Prince Royce, 'The Passion' Premiere: Bachata Singer To Play Disciple In Fox's Live Religious Musical

While Prince Royce is helping promote his girlfriend's Emeraude Toubia's role in the show "Shadow Hunters," we are stoked with the news of his upcoming venture. It's been revealed that the Dominican singer will be part of Fox's forthcoming live religious musical, "The Passion," where Royce will portray disciple Peter, one of Jesus' closest and loyal confidantes.

Country singer Trisha Yearwood, on the other hand, is set to play the leading role of Virgin Mary, the network announced earlier this month at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour. The biblical live musical, according to Billboard, "tells the 2,000-year-old story of the last hours of Jesus Christ’s life on earth through a variety of popular music, sung by the cast including Yearwood and Royce, and arranged by executive producer Adam Anders (Glee)."

"The Passion," which will showcase live in New Orleans and feature a procession, is hosted and narrated by Tyler Perry and will air on Palm Sunday (March 20).