Nicole Scherzinger Being Courted for 'Magdalene' in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Film?

The Sun reports today that Nicole Scherzinger has been tapped to play Mary Magdalene in a new film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR film. According to the report, Scherzinger and Lloyd Webber have been working on a deal for nearly 6 months. 

The Sun reports: "Nicole will have plenty of time to learn her lines as the flick isn't set for release until 2014. However, movie bosses hope to put together a string of stage shows where she'll perform some of the tracks from the movie."

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The production will also be getting Broadwat treatment this season, as the Stratford Shakespeare Festival production of the musical, directed by Des McAnuff, will open at the Neil Simon Theatre on Thursday, March 22, 2012. Previews begin March 1, 2012.  Prior to the Broadway engagement, the production will play the La Jolla Playhouse in LA from November 18 - December 31, 2011. Dodger Properties and the Really Useful Group are presenting the production.

This ground-breaking rock opera, which reinvented musical theatre for the modern age, tells the story of the last week of Christ's life. The zeal with which Christ's followers are hailing him as the Son of God becomes a source of dismay to his disciple Judas Iscariot. Fearing that this tide of religious fervor will provoke brutal repression by the occupying Romans, Judas must make his fateful choice between faith and betrayal.

For more information on the upcoming stage production in LA and New York, visit www.SuperstarOnBroadway.com or follow JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR on Twitter: @SuperstarBway or on Facebook.

 

 

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