Cynthia Erivo Laughs Off Jesus Christ Superstar Casting Backlash

Three months ago it was announced that Cynthia Erivo had been cast as Jesus Christ in the Hollywood Bowl production of "Jesus Christ Superstar [click here if you missed that]."

Cynthia downplays the conservative outrage...

From The Wrap

Cynthia Erivo said she laughed it off when people said it was “blasphemy” to cast her, a Black queer woman, as Jesus Christ in an upcoming Los Angeles production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.”

“Why not?” the “Wicked” star told Billboard with a shrug. “You can’t please everyone. It is legitimately a three-day performance at the Hollywood Bowl where I get to sing my face off. So hopefully they will come and realize, ‘Oh, it’s a musical, the gayest place on Earth.’ ”

The production, which will run from August 1 through August 3, will also feature Adam Lambert in the choice role of traitor Judas.