“It took this long for any Black woman to play Christine, but there have been so many talented Black women who could have.” “I just think that Black women, especially in theater, have to be - and it shouldn’t be this way - 10 times better and work 10 times harder,” she said.
Though happy to be making Broadway history, she stressed that she was “frustrated” it had taken so long for the producers of “Phantom of the Opera” to cast a Black leading lady. Speaking to People last month, Kouatchou said she considered switching careers during the COVID-19 pandemic, when Broadway theaters and other performance venues were closed for about 18 months.
Emilie Kouatchou (left) and Ben Crawford in Broadway's
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