EASTER 2010 A.D. - Jesus Christ Superstar !!!
Starlight Stage Productions have been granted rights to perform the international blockbuster musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” in both Kilkenny and Carlow over Easter 2010.
The show which celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year has been performed professionally in hundreds of cities all over the world as well as countless amateur productions. Originally released as a concept album, the show became a massive stage hit and also has been filmed twice. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera tells the story of the last seven days in the life of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ Superstar was the first musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to be produced for the professional stage. The show opened on 12th October 1971 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York with the London production opening on 9th August 1972 with Paul Nicholas (Jesus), Stephen Tate (Judas) and Dana Gillespie (Mary Magdalene). By the time it closed, after some eight years and 3,358 performances, it had become the longest-running musical in West End history. The recording of the score of the show, with Ian Gillan (Jesus), Murray Head (Judas) and Yvonne Elliman (Mary Magdalene), topped the American album charts three times.
The most recent West End revival staged at the Lyceum Theatre in 1996 starred Steve Balsamo as Jesus, and there have been many rumours circulating that there will be another revival in the not so distant future.
The score of the show has hit after hit with chartbusting songs such as “I Dont Know How To Love Him”, “Everything’s Alright”, and “Superstar” along with wonderful chorus numbers such as “Hosanna”, “Christ You Know I Love You” and the comical “King Herods Song”. The show was originally billed as a Rock Opera more than a musical but whatever you want to call it JCS has some of the best music you will ever hear in a stage show.
Starlight Stage Productions have previously staged two other Lloyd Webber/Rice productions “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat” and “The Likes Of Us“ - The group is delighted to continue their good relationship with Lloyd Webber’s production company The Really Useful Group in London, who awarded Starlight the rights for this show.
BOOKING NOW OPEN FOR BOTH VENUES -
SET THEATRE - 056 77 65133 € 12.00
GB SHAW THEATRE - 059 917 2400 € 12.00 (Concessions € 10.00)