Phillipa Soo, Josh Gad, Zachary James, Tyrone Huntley, Brian Crum Join Hollywood Bowl Jesus Christ Superstar
Cynthia Erivo and Adam Lambert will lead the concert staging of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical.
Phillipa Soo, Josh Gad, Zachary James, Tyrone Huntley, and Brian Crum
What’s the buzz? Even more theatre favorites have joined the cast of this summer’s concert staging of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl, set for August 1-3 at the outdoor venue.
Newly announced for the starry cast are Hamilton Tony nominee Phillipa Soo as Mary Magdalene, The Book of Mormon Tony nominee Josh Gad as Herod, Zachary James (The Addams Family) as Caiaphas, Tyrone Huntley (2022 revival of Jesus Christ Superstar) as Simon, and Brian Crum (Next to Normal) as Annas.
These artists join the previously announced Tony winner Cynthia Erivo, Adam Lambert, Milo Manheim, and four-time Tony nominee Raúl Esparza. Erivo, the Oscar-nominated star of the blockbuster film version of Wicked who recently hosted the 2025 Tony Awards, will be seen in the title role. American Idol contestant Lambert, who made his Broadway debut as the Emcee in the revival of Cabaret, will play Judas. Manheim (Zombies, Little Shop of Horrors) will play Peter. Broadway favorite Esparza (Company, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) will play Pontius Pilate.
Also newly revealed are company members Ian Ward, Joey Taranto, Clinton Roane, LJ Benet, Cooper Clack, and L.T. Martinez as the Apostles; Isaiah Bailey as the Priest; Brad Sharp as Apostle/Priest; John E. Lucas as Pries; Summer Greer as Soul Singer; Oyoyo Joi as Apostle/Soul Singer; Krystle Rose Simmons as Apostle/Soul Singer; and Emily Goglia as Maid by the Fire; with ensemble members John Krause, Nathan Madden, Chris Hernandez, Morgan Marcell, Jennifer Florentino, Brandon Leffler, Damian Caraballo, and Juliet Johnson plus pit singers Sara Gomez, Ayana Haviv, Gracie Laboy, Mariah Meshae, Natalie Taylor, and Suzanne Waters. Casting is by The Telsey Office.
Tony winner Sergio Trujillo will direct and choreograph the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical, which will also feature musical direction by conductor
Stephen Oremus. The creative team also includes scenic designer Jason Ardizzone-West, costume designer Emilio Sosa, projection
designer Peter Nigrini, lighting designers Tyler Lambert-Perkins and
Tyler Glover, sound designer Jonathan Burke, and hair and makeup
designer Brandi Strona.
The upcoming staging is produced in association with
Neil Meron and Robert Greenblatt.
Jesus Christ Superstar, initially released as a concept album in 1970, premiered
on Broadway in 1971 and was nominated for five Tony Awards, including
Best Original Score for Lloyd Webber and Rice. The show was subsequently
revived in 1977, 2000, and 2012. A long-running London production debuted in 1972.
Norman Jewison directed the 1973 film version starring Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, and Yvonne Elliman. NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert premiered in April 2018 with John Legend, Sara Bareilles, Brandon Victor Dixon, Norm Lewis, and more.
Among the many musicals presented in recent years at the Hollywood Bowl are Kinky Boots, A Chorus Line, Les Misérables, Rent, Guys and Dolls, and Hairspray.
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