Jesus Christ Superstar

Staff
Producers Steve Bauman
Shawn Keck
Director Whitney McClelland
Choreographer Whitney McClelland
Musical Director Richard Nelson
Rehearsal Secretary Lynn Morrison
Stage Manager Robert Witner
Technical Director Shawn Keck
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Cast
Jesus Michael J. Montez
Judas Iscariot Lawrence-Michael Arias
Mary Magdalene Audrey Kavanagh
Pontius Pilate Matthew Tidwell
King Herod Rod Pintello
Peter R.J. Hammon
Simon Zealotes Simon Pintello
Caiaphas Steve Allen
Annas Yani Bundros
High Priest #1 Peter Mandel
High Priest #2 Rob McClelland
Apostles Mark Fedalizo
John Brewer
Jeremy Lefferts
Nick Kretz
Bruce Rideout
Luke Rideout
Michael Pratt
Rod Pintello
Brian Rideout
Soul Girls Cheryl Witmer
Christine Varela
Shannon Drozen
Angela Locsin
Heather Harris
Ginger Jones

As one of the earliest rock operas, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar is a completely sung-through piece and reflects a ’70s musical sensibility. Numbers runs the gamut from high-wailing rock anthems like Judas’ “Heaven on Their Minds” to more folky-rock ballads like Mary’s “I Don’t Know How to Love Him.”

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Borrowing from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the musical is loosely based on the Gospel’s accounts of the last week of Jesus’s life, beginning with the preparation for the arrival of Jesus and his disciples in Jerusalem and ending with the crucifixion. It highlights political and interpersonal struggles between Judas and Jesus.

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Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Book and Lyrics by Tim Rice

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