Jeryl Brunner profiles people who are guided by a deep and unshakable passion for what they do. Following their joy inspires them to think outside the box, take risks and triumph. Her publishing credits includes O, the Oprah Magazine, Parade, The Wall Street Journal, InStyle, Travel Leisure and more.
would be “harvesting its crop” on Broadway where it’s currently playing at the Neederlander Theatre. The show about the power of love, corn and what grows when you truly step into who you are will play until January 14.“But it’s not goodbye; it’s to be ‘corn-tinued!’....with other engagements,” wrote the producers in a statement. The show continues with a North American “Kernels Tour” that begins fall, 2024.
With a book by Robert Horn, a score from Nashville superstars Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and directed by Jack O’BrienPlaying Lulu, the ferociously self-reliant whisky distiller, Newell brings down the house belting the song “Independently Owned.” Call it the church of Alex because this performance is a spiritual experience. As the lyrics to this anthem of self reliance go:
“I'm independеntly owned and complicated/And, no, I don't need a man to feel emancipatеd/The boys 'round here sure ain't much help/This corn ain't gonna shuck itself/There might be someone that I ain't met yet/And no disrespect to Miss Tammy Wynette/I can't stand by my man, he'll have to stand by me, oh.”When Alex Newell won a Tony Award the actor made history as the first nonbinary person to win in the acting category.
“I had a teacher say that my work ethic wouldn't amount to much and I wouldn't be successful,” said Newell after winning a Drama Desk Award for playing Lulu in. In fact, Newell began to believe the teacher when auditioning for colleges. “I got rejection letter after rejection letter after rejection letter,” says Newell. “ I didn't think that I would ever get this. So to get here now is a brilliant thing.”, the audience goes bonkers.
Brunner: In your Drama Desk acceptance speech you talked about the teacher who said you wouldn’t amount to much. and you took on those feelings. What kept you going?I believe the work started to speak for itself. And I just never gave up. I knew I wanted it and I had to get it.Because, it's being seen. And especially this year, when we've gotten rid of the gender categories.
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