Jesus Christ Superstar / Rampa Theatre

Libretto: Tim Rice / Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber / Translated by: Wojciech Młynarski, Piotr Szymanowski / Directed and choreographed by: Santiago Bello / Artistic Collaboration: Jakub Wocial / Musical Supervision: Tomasz Filipczak / Stage Design: Dorota Sabak

Judas: Sebastian Machalski / Jesus: Jakub Wocial / Maria Magdalena: Natalia Piotrowska / Pilate: Maciej Nerkowski / Herod: Daniel Zawadzki / Caiaphas: Paweł Tucholski / Simon: Dominik Rybiałek / Peter: Maciej Pawlak / Annas: Agnieszka Fajlhauer / Priestess: Brygida Turowska and Anna Kędroń, Wiktoria Jabłońska, Paulina Janczak, Dominika Łakomska, Ewelina Kruk, Natalia Kielan, Santiago Bello, Michał Cyran, Patryk Gładyś, Robert Tondera

Music Band: Keyboard 1, Conductor: Tomasz Filipczak / Keyboard 2: Maciej Tomaszewski / Keyboard 3: Marek Błaszczyk / Bass: Mirosław Wiśniewski / Guitar 1: Bartosz Hołownia / Guitar 2: Jan Malecha / Drums: Grzegorz Poliszak / Percussion: Adam Kram / Flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone: Mariusz “Fazi” Mielczarek / Trumpet: Piotr “Ziarek” Ziarkiewicz / French horn: Piotr Kowalski

Jesus Christ Superstar, this legendary musical created in the early 70s of the 20^th century became spectacularly successful with international audiences of musical theatre. Its creators, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, came up with a rather revolutionary version of the Gospel, rearranged according to the taste of the Hippies. They wrote a rock tale, turning the figure of Christ into the world’s first great idol. Produced in 1971, Jesus Christ Superstar became the first rock opera in the history of musical theatre telling the story of the last week from the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The fresh approach to musical arrangement played by a rock band accompanied by a brass section and Moog synthesizers, won the performance world fame and timeless presence on musical stages around the globe.

The Rampa Theatre artists astound the audience with their own interpretation. Their energy, courage and creativity onstage makes for a show that has the ability to take every spectator onto a personal journey. The young cast present the story of Jesus in a gripping, moving and, at the same time modern and original performance. The minimalistic means of expression create the counter effect, providing the viewers with richness and multiplicity of meanings. The music, the interpretations of the songs, choreography and subtle symbolism invite all viewers to reflect on the performance personally and fill it with interpretation that resonates with their personal experiences.

On 18 March 2016 Warsaw was the witness to its own premiere of “Jesus Christ Superstar” produced by the Rampa Theatre in the interpretation of the young and fierce of the musical world: Santiago Bello, Jakub Wocial, Robert Tondera and Tomasz Filipczak. The cast’s sleepless nights devoted to months of rehearsals have left the audience hungry for a show in giving justice to the legendary piece. On the opening night, from the very first notes, scenes and verses, it became obvious that the Warsaw rock opera by the Rampa Theatre is a great success. […] Seeing the artistry of the Warsaw 

performance of this legendary rock opera by Webber, it needs to be said with full responsibility that the future of the Polish musical scene lies in the hands of the new, courageous generation of artists. Thanks to them Jesus Christ, who may not have wanted to be a star, has come back as the Jesus Christ Superstar […]. Robert Stawski / “Świat Elit”

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