In April 1920, the New Trier Music Department mounted its first-ever theatrical musical production, Gilbert and Sullivan's "H. M. S. Pinafore." What followed was an epic run of quality musical theatre that started the theatrical careers of thousands of students, as well as the professional careers of many including Ann-Margret, Liz Callaway and Beck Bennett.

"Jesus Christ Superstar" is the first musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to be produced for the professional stage, set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally-known series of events but seen, unusually, through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.

Loosely based on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, "Jesus Christ Superstar" follows the last week of Jesus Christ's life. The story, told entirely through song, explores the personal relationships and struggles between Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples, his followers and the Roman Empire.

The iconic 1970s rock score contains such well-known numbers as "Superstar," "I Don't Know How to Love Him," and "Gethsemane." A true global phenomenon, the production continues to touch new generations of audiences and performers.

Along with the centennial of New Trier Choir Opera, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of "Jesus Christ Superstar." New Trier's production will have over 200 students participating in the orchestra, cast and crew, making it the largest theatrical production ever undertaken in the Choir Opera's 100-year history. 

Thursday-Saturday Cast

Miguel Alano, Ben Ancell, Bella Baratta, Jasper Bickers, Ava Bozzo, Isabel Dube, Lizzy Embree, Quinton Eudy, Adina Grossman, Wynne Hague, Mia Hales, Jon Hanold, Alice Hu, Charlotte Jaffe, Grace Koehler, Kathryn Madigan, Will McCall, Carter McDermott, Lucy McDowell, Rachel Miller, Julie Oelerich, Reilly Oh, Emma Parks, Charlie Plunkett, Jennine Pono, Jake Rasof, Maggie Rennie, Liam Ryan, Fiona Sack, Anita Shubert, Caroline Swanson, Marie Tasiopoulos, Ethan Yoo

Friday-Sunday Cast

Cammi Avery, Chloe Avioli, Elijah Barker, Annie Berlin, Sara Bunge, Isabelle Cowan, Mila Cutler, Erin Donohue, Jack Ellis, Ryan Ellis, Daniel Friedland, Sydney Gaines-Wheeler, Nancy Kahdeman, Katie Kelly, Katie Klaskin, Audrey Lolli, James McColl, Anushka Nayak, Billy Nayman, Mimi Newcomb, Stefanija Rekasius, Isabelle Roberts, Arianna Schiff, Zach Stein, Grace Tobey, Joey Vircol, Elias Wachtel, Connor Walker, Katie Weis, Keyler White, Amelia Tam, Evie Wigdale, Renee Zhou, Gabi Zinman

Thursday-Saturday Orchestra Members

Josh Agrest, Caleb Albrecht, Cameron Baba, Zara Bedella, JJ Bedwell, Caroline Bewley, Yinghui Bimali, Leo Buckman, Lana Butovich, Oscar Carlson, Nicholas Chang, Catherine Corley, Ben Eberle, Maddox Eckert, Weillin Feng, Noah French, Celia Goldstein, Noam Gomez, Eli Goroff-Behel, Raghav Gupta, Isabel Ha, Jackson Hairston, Yida Hao, Kathryn Hemmer, Briana Hinrichs, Savannah Hsu, Andrew Hungness, Grace Jeon, Hina Kadono, Katherine Kafkis, Isha Kasbekar, Bernadette Kaup, Lydia Kaup, Andrew Kearney, Erika Kim, Nolan Kiser, Carol Klingler, Lizzy Kulick, Maia Law, Stephanie Lee, Ben Levens, Kaden Lhee, Jefferson Lin, Anya Liu, Eric Liu, Michelle Lu, Austin Lyons, Catherine Major, Margaux Major, Clara Manzano, Kevin McDonald, Mia Moline, Ava Naghshineh, Alexander Naumann, Hitomi Ono, Seorin Park, Amit Patel, Lierin Peterson, Ellie Ponko, Luke Ponko, Anjali Rabindran, Nykolas Rekasius, Stefanija Rekasius, Emmi Rivkin, Amber Salmon, Angelica She, Maegan Sim, Anjali Simhambhatla, Ellie Song, Evie Tanaka, Lynn Tokoyoda, Eli Trokenheim, Sophie VanderMolen, Luke Wejman, Sarah Wejman, Connor Williamson, Julia Wineberg, Irene Xu, Maryanne Xu, Jesse Yang, Grace Yu

Friday-Sunday Orchestra Members

Caleb Albrecht, Cameron Baba, Pearce Bailey, Zara Bedella, JJ Bedwell, Yinghui Bimali, Leo Buckman, Maggie Cao, Oscar Carlson, Jacob Chang, Nicholas Chang, Rachel Chang, Jimmy Chiu, Younha Choi, Lincoln Crowe, Bradley Cui, Selena Deng, Joe Dienstag, Quin Doughty, Ben Eberle, Maeve Eskandari, Maddox Eckert, Weillin Feng, Stephanie Fineberg, Noah French, Anna Furton, Jeremy Gabelev, Mia Gabelev, Jaden Gilley, Celia Goldstein, Noam Gomez, Eli Goroff-Behel, Isabel Ha, Annie Hayes, Kathryn Hemmer, Andrew Hungness, Hina Kadono, Isha Kasbekar, Arjun Kaura, Andrew Kearney, Ashley Kim, Nolan Kiser, Olivia Laske, Maia Law, Allison Lee, Stephanie Lee, Ben Levens, Jefferson Lin, Samuel Lin, Maggie Lin, Anya Liu, Eric Liu, Michelle Lu, Nathan Liu, Austin Lyons, Catherine Major, Clara Manzano, Kevin McDonald, Mia Moline, Ava Naghshineh, Alexander Naumann, Philip Nied, Margot Norehad, Ethan Penn, Lierin Peterson, Emily Quan, Ian Quan, Anjali Rabindran, Alexis Rosenberg, Jane Rosin, Natalia Scheinfeld, Holden Schinzer, Angelica She, Pearl Shing-Roth, Ellie Song, Marissa Sun, Margaret Sweeney, Evie Tanaka, Lynn Tokoyoda, Sophie VanderMolen, Jonathan Wang, Luke Wejman, Sarah Wejman, Andy Xue, Jesse Yang, Won Yang, Grace Yoo, Grace Yu, Jenny Zhu

Crew Members

Olivia Babolea, Blake Beeler, Henry Blasingame, Natalie Fischer, Grant Gaechter, Sam Gordon, Paul Graham, Charlie Hayden, Grace Hepburn, Ethan Hoffman, Zoe Jagher, Meeghan Jakob, Aashay Jathar, Connor Kane, Hope Kim, Ally Kleinmann, Kirsten Krieman, Maggie Kruse, Tiger Lee, Sophia Lee, Reagan Maydew, Shea McKeough, Owen Meehan-Egan, Rachel Miller, Kira Noe, Margo Pagonis, Paige Sheridan, Serena Vandergrift, Ari Winer

Production Staff

David Ladd, Director
Nate Landes, Music Director
Peter Rosheger and Patti Rohwer, Orchestra Directors
Katie Kritek, Choreographer
Qiyun Dai, Accompanist
Anders Jacobson, Technical Director
Denise Karczewski, Lighting Designer
Grover Hollway, Sound Designer
Emily Arnold, Costumes
Ashley Avila, Hair & Make-up
Judy Radovsky, Graphic Designer
Rachel Miller, Student Stage Manager