After her breakout performance in Wicked, the world finally got to learn what theatergoers have known for a long time: Cynthia Erivo is a musical star. She blew audiences away with her performance as Elphaba,

During a recent Billboard interview, actress Cynthia Erivo laughed off criticism of her casting as Jesus Christ in "Jesus Christ Superstar."

Conservatives, including a pastor, have called the casting of Erivo, a queer Black woman, "blasphemy." Cynthia Erivo is rising above the crucifixion of her casting as Jesus in the upcoming production of Jesus Christ Superstar.