Emilie Kouatchou is the first Black actor to land the lead role of Christine Daae in "Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway.Emilie Kouatchou is making history in her Broadway debut as Christine Daae in "Phantom of the Opera."
"When there's a Black woman for the first time in 35 years playing Christine, and you think what are these audiences going to think?" Kouatchou said. "And you hold yourself up to such a high standard because you feel like you have to exceed expectations." "Phantom was the first show I ever saw on Broadway," Kouatchou said. "I sat in the nosebleed seats and I didn't see much, but I remembered the masks at the end and that beautiful image and it's kind of beautiful that it came full circle... I'm doing it now. I'm backstage when that happens now. I'm not out there in the audience. I'm actually on stage doing it. It's crazy.
"I struggled with anxiety, you know, 'Am I good enough? Why me? Will I be able to do this well? Will I be able to do other people proud?'" Kouatchou said. "Will I be able to make my parents proud and other Black kids proud?""Growing up, I had probably two or three people in the industry that I could look up to and think these people are doing what I want to do," Kouatchou said.
So you are black and you act. Wow. Good for you. 👏👏👏👏👏
Yes, let’s always focus on race, color and whatever bullsh*t people want to “identify” as. This all getting so tiresome.
Congratulations! Outstanding!
That doesn’t matter. Is she any good, that’s what matters. Focusing on her immutable characteristics is retrograde.
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