Further casting has been revealed for The London Palladium run of Jesus Christ Superstar.
Slated for a restricted season this summer season, the present tells the story of the ultimate weeks of Jesus’s life, specializing in his relationship with Judas Iscariot and the political and emotional tensions surrounding his crucifixion.
The present premiered on Broadway in 1971, with a West End premiere the next 12 months. It was final seen in London at the Barbican Theatre in 2019, with a regional tour in 2024 and a latest actor-musician revival at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury.
Set to star shall be Sam Ryder, making his official West End debut within the function of Jesus, whereas sharing the function of Herod (and the “very fun plans” we alluded to in our announcement story) shall be six performers throughout the run – Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Simon Russell Beale, Richard Armitage, Boy George, Layton Williams and Julian Clary.
Further casting for Tim Sheader’s Palladium staging will be revealed in due course. Sheader defined the transfer immediately, saying: “All different but all fabulous, we are thrilled that these six artists will take a turn demanding Jesus walk across their swimming pool as the infamously camp but lethal King Herod. Choose to see any one of them and we promise, for a golden moment, they will stop this juggernaut of a show in its glitter filled tracks.”
The artistic crew additionally consists of choreographer Drew McOnie, designer Tom Scutt, musical supervisor Tom Deering (Standing at the Sky’s Edge), lighting designer Lee Curran (A Streetcar Named Desire), sound designer Adam Fisher (Sunset Boulevard), battle director Kate Waters (Othello) and BAFTA Award-winning casting director David Grindrod for Grindrod Burton Casting.
The authentic London manufacturing ran for over eight years from 1972. By the time it closed, after 3,358 performances, it had develop into the longest-running musical in West End historical past at that point.
Ferguson will kick off the Herod shifts, acting from 20 June to 11 July, with Beale from 13 to 25 July, Armitage from 27 July to 1 August, George from 3 to fifteen August (save 8 August), Williams from 17 to 29 August and Clary from 31 August to five September.
The present runs from 20 June to five September at The London Palladium.
