Stephen Colbert, a "devout Catholic" whose faith is important to him and someone who the late evangelical powerhouse Tim Keller once praised as a great example of a "faithful presence" continues to show that he's nothing of the sort.
Cynthia Erivo is playing Jesus Christ in the play Jesus Christ Superstar, a first for a "queer black woman," and Stephen Colbert thinks it's about time!
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I'm so excited that in August you're going to be playing Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl. First woman to play Jesus in a major production, long overdue. I've said for years I'd love to see a woman in that part.
I'll admit, I have never watched the musical (the idea has always seemed a little blasphemous to me). However, I doubt that any normal person watching a play about Jesus would come away thinking, "Man, Jesus should really be played by a queer black lady."
But Stephen Colbert, renowned Catholic, thinks that Cynthia Erivo will make the perfect Jesus.
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