Casting has been announced for the forthcoming UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar.
The show will star Olivier Award nominated Ian McIntosh, who is current wowing audiences as the star of We Will Rock You at the London Coliseum, and whose other credits include Follies and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, playing Jesus; alongside Shem Omari James (Dreamgirls) as Judas; and Hannah Richardson (Sting’s The Last Ship) as Mary.
Further casting is to be announced.
This reimagined production first premiered at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, winning a 2016 Evening Standard Award for Best Musical, and a 2017 Olivier Award, also for Best Musical Revival. The show also played the Barbican Theatre, and is directed by Timothy Sheader, with choreography by Drew McOnie, design by Tom Scutt, lighting design by Lee Curran, sound design by Nick Lidster and music supervision by Tom Deering.
The Jesus Christ Superstar UK tour kicks off at Manchester’s Palace Theatre on 11 September 2023, and visits Newcastle, Hull, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Liverpool, Milton Keynes, Plymouth, Wolverhampton, Bradford, Nottingham, Ipswich, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leicester, Stoke, Bristol, Crawley, Southampton, Norwich, Eastbourne, Birmingham, Oxford, Wimbledon, Woking, Sunderland, Canterbury, Sheffield, Llandudno, Torquay, Dartford, Cheltenham, Blackpool, Bromley, Inverness and Truro, with further dates to be added.
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s iconic musical is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ, as seen through the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined a generation, the legendary score includes ‘I Don’t Know How to Love Him’, ‘Gethsemane’ and ‘Superstar’.
The tour is produced by David Ian for Crossroads Live and Work Light Productions. The original production was produced by London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.
See here for tickets to the UK tour of Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar – UK Tour Dates
2023
Palace Theatre, Manchester
11 – 23 September 2023
Newcastle Theatre Royal
26-30 September 2023
New Theatre, Hull
02 – 07 October 2023
Aberdeen, His Majesty’s Theatre
10 – 14 October 2023
Glasgow Kings Theatre
16 – 21 October 2023
Liverpool Empire
23– 28 October 2023
Milton Keynes Theatre
30 October – 04 November 2023
Plymouth Theatre Royal
06 – 11 November 2023
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
14– 18 November 2023
Bradford Alhambra Theatre
27 November – 2 December 2023
2024
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
08 – 13 January 2024
Regent Theatre, Ipswich
15 – 20 January 2024
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
29 January – 03 February 2024
Edinburgh Playhouse
06 – 10 February 2024
Leicester Curve
12 – 17 February 2024
Regent Theatre, Stoke
19 – 24 February 2024
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
26 February – 2 Mar 2024
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
5 – 9 March 2024
Bristol Hippodrome
11 – 16 March 2024
The Hawth, Crawley
18 – 23 March 2024
Southampton Mayflower Theatre
25-30 March 2024
Norwich Theatre Royal
08 – 13 April 2024
Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
15 – 20 April 2024
Birmingham Hippodrome
22-27 April 2024
Hall For Cornwall, Truro
30 April – 4 May 2024
New Theatre, Oxford
06 – 11 May 2024
New Wimbledon Theatre
13-18 May 2024
New Victoria Theatre, Woking
03 – 08 June 2024
Sunderland Empire Theatre
11 – 15 June 2024
Canterbury Marlowe
17 – 22 June 2024
Sheffield Lyceum
24–29 June 2024
Venue Cymru, Llandudno
01-06 July 2024
Princess Theatre, Torquay
16 – 20 July 2024
Orchard Theatre, Dartford
22 – 27 July 2024
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
05-10 August 2024
Blackpool Winter Gardens
12 – 17 August 2024
