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" 'Hamilton' and 'Shuffle Along' are closely connected because the ensembles are all friends, and they both deal with historical figures and the impact they've made on American life. "

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" That's the kind of work I like to do: challenging work that has a message. "

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" I work in musical theater because people keep writing quality stories in the genre, and I'm really all about investing in a piece that says something about our current time, that is, a reflection on who we are today. "

" I think that there is such power with the live performance of it - so much of what 'Motown' is about is the live performance aspect, really. The power of our production is really the music and the performances. "

" I love theater. You can't replicate the live format. "

" We, as a society, have become very fixed in our ideas of how things were, how they are, and how they should be. "

" For me, religion is a political construct, and spirituality is a community construct, and there's a real difference. "

" I grew up in the Episcopal Church, went to private school in that church, went to chapel every day. "

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" We need to encourage people to speak up, to speak out, because the more people who participate in our democracy, the more our democracy grows. "

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" Every experience I've had with 'Power' has been so great, so to become a series regular was fantastic. "

" We welcome Donald Trump at 'Hamilton,' absolutely. "

" Part of the elements of the electoral college is creation. Certainly it was created in slave states and them wanting to balance power, but there's not a specific set of the country always determining who the president is. "

" Art is meant to bring people together. It's meant to raise consciousness. "

" I have a wide range of influences - I mean, first of all, I am a big, big fan of old soul music. Then, there's people like Donny Hathaway, Elton John... a diverse array of music. "

" Whether or not your candidate wins, the crucial importance is the integrity of our voting system. You have to engage in the process in order to change it. "

" Berry Gordy is a music legend, and we all know that, but I don't think Berry gets enough credit for his involvement with the civil rights movement. "

" Oh, yeah - 'The Good Wife' was a lot of fun to do. It was a short scene I did, but Josh Charles was very nice, and Julianna Margulies was so sweet. We had a very good time. "

" Telling diverse stories is at the heart of our culture. "

" I'm artistically critical of my own work. "

" The time for frivolous entertainment has passed. You can be entertained while at the same time learning from and growing with the people around you. "

" I'm an activist and advocate. I have empathy. It is hard to ignore causes. "

" There's nothing wrong with being honest about what you are. "

" Every day alive in the 'Power' world is a beautiful day. "

" I grew up as a Christian, and one of the many things in Christian mythology that did not dovetail with real life is that human beings are not monochromatic in their being. "