Meet the Cast of NBC’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert’

In honor of Easter Sunday, NBC is staging a live concert version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, with Grammy winner John Legend in the title role. He'll be joined by several other stars of stage and screen, including Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Norm Lewis. Click through to meet the cast! (Photos via Peter Kramer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images + Craig Blankenhorn/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images + Paul Lee/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

John Legend as Jesus Christ Where you've seen him: Um, basically everywhere. Legend is a Grammy-, Oscar-, and Golden Globe-winning singer-songwriter, thanks to hits including "All of Me," "Love Me Now," and "Glory," from the movie Selma. His most notable performance as an actor, meanwhile, was in the Emma Stone-Ryan Gosling movie musical La La Land. (Photo via Peter Kramer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene Where you've seen her: At the Grammys, the Tonys, and on Broadway. Bareilles has done two runs as Jenna in Waitress, for which she also wrote the music. And in 2016, she starred as Ariel in a concert production of The Little Mermaid at the Hollywood Bowl. (Photo via Craig Blankenhorn/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas Where you've seen him: Mostly on Broadway. Dixon has been nominated for multiple Tonys, including Best Featured Actor in a Musical for both The Color Purple and Shuffle Along. He also took over as Aaron Burr in Broadway's Hamilton after Leslie Odom Jr. left the production. On TV, he has had roles in The Good Wife and Power. (Photo via Paul Lee/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Alice Cooper as King Herod Where you've seen him: All over the place! Cooper's career spans five decades and 27 studio albums, including 1975's Welcome to My Nightmare. He also has an extensive filmography, with roles such as Father Sun in The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. (Photo via Peter Kramer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Norm Lewis as Caiaphas Where you've seen him: On Broadway and on TV. Lewis has played leading roles in Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Once on This Island, The Phantom of the Opera, and Porgy and Bess, for which he earned a Tony nomination in 2012. His TV roles include Keith McLean on All My Children and Senator Edison Davis on Scandal. (Photo via John Lamparski/WireImage)

Jason Tam as Peter Where you've seen him: Tam has worked steadily on Broadway, with credits in If/Then, Lysistrata Jones, and A Chorus Line. He has also had roles on TV shows including Do No Harm, Beyond the Break, and One Life to Live. (Photo via Walter McBride/Getty Images)

Jin Ha as Annas Where you've seen him: Ha is a relative newcomer, having made his Broadway debut in 2017's production of M. Butterfly opposite Clive Owen. (Photo via Walter McBride/WireImage)

Ben Daniels as Pontius Pilate Where you've seen him: Daniels is an accomplish theater actor in the UK, with multiple Olivier Award nominations and more than three decades of experience. He also has several TV and film credits to his name, including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, House of Cards, and The Exorcist. (Phtoo via Maarten de Boer/Getty Images)

Erik Gronwall as Simon Zealotes Where you've seen him: Gronwall won the Swedish version of American Idol in 2009 and is currently the lead singer of the band H.E.A.T. (Photo via Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns via Getty Images)