‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Photos: John Legend, Alice Cooper, and Sara Bareilles Sing Live on Easter Sunday

By Hanh Nguyen

Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene and John Legend as Jesus Christ
Alice Cooper as King Herod
John Legend as Jesus Christ, Jason Tam as Peter
John Legend as Jesus Christ, Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene
Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene
Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas Iscariot
Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene, John Legend as Jesus Christ
John Legend as Jesus Christ, Jason Tam as Peter
John Legend as Jesus Christ, Jason Tam as Peter
John Legend as Jesus Christ
Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene
Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas Iscariot
Jason Tam as Peter
Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene, John Legend as Jesus Christ, Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas Iscariot, Jason Tam as Peter, front: Alice Cooper as King Herod
John Legend as Jesus Christ
Alice Cooper as King Herod
Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene
Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas Iscariot
Jason Tam as Peter
John Legend as Jesus Christ
Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene, John Legend as Jesus Christ, Alice Cooper as King Herod, Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas Iscariot, Jason Tam as Peter

John Legend plays Jesus Christ in the concert special of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s iconic rock opera. The musical will be staged live in front of an audience at the Marcy Armory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York.

Joining the Oscar, Grammy, and Tony winner (one short of an EGOT!) are Alice Cooper as King Herod, Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene, Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas Iscariot, Ben Daniels as Pontius Pilate, Norm Lewis as Caiaphas, Jin Ha as Annas, Jason Tam as Peter, and Erik Gronwall as Simon Zealotes.

The live “Jesus Christ Superstar” event will air on Easter Sunday, April 1 at 8-10:15 pm ET on NBC.