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Gonzaga to present “Jesus Christ Superstar”

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January 26, 2015

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Gonzaga’s theatre & dance department will present a modern rendition of the last few days of Jesus’ life as part of the four-year Jesuit & the Arts Series./Gonzaga photo

Gonzaga University’s Jesuits & the Arts Series will continue Jan. 30 with the already sold-out premiere performance of the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” in the Magnuson Theatre.

A modern rendition of the last few days of Jesus’ life, the musical addresses questions of the problematic nature of fame, celebrity, and the potentially damaging nature of mass communication in society. Director and choreographer Suzanne Ostersmith offers an interpretation with hip-hop style dance as a contemporary twist to illustrate the trying time for Jesus’ apostles and other leaders of his time, according to a press release.

Additional performances of the musical, presented by Gonzaga University department of theatre & dance, are set for 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 and Feb. 6-7, and 2 p.m. on Feb. 1 and Feb. 8.

Tickets are $15 for the public, $10 for GU faculty, staff and students. Tickets are available for purchase online.

Tracy Simmons

Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Associate Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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