Ann Harada’s resume is, without a doubt, impressive. On Broadway she has sung Rodgers and Hammerstein, Boublil & Schonberg, Dolly Parton, Ahrens & Flaherty, and Robert Lopez, plus appeared in David Henry Hwang’s celebrated play M. Butterfly in her Broadway acting debut. On screen she has appeared in Smash, Gotham, 30 Rock, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Sex and the Cityvthe digital series Indoor Boys. She is currently starring as the iconic “Pile of Poo” off-Broadway in Emojiland: The Musical.
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Laura Heywood Interviews Lesli Margherita (Emojiland: The Musical)
Lesli Margherita is currently starring as The Princess of Emojiland in Emojiland: The Musical, a role that could have — and may have — been written for her!
If Broadway had a poster child for living out loud, it would be the woman here with me in-studio today. Never had there been a fiercer, more outspoken advocate for living your truth, owning your weirdness, and ruling your own kingdom.
There’s a reason her social media accounts are all called Queen Lesli — and it’s not because she thinks she’s better than anyone else. In fact, she believes we are all kings, queens, princes, or, in her words, “Head Fart Head” if we want to be.
Lesli Margherita has played royalty on stage before — in fact, she won an Olivier Award (the British equivalent of a Tony), for playing the Gypsy Queen Inez in “Zorro: The Musical.”
We’ve been friends since she was Mrs Wormwood in the original Broadway cast of Matilda; and it is such a happy occasion for me to welcome my favorite, Lesli Margherita, to Laura Heywood Interviews.
Laura Heywood Interviews Sam Maher (YesBroadway.com)
Sam Maher is one of the most passionate, dedicated, and informed consumers of theatre in New York. His website, YesBroadway.com, is designed to help people sort through the noise that’s prevalent on other sites — it’s quality, not quantity, of articles and features that matter.
Two of the website’s biggest sections — “saw it, loved it” and “hype alert” — focus on Sam’s personal favorites, and the upcoming shows with the most buzz. And he would know — in addition to being a professional audience member (like Laura!) — he is also a savvy marketing expert, who runs influencer marketing campaigns for shows like Be More Chill — on which he was also a producer — and the upcoming Emojiland: The Musical.