When I first heard about it, I thought Alan Rickman - that condescending sort of arrogant character - and I kind of fashioned what I would do after what I thought Alan Rickman would do if Alan Rickman were alive. He revealed that his inspiration for the role comes from Alan Rickman's portrayal of Professor Snape in Harry Potter. Cooperrecently spoke about his inspirationfor playing Herod, which he first played in a 1996 London production of the play. The special also features rocker Alice Cooper as King Herod, Ben Daniels as Pontius Pilate and Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene. The lifelong love of a mother for her child is expressed as a 'My whole heart. A mother's love is expressed in the line 'I could live by the light in your eyes'. Heading to Jesus Christ Superstar rehearsals ! Jesus flies today. The title 'I choose you' reflects the woman's choice to become a mother versus other options. Teigen posted the photos before visiting John Legend, singer John Legend, on the set of NBC's upcoming live version of the hit musical. Recording Industry Association of America.( Reuters) John said there would be leopards today, Teigen tweeted on Monday.