Full cast announced for the upcoming run of Jesus Christ Superstar

Full cast announced for the upcoming run of Jesus Christ Superstar

Posted on: 22 Aug 2023

The award-winning production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s global phenomenon has today announced the cast list for its extensive UK tour, which kicks off next month.

 

Jesus Christ Superstar will run at The Bristol Hippodrome from Monday 11 to Saturday 16 March 2024.

 

The previously announced principal cast includes Ian McIntosh as Jesus, Shem Omari James as Judas and Hannah Richardson as Mary with Ryan O’Donnell as Pilate, Jad Habchi as Caiaphas, and Matt Bateman as Annas among those recently announced for this mammoth run of dates.

 

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A global phenomenon that has wowed audiences for decades, Jesus Christ Superstar’s legendary rock score was originally a concept album, opening on Broadway in 1971. The original production ran for over 8 years and, by the time it closed, after 3,358 performances, it was the longest-running musical in West End history.

 

Jesus Christ Superstar has since been reproduced around the world, with productions including a Broadway revival in 2012, an ITV competition show, Superstar, that led to casting Ben Forster as Jesus, and a production at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre markingg 45 years since the musical’s Broadway debut.

 

Set against the backdrop of Jesus Christ’s final days, as seen through the eyes of Judas, this epic musical reflects the rock roots that defined a generation, with legendary numbers including ‘I Don’t Know How to Love Him’, ‘Gethsemane’ and ‘Superstar’. This production won the 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival and 2016 Evening Standard Award.

The cast for the this latest tour includes Olivier Award-nominated Ian McIntosh as Jesus, Dreamgirls star and newcomer Shem Omari James as Judas, star of Sting’s The Last Ship Hannah Richardson as Mary, TV regular Ryan O’Donnell, returning cast member Jad Habchi as Caiaphas and Matt Bateman as Annas.

 

In addition to Bristol, the upcoming UK tour of Jesus Christ Superstar will drop by venues in Manchester, Newcastle, Hull, Glasgow, Liverpool, Plymouth, Nottingham, Ipswich, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leicester, Southampton, Norwich, Birmingham, London, Sunderland, Sheffield, Cheltenham, Blackpool and more across 2023 and 2024. Find out more here.

 

Jesus Christ Superstar will run at The Bristol Hippodrome from Monday 11 to Saturday 16 March 2024 with tickets available to purchase HERE.

For an extensive rundown of what’s coming up at The Bristol Hippodrome, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical and Jack Whitehall, head to the theatre website.

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Stanley Gray

Stan is a born and bred Bristolian, recently graduated from studying English Literature in Sheffield. His passions are music and literature and he spends the majority of his time in venues all over the city, immersing himself in Bristol’s alternative music scene. A lifelong Bristol City fan, Stan’s Saturdays are spent watching his team both home and away.