| Title | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program for The Norwegian Theatre's production 'Jesus Christ Superstar' (2009) | September 3, 2009 | Download |
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar (2009) was a musical theatre production by The Norwegian Theatre, based on the musical by Tim Rice (text) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (music). It was performed at the theatre's main stage.
Erik Ulfsby directed it.
Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby, also known as Hank von Helvete, played the role of Jesus.
Frank Kjosås played the role of Judas.
Information
(Objekt ID 10632)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 3, 2009 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian Theatre |
| Based on | Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice |
| Audience | Adults, Youth |
| Audience size | 62766 |
| Number of events | 89 |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk |
| Keywords | Musical, Theatre |
| Running period | September 3, 2009 |
| Website | det norske teatret |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
SOURCES:
Bleiklie Devik, Lars. E-mail; 18.02.2019
Einar Dahl's private archive, donated byEinar Dahl, 15.09.2014
The National Library of Norway, performance program digitised by The National Library of Norway, transferred to Sceneweb 10.02.2015
Repertoire at The Norwegian Theatre 1913-2014. Transferred to Sceneweb 08.09.2015.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Tim Rice | – Playwright |
| Ola E. Bø | – Translation |
| Erik Ulfsby | – Direction |
| Belinda Braza | – Choreography |
| Svenn Erik Kristoffersen | – Musical direction (Tangenter) |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber | – Composer |
| Ola E. Bø | – Dramaturge |
| Nora Furuholmen | – Stage design |
| Even Børsum | – Costume design |
| Kirsten Høidahl | – Costume (Kostymekoordinator) |
| Atle Halstensen | – Musical arrangement |
| Tore Gustavsen | – Sound design |
| Erlend Fauske | – Sound (Lydprogrammering) |
| Kjetil Fluge | – Sound (Lydprogrammering) |
| Mats Grønner | – Sound (Lydprogrammering) |
| Ola Bråten | – Lighting design |
| Terje Wolmer | – Lighting design |
| Morad Azim | – Actor (Apostel) |
| Øyvin Berven | – Actor (Apostel) |
| Hallgrim Bratberg | – Actor (Apostel) |
| Thomas Bye | – Actor (Simon / Apostel) |
| Sigve Bøe | – Actor (Kong Herodes / Prest) |
| Jonas Digerud | – Actor (Apostel + understudy for Peter) |
| Ragnar Dyresen | – Actor (Prest) |
| Charlotte Frogner | – Actor (Maria Magdalena / Apostel) |
| Mats Grønner | – Actor (Apostel) |
| Niklas Gundersen | – Actor (Peter / Apostel + understudy for Judas Iskariot) |
| Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby | – Actor (Jesus) |
| Ingrid Jørgensen Dragland | – Actor (Annas) |
| Frank Kjosås | – Actor (Judas Iskariot / Apostel) |
| Lasse Kolsrud | – Actor (Kaifas) |
| Magne Lindholm | – Actor (Prest) |
| Ellen Dorrit Petersen | – Actor (Apostel + understudy for MariaMagdalena) |
| Hildegun Riise | – Actor (Pontius Pilatus) |
| Svein Schultz | – Actor (Apostel) |
| Nina Woxholtt | – Actor (Kvinna ved bålet / Apostel) |
| Hallgrim Bratberg | – Musician (Gitar) |
| Lars Bleiklie Devik | – Musician |
| Mats Grønner | – Musician (Gitar) |
| Ole Jakob Larsen | – Musician (Trommer) |
| Lars Larssen Naumann | – Musician (Mac / Perkusjon) |
| Svein Schultz | – Musician (Bass) |
| Stig Wedvik | – Mask design |
| Tone Bernhoft Osa | – Props |
| Erlend Stamnes | – Stage manager |
| Fredrik Arff | – Photo |
| Marius Noreger | – Stage Manager |
| Rune Aspeggen | – Lighting supervisor |
| Dag Sigurdsson | – Lighting supervisor |
| Gry Hege Espenes | – Prompter |
| Svein Johann Ose | – Other (Notesetting) |
| Svenn Erik Kristoffersen | – Musical Instructor |
| Ståle Sletner | – Musical Instructor |
| September 3, 2009 – Hovudscenen, The Norwegian Theatre | Opening night |
Lillian Bikset, Grunn Messias (literally: Shallow Messiah), Dagbladet September 4 2009:
"Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby has natural credibility as a megalomaniac seducer of the masses, a fanatic-demagogic leader and charismatic superstar. His expression belongs to the rock star, not the actor. His range of expression is limited, and in the whole first act he seems stiff and contrived, free only when he sings, but then his body language and mimicry are like they could have been during any other concert. That the spectators would likely have connected his Jesus to Hank von Helvete anyway, is likely. But here they are encouraged to, not just through his performance. It is as if director Ulfsby, stage designer Nora Furuholmen and musical leader Svenn Erik Kristoffersen have built their whole production around Husby's other stage personality. (...) Clearest, the production's weaknesses are in the first act. After the interval and the confrontation between Jesus and Judas, Jesus Christ Superstar finds a nerve it lacked in the first half. Sombre resignation sets in. The ruling mood is desperation. Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby enters a deeper phase of his interpretation of the role and seems sincerely suffering, pained. At this time, Frank Kjosås also takes the breaks off. The sequence with Judas' breakdown and suicide is the very, very strongest in the production, and this, as the scenes following it, shows very clearly what kind of production this could have been, had Ulfsby & company managed to cultivate the content more than the effects the whole musical through."