"The Prize" with Ato Blankson-Wood

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Connor and Dylan are joined by 2020 Tony nominee Ato Blankson-Wood (Slave Play, Hair). They’re hoping for an impeachment, HAWNY. Listen in as they discuss west coast living, meeting Rihanna, Michael McElroy’s legacy, Jazmine Sullivan’s new album, Ato’s on and offstage friendship with James Cusati-Moyer, Sex and the City reboot hot takes, onstage orgasms and nudity, the Broadway revival of Hair, vaccination updates, the lived experience of being a Black actor on Broadway, the state of the “2020” Tony Awards, working with Jeremy O. Harris, creating his Tony nominated role of Gary, and the groundbreaking relevancy of Slave Play.

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