I’ve been very lucky. I made a choice, getting out of school, to follow the work and the people that really struck my heartstrings; ‘Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812’ was one of those – maybe it was an accident. Phillipa Soo Read Quote
It wasn’t until ‘Hamilton’ that I began to be considered an actor of color, and I really don’t know what to make of it. Phillipa Soo Read Quote
The only musicals I’ve really worked on in New York are new musicals, and I like the idea that my job as an actor is also that of a detective, archaeologist, and mystery solver. Phillipa Soo Read Quote
I’m trying to look into each character and try to realize her as someone who is also me. Phillipa Soo Read Quote
I definitely have been approached and reached out to by a lot of young Asian American and Asian women, which has been really cool for me. Phillipa Soo Read Quote
I actually grew up seeing a lot of classical theater – a lot of Shakespeare – but I have such a passion for music and find that way of telling a story to be really compelling as well. Phillipa Soo Read Quote
Everyone has a different interpretation of characters we know and love from Shakespeare, from ‘Miller’. There’s specific things about them that are written that are kind of the fingerprints of the first person who played that role, and so I like to think of it as a road map. Phillipa Soo Read Quote
I will say, I can definitely throw down a sick beat once in a while and provide an amazing backup track for somebody who can really, actually freestyle. Phillipa Soo Read Quote
Now, when building a show, I ask myself the question – like, ‘Jumping off this table will be really cool, but can I do that eight times a week?’. Phillipa Soo Read Quote
