Cynthia Erivo Has God-Tier Response To Conservative Meltdown About Her Playing Jesus |
Cynthia Erivo at an Oscars after-party in March
Cynthia Erivo’s reaction to critics of her Jesus Christ Superstar casting is simply divine.
Asked about the outcry over tapping a queer, Black woman to play the lead in the musical, she told Billboard: “Why not? You can’t please everyone.”
“It is legitimately a three-day performance at the Hollywood Bowl where I get to sing my face off,” the Wicked star added.
“So hopefully they will come and realise, ‘Oh,........