John Lydon to star in <em>Jesus Christ Superstar</em> arena tour

He won’t be playing the anti-Christ, unfortunately — just King Herod.

Rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar will be taken on a 50-city North American tour starting this June, and the cast sounds like the premise for a bad joke: ex-Sex Pistol and Public Image Ltd frontman John Lydon (né Rotten) will be joined by Destiny’s Child Michelle Williams (Mary), Incubus singer Brandon Boyd (Judas), and ‘N Sync’s JC Chasez as Pilate. The winner of ITV’s Superstar contest show, Ben Forster, will play the lead role.

The musical, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, debuted on Broadway in 1971. It was adapted as a film in 1973 and the last Broadway revival was staged in 2012. Foster also palyed Jesus in 2012’s Jesus Christ Superstar UK Rock Spectacular.

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