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HOW DO YOU GET TO BECOME PART OF THESE PROJECTS. DO YOU LOOK FOR THEM AND AUDITION OR DO THEY JUST FALL INTO YOUR LAP? My career is a mixed bag. I have a lot of different things, whether it is advocacy or theater or TV. I’ve done so many things and I’m honestly really grateful to have those opportunities. But for the most part, most of the things I end up doing are because I have an agent and a brilliant team. Eight times out of 10, I usually audition for things that are scripted. Obviously, if there was a reality TV moment or an opportunity to do drag, there’s no audition. But if it is a Netflix show or Amazon, then those are sort of a traditional audition. I got a little nervous. I’m not the best at memorizing. At my tender young age of 40, my eyes are starting to get a little blurry, so that’s no fun reading a script. TELL ME ABOUT YOUR JANET JACKSON TRIBUTE VIDEO. Anyone that has watched me over the years, whether they have seen a live performance of mine or watched any of the content I create, knows that I am a huge Janet Jackson fan. I think that she is so great. I love her connection, not only to R&B, but the musical family that she comes from and also her storytelling and music videos are iconic. The dancing and imagery. My number one fantasy would have been to be a dancer behind Janet Jackson. Next great thing being able to perform some of her music and sort of recreate a tribute performance to her. Which I did over the years, but like only for the 100 people that were in the bar that night or only for the people who were at the Pride celebration that year. I said, “You know, I might as well sort of immortalize it.” I won’t be dancing around in high heels forever, so I might as well while I have energy and the ability to really try to do it. So far we’ve done Rhythm Nation, If and now we’re doing video called Together Again, which is from her Velvet Rope album. That song was originally recorded and created as a sort of an homage. A tribute, a love letter to not only the LGBTQ community, but also the people who are affected by HIV. A TRANSPARENT MUSICAL SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS FUN TO DO. WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO BECOME DAVINA? The musical was fun. The musical is inspired by the hit Amazon TV series. It is the same original creators. It is based loosely on their lives. The cast that they have this time around is brilliant. My character is Davina, who is a friend of one of the main characters, Mara. This time around, they decided to reimagine the show and put different people to the cast and I am lucky enough to have been one of them. We are hopeful to be able to bring the show to Broadway next year. I’M MOST INTRIGUED WITH YOUR SO- SIGH-ETY EFFECTS. TELL ME ABOUT THAT AND WHY YOU DECIDED TO DO IT? Me and my girlfriend sit around all the time and gossip and joke about our trials and tribulations in love. And you know, dating for anybody is like a s*** show and never goes right. I think a lot of people can identify with that. I think being trans offers a new set of challenges that people deal with. So I sit around and talk about those things with my girlfriends. When I share with my girlfriends kind of like an inside joke, but I really wanted to be able to turn that inside out and allow the rest of the world to get a little taste of what dating in the trans world would be like. What better way to educate people than to make them laugh? A lot of these stories that happen are really really comical.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER PROJECTS UP AND COMING? I hope to bring the musical to Broadway this year. That is obviously going to be a big thing if we end up doing it. It will be a major accomplishment. Right now, in the near future, I am hoping to release some music. Original music. I have yet to release the third and final installment of my album. Called Letters to My Lovers part 3. Which is really about validation. I don’t need your validation to heal after the relationship. That will be coming out sometime next year. Every single time I sit down to finish the album, I get another opportunity to do a show or compete in a reality show. PHOTO CREDIT: WILSONMODELS
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