So it's nice to have that whip smart, entity around all the time. My mother and father are both from Alabama. Newell: She reminds me so much of myself along with any southern woman. I am grateful for it.īrunner: And what do you love about Lulu? Moonlight and magnolia, starlight in your hair All the world a dream come true Did it really happen, was I really there, was I really there with you We lived our little drama, we kissed in a field of white And stars fell on Alabama last night I can't forget the glamor, your eyes held a tender light And stars fell on Alabama last night I never. His writing is so brilliant and pinpoint sharp. Robert Horn, excuse my French, is fu#ki#g genius. Newell: I was sitting on my couch eating chips and someone sent me a text message writing, “Hey, do you want to do be on Broadway in the spring?” And I wrote, “ send it to me.” I fell in love with it. Lyrics to Stars Fell on Alabama by Ella Fitzgerald from the Cheek to Cheek album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more Login. It’s beautiful because it's making space for people like me and saying that we're just as talented as anybody else.īrunner: What went though your mind when hen you learned about Shucked? And especially this year, when we've gotten rid of the gender categories. I knew I wanted it and I had to get it.īrunner: Why was it cool to win a Drama Desk Award? Newell: I believe the work started to speak for itself. And to have that is so beautiful.īrunner: In your Drama Desk acceptance speech you talked about the teacher who said you wouldn’t amount to much.

I want to offer something cathartic, that makes you think about something. I don't want you to think that it is just pretty or sounds good. One of the things about my career is that I want people to feel things when I sing. It's lovely having that visceral response. I’m holding that note till the cows come home. I’m singing for three minutes and just trying to catch my breath in that moment. What is that like for you?Īlex Newell: Crazy. In the midst of you singing, they give you a standing ovation. Jeryl Brunner: When you sing “Independently Owned” in Shucked, the audience goes bonkers. So to get here now is a brilliant thing.” “ I didn't think that I would ever get this. “I got rejection letter after rejection letter after rejection letter,” says Newell. In fact, Newell began to believe the teacher when auditioning for colleges. “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 Shucked. The excited crowd, the policeman with his star quickly working his passage to the centre of the. Yet all the success has been hard earned, especially when there were doubters. The meeting of enemies, the sudden oath, the blows and fall. Some of Newell's other credits include playing Unique Adams on Glee, Mo on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and belting up a storm as Asaka in Once on This Island on Broadway.

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