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- Nicholas started out with a pop career, but soon changed to musical theatre, playing the lead role in Jesus Christ Superstar at the West End’s Palace Theatre in 1972.
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Paul Nicholas, plucked from the London production of Hair (where Sharman also met choreographer David Toguri and actors Tim Curry and Richard O’Brien [the latter ended up in the JCS chorus], all later of Rocky Horror), assumed the role of Jesus opposite the less established Stephen Tate as Judas. John Parker played Pilate, and Paul Jabara ...
Paul Nicholas & David Ian Associates Ltd was formed to produce the 20th anniversary production of Jesus Christ Superstar on a UK-wide tour, which sold out. They then produced a nightly fully staged version of The Pirates of Penzance in which Nicholas starred and again they sold out.
Paul Nicholas in Jesus Christ Superstar. Superstar opened at the Palace Theatre in London in 1972, starring Paul Nicholas as Jesus, Stephen Tate as Judas and Dana Gillespie as Mary Magdalene. It was directed by Australian Jim Sharman. This production was much more successful than the original production on Broadway, running for eight years and ...
- Tim Rice
- 12 October 1971: Mark Hellinger Theatre
Oct 20, 2021 · While his longed-for career as a pop singer never really materialised, Nicholas went on to star in the original productions of Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease and Cats in the West End, as well...
Oct 29, 2021 · He’s co-starred with theatrical legends, sung with David Bowie, topped the pop charts and TV ratings, made Hollywood movies and was the first Jesus Christ Superstar on the London stage – the best ever according to the show’s co-creator Sir Tim Rice.
Apr 15, 2018 · Paul Nicholas was the original leading role in Jesus Christ Superstar at the West End
