Jesus Christ Superstar
A musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by NAPAC at the Durban Playhouse in 1991. This production won a National Vita Award as Musical Theatre Production of the Year in 1992.
Presented by CAPAB Musicals, first performed on the Nico stage on 25 October 1993, directed by David Matheson with musical direction by Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, choreography by Alfred Hinkel, design by Keith Anderson, lighting by Malcolm Hurrell. The cast Glenn Swart, Steve Walsh, Tina Schouw, Chris Brand, Anton Stoltz, John van der Ross, David Nissen, Marius van Lonkhuyzen, Ricky Rudolph, Paul Griffith, Heather Mac and the Company. Another production by CAPAB Opera returned to the Nico Opera House from 22 June to 2o July 1996 with some changes in the cast.
Paul Warwick Griffin, 1997
Translations and adaptations
Sources
The Argus 26 October 1993
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