The season kicks off at Tempelhof Airport’s Hangar 4, which is opening its portals for another spectacular extravaganza: after last season saw hundreds of choral singers performing Handel’s Messiah, this time we’ve got hundreds of dancers in Jesus Christ Superstar! Director Andreas Homoki and set designer Philipp Stölzl are transforming the space into a monumental rock show, the perfect setting for a real superstar…
(C) Jan Windszus Photography
Was Jesus the Messiah? Did he redeem humankind? And why did he choose, of all places, the occupied land of Israel as the site of his mission some two thousand years ago? These are just a few of the questions posed by Judas in the song ‘Superstar’. For the then-unknown musical talents Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, that was the starting point for a 1970 concept album that soon evolved into a global theatre phenomenon. They were propelled forward by the album’s ambitious story concept: the final days of Jesus’ life, as told from the critical perspective of the antagonist Judas Iscariot—a decidedly provocative approach! In doing so, the two authors continually expanded the story of the Passion with their own interpretive elements. This enabled a deeply human portrayal of various biblical figures, exploring Mary Magdalene’s secret love for Jesus, Pilate’s fear of being responsible for the death of the celebrated Savior, and Jesus’ own doubts about his role as the Redeemer.
As a grand rock opera with soaring ballads, dazzling revue numbers, and an immortal guitar riff, Jesus Christ Superstar delves into the power of mass media and the cult of celebrity. Director Andreas Homoki transforms the vast hangar into a breathtaking stage for a spectacular dance show—an unmissable experience for fans of epic productions!
Program (pdf)
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Performance rights arranged by MUSIK UND BÜHNE Verlagsgesellschaft, Wiesbaden, with the original rights holders LW ENTERTAINMENT LTD, LONDON.
Trailer
trailer on youtube
Dates
Premiere on 19.9.2025
Additional Performances: 20/21/27/28/30.9.2025 & 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/9/10.10.2025
Cast & Crew
Music direction: Koen Schoots, Kai Tietje
Direction: Andreas Homoki
Set design: Philipp Stölzl
Costumes: Frank Wilde
Artistic collaboration (set design): Franziska Harm
Choreography: Sommer Ulrickson
Dramaturgy: Daniel Andrés Eberhard
Choral direction: David Cavelius
Lighting: Olaf Freese, Florian Schmitt
Sound design: Holger Schwark
Jesus of Nazareth: John Arthur Greene, Ryan Vona
Judas Iscariot: Sasha Di Capri, Ryan Shaw
Mary Magdalene: Ilay Bal Arslan
Pontius Pilate: Kevin(a) Taylor
Caiaphas: Daniel Dodd-Ellis
Annas: Michael Nigro
Peter: Oedo Kuipers
Simon the Zealot: Dante Sáenz
Herod: Jörn-Felix Alt, Jogi Kaiser
Priests / Apostles: Manuel Lopez, Thomas Tucker, Gerd Achilles, Tom Schimon
Soul Girls / Ensemble: Masengu Kanyinda, Coreena Brown, Amelia Francis
Apostles / Ensemble: Rachel Bahler, Youngky Eurlings, Eike Onyambu, Vivienne Dejon, Thea Seibert von Fock, Kristine Emde, Erika Del Re, Vicky van Zijl, Johannes Kiesler, Martin Mulders, Joshua Beck, Robert Lankester
Dancers & Dance Captains: Silvano Marraffa, Enrico Paglialunga, Benjamin Gericke, Daniel Daniela Ojeda Yrureta, Lorenzo Soragni, Evie Poaros, Claudia Greco, Dan Pelleg, Shannon Leypoldt, Jeanna Serikbayeva
Dancers: Camille Jackson, Wanderson Wanderley
Bass: Arnulf Ballhorn, Alex Tarbert
Guitar: Benjamin Schwenen, Peter Geltat, Ralf Templin, Greg Dinunzi
Drums: Hendrik Havekost, Leonardo von Papp
Keyboards: Jarkko Riihimäki, Mark McNeill, Robert Paul
Saxophone: James Scannell, Adrian Tully
Choir: Choral soloists of the Komische Oper Berlin
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin
New York casting: The TRC Company, Merri Sugarman, CSA
Extras: Komparserie of the Komische Oper Berlin, as well as 350 amateur dancers from Berlin
Production Management: Lucia Leyser, René Dombrowski, Rebecca Schettler
Credits
Sponsored by
Lotto Stiftung Berlin, Förderkreis der Komischen Oper Berlin, Mercedes Benz Niederlassung Berlin
In cooperation with
Berliner Turn- und Freizeitsport-Bund, Landestanzsportverband Berlin