Todrick Hall Instagram – 7 years ago I made this announcement. In 2011 Jerry Mitchell cast me in “Hairspray” at the Hollywood Bowl. During the rehearsal process Jerry came to me and mentioned that I might be perfect for their new musical adaptation of “Kinky Boots” but I had JUST left Broadway and had no appetite to return to an 8 show week. While in rehearsals for Hairspray, my Beyonce Target video went viral and I got a call from Beyonce’s team offering me a cameo role in her music video for “Party!” I talked to my mom about what I should do, she said, “You should be honest with him, he’ll let you miss one rehearsal!” I mustered up the courage to ask Jerry if he’d let me out of the rehearsal, he quickly interrupted me and said “No, it’ll come back around” and then walked away. I WAS FURIOUS, I wanted to quit, but my mom said I should follow through with my commitment. I had to TURN DOWN BEYONCE. BUT, Beyonce DID call again and I got to choreograph part of her “Blow” video and when she saw me she told me that she respected my decision to follow through with my commitment in 2011, THEN in 2016 I got a direct offer for Kinky Boots after getting the sign off with no audition from Jerry Mitchell who told them that after working with me in Hairspray, he thought I had the chops to do the show! They then allowed me to create my own announcement video and we sold massive amounts of tickets to my fans who came dressed up pre-nails, hair, hips, heels to support me in my first starring role on Broadway. Moral of the story is be kind, follow through with your word…doing the right thing will always pay off in the end! Get your autographed vinyls! Link in bio 💕