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“We have to look honestly at ourselves and recognize the positives, the negatives, and the challenges we can overcome.”
“We welcome Donald Trump at 'Hamilton,' absolutely.”
“My hero is Michael Jackson. Was and continues to be. He's amazing. When I was growing up, it was the time of 'Thriller' and 'Bad.' I'd come home from school and put on the vinyls. I'd put on a white V-neck T-shirt and roll back the carpet and dance for hours. I'd moonwalk and do the spins.”
“As artists, our job is to communicate thoughts and tell stories.”
“My introduction to Motown was through The Jackson Five and Michael Jackson. Michael's been my greatest creative inspiration, so that's how I really became familiar with Motown as a whole, and as I got older, I learned far more about the other groups.”
“I practice a personal meditation and have a gala apple before each show.”
“I very rarely go back to do shows again. I'm done once I've learned the lessons I need to learn.”
“I grew up in the Episcopal Church, went to private school in that church, went to chapel every day.”
“I'm a very philanthropically oriented individual. There are a lot of causes that I support, and I'm a big fan of advocacy.”
“Telling diverse stories is at the heart of our culture.”
“Coming out in a bedazzled tank top and silver jeans and singing 'Superstar' with a 36-piece band and 28 dancers around me is one of the dopest things I've ever had the opportunity to do.”
“Berry Gordy is a music legend, and we all know that, but I don't think Berry gets enough credit for his involvement with the civil rights movement.”
“My love for The Four Tops cannot be expressed greatly enough.”
“I work in musical theater because people keep writing quality stories in the genre, and I'm really all about investing in a piece that says something about our current time, that is, a reflection on who we are today.”
“I love theater. You can't replicate the live format.”
“I have a wide range of influences - I mean, first of all, I am a big, big fan of old soul music. Then, there's people like Donny Hathaway, Elton John... a diverse array of music.”
“The time for frivolous entertainment has passed. You can be entertained while at the same time learning from and growing with the people around you.”
“Oprah's such a wonderful spirit; she's been given a lot of gifts in her life, and she gives them back.”
“The first musical I ever saw was 'Ragtime.'”
“Nothing surprises me about Berry Gordy.”