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" As an actress who has performed in theater for over 17 years, my experience performing in 'The Color Purple' has been a truly life-changing journey. "

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" I went to see 'Kinky Boots' to see my friend Billy Porter in his groundbreaking performance. But while backstage, I was hoping for a chance to meet this young, dynamic performer Annaleigh Ashford. Her comic timing was brilliant. And she is obviously a triple threat. "

" I am working on music and telling my personal story and sharing my talent on stage. "

" 'The Little Mermaid' is my favorite of the Disney animated features. And, I could not wait to see it on Broadway. "

" I have a very interesting story to tell, and people always want to hear about it. They know I'm a 9/11 widow, and I always get comments on that and being an actor and raising my daughters by myself. "

" When I make people laugh and I get to laugh, it does my spirit good. "

" I'm a theatre doll, and I've always - since I'm out of school - have always been on stage. "

" I'm from a part of Florida that is very close to Georgia in the panhandle area. I have a very colorful Southern family. "

" You know when you see a play and there is a character whom you know so well that you hate them and love them at the same time? That is Michael Potts' portrayal of Turnbo in August Wilson's 'Jitney.' "

" Who doesn't love Donna Summer's music? It was part of my childhood, always heard around the house. "

" I think a lot of audience members don't realize the part that they play in live theatre. The audience actually has a mood. Sometimes they're tired and bored, and we have to wake them up and engage them. "

" The best thing about theatre is that every time we get onstage, the show is new. "

" What I always liked best about myself was my resilience, especially in this business with all the 'no's,' the doors closed in my face. "

" Without faith, life is futile. "

" The majority of the roles I've played are women who have been either impoverished or subjugated in some way. So while I've been fortunate enough to have success because these roles exist, they are stereotypical roles. "

" Coming up through the theater in America, while I have had success, I have had success in certain types of roles. "

" I'm not a Method actress. I work in the present, the day-to-day. "

" As an actor, you go in your own personal life and pull from your personal life, so that's what I do. "

" You rarely see a musical being told about the life of a black woman. "

" Theater is structured. You're plugged into a system. It's relentless. You're expected to do certain things every day. You have your tasks. "

" I can't stand adversity and stress and drama and tension. I can't function in that environment. If I have anything to say about it, we're going to get rid of it so that everyone can just relax and have a good time. "

" I try to take time to find joy out of life, and I don't take a day for granted like I used to. "

" One of the greatest things about the theatre is how it can completely change the way you see the world around you. 'Dear Evan Hansen' did this for me. "

" That's capital L, small a - no space! - capital C, small h, a, n, z, e. "

" I was born in St. Augustine, Florida. I lived there till I was about 13, and then my family moved to Connecticut. I finished school there, and then I went to college in Philadelphia and came to New York in '87. I wasn't finished with school - I left school to go on the road. "

" I always had a strong faith, and I always relied on God for a lot. "

" I believe in divine intervention. "

" I'm an actress: I'm used to being independent, doing for myself. "

" I'm not religious, but I'm spiritual. "

" I believe that everything is divinely inspired. Bad things happen - they do - but I also think that when these bad things happen, there's an equal and opposite force that is happening, and there is good. "

" I have loved fiercely in my life - a few times. "