Obviously, Jesus Christ Superstar Live! would be a no-go without a commanding presence who also has amazing pipes to anchor the production, and NBC has found that in music superstar John Legend.
Jesus Christ Superstar is a sung-through production, with no spoken dialogue, so expect to hear a lot of John Legend’s vocal stylings during the show.
While most of his TV appearances have been on talk shows and in music videos, Legend has flexed his acting chops in WGN America’s Underground and in last year’s hit film La La Land.
The 10-time Grammy winner, who’ll also be one of the executive producers, won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2015 and a Tony for co-producing Jitney this year.