Jesus Christ Superstar is complete sellout!
Tullamore Musical Society has announced that all tickets for their 70th anniversary production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, are now completely sold out.
Tickets for the production, which opens to the public for a six-night run in Esker Arts Centre on Sunday, February 16, went on sale at 10am on December 10 last, and within a matter of days all tickets for both the Sunday and Friday night shows were snapped up.
The production team in charge of bringing Jesus Christ Superstar to the Tullamore stage are Director Art McGauran; Choreographer Graham Finnerty and Musical Director, Enda O'Connor.
The cast list for the hugely-anticipated show was announced on September 24 last, and includes many stalwarts of previous productions with the multi-award winning Tullamore Musical Society. Liam Egan is set to take the lead role of Jesus Christ. Although a native of Dunboyne in county Meath, he is no stranger to Tullamore audiences with his most recent stage role being that of Harry Boland in Bryan Flynn's acclaimed 'Michael Collins – A Musical Drama' in 2023.
Eoghan Fingleton from Ballyfin in county Laois, is cast in the role of Judas, while a local stalwart of the Tullamore Musical Society and AIMS award winner, Karen O'Brien (née Martin) is sure to receive a very warm welcome from Tullamore audiences when she takes on the role of Mary Magdalene.
Another huge talent locally, John Conroy, takes on one of the most demanding roles in Jesus Christ Superstar, that of Pontius Pilate, while other stalwarts of the local musical society who will also play leading roles in the 2025 production are: Aoife Fitzsimons. Jessie Woods and Ruth Kelly (all of whom play High Priest roles); Stephen Rabbette from Clara who plays Peter and Amanda Cunningham, also from Clara who plays the role of Annas.
The role of Caiphas will be played by Portlaoise's Joan While, while Chris Corroon from Mullingar will play King Herod. Both Joan and Chris have played many musical roles on stages across the Midlands, including numerous roles with Tullamore Musical Society in the past. The role of Simon is to be played by Rian Fitzsimons Condron.
Tullamore Musical Society will stage Jesus Christ Superstar in Esker Arts Centre from Sunday, February 16 to to Friday, February 21 next, with Sponsors and Patrons Gala Nights scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 15 and Saturday, February 22.