Actress Cynthia Erivo is in no danger of being typecast.
Erivo is fresh off the screen playing Elphaba in the hit film adaptation of “Wicked.”
She is now set to play Jesus in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Jesus Christ Superstar,” NBC News reported.
The show run which will run from Aug. 1 to Aug. 3 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
Erivo posted on her Instagram Story on Tuesday about the news..
“Just a little busy this Summer. Can’t wait!!” she wrote as she reposted Broadway World’s announcement.
Erivo had not been on stage in nearly a decade.
She made her Broadway debut in “The Color Purple” as Celie Harris.
She received a Tony in 2016 for best lead actress in a musical for that role.
“Jesus Christ Superstar” retells Jesus’ final days through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.
No other casting details have been revealed.
Erivo performed the role of Mary Magdalene in an all-female album version of “Jesus Christ Superstar,”the Daily Wire reported.
That was called “She Is Risen” and was released in 2020.
