Tuesday, June 03, 2025

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...

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.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hell Jesus can be any color you want. The Catholic church showed the world that. They made him wight.

Anonymous said...

👀👀

Anonymous said...

Hell. Queen Latifah was the equalizer

Anonymous said...

Hell. At least they got the skin color right.

Anonymous said...

Hell. She should play Michael Jordan in a bio pic with that big old shiny hear it.

Anonymous said...

Oh lawd there are a lot of Simps out there in the world. It's called acting. Your private life has nothing to do with the performance. LOLO

Anonymous said...

Oh she's identifying as BLACK now? I thought she didn't rock with us (and just cuz her girlfriend/wife/whatever is black, doesn't mean she's cool with us).

Anonymous said...

Who is her love interest, these days?

Anonymous said...

there was no outrage. just trying to create a buzz

Anonymous said...

She is hard on the eyes, now.

She was attractive.

Anonymous said...

She technically has a good voice but she can't interpret a song vocally. It's just not there. I would never pay to hear her in concert. She's boring and perfect for white audiences who don't know what the real thing sounds like.

angelpat2812 said...

These wicked people(Hollyweird) do this type of shenanigans as a way to "Mock Jesus Christ." So my question is, "Why do Hollyweird always mock Jesus, use His name in vain in every one of their movies, use His name as a curse word, make movies off of Him, etc...But they claim they don't believe in Him?" Make it make sense!!! Welp, one day it won't be funny anymore and they will get their "Just" wages. So, carry on!

Anonymous said...

8:50 PM
She lost too much weight and shaved her head. LOLO

Anonymous said...

So having love and respect for our Jesus Christ is only a conservative thing? Hmph!

Anonymous said...

She's dating Lena Waithe

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