And she walked away.

But I was so happy to have been hated because I, yay, did my job.

When she, when Rosie came to, and I've been a fan of Rosie O'Donnell, like everyone my whole life, League of Their Own icon, so many different aspects of entertainment.

But in recent years, Rosie has become like my avatar of being the one who's going to say all of the things and stand up and speak truth to power in a way that I can't.

Because I don't have that megaphone, I can't because I have to be careful of what I put out there that is representational of any show or project that I'm on.

You know, there is a clause in a lot of Broadway contracts that say all of your internet posts must be approved.

Um, and, uh, Rosie's just that bitch.

Well,

So let's get into it with Rum Tum Tugger.

The next cat-egory is realness.

[singing] Tugger! [laughs]

The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat.

If you offer me pheasant, I'd rather have grouse.

If you put me in a house, I much prefer flat.

If you put me in a flat, then I'd rather have a house.

If you set me on a mouse, then I only want a rat.

Lord

... porcelain, Henny.

Um, and so I just felt like I wasn't, like, rugged, I wasn't, um, I just wasn't what anybody was looking for.

But then, you know, around 26 I started, um, I started, like, being able to travel a little more.

Um, uh, I was, played, uh, on a gay volleyball league, and we traveled all over the place doing, you know, like, tournaments and whatnot.

And I was having, like, some cool hookups, like, throughout the Midwest and, like, things, you know, where, like, it, things were a little more open-minded.

Um, and, uh, and that's around the time where I, I was dating a guy who, um, w- that I met through the volleyball league who was straight, but then, like, uh, came out.

Yeah.

Mm-hmm

... that that meant that you like guys, like you liked what you're not supposed to suppo- you know, supposedly like.

And, um, and I, I wasn't popular [laughs] in any, by any means in, like, Detroit public schools, being, like, mixed race.

My mom's an English professor, so I'm, like, super well-spoken, but with a lisp.

So I, I...

My hair was awkward.

I didn't...

Uh-huh