Sir Tim Rice Sends Good Wishes To New JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR UK Tour

By: Jan. 21, 2015
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Sir Tim Rice cheers on his new cast!

Legendary Biblical rock opera JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice is set to embark on a new UK tour this year, beginning tonight, and the man behind the words shared his well wishes with the team on social media this week.

Rice commented, "Happy first performance to the new tour of Jesus Christ Superstar in the UK starring Glenn Carter (Jesus), Tim Rogers (Judas), Rachel Adedejj (Mary), Rhydian Roberts (Pilate) and Tom Gilling (Herod)."

Follow Tim Rice on Twitter here.

The official description of the new UK tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is as follows: "Jesus Christ Superstar exploded onto the musical scene in 1971 - stunning audiences and changing the face of musical theatre forever. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera tells the story of the last seven days in the life of Jesus through an extraordinary, groundbreaking score. As compelling today as it was at its inception over forty years ago, Jesus Christ Superstar has some of musical theatre's most legendary songs from I Don't Know How to Love Him, Everything's Alright, and Gethsemane through to, of course, Superstar. Produced by Bill Kenwright and the creative team behind numerous blockbuster musicals, Jesus Christ Superstar tells the world's oldest story with the superb theatricality they have brought to Evita, Joseph, Cabaret, Blood Brothers and Whistle Down the Wind to mention only a few. Leading performer Glenn Carter is set to return as Jesus, a role he has played in the West End, on Broadway and on film. Welsh Baritone Rhydian Roberts, who first shot to fame in 2007 as the runner up on hit television show The X Factor, joins the company of Jesus Christ Superstar as Pontius Pilot. Musical theatre star Tim Rogers, whose theatre credits include Carousel, Whistle Down the Wind, Jersey and the title role in Jekyll & Hyde at the Union Theatre, will play Judas Iscariot, while X Factor finalist Rachel Adedeji stars as Mary Magdalene direct from the UK and European tour of Thriller Live."

More information on the new UK tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is available at the official site here.

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