Jesus Christ Superstar has been revived for 2014 and it's getting the arena tour a rock opera about Jesus deserves.
The lineup features a number of big names, putting an emphasis on popular vocalists to handle the various roles. Among them: Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child will play Mary Magdalene, Brandon Boyd of Incubus will star as Judas Iscariot, J.C. Chasez of *NSYNC will play Pontius Pilate, and in the most curious casting of the production, John "Johnny Rotten" Lydon of Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. fame will appear as King Herod. The title role will go to a slightly less established performer, Ben Forster. The vocalist will be best prepared for the play however, having played Jesus during a similar tour in 2012.
Jesus Christ Superstar was first staged on Broadway in 1971, winning five Tony awards. The production marked the first collaboration between renowned writer Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, a team that would later produce Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat and Evita as well.
The concert series will open up in New Orleans on 9 and work its way across 50 gigs to Philadelphia in August. You can check out the full list of shows below:
06/09: New Orleans @ Lakefront Arena
06/10: Birmingham, AL @ BJCC Arena
06/11: Charlotte @ Time Warner Cable Arena
06/13: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ BB&T Center
06/14: Orlando @ Amway Center
06/15: Tampa @ Tampa Bay Times Forum
06/16: Atlanta @ Phillips Arena
06/17: Nashville @ Bridgestone Arena
06/19: San Antonio @ Freeman Coliseum
06/20: Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
06/21: Houston @ Toyota Center
06/22: Dallas @ American Airlines Center
06/23: Oklahoma City @ Chesapeake Energy Arena
06/24: Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
06/26: Toronto @ Air Canada Center
06/28: Detroit @ Joe Louis Arena
06/29: Chicago @ United Center
07/01: St. Louis @ Scottrade Center
07/02: Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
07/04: Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Center
07/05: Regona, SK @ Brandt Center
07/06: Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
07/08: Boise, ID @ Taco Bell Arena
07/09: Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena
07/10: Seattle @ KeyArena at Seattle Center
07/12: Vancouver @ Rogers Arena
07/13: Portland @ Moda Center
07/15: Sacramento @ Sleep Train Arena
07/16: Fresno, CA @ SaveMart Center
07/17: Bakersfield, CA @ Rabobank Arena
07/18: San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
07/20: Anaheim @ Honda Center
07/22: El Paso, TX @ UTEP Don Haskins Center
07/23: Phoenix @ US Airways Center
07/24: San Diego @ Valley View Casino Center
07/25: Las Vegas @ Mandalay Bay Events Center
07/26: Los Angeles @ Staples Center
07/29: Denver @ Pepsi Center
07/30: Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena
07/31: St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
08/01: Milwaikee @ BMO Harris Bradley Center
08/02: Indianapolis @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse
08/03: Cincinnati @ U.S. Bank Arena
08/05: New York City @ Madison Square Garden
08/07: Washington D.C. @ Verizon Center
08/09: Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
08/10: Cleveland @ Quicken Loans Arena
08/12: Pittsburgh @ CONSOL Energy Center
08/13: Buffalo @ First Niagara Center
08/14: Boston @ TD Garden
08/16: Philadelphia @ Wells Fargo Center
