PhotosGo Inside Rehearsals for Jesus Christ Superstar Live With John Legend, Sara Bareilles, and MoreThe live television presentation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical will air April 1.
By
Hannah Vine
March 20, 2018
Alice Cooper, Brandon Victor Dixon, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Sara Bareilles
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Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, will air April 1 at 8 PM from the Marcy Armory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Academy and Grammy Award-winning musician John Legend will star as Jesus with Waitress’ Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene, Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas, Alice Cooper as King Herod, Ben Daniels as Pontius Pilate, Norm Lewis as Caiaphas, Jason Tam as Peter, Jin Ha as Annas, and Erik Gronwall as Simon Zealotes.
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Go Inside Rehearsals With John Legend, Sara Bareilles, Brandon Victor Dixon, and More For Jesus Christ Superstar Live
Go Inside Rehearsals With John Legend, Sara Bareilles, Brandon Victor Dixon, and More For Jesus Christ Superstar Live
The upcoming TV presentation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical airs April 1.
The David Leveaux-helmed concert will be staged in front of an audience at the Brooklyn venue. Alex Rudzinski, who earned an Emmy for his work on Fox's Grease and an additional nod for NBC's Hairspray, returns to the live musical format as television director.
Wicked, injecting a new backstory onto the classic tale The Wizard of Oz, debuted on Broadway in 2003 and continues to be an audience favorite at the Gershwin Theatre.
Starring David Harewood, Toby Jones, Caitlin FitzGerald, Vinette Robinson and Luke Treadaway, the production be screened across the UK, US, Australia and selected international territories.