Village Theatre is eagerly anticipating the opening of the upcoming Mainstage production of legendary writing team Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's groundbreaking rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar. Featuring 1970s chart topping hits like "I Don't Know How To Love Him" and "Superstar," Village Theatre's production is directed by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winner Brian Yorkey (Next To Normal), with a cast led by international pop star Michael K. Lee (Broadway: Jesus Christ Superstar; Mainstage: The Who's TOMMY, The King and I) and local rising talent Aaron Finley (Mainstage: The Gypsy King) who will alternative in the roles of Jesus and Judas throughout the show's run. Jesus Christ Superstar will have one preview performance in Issaquah on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, and officially open the following evening on Thursday, May 12, 2011, running through July 3, 2011, before it moves up to Village Theatre's Everett, WA location to run July 8-31, 2011.
With Superstar, Yorkey leads an artistically bold and creatively dynamic production as he did on the Mainstage in 2007 production with The Who's TOMMY. Of his creative vision behind the story of two men charged by their desire to bring about change and justice in their world, he commented, "We're going to approach the story of Jesus Christ Superstar as a story of those two men [Jesus and Judas] and their world; and tell a very, very personal and very, very passionate story, in as fresh and immediate and intense a way as we can. If we can bring as much truth and as much passion as we can, what may seem like a familiar story with nothing new to bring to it, will actually be a brand new and fresh experience for everyone who comes in and sits down and experiences it with us."Tickets: Issaquah:
$20-$60, Box Office (425) 392-2202 or (866) 688-8049
Everett:
$19-$54, Box Office (425) 257-8600 or (888) 257-3722
www.villagetheatre.org
Student & Military Rush: ½ price 30 minutes prior to curtain for any available seat. Group discounts available for groups of 10 or more
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