A new theater group, Willow's Edge, makes its debut Sept. 21 with a production of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' at the Cultural Arts Center at Disciples Christian Church, 3663 Mayfield Road in Cleveland Heights. The production features traditionally male roles played by trans, non-binary and other-identifying actors.
The new Willow's Edge theater group will perform the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights Sept. 21 to Oct. 7 in Cleveland Heights. CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- A new theater company that takes a different approach to its casting is debuting Thursday with a production of the popular rock-opera “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
Last year, Mary Miller, a singer-songwriter-actor and South Euclid native now living in Chicago, started the ball rolling for the upcoming local production when she caught a 50th anniversary production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” in Chicago. “Denise and I had talked about doing this production about three years ago,” Miller said. “Doing this production specifically as a cisgender-transgender female cast, but we kind of dropped it for a while.”
Miller said she has auditioned three times in the past for the role of Judas, and even got called back, only to be told that a woman wasn’t right for the part. “He didn’t want to betray his friend, but he also feared for his life and that of the group he belonged with.
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