Jesus Christ Superstar’s 2013 tour postponed until October
According to joint statement from Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group
and AEG Live: “Due to circumstances beyond their control RUG and AEG are
rescheduling the Jesus Christ Superstar arena tour dates
originally planned for March. This is largely due to the enormous demand
across the Globe with tours in Australia, Europe and USA to be
announced soon.”
Starring Ben Forster (Jesus), Tim Minchin (Judas Iscariot), Melanie C (Mary Magdalene) and Chris Moyles
(King Herod), the Whatsonstage.com Award-nominated production premiered
at London’s O2 Arena on 21 September 2012 as part of a UK tour.
The statement continues: “In order to avoid disappointing the
thousands of fans who have already purchased tickets for the tour in
March, the UK dates will be rescheduled for October and the good news is
that in addition to the previously announced cities the new time period
enables us to add two brand new buildings that were not available in
March, the Leeds Arena and The Hydro, Glasgow.”
The new tour
dates are: The Hydro, Glasgow (1 October), Birmingham NIA Arena (3
October), Leeds Arena (4 October), Newcastle Metro Arena (6 October),
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena (8 October), Nottingham Arena (10 October),
Manchester Arena (11 October), London The O2 (13 October), Liverpool
Echo Arena (15 October).
All tickets remain valid for the
rescheduled shows with refunds available at point of purchase. New
shows go on sale Friday 15 February 2013. A representative has
confirmed to Whatsonstage.com that the principal cast members will
return for the new dates.
The 1971 musical, which tells of the political and interpersonal
struggles of Judas Iscariot and Jesus, includes hits such as “I Don’t
Know How to Love Him”, “Gethsemane” and “Superstar”, and has proved
one of the most popular of the Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice collaborations.
The arena tour is directed by Laurence Connor, with lighting by Patrick Woodroffe and design by Mark Fisher.
Tim Minchin & Melanie C will be performing songs from Jesus Christ Superstar at the Whatsonstage.com Awards Concert on 17 February 2013 – click here for more info and tickets
