Theatre
"I was in the big leagues. ... One false note, one blink too long, and if they could smell the desperation, you were out."
The Iranian-born actor’s Broadway debut mirrors her own transcontinental experiences with family and belonging.
The actor and singer spoke with HuffPost about making Broadway history with McDonald and redefining what’s possible for performers like her.
"It speaks to the timeless idea of being a young person and figuring out who you are," said "RuPaul's Drag Race" veteran Alaska, the show's co-writer and star.
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Appearing on the “Tactful Pettiness” podcast, the actor joked that his upcoming portrayal of Bobby Darin has already given him “some tingles.”
“It’s a bold, honest, wacky, silly act of defiance at a time when a lot of people are toning things down,” the New York actor said of the hit Broadway comedy.
After vetoing millions earmarked for arts organizations, Gov. DeSantis said he was standing up for Florida's tax payers.
"I tried to direct this thinking of my 15-year-old self," the Tony nominee says of the new musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton's classic 1967 novel.
The legendary actor took aim at a trend in live drama.
Rachel McAdams, Sarah Paulson and Daniel Radcliffe are among the stars who could win big on Broadway's biggest night in June.