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John Legend, Sara Bareilles, and Cast of Jesus Christ Superstar Live Meet Press

The production will air on NBC Easter Sunday, April 1.

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John Legend stars as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar Live on NBC.
John Legend stars as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert on NBC.
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The cast of NBC's upcoming live adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar, led by Grammy winner John Legend, met the press today. The Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical, which will be presented live, is set to air Easter Sunday, April 1.

Brandon Victor Dixon and Sara Bareilles meet the press.
Brandon Victor Dixon and Sara Bareilles meet the press.
(© David Gordon)

Legend stars alongside Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon (Hamilton) as Judas, Sara Bareilles (Waitress) as Mary Magdalene, and Alice Cooper as King Herod. The production also stars Tony nominee Ben Daniels (Les Liaisons Dangereuses) as Pontius Pilate, Tony nominee Norm Lewis (Once on This Island) as Caiaphas, Jason Tam (If/Then) as Peter, Jin Ha (M. Butterfly) as Annas, and Swedish rock star Erik Gronwall as Simon Zealotes.

Jason Ardizzone-West, Camille A. Brown, Paul Tazewell, David Leveaux, and Alex Rudzinski meet the press.
Jason Ardizzone-West, Camille A. Brown, Paul Tazewell, David Leveaux, and Alex Rudzinski meet the press.
(© David Gordon)

For the television broadcast, the legendary rock opera will be staged in front of a live audience at the Marcy Armory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

The ensemble will feature 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, with dancers Chloe Davis, Timothy Edwards, Shelby Finnie, Bahiyah Hibah, Juel D. Lane, Terk Lewis, Mayte Natalio , Sarah Parker, Tre Smith, and Maleek Washington.

The Jesus Christ Superstar team: Robert Greenblatt, Marc Platt, Nigel Wright, Neil Meron, Harvey Mason Jr, Jason Ardizzone-West, Camille A. Brown, Paul Tazewell, David Leveaux, and Alex Rudzinski.
The Jesus Christ Superstar team: Robert Greenblatt, Marc Platt, Nigel Wright, Neil Meron, Harvey Mason Jr., Jason Ardizzone-West, Camille A. Brown, Paul Tazewell, David Leveaux, and Alex Rudzinski.
(© David Gordon)

The creative team includes Emmy-winning live television director and executive producer Alex Rudzinski (Hairspray Live!), Emmy- and Tony-winning costumer designer Paul Tazewell (Hamilton), Grammy-winning music producer Harvey Mason Jr. (The Wiz Live!), musical director Nigel Wright (Jesus Christ Superstar world arena tour), production designer Jason Ardizzone-West (Adele Live in NYC), and choreographer Camille A. Brown (Once on This Island).