Stephanie Mills is back on Broadway to play Hermes in Hadestown musical since July.
She hasn’t performed on a Broadway stage since The Wiz where she played the role of Dorothy Gale in Detroit 1974, Broadway 1975 and 1984 and on the US Tour in 1992.
So a big welcome back to Stephanie!
As all shows, the cast is often asked to promote the show with interviews and Stephanie is just doing that.
In a recent interview with the New York Post, the 67 year old Queen keeps defending Michael Jackson when asked about her relationship with the King of Pop!
“I loved him,” she told The Post. “We had a great friendship, a great relationship. And I don’t like when people try to target what he’s built, you know? Because he … was not convicted of anything. And I knew him well.”
“He would never do anything to a child. And I know that for a fact. So that’s why I keep his name alive and continue to post about him [on social media]. Because, you know, they like to forget about you and throw you away. And how can they? He was one of the greatest entertainers in the world.”
Obviously the media is also turning to The Wiz and ask questions about why she wasn’t in the movie.
“You know, when they first were going to do [the movie adaptation of] ‘The Wiz,’ there was another director who wanted me to be Dorothy,”
“Everybody knows that I love and I’m a huge fan of Miss Ross, the Boss,” she said. “So I wasn’t disappointed. I mean, I got a chance to be with Michael, who I loved, and I lived with him on Sutton Place while he was shooting the movie [in New York].
“So I wasn’t disappointed because I got a chance to be with Michael Jackson. So I didn’t care.”
We just love Stephanie Mills. She is not scared to tell the truth and we wish more artists took the stand for Michael, for what they believe or know.
So again Stephanie, THANK YOU!
