00:00Tell me about, like, stepping into, you know, that role and being Jafar, you know, in front of audiences.
00:06You know, in these times, right, it could seem like it's like a performative move to have a Black person step into something that was traditionally played by a white person, right?
00:21So, you know, when we have these things like celebrating the first Black Christine in Phantom after 30 years or the first Black Glinda, I'm not quick to say that I deserve anything, but I certainly have worked.
00:34This was not anything that felt performative to me.
00:39I hope that we can get to the point where it's just normalized, where we don't have to celebrate.
00:43We should celebrate firsts all the time, but have it just be normal that, you know, that anybody can play these roles.
00:51The people who are, you know, qualified to play them should play them.
00:56Qualified!
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