The 2013 return of Andrew Lloyd Webber's arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, originally scheduled for March, has been postponed until later in the year.
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."
The tour stars Ben Forster as Jesus, Tim Minchin as Judas Iscariot, Spice-girl Melanie C as Mary Magdalene and Chris Moyles as King Herod. The production premiered at London's O2 Arena on 21st September 2012 as part of the 2012 UK tour.
The statement also said "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. Casting is still to be confirmed.
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.
Keep up to date with the latest theatre news, reviews & interviews on Twitter: @West_End_Frame
No comments:
Post a Comment