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He's Got a Big EGOT: With Emmy Win, John Legend Is 1st Black Man to Secure Prestigious Achievement
After accepting an Emmy Sunday night for his role as a producer on the live musical Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, which won the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) award, John Legend became the first black man to collect an EGOT. The EGOT—the entertainment industry’s triple (er, quadruple) crown—consists of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and…
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Jesus, Imma Let You Finish, but Judas Had the Best Performance in Jesus Christ Superstar Live!
On a very rare Easter Sunday-April Fools’ Day hybrid, John Legend (Jesus), Brandon Dixon (Judas), Sara Bareilles (Mary Magdalene), Alice Cooper (King Herod) and a full cast of superstar talent joined forces for Jesus Christ Superstar Live! The show is admittedly not one of my favorites. To be fair, I’ve never given the show a…
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This Easter, We Get a Black Jesus and His Name Is John Legend
What are you doing this Easter Sunday? I’ve got a suggestion: Check out one of the most iconic musicals ever, Jesus Christ Superstar, live on your TV screens on NBC. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s powerful rock opera, which chronicles the final week of Jesus’ life, is being resurrected as Jesus Christ Superstar Live! with John Legend…
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John Legend Is Jesus Christ. No, Really, He Is
John Legend has been cast as Jesus Christ in NBC’s upcoming musical event Jesus Christ Superstar Live. NBC made the announcement Tuesday morning via its Twitter account: “I’m thrilled to join the cast of this production of Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!,” Legend said in a statement. “It’s such a powerful, meaningful musical and…