Jesus Christ Superstar,” the and Straight Outta Compton actor tells me over Zoom. “Diverse people all coming together and rocking out?
That always was so cool and inspiring. I would love to play Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar. I've been dreaming about that since I was a little girl, being like, 'Wouldn't it be beautiful if it was an all-women cast?' I think that would be so interesting and innovative and iconic.” In fact, Shipp says, that early love of Jesus Christ Superstar is one reason why she was so excited about the chance to work with Lin-Manuel Miranda on his directorial debut for Tick, Tick...
Boom!, a film adaptation of 's semi-autobiographical musical. (It's now available in a limited release, and streaming on Netflix starting.
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