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It's really a celebration of what Brandon Jacobs Jenkins has written
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That's really what we're all most excited about. I think he's crafted something that's going to live on
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It's really legendary work. So for this role to be nominated in his thing really means a lot to the community
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This is such an important play. It's such a big play. You and I have had many conversations about he would change things and rewrite things
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I mean, and it was like, how did you keep it all in your head of knowing what we were doing on any given night during the preview process
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I think it's a testament to how well-crafted it is. I think the logic in a lot of it is just placed very strategically
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So that makes it easier to remember. There were some long nights
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And Phylicia Rashad also just kept us calm and put a lot of trust and faith in us
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And I think having that, breeding that confidence really helps a lot. What made this show so special for you You done so many incredible things You kicked off the theater season with us with Passover You done so many incredible things But what about this one This one has managed to be extremely universal
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I feel like we talk to people afterwards and they all see their own families in this family
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And I think Brandon has really made the nuance very pronounced and I think people are responding to that
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and that's sort of maybe the best part about it. And also, I've gotten to work with some of the greatest actors on the planet
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and learning from them and being in community, we're having a really good time
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When you got pinned today, what were you thinking? I was thinking, here we are, here we are again
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I'm really honored. I'm really honored to be here. There's so many powerful artists in the room
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and it's nice to be recognized as a part of that community
