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Ivo van Hove-directed Jesus Christ Superstar 2024 Netherlands tour to be immersive (www.jesuschristsuperstar.nl)

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A new production of Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by Ivo van Hove, will tour the Netherlands in 2024. The cast includes Jeangu Macrooy (Jesus), Freek Bartels (Judas), Edwin Jonker (Pilate), Alex Klaasen (King Herod) and Magtel de Laat ( Maria Magdalena).

Base on a google translation of the website, it seems that the production will be an immersive one, with audiences able to be on stage surrounded by the action, or sit in more conventional seats.

The show will be performed in English. The tour will kick off on 21 January 2024 at the DeLaMar Theatre in Amsterdam, with tickets currently selling for various cities (including Emmen, Tiel, Maastricht, Apeldoom, Alkmaar, Rotterdam, Breda, Nijmegen, Leeuwarden, Entschede, Heerlen, Tilburg, Zwolle, Groningen, Doetinchem, and and intriguingly named 's-Herogenbosch) through to end of June 2024.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Ivo van Hove is one of those hit & miss directors for me. He's undeniably good at what he does and his productions always feature a very high level of polish and performance. When he manages to restrain himself (eg A View from the Bridge) the results can be brilliant. On the other hand, his penchant for live video on stage (a conceit I've grown to largely despise) have marred for me what could have been wonderful shows (eg his Broadway production of West Side Story or Network). Still, I'd be very interested in seeing what he does with with JCS. There's a chance I may be in Europe early next year and I'd definitely make a side trip to Netherlands to catch this show if I was able.

Immersive musicals are also in vogue at the moment on both sides of the Atlantic, with Nicholas Hytner's revival of Guys and Dolls in London and Alex Timbers' production of Here Lies Love playing on Broadway.