BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//151.101.2.159//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:City of Rome X-WR-CALDESC:City of Rome X-FROM-URL:https://romenewyork.com X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10059@romenewyork.com DTSTAMP:20240329T144519Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Events CONTACT:315-337-6277\; https://www.romecapitol.com/ DESCRIPTION:
The Rome Capitol Theatre will present the musical “Jesus Chr ist Superstar” on August 4\, 5\, and 6 at their newly restored theatre. Al l performances will begin at 7:30 pm.
\n“Jesus Christ Superstar” bri ngs back the summer tradition of Capitol SummerStage for the first time si nce 2019. Peter Loftus\, SummerStage’s director for over 25 years\, says h e “is thrilled to bring back live theater to the newly restored theater. I can’t wait for our audiences to see how beautiful the theater is and ther e is nothing like live theater! It has been exciting to get back on the st age and work with such wonderful people!”
\n“Jesus Christ Superstar” is a rock opera by the team of Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice\, and prem iered on Broadway in 1971. The rock opera is set against the backdrop of a n extraordinary and universally known series of events but\, in this telli ng\, is seen through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. Loosely based on the Gosp els of Matthew\, Mark\, Luke\, and John\, “Superstar” follows the last wee k of Jesus Christ’s life. The story\, told entirely through song\, explore s the personal relationships and struggles between Jesus\, Judas\, Mary Ma gdalene\, his disciples\, his followers\, and the Roman Empire.
\nIn the 2022 SummerStage production Jesus will be played by Christopher Spilk a . Spilka\, who has appeared in many local productions\, was last seen on the Capitol Stage as Billy Bigelow in the musical “Carousel.” Judas will be portrayed by David Paul\, while Claire Haille will be Mary Magdalene\, David Kolb will be the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate\, and Richard K. Sto odley will be King Herod. An ensemble of over 30 other performers round ou t the cast. The orchestra will be conducted by Karen Corigliano\, and chor eography will be by Patrick St. Thomas.
\nLoftus states\, “Being awa y from the theater for over two years made me appreciate just how many peo ple it takes to mount a production like this. I feel blessed to have such an incredible production team!”
\n“Jesus Christ Superstar” will be p resented August 4\,5\,& 6 at 7:30pm. Reserved seat tickets are $19 for adu lts\, $18 for seniors/students/military\, $17 for Capitol Friends\, and $1 4 for children 12 and under. Tickets may be purchased online at RomeCapito l.com\, in person at the Capitol Theatre (220 W. Dominick St.) Tue-Fri. 11 -4\, by telephone at (315) 337-6277\, or at the door the nights of the per formances. Group rates are also available. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is prese nted by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Really Usefu l Group.
\nTickets: https:// www.romecapitol.com/movie/summerstage-jesus-christ-superstar/.
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