⭐ MICHAEL KHOLWADIA, MAX ALEXANDER-TAYLOR & PARISA SHAHMIR TO LEAD WATERMILL THEATRE REVIVAL OF JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR ⭐
The full cast and creative team for their exhilarating summer musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s extraordinary rock opera spills out of the theatre into the gardens, immersing audiences into the heart of this epic musical with an ensemble cast of actor-musicians.
Experience the passion, power and devotion of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s extraordinary rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. This timeless work is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events but seen through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. The story, told entirely through song, explores the personal relationships and struggles between Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples, his followers and the Roman Empire.
The production will be led by Michael Kholwadia as Jesus, Max Alexander-Taylor as Judas and Parisa Shahmir as Mary.
Joining them will be Michali Dantes as Simon, Seb Harwood as Peter, Christian Edwards as Pilate, Samuel Morgan-Grahame as Herod, Olugbenga Adelekan as Caiaphas and Alexander Zane as Annas.
The ensemble includes Jordan Eskeisa, Maisie Mandley, Hazel Monaghan, Tasha Chu, Lily Françoise, Trisha Kumar, Alex Anthony Fevrier, Sebastian Hugo, and Finan McKinney, who is cover Jesus.
The production is directed by Paul Hart, with choreography by Anjali Mehra, lighting design by Rory Beaton, set & costume design by David Woodhead, musical supervision by Stuart Morley, sound design by Tom Marshall and video design by D.T. Denton.
The team also includes associate director Layla Madanat, musical director Rebecca Kelly, associate choreographer Vanessa Vince-Pang and assistant lighting designer Nicola Crawford. The stage management team are Cat Pewsey (CSM), Emily Stedman (rehearsal SM), Geoff Field (SM), Richard Lodge (DSM), Caitlin Ravenscroft and Natalie Toney (ASMs), and Ellie Smallbone (ASM placement).
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR has lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR will play The Watermill Theatre, running 24th June – 21st September 2025, with tickets on sale now.
Very intruiged to see a different interpretation of JCS after the long running Regent’s Park production.
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Tickets & more info – https://www.watermill.org.uk/events/superstar#dates-and-times
