beauty school

✨Black Girl Musical Theatre Magic ✨: 2020s Edition

Emilie Kouatchou as “Christine Daaé” in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. 

Amara Okereke as “Cosette Fauchelevent” in Les Misérables in London’s West End

Courtney Stapleton as “Belle” in Beauty and the Beast’s UK Tour

Brittney Johnson as “G(a)linda Upland” in Wicked on Broadway

Ana Milva Gomes as “Grizabella” in Cats in Vienna

Kyla Stone as “Anya” in Anastasia’s US Tour

Ciara Renée as “Elsa” in Frozen on Broadway

Sis as “Ado Annie Carnes” in Oklahoma’s US tour 

Legally Blonde - Sis (she/her) as Elle Woods

Birthday: August 25, 1997 (age 24)

Birth Place: Houston, Texas

Theatre credits include: Ado Annie Carnes (Oklahoma!)

(Pictured on the right is Laura Bell Bundy, who played the role in the Broadway production)

1. Don’t try to read other peoples’ minds and don’t expect others to be able to read yours. Communicate if it is important to you.

2. Don’t expect to be friends with everyone. We all are different – and we all like different things. Instead, invest your time in a few good friends. That’s all you really need to feel happy and fulfilled.

3. Create a budget and live within your means. Accruing debt will only cause you to feel stressed.

4. Get rid of the monster of jealousy – and only compare yourself with yourself.

5. Organize your clutter and get rid of some stuff. It will leave you feeling calmer, and will save you lots of time.

6. Stay on the sidelines and don’t get drawn into pointless dramas in other peoples’ lives.

7. Finish what you’ve started - and then do something else.

8. Treat every person you meet with respect, and err on the side of being patient and kind.

9. Accept there are things that you can’t change or control – and focus on those things that you can change or control.