JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Still Waiting for Broadway Plans...

In November, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR will open at La Jolla Playhouse with Des McAnuff directing. However, no plans are confirmed on it's expected transfer to Broadway, according to Sign On San Diego.

Last week, the New York Post reported that McAnuff's revival of the 1971 Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice rock musical would play Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre in the spring. (CATCH ME IF YOU CAN currently plays at the Neil Simon and will close Sept. 4.)

But a Stratford spokeswoman (SUPERSTAR is currently playing at Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival) said Friday that neither a theater nor a date has been set yet.

McAnuff's also recently announced he will leave his post as artistic director at Stratfordafter the 2013 season.  McAnuff continues to develop with The Playhouse is a musical adaptation of "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots," the 2002 album by the The Flaming Lips.

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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR will play at the La Jolla Playhouse from November 18 through December 31. 

Set as an epic rock concert, this sensational new production features Paul Nolan as "Jesus," Chilina Kennedy as "Mary Magdalene," Josh Young as "Judas Iscariot," Tony Award winner Brent Carver as "Pontius Pilate," Bruce Dow as "King Herod" and Mike Nadajewski as "Peter."

The full creative team includes Des McAnuff, Director; Lisa Shriver, Choreographer, Rick Fox, Music Director; La Jolla Playhouse Honors award recipient Robert Brill, Set Designer; Paul Tazewell, Costume Designer; Howell Binkley, Lighting Designer; Jim Neil, Sound Designer and Sean Nieuwenhuis, Video Designer. Rounding out the artistic team are Chad Sylvain, Dramaturge; Daniel Levinson, Fight Director; Simon Fon, Aerial Stunt Coordinator; Bradley "Shooz" Rapier, Associate Choreographer; Laura Burton, Associate Musical Director; Lezlie Wade, Assistant Director and Marc Kimelman, Assistant Choreographer.

Photo Credit: Andrew Eccles