Superstar comes to the Odyssey

THE first ever arena tour of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical Jesus Christ Superstar comes to the Odyssey Arena in October.

Award-winning musical comedian Tim Minchin – also the co-writer of West End smash musical Matilda – is confirmed for the role of ‘Judas Iscariot’.

Three million album selling pop icon and former Spice Girl Melanie C will take the only female lead as ‘Mary Magdalene’, and BBC Radio 1’s Breakfast Show host Chris Moyles will make his major stage debut as ‘King Herod’, in what is set to be one of the biggest and most impressive arena tours to hit the UK & Ireland.

Celebrating 40 years since it first opened in London’s West End, the Jesus Christ Superstar arena tour kicks off in London on September 21 and will come to the Odyssey on October 9.

Tickets for the Belfast show go on sale on Thursday, May 24 at 9am from all usual outlets.