer Sean Nieuwenhuis.

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is produced by The Dodgers and the Really Useful Group.

Tickets for JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR are available through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 877-250-2929, or in person at the Neil Simon Theatre box office, 250 West 52nd Street; box office hours 10am to 8pm Monday-Saturday. Group sales (of 15 or more) are on sale now and available by calling 1-877-536-3437.

Ticket prices (including the $2 facility fee) range from $62-$99 for previews (March 1-March 21), $62-$142 for performances March 22 onward.

Performance schedule: March 1 through March 24: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm; Tuesday at 7pm; matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm (note, curtain is at 8pm on Tuesday, March 6). Opening night curtain on March 22 is at 6:45pm. Beginning March 27: Tuesday through Thursday at 7pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm, Sunday at 3pm.

For more information, visit www.SuperstarOnBroadway.com.



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