Principal casting is today announced for the Olivier Award-winning production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s celebrated musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, which will visit Manila at The Theatre at Solaire from May 2 to 31, 2026, as part of a major international tour.
Manila-based Filipina actress and singer Gab Pangilinan will play the role of Mary Magdalene. She joins principal cast members from previous UK, North America, and Australian tours of the production, including Luke Street (Jesus), Javon King (Judas), Ethan Hardy Benson (Pilate), Grant Hodges (Caiaphas), and Kodiak Thompson (Annas). Further casting will be announced.
Gab Pangilinan is a multi-awarded stage and screen actor known for her performances in The Last Five Years, Side Show, Ang Huling El Bimbo The Musical, and Mula Sa Buwan. She is a three-time Philstage Gawad Buhay nominee for Pingkian: Isang Musikal (2024), The Last Five Years (2023), and Mula Sa Buwan (2022), and won Best Leading Female Performance (Digital) at the 27th Asian Television Awards for Still: A Musical Narrative Series. She has worked with leading theatre companies including PETA, Tanghalang Pilipino, Atlantis Theatrical, and Full House Theater Company, and recently appeared in We Aren’t Kids Anymore and Othello.
Following several acclaimed and sold-out runs in London, as well as an extensive tour across North America, the UK, and Australia, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR will arrive in Manila at The Theatre at Solaire as part of its major international tour.
Originally scheduled to run from May 2 to 24, 2026, the Manila season has been extended and will now play from May 2 to 31, 2026, allowing more Filipino audiences to experience this globally celebrated production.
“We are incredibly happy to have Gab Pangilinan in the international company of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Gab is a respected and accomplished artist, and her casting as Mary Magdalene highlights the strength of Filipino theatre talent. Carlos Candal, CEO of GMG Productions, said. The excitement from audiences has been truly remarkable, and this extension allows even more theatre fans to experience this production.”