Jesus Christ Superstar — Leonia Players Guild

The Players Guild of Leonia is presenting “Jesus Christ Superstar” through Sunday, May 24, at the Civil War Drill Hall Theatre in Leonia, according to listings published by mybergen.com and the company’s own season page. The production closes the troupe’s 2025-2026 mainstage season with Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera about the final days of Jesus’ life. Listings for the run say performances were scheduled across three weekends, beginning May 8 and ending with a Sunday matinee on May 24. External event pages and the company’s site both identify Leonia as the venue and direct audiences to online ticket information. ### When is the final performance? Sunday, May 24, is listed as the last performance date for the run. Mybergen’s event page shows a May 24 performance at 2 p.m., while broader event listings for the production say the standard schedule was 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Stage Magazine also listed the production as running from May 8 through May 24, with the same weekly performance pattern. (mybergen.com) That listing said online ticket sales ended two hours before each performance and that tickets, if available, could still be purchased at the door. ### Where is the show being performed in Leonia? (mybergen.com) Mybergen identified the venue as the Civil War Drill Hall Theatre at 30 Grand Avenue in Leonia. Stage Magazine’s production listing gave the theater address as 130 Grand Ave., Leonia, New Jersey, creating a discrepancy between published event sources over the street number. (stagemagazine.org) The Players Guild of Leonia’s own pages confirm the production is part of its current season and route audiences to its ticketing platform, but the search results available did not independently resolve the address difference. Based on the matching venue name and the company attribution across listings, the production is clearly tied to the Leonia Drill Hall theater used by the guild. (mybergen.com) ### Who are the named artists in this production? New Jersey Stage identified Ellyn Essig as director, Argine Safari as music director and Marc Leland as choreographer. The same outlet named Sean Lynch-Littlejohn as Jesus Christ, Brandon Conti as Judas Iscariot and Maggie Capone as Mary Magdalene. (leoniaplayers.org) The cast listing published by New Jersey Stage also named Joseph Pierone as Pontius Pilate, Kay Koch as King Herod, Hannah Elarmo as Simon, Bianca Falone-Teresi as Peter, Steven Kirby as Caiaphas and Jesse Kriesel as Annas, along with ensemble members from Bergen County and nearby communities. (newjerseystage.com) ### What kind of production is this? Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” is described in local listings as a rock opera centered on the last week of Jesus’ life, largely seen through the perspective of Judas Iscariot. Mybergen’s event description says the score blends rock, funk, gospel and orchestral elements and highlights songs including “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” “Heaven on Their Minds,” “King Herod’s Song” and the title number. (newjerseystage.com) New Jersey Stage said the work was the first musical by Rice and Webber produced for the professional stage and has been performed for more than 50 years. Stage Magazine said the Leonia production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Really Useful Group. (mybergen.com) ### Are tickets still available? The Players Guild of Leonia’s “Next Up On Stage” page, as crawled this week, displayed “Tickets Sold Out” and invited visitors to join a wait list for “Jesus Christ Superstar.” That appears to be the most current status available from the company’s own site. Cur8, the guild’s ticketing page, showed no available dates when crawled, while mybergen continued to carry the event listing and a link to the company for details. (newjerseystage.com) The next item on the guild’s published calendar is the Marshall Playwrights Showcase, scheduled for June 12-14, 2026. (cur8.com) (leoniaplayers.org)