De Medianías y Mediocridades

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Meryl Streep photographed by Brgitte Lacombe on set of Mamma Mia, 2007

Stephen Sondheim’s Career In Playbill’s

Happy Valentine’s Day! I haven’t been active lately, and that’s because I recently got a new job \o/ I’m still trying to draw stuff in my free time, but it’s a bit of a mess atm But enjoy some Great Comet stuff

Hero, Ghost Quartet -> Pierre Bezukhov and Héléne Bezukhova, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

“Are you serious? Right in front of my depression?!”

When you’ve got incredibly xenophobic type of civil leaders, the media and film and theater have the power to transcend that nonsense and red tape. You can make a TV show normalizing the way a family looks. We should never be comfortable with erasing people from color to the story. There’s never been a time on this planet where people of color didn’t fully participate in civilization. I have a hard time of enjoying any type of story that doesn’t include a story of a person of color, because it’s not the reality. I’m really over the Golden Age of Hollywood, a beautiful white woman and handsome white man — I’m ready to see a trans-woman save the world from aliens!

Oak Onaodowan as Pierre Bezhukov in Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812.

deneebenton: Happy @greatcometbwayopening @oaksmash !! #blackrussianstaking over the ‘Great White Way’ 👊🏾🙌🏾

phillipasoo: Two brilliant minds. Two amazing people. My loves @davemalloyand #linmanuelmiranda

Surrounded and sprinkled on all sides by stars shines The Great Comet of 1812

I spent a lifetime seeking signs, reading lines But I know now that I know, I know now that I know nothing

We were angels once, don’t you remember? 

Happy trails to Josh Groban who made his Broadway debut as Pierre Bezukhov in Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 [October 18th, 2016 — July 2nd, 2017]

REG Distilled into its purest state, acting is an act of service. When I started the journey of being an actor and storyteller, I was not able to articulate that. Then I was blessed with Hamilton, and given the honor of playing Angelica Schuyler. Like Henrietta, Angelica was a powerful woman that we don’t know about, and we should.  These women can teach us so much. And playing them could have been a very daunting task. There is a huge responsibility to get it right. But Thomas Kail, the director of Hamilton, used to always remind us that some stories are bigger than all of us. Some stories are so powerful and so ready to be told that we can’t mess them up. Having experienced Hamilton helped me recognize that same power in Henrietta immediately. It is freeing to forget about yourself and just be grateful for the honor of introducing the world to a powerful woman who is ready to be known.