![]() ![]() ![]() Growing up in Raleigh, N.C., DeBose began dancing competitively at age 7 - she says she “started with the whole ‘ballet, tap, jazz’ of it all” - and dreamed of becoming a backup dancer for Madonna. Few performers are shy when it comes to discussing their influences and obsessions, but in DeBose’s telling, it’s impossible to separate any step of her career from the people who helped her get there. ![]() On a recent fall evening, the actress Ariana DeBose was ordering soup at a cafe near her apartment in New York’s Upper East Side, the lower half of her face covered by a commemorative mask from the reopening of the Broadway show “ Six.” DeBose, 30, has no professional relationship to the musical - a poppy reimagining of the lives of Henry VIII’s wives with an emphasis on female empowerment - but her boldly displayed endorsement of the production set a perfect tone for our conversation that night about the women, artists and opportunities that have contributed to making her one of the most sought-after musical theater actresses of her generation. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
March 2023
Categories |