Jesus Christ Superstar -- a Rock Opera Presented by Youth Musical Theater Company

ALL EVENING PERFORMANCES AT 7:30PM.

TWO SUN. MATINEES:  2PM:  JULY 17 AND JULY 24

CLOSING NIGHT: SATURDAY JULY 30, GALA FUNDRAISER FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE.  $75.  

For more info check out the Youth Musical Theater Company website, as well as articles on Berkeley Patch and .

For younger audience members, please be advised that this show contains theatrical portrayals of physical violence, gun violence, death, and illicit drug use, as well as very loud noises, haze, and flashing lights.

ABOUT THE SHOW:  
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is the rock opera classic that presents the story of the last 7 days of Jesus of Nazereth as seen from the perspective of Judas Iscariot.  Judas is torn between the substance of Jesus' message and the hype that surrounds his friend's growing celebrity. With pulsating rock songs, sweet ballads and a little bit of soul, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice provide depth of character to some of the lesser known names from the Gospels. YMTC's production frames the play in a contemporary setting through the vision of director Jennifer Boesing. A live, seven piece professional band is led by music director Dave Moschler.

YMTC is a Berkeley-based company which produces professional caliber musical theater while providing exceptional theater training to students from the 7th grade through university level.  We bring together the Bay Area's most talented and dedicated young singer/actors with professional directors, designers, and musicians to create theater that takes on challenging and sophisticated musical and dramatic themes, and that is always accompanied by a full, live orchestra.

YMTC shows attract a broad audience to their professional quality productions; the group is a magnet for exceptional young performers from all over the Bay Area.  This production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR brings together a stellar cast of young talent from Berkeley, Oakland, Albany, El Cerrito, and San Francisco.  Known for the skill of its actors/singers, its beautifully designed sets, costumes, and props, YMTC showcases talented teens, many of who go on to some of the best college theater programs in the country. The young performers for this production will be backed by a 7-piece rock band, playing the Broadway orchestration.