‘If you missed Les Miserables last year, don’t miss this’
'By any standard, this performance was a triumph, on every level.' - Theatre Australia (read review)
'Old Scotch Music & Drama Club have excelled in creating a unique interpretation' - TheatrePeople.com (read review)
'[The] Old Scotch Music and Drama Club have ... produced a dynamic, relevant and particularly moving interpretation' - The Theatre Network (read review)
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Jesus Christ Superstar Geoffrey McComas Theatre, James Forbes Academy, Scotch College.
The Old Scotch Music and Drama Club (OSMaD) production of Les Miserables in October 2008 was a triumphant sell out – an entertaining and sophisticated production leading to rave reviews from those lucky enough to secure a ticket. This year’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar has been extended to ten performances to allow a wider audience to see and hear what can be achieved in the wonderful surrounds of the Geoffrey McComas Theatre.
Friday 16 October - Opening Night - 8.00 pm
Saturday 17 October - Evening performance - 8.00 pm
Sunday 18 October – Matinee - 2.00 pm
Thursday 22 October - Evening performance - 8.00 pm
Friday 23 October - Evening performance - 8.00 pm
Saturday 24 October - Evening performance - 8.15pm
Sunday 25 October - Matinee - 2.00pm
Thursday 29 October - Evening performance - 8.00 pm
Friday 30 October - Evening performance - 8.00 pm
Saturday 31 October - Final evening performance - 8.00 pm
Jesus Christ Superstar, the original and most famous rock opera,was launched on Broadway in 1970 when Andrew Lloyd-Webber was just 22. The production was greeted with great acclaim and popularity, but also controversy for its thematic treatment and interpretation of the last seven days of Jesus. Since then, Superstar has been reinterpreted, revived, filmed, recorded and played to audiences across the world, winning many significant awards along the way.
After several early popular productions across Europe, Superstar opened successfully at the Palace Theatre in London in 1972, running for eight years, and becoming the United Kingdom's longest–running musical at the time.
The original Australian production opened in 1972 featuring Trevor White as Jesus, Jon English as Judas, and Marcia Hines as Mary Magdalene. A 1992 Australian concert cast revival starring John Farnham as Jesus, Jon Stevens as Judas and Kate Ceberano as Mary Magdalene was created to great critical acclaim.
Now for the Old Scotch interpretation…
The OSMaD production team will present another contemporary reinterpretation of Jesus Christ Superstar. The team of Alan Burrows (Director), Ben Hudson (Music director) and Andrew Plant (Choreographer) have collaborated and work-shopped a new vision of the storyline. This new concept will provide a fresh dramatic perspective on an age old story while staying true to the musical and lyrical traditions of the Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice original.
The cast of 40 is drawn widely from Melbourne’s thriving amateur theatre community, including a number of Old Scotch Collegians, and has been rehearsing since July.
The Geoffrey McComas Theatre is state-of-the art in terms of the resources necessary to create a technically perfect show. The staging will be dramatic and impressive. This is a full adult production not a school musical.
Director
Alan Burrows - Music Theatre Guild Director of the Year & director of OSMaD 2008 Les Miserables
Music Director
Ben Hudson
Technical Supervision
John Colvin
Stage Management
Margaret Meiss
Set Design
Ben Shearer
If you have any queries, please contact the producer Richard Beveridge at rbevo@bigpond.net.au.
