Eurovision sensation Sam Ryder will reprise his West End role in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar when it embarks on a major UK tour in 2027. The musical is currently playing at the London Palladium and will transfer to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the autumn.
Sam Ryder brings his highly anticipated take on the iconic role of Jesus to theatres across the UK for the first time. The tour will begin at the Palace Theatre Manchester from 11-27 February 2027, with further casting to be announced.
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Following Manchester the production will go on to visit Cardiff (Wales Millennium Centre); Newcastle (Theatre Royal); Edinburgh (Playhouse); Oxford (New Theatre Oxford); Norwich (Norwich Theatre Royal); Southend (Cliffs Pavilion); Blackpool (Winter Gardens); Birmingham (Hippodrome); Belfast (Grand Opera House); Bradford (Alhambra); Nottingham (Theatre Royal); Woking (Theatre); Milton Keynes (Theatre); Plymouth (Theatre Royal Plymouth); Glasgow (King’s Theatre); Southampton (Mayflower Theatre); Sunderland (Empire); Liverpool (Empire); Aberdeen (His Majesty’s Theatre); Hull (New Theatre) and Bristol (Hippodrome).
Jesus Christ Superstar is now open at the London Palladium and plays for 11 weeks until 5 September 2026. The production has extended performances for a limited 12-week engagement at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane from 16 October 2026 to 9 January 2027.
Michael Harrison, producer, said: “We are absolutely delighted that Jesus Christ Superstar will embark on a major UK tour following the phenomenal response to this extraordinary new production. The tremendous buzz generated by Saturday night’s first performance at The London Palladium underlines just how special this iconic musical remains, and we are thrilled that audiences across the country will now have the opportunity to experience Tim Sheader’s visionary staging, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary score, and Sam Ryder’s electrifying performance.”
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UK tour dates
- MANCHESTER, PALACE THEATRE
- Thursday 11 – Saturday 27 February 2027
- CARDIFF, WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE
- Tuesday 2 – Saturday 13 March 2027
- NEWCASTLE, THEATRE ROYAL
- Tuesday 16 – Saturday 27 March 2027
- EDINBURGH, EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
- Tuesday 30 March – Saturday 3 April 2027
- OXFORD, NEW THEATRE OXFORD
- Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 April 2027
- NORWICH, NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL
- Tuesday 20 – Saturday 24 April 2027
- SOUTHEND, CLIFFS PAVILION
- Tuesday 27 April – Saturday 1 May 2027
- BLACKPOOL, WINTER GARDENS
- Tuesday 11 – Saturday 15 May 2027
- BIRMINGHAM, HIPPODROME
- Tuesday 18 May – Saturday 5 June 2027
- BELFAST, GRAND OPERA HOUSE
- Tuesday 15 – Saturday 26 June 2027
- BRADFORD, ALHAMBRA THEATRE
- Tuesday 29 June – Saturday 3 July 2027
- NOTTINGHAM, THEATRE ROYAL
- Tuesday 6 – Saturday 17 July 2027
- WOKING, WOKING THEATRE
- Tuesday 20 – Saturday 24 July 2027
- MILTON KEYNES, MILTON KEYNES THEATRE
- Tuesday 27 – Saturday 31 July 2027
- PLYMOUTH, THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH
- Tuesday 3 – Saturday 14 August 2027
- GLASGOW, KING’S THEATRE
- Tuesday 17 – Saturday 28 August 2027
- SOUTHAMPTON, MAYFLOWER THEATRE
- Wednesday 1 – Saturday 11 September 2027
- SUNDERLAND, EMPIRE
- Tuesday 14 – Saturday 18 September 2027
- LIVERPOOL, EMPIRE
- Tuesday 21 September – Saturday 2 October 2027
- ABERDEEN, HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE
- Tuesday 5 – Saturday 9 October 2027
- HULL, NEW THEATRE
- Tuesday 12 – Saturday 16 October 2027
- BRISTOL, HIPPODROME
- Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 October 2027
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Sam Ryder as Jesus
BRIT and Emmy-nominated singer- songwriter and musician Sam Ryder is making West End debut in Jesus Christ Superstar and he will reprise the title role on the UK tour. Whilst his stratospheric rise online and breakthrough success in Eurovision introduced him to a global audience, the foundations of his artistry were laid long before. Over the past four years, Sam has earned a UK number one album, a UK number two single, billions of global streams, stadium performances and a loyal fanbase of of more than 20 million. More recently, Sam’s second album Heartland marked a pivotal chapter for Sam as person and as an artist.
About the show
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical Jesus Christ Superstar is directed by Tim Sheader, with choreography by Olivier Award-winner Drew McOnie and design by Tony and Olivier Award-winner Tom Scutt. This reunites the creative team of the 2016 production 10 years on to create a unique staging of their Olivier award-winning, worldwide smash-hit production.
Originally released as an album, Jesus Christ Superstar opened on Broadway in 1971, at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, where it was nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Original Score. The original London production ran for more than eight years. By the time it closed, after 3,358 performances, it had become the longest-running musical in West End history at that time. Sam Ryder’s new recordings of “Gethsemane” and “What’s The Buzz?” are now available to listen to on all streaming platforms.
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