{"id":194846,"date":"2026-04-13T01:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T01:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/194846\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T01:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T01:59:08","slug":"the-players-guild-of-leonia-presents-jesus-christ-superstar-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/194846\/","title":{"rendered":"The Players Guild of Leonia presents &#8220;Jesus Christ Superstar&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>originally published: 04\/12\/2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/leonia-April12.jpg\" height=\"558px;\" width=\"600px&quot;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(LEONIA, NJ) &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leoniaplayers.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Players Guild of Leonia<\/a> presents Jesus Christ Superstar across three weekends from May 8-24, 2026. Featuring Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lyrics by Tim Rice, this is a rock opera based on the last week of Jesus\u2019 life, as seen through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.<\/p>\n<p>The first musical by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber to be produced for the professional stage, Jesus Christ Superstar has wowed audiences for over 50 years. A timeless work, the rock opera is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally known series of events but seen, unusually, through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.<\/p>\n<p>Loosely based on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Superstar follows the last week of Jesus Christ\u2019s life. The story, told entirely through song, explores the personal relationships and struggles between Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples, his followers and the Roman Empire.<\/p>\n<p>The iconic 1970s rock score contains such well-known numbers as \u201cSuperstar,\u201d \u201cI Don\u2019t Know How to Love Him\u201d and \u201cGethsemane.\u201d A true global phenomenon and perfect pick for schools, community theaters and professionals alike, Superstar continues to touch new generations of audiences and performers.<\/p>\n<p>Performances take place Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00pm; Sunday matinees at 2:00pm. Tickets are <a href=\"https:\/\/cur8.com\/23362\/project\/132007\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">available for purchase<\/a> online. The theater is located at 130 Grand Avenue in Leonia, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Follow New Jersey Stage on social media<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newjerseystage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@newjerseystage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Threads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/newjerseystage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/newjerseystage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/newjerseystage.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The production is Directed by Ellyn Essig; Musically Directed by Argine Safari; and Choreographed by Marc Leland. The cast is led by Sean M. Lynch-Littlejohn as Jesus and Brandon Conti as Judas.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus Christ Superstar is presented by arrangement with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.concordtheatricals.com\u200b\" rel=\"nofollow\">Concord Theatricals<\/a> on behalf of The Really Useful Group.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1919, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leoniaplayers.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Players Guild of Leonia<\/a>\u00a0is a non-profit, resident acting company at the Civil War Drill Hall Theater (built in 1859).\u00a0 They\u00a0are New Jersey&#8217;s oldest continuing community theater group, and five minutes from the George Washington Bridge and a short bus ride from Manhattan. The\u00a0 historic Civil War Drill Hall Theater is located at 130 Grand Avenue in Leonia, surrounded by the towns of Englewood, Fort Lee, Palisades Park and Teaneck, New Jersey. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Follow New Jersey Stage on social media<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newjerseystage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@newjerseystage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Threads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/newjerseystage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/newjerseystage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/newjerseystage.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky<\/a><br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"originally published: 04\/12\/2026 (LEONIA, NJ) &#8212; The Players Guild of Leonia presents Jesus Christ Superstar across three weekends&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":194782,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[1149,2574,1117,8174,749,8172,75,84,83,2538,1066,8173,9,24,2223,8171,8176,63,8177,8175],"class_list":{"0":"post-194846","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manhattan","8":"tag-art","9":"tag-comedy","10":"tag-dance","11":"tag-entertainment-in-new-jersey","12":"tag-film","13":"tag-jersey-arts","14":"tag-manhattan","15":"tag-manhattan-headlines","16":"tag-manhattan-news","17":"tag-music","18":"tag-new-jersey","19":"tag-new-jersey-arts","20":"tag-new-york","21":"tag-new-york-city","22":"tag-nj","23":"tag-nj-arts","24":"tag-nj-events","25":"tag-nyc","26":"tag-theatre","27":"tag-things-to-do-in-new-jersey"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}