Heaven On Their Mind: Justin Wilson is Peter in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

What's the buzz? Over 50 years since it was first performed, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR continues to dazzle. Set in the last week of his life, the iconic rock opera explores the struggles between Jesus Christ, his followers, and the powers that be. It concludes its run at HCT this weekend, April 17th-19th.

Returning to the Pamela Livingstone Stage as Peter, the disciple in denial, is multi-Kay Award winner Justin Wilson.

Wilson, a Hickory resident and server at Olde Hickory Station, made his HCT debut in SOMETHING ROTTEN, for which he earned a Kay Award for Outstanding Male Character Performer.

Subsequent appearances included THE PIRATE QUEEN, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, part of the Pamela Livingstone Award-winning ensemble in THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, RIDE THE CYCLONE, ANASTASIA, and most recently THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS. Other area credits include FOOTLOOSE at Theatre Statesville, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Little Theatre of Gastonia, and NEXT TO NORMAL at Lenoir-Rhyne University.

For Wilson, performing at HCT continues to provide the creative opportunities he longs for. "The theatre feels like a home away from home. That's something refreshing."

Performances of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR are this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 17th through April 19th at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 for youth and students.

Tickets are available online at hickorytheatre.org, or by phone at 828-328-2283. The theatre box office is open from 12-5 PM Wednesday through Friday, or one half-hour before a performance.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is rated PG-13. Some material may not be appropriate for children under 13.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is produced in association with MOReON Productions. The Hickory Community Theatre’s 76th season is sponsored by A Cleaner World, Belle Age, Covington Dental, LifeRootz, Protection Products, Inc., and Shurtape Technologies. HCT is a Funded Affiliate of Arts Culture Catawba and receives additional support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.