Cynthia Erivo’s controversial casting as Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar has moved from divisive headlines to full-blown backlash, as footage of her performance at the Hollywood Bowl went viral this weekend.

Cynthia Erivo’s casting as “Jesus” in the Hollywood Bowl’s production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” has unleashed a firestorm of criticism across social media. The internet has labeled the decision blasphemous,

The casting of Cynthia Erivo, a Black, queer British actress, as Jesus Christ in a Hollywood Bowl production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstarhas drawn strong criticism from some conservative Christian groups in the United States.