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I love the community of theater. There is something about the camaraderie: People who show up eight times a week to do a show. It's unlike any... →
I took 'Grease' to play my trump card, my voice, and get attention that would lead to auditions for serious work like 'Angels in... →
I was fine being in the closet at the beginning of my career because that's what you were supposed to be - until I realized that it didn't... →
If you gauge how you're doing on whether somebody is responding vocally or not, you're up a creek. You can't do that; you kind of have to... →
Just by the nature of making the choice to be true to who I am, I'm political. Sometimes that's all you need to do: Show up and be black, gay... →
Many movie stars or American Idol contestants sort of fall into theater... and say, 'Oh, yeah, I would love to do theater.' And then they get... →
My truth is I am gay and out, and if I can't do that in my music, then I don't need it. Fortunately, I do feel like there is a movement... →
Seeing Jennifer Holliday from 'Dreamgirls' perform on the Tony Awards telecast and later discovering Barbra Streisand by listening to her... →
There aren't many hits like 'Kinky Boots,' so when you get one, the gratitude that comes with it fuels your energy. From the time I... →
There was a time in the '90s where, as an African-American man, you had to be a misogynistic R&B star or a rapper, and I didn't fit into... →
There's this misconception that I've been turning down roles. It's just not true. The reality is, there was nothing for me to do, nobody... →
When I had a record deal in the '90s, that was my dream - to make an album like Barbra Streisand's Broadway album - and they laughed me out... →
When I was younger, I did what I now call 'extreme singing.' I could do this thing where I would sing really high. I can't really do that... →
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