Cynthia Erivo has a technical malfunction while portraying Jesus at a sold-out LA show. On Saturday, August 2, the Tony winner was performing at the Hollywood Bowl, when her mic was accidentally turned off as she tried to sing during the production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.

As Cynthia Erivo channels the Christian Messiah, her Judas is coming to her defense. Ahead of this weekend’s star-studded Jesus Christ Superstar concert at Hollywood Bowl, Adam Lambert defended the casting of Erivo in the eponymous biblical role,

Adam Lambert has shared that co-star Cynthia Erivo’s casting as the titular role in Jesus Christ Superstar was ‘supposed to provoke and challenge’. When Wicked star Cynthia Erivo was announced to be taking up the mantle of Jesus Christ in a three night production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar,