ing the Broadway production of
“Amazing Grace” and the first na-
tional tour of “The Book of Mor-
mon,” was applauded by critics
for her performance in Christo-
pher Demos-Brown’s “American
Hero” at George Street last
season.
She is a theater-arts graduate of
Alabama State University where
she was mentored by actress-aca-
demician Tommie Stewart.
“It was Dr. Stewart,” Michelle
said, “who really built up my con-
fidence to just trust that I could
“I’ve always been attracted to
ballet and classical art and opera,”
Michelle said, “and whenever my
mother would take me to those
events, I never saw a reflection of
myself on the stage. I knew that
had to be a bed on which I built
this show—not just a bullet point.
Anybody of any ethnicity who is
denied their talent or their sexual
identity—it’s really a stripping of a
soul. I think anybody can identify
with that.”
Michelle, who has a substantial
track record on the stage, includ-
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