Performance language: English – no subtitles
With big Live-Video-Wall
Following the sensational success of previous years, “JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR – The Rock Concert” returns live to Wiener Stadthalle for Easter 2027 — with audience participation included!
The dream team is back: Drew Sarich as Jesus and Serkan Kaya as Judas will once again share the stage. Accompanied by a first-class live band and a fantastic ensemble, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s legendary rock opera becomes a spectacular live rock concert.
Lukas Perman presents this musical classic in a modern, captivating stage production as a major concert event featuring star power of the highest calibre. Songs such as “Gethsemane,” “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” and “Heaven on Their Minds,” among many others, will be celebrated by the performers together with the audience.
At Austria’s largest indoor venue audiences can look forward to a spectacular Easter finale concert featuring a huge interactive ensemble!
When the Audience Becomes Part of the Show…
“JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR – The Rock Concert” breaks through the traditional boundary between stage and auditorium. During the grand finale at Wiener Stadthalle, the audience itself becomes part of the story: selected audience members will join the people surrounding the story of Jesus and experience the show not only from the auditorium, but right in the middle of the action as part of the production!
The participants will be professionally prepared for selected ensemble scenes in specially designed workshops, giving them the unique opportunity to actively help shape the story alongside the stars.
A unique event that combines musical theatre and rock to create an unforgettable live experience – complete, of course, with a video wall so that audiences in even the very last row can feel close to the action!
Star Cast 2027 – The Revival of a Dream Team
Drew Sarich & Serkan Kaya
The title role of Jesus in this staged concert production will be performed by acclaimed Jesus interpreter Drew Sarich. The American has called Vienna home for many years and is internationally known for numerous leading roles throughout the German-speaking world, including Hair, Tanz der Vampire and Rudolf, as well as for his work as a West End and Broadway star.
The role of the antagonist Judas will be portrayed by musical theatre and television star Serkan Kaya. Viennese audiences will remember him as the legendary Lucheni in Elisabeth, as Galileo in We Will Rock You, and from previous concert performances of Jesus Christ Superstar, in which he also played Judas. In recent years, he has established himself as a successful actor and television star in Germany and has received numerous awards, including the Grimme Award and the German Television Actors Award in 2021.
Marjan Shaki as Mary Magdalene
Actress and singer Marjan Shaki takes on the role of Mary Magdalene. For the past 20 years, she has performed leading roles on Vienna’s major musical theatre stages, including Romeo & Juliet, Dance of the Vampires and Evita. She is also widely known to audiences following her participation in the finals of the Austrian TV show Dancing Stars (ORF). Her nuanced portrayal of Mary Magdalene is defined by a moving blend of strength and vulnerability.
Thomas Borchert as Pontius Pilate
The role of Pontius Pilate is played by Thomas Borchert, one of the most acclaimed musical theatre stars in the German-speaking world. Over the past two decades, Vienna audiences have seen him in numerous classics, including Elisabeth, Dance of the Vampires, Jekyll & Hyde and Mozart!. He has also enjoyed great success with numerous solo shows.
With Georgij Makazaria in the role of Herod, a show-stopping performance is guaranteed. He has proven himself to be a one-of-a-kind entertainer through thousands of performances and will once again make Vienna’s Stadthalle shake in 2027!
The remaining roles are also filled by outstanding singers from Austria’s musical theatre scene, including Vincent Bueno as Simon. Bueno is best known as the winner of the 2008 ORF show Musical! Die Show and as Austria’s representative at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest.
Musical direction is in the best of hands with Christian Frank, who has established himself in Vienna over many years as an outstanding expert in the genre. The 11-piece band consists of a hand-picked selection of professional musicians and guarantees music of the highest caliber.
