| Diana Huey addresses her critics on Facebook and why she's 'Part of [Our] World' | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 01:54 am EDT 08/14/17 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 01:48 am EDT 08/14/17 | |
| In reply to: Asian-American 'Little Mermaid' faces a Facebook of outrage - WaymanWong 06:39 pm EDT 08/13/17 | |
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| In part, Huey posted on her Facebook: ''When I auditioned for 'Mermaid,' I was just excited to get to sing 'Part of Your World' with a live accompanist - I didn't think I had a real chance in booking it because I'm Asian. Looking back at that now, that thought makes me so sad. No one should feel like they aren't enough because of the color of their skin or the shape of their eyes or any factor outside of WHO THEY ARE. ''And as I go out on the road city to city as an Asian American playing Ariel, I hope that it will inspire the next person who is out there auditioning for something to believe that THEY can be cast in a role based on their work and their talents. I want to believe in a world where racism and bigotry no longer exists. I want to believe that we can truly have equality in this world - and the arts are a damn good place to start. ''I am so endlessly grateful to Glenn Casale for believing in me more than I had believed in myself and for continuing to stand beside me with this. I am so proud to be a part of this company and I am so proud to be an Asian American artist. I didn't by any means set out to try to be the face or voice of anything - but I am humbled to be fighting for a more loving and equal place in the arts and in this community.'' |
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| Link | Diana Huey sings 'Part of Your World' from 'The Little Mermaid' |
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