Phillipa Soo

The way theater can bring people together is so powerful.

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It's the coolest job to be on Broadway.

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You're able to get into somebody's brain through song.

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I will say, I can definitely throw down a sick beat once in a while and provide an amazing backup track for…

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There's no map for you to follow and take your journey. You are Lewis and Clark. You are the mapmaker.

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I'm trying to look into each character and try to realize her as someone who is also me.

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It wasn't until 'Hamilton' that I began to be considered an actor of color, and I really don't know what to make…

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I definitely have been approached and reached out to by a lot of young Asian American and Asian women, which has been…

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I wake up around nine, drink a cup of coffee, answer some emails, and ease myself into the day.

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When you're on a show schedule, everything is heightened. You're always aware of what works and what doesn't so you can be…

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I decided one day to put on my tutu and jump on the coffee table and sing Aretha Franklin songs for the…

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Doing something out of town is so beautiful because it really becomes about the process, and the product will be a result…

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I didn't know anything about Eliza when I first got the call about 'Hamilton.' Tommy Kail, the director, asked me if I…

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In terms of my own experience, my dad is first-generation, so his parents were from China, and my mom was born and…

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We try to find the information, the clues, to unlock the play or the story or our characters, especially when they're based…

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During the winter of 2013, we were running 'Comet' up in midtown - as opposed to downtown - and across the street…

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I actually grew up seeing a lot of classical theater - a lot of Shakespeare - but I have such a passion…

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I think as a young person, leaving high school or college, you're like, 'All right, all right, enough already.' But now there's…

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I eat a light but sustaining dinner before the show: a bunch of greens and some non-gluten quinoa or rice. I'll have…

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My mother took my brother and I to a production of 'The Tempest', and it was in this very small - it…

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'Hamilton' just asks us all to go a little bit deeper: whether you're a hip-hop fan seeing musical theater for the first…

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I think in general, people are baffled by love and what it does to them and how far they'll go to have…

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I think I've learned, really, just how to let go - if an idea doesn't work, or it's not perfect, that's O.K.

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My mom always told me to follow my bliss. And I remember specifically with my father, when I was out of school…

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There was a saying going around the theatre: It's a train, and you can jump on at any point whether you're a…

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At night, I'll do coconut oil or almond oil on my face as a mask to replenish my skin. I've found those…

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On long car rides, we would always listen to the 'Blues Brothers' soundtrack and try to emulate everything that Aretha Franklin was…

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I came to New York for school, and then I did this amazing show that was received very well, with a great…

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You get to crack the code of the play. You get to really pick at it and see, 'What is the story…

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My grandmother was a classical pianist, so I grew up with Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven. I studied piano as a kid. My musical…

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I would put on shows for my family.

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It doesn't matter where you are: theater brings people together.

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When I go into a theater, I'm very excited to turn off my phone. But then, of course, I get anxiety.

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I learn something new about love every day. For example, loving yourself is just as important as loving other people.

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As a woman, it's nice to hear people at the stage door say, 'I didn't even know! She's a woman, and that's…

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I'm half-Chinese and half-Caucasian. My grandparents came here from China. My father was born in New Jersey.

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I feel more like an American citizen now than I ever had, and it's artistically fulfilling.

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I feel like 'Amelie' is very much an extension of me. She's a contemporary woman who sees the world through her imagination.

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I'm definitely not as good as people who consider themselves beatboxers.

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'Hamilton' is, of course, closely tied to the Obamas because Lin first performed the opening number at a White House poetry jam.

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