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Christina Sajous as Daisy Parker

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Christina Sajous as Daisy Parker

 

 




Introduction to Christina Sajous  0:43 sec..  Interview:  Raymond Elman.  Post-production:  Lee Skye.  Recorded via Zoom:  12/1/2021, Miami Beach. 

 

CHRISTINA SAJOUS stars in the role of Daisy Parker, one of Louis Armstrong’s four wives, in the new musical, “A Wonderful World,” premiered at The Colony Theatre in Miami Beach in December, 2021.  Some of Sajous’s other credits include: Broadway: SpongeBob SquarePants (Sandy Cheeks), Spider Man: Turn off the Dark (Arachne), American Idiot (Extraordinary Girl), Baby It’s You! (Shirley), Tupac Shakur’s Holler If Ya Hear Me. Regional: Paradise Square (Berkeley Rep), The Prince of Egypt (TheatreWorks), Carmen: an Afro Cuban Musical (TecTonic Theatre Project), Romeo & Juliet (Baltimore Symphony Orchestra),Disgraced (Denver Center of Performing Arts). TV/Film: “SpongeBob SquarePants The Musical Live on Stage” as Sandy Cheeks (Nickelodeon), “Run the World” (Starz) “Chicago Med” (NBC), “Blue Bloods” (CBS), “Jesus Christ Superstar Live” (NBC), “Alpha House”(Amazon), “One Life to Live” (ABC), “Broadway Idiot” (Amazon).

Sajous attended New York University: Tisch School of the Arts, and the International Theatre Wing in Amsterdam.

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VALUES FIRST-RATE EDUCATION: 4:15 min.




Tell us about the arc of your education and experience that brought you to the role of Daisy Parker in “A Wonderful World.”

 

UNDERSTANDS THE AUDIENCE’S PERSPECTIVE:   1:46 min.




How do you think a Millennial or younger audience will react to “A Wonderful World”?

 

CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND:  1:26 min.




You spoke about what you want to give back to the audience. I had a similar conversation with your co-actress Nicole Henry when I first interviewed her for ArtSpeak six years ago.

 

DEVELOP A VOICE:  2:29 min.




The part of Daisy Parker requires singing, dancing, and acting. When you were younger and developing, did you consider any of those disciplines to be your strength?

 

SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES:  2:04 min.




How did you get the role of Daisy Parker?

 

INSIGHT & INSPIRATION:  1:45 min.




Does the dialogue in “A Wonderful World” ring true for you?

 

CRITICAL THINKING:  4:49 min.




When you researched the role of Daisy Parker, what were some of the surprises?

 

SERENDIPITY:   3:30 min.




Two of the wives in the original production in 2020, Dionne Figgins and Lana Gordon, had to move on to other opportunities during the pandemic. How were you received by the remaining original cast members?

 

CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND:  2:39 min.




Each of Armstrong’s four wives in “A Wonderful World” is distinctive. How did you approach being unique?