A groundbreaking casting decision puts Wicked‘s Cynthia Erivo in the spotlight as Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice’s L.A. production of Jesus Christ Superstar puts a Black bisexual woman at the gates of Heaven. Listen to this week’s podcast, More to the Story with Markette Sheppard for more details. Plus, share your view: where do you stand on a Black woman portraying Jesus Christ? Listen to the episode before casting the first stone.
Plus, in another milestone moment unpacked on the podcast, Anthony Mackie is the first Black Captain America on the silver screen and we have his reaction on tape, along with a clip from “Captain America: Brave New World” featuring Harrison Ford, who made his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the President of the United States in this film.
In this episode we also hear from Mikey Vongdara, a listener from St. Petersburg, Fla. who is a self-proclaimed Dungeon’s and Dragons nerd. In his guest TV review during our “What I’m Watching Right Now” listener-generated segment, Mikey recommends the crowd-funded Amazon Prime show, The Legend of the Box Machina, which emerged during the pandemic as a web series and was later picked up by Prime with strong support from the fandom.
Ready to explore these transformative moments in entertainment? Listen now to dive deeper into how these casting choices are reshaping the landscape of theater, film, and streaming content. Share your thoughts and recommendations for our next episode through a voice note to our host, Markette Sheppard, on Instagram and Tiktok@markettesheppard!
