This week, @lmorganlee made @theTonyawards history as the first trans actress to be nominated for the award. She received the nod for Best Supporting Actress for @strangeloopbway, @thelivingmichaeljackson's musical that leads a tight pack with 11 nominations. A year ago the musical won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. "My mind isn't processing that this is real," Lee told Playbill after the nominations were announced. "I can't stop crying. To specifically be a Trans actress in the company of these incredible women that I respect and have enjoyed for many years... this nomination is so much bigger than me. I hope someone will see this moment, and feel like they can go on. No matter what the world, or school, or people tell them they are 'supposed' to be, how they are 'supposed' to sound, that they will keep striving to love and embrace the fullest version of who they are. That they can safely find breath in choosing truth. That they will keep studying, and working, and dreaming the biggest dreams. I'm so full of gratitude this morning that I'm likely to burst!" Then she added: "But first, an iced coffee, and I'll probably watch 'The View.'" EDGE chats with L Morgan Lee! ⁠ ⁠ Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork⁠ ?️‍???????⁠ ?: lmorganlee

This week, @lmorganlee made @theTonyawards history as the first trans actress to be nominated for the award. She received the nod for Best Supporting Actress for @strangeloopbway, @thelivingmichaeljackson's musical that leads a tight pack with 11 nominations. A year ago the musical won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. "My mind isn't processing that this is real," Lee told Playbill after the nominations were announced. "I can't stop crying. To specifically be a Trans actress in the company of these incredible women that I respect and have enjoyed for many years... this nomination is so much bigger than me. I hope someone will see this moment, and feel like they can go on. No matter what the world, or school, or people tell them they are 'supposed' to be, how they are 'supposed' to sound, that they will keep striving to love and embrace the fullest version of who they are. That they can safely find breath in choosing truth. That they will keep studying, and working, and dreaming the biggest dreams. I'm so full of gratitude this morning that I'm likely to burst!" Then she added: "But first, an iced coffee, and I'll probably watch 'The View.'" EDGE chats with L Morgan Lee! ⁠
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Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork⁠
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?: lmorganlee