People are going to be so normal about this,’ said MadisonMessiah on X. Ohwellbyes joked they enjoyed ‘Watching people having a meltdown over Cynthia Erivo playing Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar.’.
Cynthia Erivo has revealed that she is set to play Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar – and the news has garnered all the wrong attention from fans.
The show has also gender-bend the cast of the show and in 2020 Erivo starred as Mary Magdalene in an all-female album version of Jesus Christ Superstar, titled She Is Risen.
It was announced by the Hollywood Bowl, the location of the performances: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl!.
‘Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winner, and three-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo is cast as Jesus.
