As the Genie in Disney’s Broadway production of Aladdin, Sherri Shepherd’s character has gotten a lot of sleep after 10,000 years trapped in her lamp. In real life, the actor is trying to play catch-up. “Thank you for your patience — I just woke up,” she admits to Bustle, laughing, after joining our Zoom interview just a few minutes late. “I did not realize literally how much sleep you need after doing a Broadway show.”
It also takes a lot of energy to make history. In 2014, Shepherd made her Broadway debut by becoming the first Black woman to play the wicked stepmother in…
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