The actor and singer, who has starred in stage hits including Aladdin, Dreamgirls and Hairspray, as well as onscreen in Netflix’s Feel Good, said the new “sexy” Oklahoma! was a reimagination of the show for the 21st century. It even inspired show runners from HBO’s Euphoria to include Oklahoma! in their plot. “When we walk outside we don’t see all the same race, gender or body type,” Wallace said. “So why does our theatre and our art not reflect that? I think that’s what’s key to keeping theatre alive. Marisha Wallace with James Davis and Arthur Darvill in rehearsals for Oklahoma! Photograph: Anne Tetzlaff So I want to grant accessibility to everyone.” “As a little black kid, I was never like, ‘I’m gonna go to theatre’, it didn’t feel like it belonged to me. That accessibility is reflected in Wallace’s Instagram which is full of funny and affirmative videos of her rehearsing, trying on outfits or messing around in the gym.
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