Cynthia Erivo breaks silence on 'Jesus Christ Superstar' flak

Cynthia Erivo has done a range of characters on stage. But her latest role in the Hollywood Bowl‘s Jesus Christ Superstar came under backlash.

However, the criticism coming from conservative quarters did not affect the Wicked actress.

In an interview with Billboard, she said, “You can’t please everyone. It is legitimately a three-day performance at the Hollywood Bowl where I get to sing my face off. So hopefully they will come and realize, ‘Oh, it’s a musical, the gayest place on Earth.’”

Cynthia's casting was announced earlier this year. Beside her, Adam Lambert will play Judas while Sergio Trujillo will be the director and choreographer. Notedly, the musical will go from August 1 to August 3. 

Previously, the actress reflected on her performance in Wicked, “I remember feeling so open and vulnerable when there was nothing there. I saw my face in the mirror with no hair at all." 

"I thought I’d really like that. I like how open that is, I like how much of a black canvas it is, and I like that there's nothing but my eyes, she recalled at the Canva Create event at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

“I used to get my hair braided in different colors. To this day there was one hair salad. I’m gonna get white and red braids. You couldn’t tell me that it wasn’t the best hairstyle I had ever done,” Cynthia concluded. “I had a lot of hair when I was younger.”