Brandon Victor Dixon Dishes on SUPERSTAR, Diversity on Broadway, and Next Moves in Revealing New Interview

In a revealing new interview with The Daily Beast, Broadway's Brandon Victor Dixon chats with the site about his breakthrough role in NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live!, his notorious showdown with the Vice President, his role as activist, and next steps following his latest success.

Of the fallout from his outstanding performance as Judas Iscariot, Dixon said: "'You're going places,' people keep saying after Jesus Christ Superstar. Yes, the phone is ringing, life has changed. But, for me, the gift I've been given is working for six weeks with 100 people dynamically engaged in a wonderful project."

Dixon also revealed that he would be open to appearing in another TV musical, and offered Fox's forthcoming Rent Live! as an example of a project he'd like to be part of. Also in the works for Brandon are potential film roles, a new original single, a recurring role on the fifth series of Starz drama Power, and a new app.

Dixon reflected on his legendary address to Vice President Mike Pence at the curtain call of a performance Broadway's Hamilton following the election, stating, "When you see these individuals you must speak to them, particularly when these individuals are behaving in ways that affect the lives of the people they represent."

Brandon also addressed his role as activist and discussed the diversity issues within the Broadway community: "Broadway's race issues are in relatively the same place as before, which is not a terrible place but it is not a place that we can celebrate as much as we choose to. It's not just about diversity in the cast, it's about diversity in real positions of power in your production teams: directors, writers, musical directors, stage crew, the entire thing."

Read the full interview at The Daily Beast.