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JEEZUS!

Short Musical, Comedy  /  2 any gender (adult)

Presented by ALPAQA

Book by Sergio Antonio Maggiolo
Music and Lyrics by Sergio Antonio Maggiolo and Guido García Lueches
Created with Laura Killeen

Winner of the Untapped Award: If love is a mortal sin, let's burn in hell!

JEEZUS!

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2 any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
Accolades
Accolades

  • Winner! The Untapped Award 2025

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Summary

Falling for Jesus is a mortal sin. But damn, it feels good! Good South American altar boy Jesús is preparing for his first communion but when he looks at the hot man on the cross, he feels something... unholy.

Catholic guilt collides with unrepentant queerness in this sinful, heart-pounding mix of live music, dark humour and Latin heat. JEEZUS! is a musical as irreverent as it is irresistible, tackling colonialism, religion and queer awakening. If Bo Burnham, Brecht and Bad Bunny had a baby, this would be it. Let's burn in hell!


History

JEEZUS! was first developed by Alpaqa at Camden People’s Theatre in London in March 2023, The Pleasance in April 2024, and Brixton House in October 2024. The team went on to win the Edinburgh Untapped award to further develop the play for the Edinburgh Fringe. The musical premiered at Underbelly at the Edinburgh Fringe on 31 July 2025, produced by New Diorama Theatre.

MIGUEL & GABRIEL – Narrators of the story. Half archangels, half go-go girls

JESÚS – A super Catholic altar boy on his way to his first communion, played by the actor that plays MIGUEL


All others played by the actor that plays GABRIEL:

MOTHER MARÍA – Tender and a bit ditsy. Jesús’ mom.

LIEUTENANT JOSÉ – Macho and tough-loving. Jesús’ dad.

FATHER ANGELO – Creepy school priest. Passionate about sex-ed.

COUSIN – Athletic and American. His Spanish is shit.

JEEZUS – The son of God. He’s got daddy issues.

  • Setting

    Lima, Perú, and Jesús’ auntie’s house in Orlando, Florida (“BAPTISM”).

  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)

Media

“Deliciously subversive.” – The Stage

“Fun and filthy musical theatre from Latin America.” – Fest


“A sweet and smutty hour of uplifting musical comedy.” – The Guardian


“Its joyful, even sentimental celebration of love beyond ecclesiastical trappings of power might bring a tear to the eye of even the most devout.” – The Scotsman


“It’s a show that dares to ask big questions about faith, identity and liberation, all while keeping the audience laughing and gasping in equal measure.” – Theatre Weekly


“An uproarious, silly and surreal queer love story.” – TimeOut


“Jeezus! wears its silliness proudly, but beneath the camp flourishes lies something altogether more sincere.” – WhatsOnStage

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Authors

Sergio Maggiolo

Sergio Maggiolo
Sergio Maggiolo is a queer, London-based writer, performer, and director born in Peru and trained in the U.S. Known for making theatre that is political, irreverent, and charged with emotional truth, Sergio’s work blends personal experience with collective memory, often throu ...
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Guido Garcia Lueches

Guido Garcia Lueches
Guido is a Uruguayan actor, poet and theatre maker, working in the UK since 2015. They trained at the Instituto de Actuación de Montevideo, Uruguay and Associated Studios, London. They co-founded interactive theatre company Say It Again, Sorry? with whom they created the hit ...
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Laura Killeen

Laura Killeen
Laura Killeen is a director and theatre maker from London. Directing credits include JEEZUS! (Edinburgh Untapped Award 2025 Winner, New Diorama Theatre, Brixton House), Godot Is A Woman (Pleasance, Cambridge Junction, King’s Head Theatre, UK Tour), Distant Memories of the Nea ...
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