JESUS Christ Superstar is at the Liverpool Empire Theatre until Saturday, March 28.

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ground-breaking rock opera returns to the stage in an explosive new production.

Leading performer Glenn Carter is set to return as Jesus, a role he has played in the West End, on Broadway and on film.

The show also stars Welsh Baritone Rhydian Roberts first shot to fame in 2007 as the runner up on hit television show The X Factor. Since then he has established himself as a double platinum recording artist, completing two sell-out tours and more recently starring in national tours of The Rocky Horror Show, Grease and We Will Rock You.

Australian star Tim Rogers made his UK stage debut 15 years ago and hasn’t looked back since. Most recently he starred in Carousel at the Arcola Theatre London.

X Factor finalist Rachel Adedeji will join the cast as Mary Magdalene direct from the UK and European tour of Thriller Live.

Bob Tomson and Bill Kenwright team up again to direct the show, having been at the helm of other iconic musicals including Blood Brothers, which they have directed for almost 30 years, and Evita, on tour and more recently for a limited run at the London Dominion.

Jesus Christ Superstar exploded onto the musical scene in 1971. Stunning audiences, it changed the face of musical theatre forever. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera tells the story of the last seven days in the life of Jesus through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.

As compelling today as it was at its inception over 40 years ago, Jesus Christ Superstar features some of musical theatre’s most legendary songs from I Don’t Know How to Love Him, Everything’s Alright and Gethsemane and the infamous Superstar.