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Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert is broadcast nationally April 1 at 8pm EST, 7pm CST, and 8pm PST on NBC. The all-star cast includes John Legend as Jesus, Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdelene, Alice Cooper as King Herod, Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas, Ben Daniels as Pilate, Norm Lewis as Caiaphas, Jin Ha as Annas, Jason Tam as Peter, and Erik Gronwall as Simon.
Appearing in the ensemble are Melody Betts, Felicia Boswell, Abby Corrigan, Micaela Diamond, Rory Donovan, Christine Dwyer, Mike Evariste, F. Michael Haynie, Charissa Hogeland, Bre Jackson, Mykal Kilgore, Billy Lewis Jr., Joel Perez, Justin Gregory Lopez, Angel Lozada, Vince Oddo, Kyle Taylor Parker, Jonah Platt, Conor Ryan, Christina Sajous, Justin Matthew Sargent, Heath Saunders, Joey Taranto, Syndee Winters, and Lauren Zakrin.
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert presents Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's iconic rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, which tells the story of the final week of the life of Jesus. The now-classic score contains such songs as "Heaven On Their Minds," "Everything's Alright," "I Don't Know How to Live Him," and "Gethsemane."
The work debuted in 1970 as a concept album, but has subsequently received multiple Broadway and West End productions, two movie adaptations, and countless regional and touring productions worldwide.
The production features direction by David Leveaux, camera direction by Alex Rudzinski, choreography by Camille A. Brown, production design by Jason Ardizzone-West, costume design by Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Al Gurdon, and music direction by Nigel Wright. Casting is by Laura Wade and Bernie Telsey of Telsey + Company.
The telecast is produced by Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Robert Greenblatt, Marc Platt, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, John Legend, Mike Jackson, Ty Stiklorius, and Alex Rudzinski.
