Members of *NSYNC, Destiny's Child and Sex Pistols combine for...'Jesus Christ Superstar'?

Jesus Christ Superstar has been revived for 2014 and it's getting the arena tour a rock opera about Jesus deserves.

The lineup features a number of big names, putting an emphasis on popular vocalists to handle the various roles. Among them: Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child will play Mary Magdalene, Brandon Boyd of Incubus will star as Judas Iscariot, J.C. Chasez of *NSYNC will play Pontius Pilate, and in the most curious casting of the production, John "Johnny Rotten" Lydon of Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. fame will appear as King Herod. The title role will go to a slightly less established performer, Ben Forster. The vocalist will be best prepared for the play however, having played Jesus during a similar tour in 2012.

Jesus Christ Superstar was first staged on Broadway in 1971, winning five Tony awards. The production marked the first collaboration between renowned writer Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, a team that would later produce Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat and Evita as well.

The concert series will open up in New Orleans on 9 and work its way across 50 gigs to Philadelphia in August. You can check out the full list of shows below:

06/09: New Orleans @ Lakefront Arena

06/10: Birmingham, AL @ BJCC Arena

06/11: Charlotte @ Time Warner Cable Arena

06/13: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ BB&T Center

06/14: Orlando @ Amway Center

06/15: Tampa @ Tampa Bay Times Forum

06/16: Atlanta @ Phillips Arena

06/17: Nashville @ Bridgestone Arena

06/19: San Antonio @ Freeman Coliseum

06/20: Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center

06/21: Houston @ Toyota Center

06/22: Dallas @ American Airlines Center

06/23: Oklahoma City @ Chesapeake Energy Arena

06/24: Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center

06/26: Toronto @ Air Canada Center

06/28: Detroit @ Joe Louis Arena

06/29: Chicago @ United Center

07/01: St. Louis @ Scottrade Center

07/02: Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center

07/04: Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Center

07/05: Regona, SK @ Brandt Center

07/06: Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place

07/08: Boise, ID @ Taco Bell Arena

07/09: Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena

07/10: Seattle @ KeyArena at Seattle Center

07/12: Vancouver @ Rogers Arena

07/13: Portland @ Moda Center

07/15: Sacramento @ Sleep Train Arena

07/16: Fresno, CA @ SaveMart Center

07/17: Bakersfield, CA @ Rabobank Arena

07/18: San Jose, CA @ SAP Center

07/20: Anaheim @ Honda Center

07/22: El Paso, TX @ UTEP Don Haskins Center

07/23: Phoenix @ US Airways Center

07/24: San Diego @ Valley View Casino Center

07/25: Las Vegas @ Mandalay Bay Events Center

07/26: Los Angeles @ Staples Center

07/29: Denver @ Pepsi Center

07/30: Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena

07/31: St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

08/01: Milwaikee @ BMO Harris Bradley Center

08/02: Indianapolis @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse

08/03: Cincinnati @ U.S. Bank Arena

08/05: New York City @ Madison Square Garden

08/07: Washington D.C. @ Verizon Center

08/09: Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center

08/10: Cleveland @ Quicken Loans Arena

08/12: Pittsburgh @ CONSOL Energy Center

08/13: Buffalo @ First Niagara Center

08/14: Boston @ TD Garden

08/16: Philadelphia @ Wells Fargo Center

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Incubus, Destiny's Child, The Sex Pistols, Nsync
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