I have a wide range of influences - I mean, first of all, I am a big, big fan of old soul music. Then, there's people like Donny Hathaway, Elton John... a diverse array of music.
— Brandon Victor Dixon
Art is meant to bring people together. It's meant to raise consciousness.
The time for frivolous entertainment has passed. You can be entertained while at the same time learning from and growing with the people around you.
I love theater. You can't replicate the live format.
That's the kind of work I like to do: challenging work that has a message.
Berry Gordy is a music legend, and we all know that, but I don't think Berry gets enough credit for his involvement with the civil rights movement.
We, as a society, have become very fixed in our ideas of how things were, how they are, and how they should be.
I'm an activist and advocate. I have empathy. It is hard to ignore causes.
I'm an artist - I'm an actor - so when I'm looking for something, I'm looking for stories.
'Hamilton' and 'Shuffle Along' are closely connected because the ensembles are all friends, and they both deal with historical figures and the impact they've made on American life.
We welcome Donald Trump at 'Hamilton,' absolutely.
I'm artistically critical of my own work.
I grew up as a Christian, and one of the many things in Christian mythology that did not dovetail with real life is that human beings are not monochromatic in their being.
Every experience I've had with 'Power' has been so great, so to become a series regular was fantastic.