Choreographer Jamal Sims translated Leland’s music and lyrics into movement: “The message was about energizing people to go out and vote, and how do you do that through dance, song and mus...
“I want to make sure the message of the music is being served through the movement,” he says. Underneath the wigs, the glam looks, the lip-synching and maxi-challenges, every season is uni...
” That diversity helps. The discussions of homophobia, body shaming, HIV, conversion therapy, rejection, mental health, abuse and gender identity not only helps kids learn about and understand t...
“It’s nice that there’s a show that people can watch, can hear other people’s stories that might resonate with them, but also takes them out of the negative that they’re ...