VIDEO : 'Hamilton' Star Cast as Judas in NBC's 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live'

NBC?s Jesus Christ Superstar live musical has found its Judas.
Hamilton vet and two-time Tony Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon will take on the role. He joins previously announced castmembers John Legend (playing Jesus Christ), Sara Bareilles (Mary Magdalene) and Alice Cooper (King Herod). The production will be helmed by British theatre director David Leveaux, and will air on Easter Sunday, April 1 from the Marcy Armory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y.