Work in Progress: Ariana DeBose

Drama Queens

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Tv & Film

4.9 • 23.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Broadway star and Academy Award-winning actress Ariana DeBose is taking on a new challenge...advocating for voting rights!

Ariana joins Sophia to talk about her journey with identity as a queer Afro-Latina, how she got into showbiz, and what it was like working in Broadway shows for years, including "Hamilton," before hitting the big screen in the movie that 'changed her life,' Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story." She also reveals what she told the famed director before joining the cast, the types of projects she is working on now, and having the courage to pursue magic!

Plus, Ariana talks about her important new role as ACLU Artist Ambassador for Voting Rights and what's at stake this election year! For more info, follow @aclu_nationwide on Instagram and vote.org.

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