Posted by | Ray Cornelius
Grammy-winning vocalist Michelle Williams is returning to theatrical stage as Mary Magdalene in the new arena tour of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice production of Jesus Christ Superstar. The 33-year-old-singer announced the big news Friday morning on GMA.
Williams joins an all-star cast featuring Brandon Boyd as Judas Iscariot, JC Chasez as Pontius Pilate, John Lydon as King Herod and Ben Forster as Jesus Christ.
The production will kick off the 50-city North American tour beginning June 9 in New Orleans and is being directed by Laurence Conner, who co-directed the revival of Les Miserables.
A ground-breaking rock retelling of the Gospels’ account of the last week in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus Christ Superstar has been revived multiple times on Broadway since its 1971 premiere, most recently in 2012.
See below for full tour schedule:
6/9: New Orleans, LA – Lakefront Arena
6/10: Birmingham, AL – BJCC Arena
6/11: Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena
6/13: Fort Lauderdale, FL – BB&T Center
6/14: Orlando, FL – Amway Center
6/15: Tampa, FL – Tampa Bay Times Forum
6/16: Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
6/17: Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
6/19: San Antonia, TX – Freeman Coliseum
6/20: Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center
6/21: Houston, TX – Toyota Center
6/22: Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
6/23: Oklahoma City, OK – Chesapeake Energy Arena
6/24: Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
6/26: Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
6/28: Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena
6/29: Chicago, IL – United Center
7/1: St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center
7/2: Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
7/4: Winnipeg, MB – MTS Center
7/5: Regina, SK – Brandt Center
7/6: Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
7/8: Boise, ID – Taco Bell Arena
7/9: Spokane, WA -Spokane Arena
7/10: Seattle, WA – KeyArena At Seattle Center
7/12: Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
7/13: Portland, OR – Moda Center
7/15: Sacramento, CA – Sleep Train Arena
7/16: Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center
7/17: Bakersfield, CA – Rabobank Arena
7/18: San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
7/20: Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
7/22: El Paso, TX – UTEP Don Haskins Center
7/23: Phoenix, AZ – US Airways Center
7/24: San Diego, CA – Valley View Casino Center
7/25: Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Events Center
7/26: Los Angeles, CA – STAPLES Center
7/29: Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
7/30: Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
7/31: St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
8/1: Milwaukee, WI – BMO Bradley Harris Center
8/2: Indianapolis, IN – Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8/3: Cincinnati, OH – U.S. Bank Arena
8/5: New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
8/7: Washington, DC – Verizon Center
8/9: Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
8/10: Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
8/12: Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center
8/13: Buffalo, NY – First Niagara Center
8/14: Boston, MA – TD Garden
8/16: Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center