“It’s really cool to get to see a show from different perspectives,” says Hannah Cruz about her unique history with the musical “Suffs.” When the show played Off-Broadway at the Public Theatre, the actress played the role of suffragist Ruza Wenclawska, but in the Broadway production that just opened at the Music Box Theatre on April 18, she steps into the role of Inez Milholland. The performer says of the two women, “They’re actually incredibly similar… like two sides of the same coin,” explaining that “they were both socialists, they were both very radical.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Cruz shares that she didn’t know much about Milholland – or many other of the suffragists depicted in Shaina Taub’s musical about the passage of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote – prior to joining the project. But in the case of the “suff” that she inhabits she says,...
Cruz shares that she didn’t know much about Milholland – or many other of the suffragists depicted in Shaina Taub’s musical about the passage of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote – prior to joining the project. But in the case of the “suff” that she inhabits she says,...
- 4/23/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti My Fair Lady has been announced to host and perform at the 17th annual Broadway Stands Up For Freedom concert on Monday, October 28 at 730 p.m. at The Town Hall in New York City 123 W. 43 St. Also joining the previously announced line-up of stars will be performers Alysha Umphress On The Town, Kim Blanck Octet and Mili Diaz Wicked.
- 10/15/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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