When 'Rent: Live' was announced, I bugged everybody. The creatives, Fox, the producers, my team - I have to be Mark Cohen. It almost got to a laughable point for me. I was like, 'I have to be Mark Cohen.'

I love what I do a lot, but it's my work.

There was a girl in fifth grade that I had a crush on that joined drama club, so I joined the drama club because I'm not an idiot, and I was gonna hang with her.

I have a weird obsession with people who can speak multiple languages. I'd love to be able to do that.

My favorite movie would have to be 'Love Actually.'

Find community.

Growing up, I was such a big fan of Nintendo games.

The doctors have always said 'The moment you stop using it, use it.' So my goal every day is to use my body.

The Broadway community means the world. That goes for the actors, that goes for the crew, the producers, the writers, and most importantly, that goes for the fans. The Broadway community is one that I will always hold very near and very dear to me.

I can close my eyes and start walking through 'Hamilton' at any given time, and I'll tear up because I remember day in and day out, eight shows a week, walking on stage, seeing everybody that I love.

'Grease Live!' was... it was a chore! It was interesting: one of, if not the most, magical television experience I've had in my career, where the people are concerned.

The Mirrorball is so amazing.

My ultimate goal in my life is to have a family.

My adoption journey fully fuels my inspiration, my drive, what my vision of success is.

It's because of their unrelenting, unconditional support and love I'm able to have the life that I have now and do everything I love to do, and that starts with the selflessness and love of my mom and dad.

Everyone in my life who is important, they feed me humble pie.

My biological mother had me at 16, and it was just too young.

The woman who gave birth to me, I don't have a relationship with. I'm not looking for one, either.

I can't thank Birmingham and Alabama enough for the love and support. I can't thank everyone enough for their time and love and commitment.

Family is family. I grew up in a household where all the four-legged animals were as important as the two-legged animals.

I love Black History Month and celebrating my ancestral roots, but not just my blackness, which is so beautiful. But my Tahitian and my Italian - everything that makes me, me.

I was gymnast for a long time, so that helped with understanding my body.

I started playing on my grandmother's organ at a really young age. I learned 'Chopsticks' and that kind of thing, but I didn't really start picking it up and start taking it super seriously until I was probably about 13, 14.

I love my home state and my hometown. I'm so grateful to Birmingham and Alabama for what it made me.