COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY continues its 2024-2025 Season with Executive Artistic Director Adam Karsten unveiling his concept for Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s revelatory JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (March 5-23).
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is a revelation. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber have spent their careers exploring complex and controversial personalities, and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR may be their most powerful achievement: examining the final days of Jesus of Nazareth, the hero of the New Testament. In JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, Judas is concerned that the followers of Jesus are getting out of control and may be viewed as a threat by religious and government leaders. He also warns Jesus about the impression his relationship with Mary Magdalene may be giving. Following his betrayal of Jesus, Judas is horrified by the cruelty and death sentence meted out by Pontius Pilate. He returns the 30 pieces of gold he was paid to betray Jesus and kills himself. In a final moment of powerful supposition, the spirit of Judas returns to Jesus and asks him why he chose to arrive in the manner and time that he did, and if it was all part of a divine plan after all.
Performances times:
- Wed – 2 & 7 p.m.
- Thurs & Fri – 7 p.m.
- Sat – 2 & 7 p.m.
- Sun – 2 p.m.
To purchase tickets:
- Online – www.cvrep.org
- Phone – 760-296-2966, ext. 0
- Box office – 68510 East Palm Canyon Dr. Cathedral City, CA
Groups:
- Phone – 760-296-2966, ext. 115
Set close to home will be the dark comedy and Tony Award® nominee, OTHER DESERT CITIES (April 23-May 4). Bringing the season to an intriguing close will be the World Premiere of Gregg Ostrin’s THE BEVERLY HILLS PEACE TALKS (May 21-25), which was selected from among the hundreds of submissions to CVRep’s 2023 Origins: New Works Program. Each show has a powerful story to tell, and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR contains some of most beautiful and captivating songs written for the Broadway stage.
COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY is a non-profit, professional regional theater in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, serving the communities of Cathedral City, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, La Quinta, Indio, and others. It holds SPT status with Actor’s Equity. CVRep produces innovative and thought-provoking theater of substance, new works as well as boldly reimagined productions of works from contemporary repertory. Its repertory includes plays, musicals, concerts, special events, and a yearly Summer Cabaret Series.
