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Claim to fame
Ashford's big break came when she was cast as a Glinda understudy on the national tour of Wicked, but she is better known for making her Broadway debut as spunky and ditzy sorority sister Margot in Legally Blonde. She went on to play Glinda on Broadway and take over the role of Jeanie in Hair before snapping up the role of lesbian performance artist Maureen in the first-ever New York revival of Jonathan Larson's landmark rock musical Rent.
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Land of Lola: Backstage at Kinky Boots with Billy Porter, Episode 8: Tony Awards Sneak Peek
In the final Land of Lola, Kinky Boots Tony nominee Billy Porter brings fans inside Tony rehearsal, nominee events and Brenda Braxton’s beauty salon. He also sits down with co-stars Annaleigh Ashford and Stark Sands to get their Tony stories.
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