Join the stars of the Celestial Choir as they guide the traditional nativity characters to Bethlehem singing some not-so-traditional, up-beat songs with a fabulous ‘showbiz’ feel. You’ll be star-struck from start to finish! Available with Words on Screen™.
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About Superstar
- From the author of best-selling nativity The Magical Christmas Jigsaw
- Adaptable script for large-group performances
- Written with narration at the beginning of scenes so that scenes can be rehearsed separately
- Available with Words on Screen™ allowing you to display song lyrics on any whiteboard, computer screen, television or interactive touchscreen. The lyrics synchronize with the music as it plays making them easy to teach and easy to learn!
Each member of the school Celestial Choir is vying to dazzle music teacher Mr Marrz, hoping to be awarded a ‘superstar’ role in this year’s nativity. To her surprise Stella - who often gets things wrong but always tries her very best – is picked to play the part of the Star of Bethlehem because she understands the heart of the Christmas message.
As the special performance unfolds, the children shine a light on the traditional nativity story and point to Jesus being the true superstar of Christmas.
With 8 upbeat songs and a fabulous script, Superstar is a dazzling nativity play for the primary age group.
An Annual Performance Licence is required to perform this nativity.
An editable script is available for this product when you purchase a package that includes an eSongbook.
View Staging notes
There are 64 parts in total, which can easily be increased by adding more stars, shepherds, angels, stable animals and courtiers and can easily be decreased as suggested below. There are 58 speaking parts, but these can easily be reduced (30 being the minimum) by using five of the stars as the five narrators (the rest of the stars could double up on parts and become some of the travellers); you could adapt the script and lose some of the travellers’ lines; Mr Marrz could double up as Joseph; the three innkeepers could double up as three shepherds with the eight lines distributed between them; the angels’ speaking parts could be reduced from four to two.
Total length of music: 15 minutes approx (excluding transition music)
Performance duration: 22 minutes approx
- Superstar!
- Please Can I Have A Room?
- We're Not Washing Our Socks!
- Alleluia
- Shine!
- Star Chorus
- Please Can I Have A Room?
Licence Information
Annual Performance Licence Information - What You Need To Know
- A current Annual Performance Licence is required to perform a musical or nativity to an audience (other than to pupils & staff), including an online audience, and irrespective of whether admission charges are made.
- It is more cost effective to purchase an Annual Performance Licence as part of a complete product pack.
- An Annual Performance Licence covers any number of performances of a particular musical or nativity within 12 months of the date of ordering. A separate Annual Performance Licence is required for each product title.
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The following items are available for this product:
Teacher's Book
- Character List
- Script with suggested staging directions
- Suggestions for rehearsing, costumes, staging and props
- Music score and song lyric sheets for 8 songs (Piano music score, melody and chords)
- Licence and copyright details
Audio CD
- Vocal tracks sung by children
- Professional backing tracks
- Transition tracks
Words on Screen™ eSongbook
- An online Words on Screen™ product to stream or download
- Extractable MP3s, printable lyrics, scores, scripts, & additional resources
- Words on Screen™ versions of songs so that you can display song lyrics on any whiteboard, computer screen, television or interactive touchscreen. The lyrics synchronize with the music as it plays making them easy to teach and easy to learn
- Flexibility to create an expandable library of Words on Screen™ song collections, nativities and musicals in your Out of the Ark online account
- Enhanced operation features including ‘double-click’ to hear and teach a single line
- Words on Screen™ user guide
- Single-User licence (Please note a Performance Licence is still required to perform this musical)
- Licence & copyright details
Annual Performance Licence
An Annual Performance Licence covers any number of performances of a particular musical or nativity within 12 months of the date of ordering. A separate Annual Performance Licence is required for each product title.
Find out more about what your Annual Performance Licence will legally cover you to do.
Rehearsal CDs
- Vocal tracks sung by children
- Professional backing tracks
- Transition tracks
- Available in packs of 5, 10 or 20
Fantastic!
This was such fun - catchy tunes, great dialogue and easy to put on for a small school. Clearly the writers understand the logistics of school productions as there was a lot of scope for optional roles so everyone could have a speaking part. Parents said it was our best show ever!
Amazing
I loved performing this play it really was my chance to shine!! In case you haven't guessed yet i played Stella. I really loved he fact that th beginning was auditions and the rest the play. The songs are good but I think a couple more solos wold make it even better !
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