NEGATIVE.
>> IT IS.
>> BUT THERE'S GOODNESS
EVERYWHERE.
TALK ABOUT GOODNESS.
WE'RE EXCITED.
IF YOU HAVE A HOUSE FULL OF
HAMILTON FANS WHO LOVE WHAT'S
GOING ON, BRING THEM INTO THE
ROOM NOW.
THEY'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS.
>> CHECK IT OUT, KIDDOS.
PHILLIPA SOO WHO WOWED THE
CROWD, SHE'S MAKING A BIG
SPLASH.
>> WE'RE TALKING TO HER IN A
MOMENT.
LOOK AT PHILLIPA'S RISE TO
STARDOM.
SHE'S NO STRANGER TO THE STAGE.
SHE GREW UP WITH THE LOVE OF
PERFORMING, GRADUATED FROM JULIE
ARD IN 2012.
AFTER A PART IN NBC'S SMASH AND
LEADING ROLE, SHE WOULD SOON BE
KNOWN BY A DIFFERENT NAME.
EL
ELIZA SKYLER.
SHE ORIGINATED THE ROLE IN THE
BROADWAY SMASH HIT "HAMILTON" IN
2015 WHICH EARNED HER A TONY
NOMINATION.
SHE ALSO HAS "HAMILTON" TO THANK
FOR HER LOVE LIFE.
A CO-STAR INTRODUCED HER TO
STEVEN PASCAL, AND THEY SAID I
DO.
SHE'S LENDING HER VOICE TO "OVER
THE MOON."
THE STORY OF A GIRL WHO BUILT A
ROCKET SHIP TO PROVE THE
EXISTENCE OF A CHINESE MOON GOOD
HE IS.
SOO'S ROLE, THE GODDESS.
>> STOP IT.
WE'RE SO INTO HER.
LOOK WHO IS WITH US.
PHILLIPA SOO.
HI, PHILLIPA.
WE'RE SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> WE WANTED SO BADLY TO GIVE
YOU AN AWUDIENCE.
HOW COULD WE VIRTUAL.
WE'LL SNAP OUR FINGERS.
WE HAD A PLAN.
THERE IT IS.
SO WE'VE GOT SOME OF YOUR CUTE
FANS.
THEY'VE GOT QUESTIONS FOR YOU IN
A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR
BEING WITH US.
I WAS ACTUALLY WATCHING YOUR
FACE.
I THOUGHT WOW.
THE LAST 8 YEARS HAVE BEEN
PROBABLY LIKE A WHIRLWIND.
DO PEOPLE STILL STOP YOU ON THE
STREET WHEN THEY CAN AND YELL
ELIZA!
IS THAT THE GO TO?
>> YES.
THERE'S A LOT OF ELIZA HAPPENING
OUT THERE, BUT OH, MY GOD.
JUST WATCHING THAT MADE ME SO
TEARY.
IT IS INCREDIBLE TO THINK
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE
PAST 8 YEARS, I AM SO GRATEFUL.
>> HODA AND I GOT TO WATCH YOU
IN THAT INCREDIBLE ROLE.
I STILL REMEMBER THE MOMENT WHEN
YOU CAME ONTO THE STAGE AND SANG
LIKE THAT.
WE MISS BROADWAY.
THE OTHER DAY, WE SAW A TRIBUTE
FOR SOMEBODY LIKE YOU WHO
BROADWAY MUST BE IN YOUR SOUL
AND PERFORMING.
WHAT HAVE THE LAST COUPLE OF
MONTHS BEEN LIKE?
>> IT HAS BEEN DEVASTATING.
I MEAN, I THINK THE ARTS ARE
SUCH A TOOL FOR SOCIETY TO BE
ABLE TO PROCESS THINGS THAT ARE
HAPPENING IN THE WORLD AROUND
THEM, TO BE ABLE TO GATHER IN A
ROOM NEXT TO STRANGERS AND HAVE
AN EXPERIENCE TOGETHER, TO FIND
EMPATHY TOGETHER.
IT IS HARD NOT TO HAVE THAT.
I THINK WHAT'S SO POWERFUL ABOUT
STREAMING PLATFORMS IS WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO CONNECT IN A
DIFFERENT WAY AND WATCH STORIES
THROUGH THAT.
>> YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF CREATIVE
OUTLETS.
YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US ABOUT
ONE OF YOUR CREATIVE PROJECTS IN
A SECOND, PHILLIPA, AND WE HAVE
A WALL OF KIDS THAT HAVE
QUESTIONS.
WE'LL GET TO THEM, TOO.
WE'LL BE
>>> THAT'S A SNEAK PEEK OF THE
FILM "OVER THE MOON."
ABOUT A YOUNG GIRL THAT BUILDS A
ROCKET TO PROVE EXISTENCE OF THE
LEGENDARY MOON GODDESS.
>> WHO BETTER TO LEND HER VOICE
TO THAT THAN PHILLIPA SOO, BEST
KNOWN FOR "HAMILTON."
>> CAN WE CALL YOU PIPPA?
IS THAT YOUR COOL NAME?
WE WANT TO SEE "OVER THE MOON."
THIS IS BASED ON AN ANCIENT
MYTH.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE PART OF
SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IMAGINING
LITTLE KIDS SEEING THEMSELVES IN
A SHOW LIKE THIS, IN A MOVIE?
>> OH, GOSH, IT IS SO
MEANINGFUL.
I THINK IF I HAD A STORY LIKE
THIS WHEN I WAS A KID, I WOULD
BE ENTHRALLED.
I'M SO PROUD OF BEING PART OF
THIS CHINESE STORY AND BEING
PART OF AN ALL ASIAN CAST.
IT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FILM
ABOUT HEALING AND OVERCOMING
GRIEF AND TO PLAY THE AMAZING
MOON GODDESS IS SO FABULOUS.
THIS IS LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN
HER BEFORE.
I'M EXCITED TORE FOR PEOPLE TO
THIS JOURNEY.
>> WHEN YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL,
WHO DID YOU LOOK AT AND SAY BOY,
I WOULD LOVE TO BE LIKE THAT
ACTRESS?
>> WELL, I THINK, HUGE ICON FOR
ME WAS LEIA, ASIAN ACTRESS,
PLAYS ICONIC ROLES.
AND GETTING TO SEE HOW SHE PAVED
THE WAY FOR ME, I'M SO HONORED
AND GRATEFUL I HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE DO THAT FOR
SOMEBODY ELSE THAT WANTS TO
PURSUE THIS CAREER.
>> THIS SUMMER, "HAMILTON" WAS
RELEASED ON DISNEY PLUS EARLY,
WHICH GAVE SO MANY FAMILIES THE
CHANCE TO WATCH IT TOGETHER ON
THEIR COUCH WHEN THEY MAY NOT
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE IT BEFORE.
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE FOR YOU TO BE
IN QUARANTINE BUT GET YOUR ROLE
OUT INTO THE WORLD?
>> IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
IT FELT EXACTLY WHAT WAS NEEDED
AT THE TIME, THAT WE WERE ALL
LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BE
CONNECTED, A WAY TO PROCESS THE
WORLD AROUND US AT THE TIME.
I THINK THERE WERE DEFINITELY
SOME LINES THAT STUCK OUT THIS
TIME AROUND THAT I DIDN'T HEAR
BEFORE, AND THAT GOES TO SHOW
YOU HOW ART IS LIKE A MIRROR.
YOU HOLD IT UP TO SOCIETY, IT
GIVES YOU THE TOOLS NECESSARY IN
ORDER TO PROCESS WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN THE WORLD AROUND
YOU.
>> THAT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF NEW
GENERATION OF KIDS, THEY WANT TO
TALK TO YOU, THEY HAVE QUESTIONS
FOR YOU.
SOME OF YOUR BIGGEST FANS.
LET'S GET STARTED.
WHO DO WE HAVE, TEN-YEAR-OLD
MAY, A BROADWAY FANATIC.
WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION FOR
PHILLIPA?
>> HI, PHILLIPA.
I THINK YOU DID AMAZING IN
"HAMILTON."
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE ON
BROADWAY AND WHAT SURPRISED YOU
THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW?
>> OH, GOSH.
I THINK THE MAIN THING IT TAKES
IS JUST A LOT OF HEART, A LOT OF
LOVE, A LOT OF PASSION FOR THE
ARTS, FOR WHAT YOU DO.
AND I THINK SOMETHING THAT
SURPRISED ME MOST WAS THE
COMMUNITY.
I MADE SOME OF MY BEST
FRIENDSHIPS IN THIS CAREER AND
IN THIS JOB AND IN THIS
COMMUNITY, I'M GRATEFUL FOR
THEM.
>> HOW CUTE IS MAY?
WE CAN'T HANDLE MAY NOW.
YOU'RE ADORABLE.
>> WE ARE HEADING TO 11-YEAR-OLD
JACK IN FLORIDA.
HE RECENTLY STARRED IN HIS OWN
DRIVEWAY PRODUCTION OF
"HAMILTON."
JACK, WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION FOR
PHILLIPA?
>> HI, PHILLIPA.
IT IS NICE TO MEET YOU.
HERE'S MY QUESTION.
YOU COULD BE ANY ROLE ON
BROADWAY OTHER THAN ELIZA, WHO
WOULD IT BE?
>> REALLY GOOD QUESTION.
THANKS FOR THAT.
UM, I THINK THAT I WOULD LOVE TO
EVENTUALLY PLAY MRS. LOVETT IN
SWEENEY TODD.
>> JACK, WOULD YOU BE INTO THAT?
YES, HE WOULD.
>> OH.
WOW.
>> THANK YOU TO ALL OUR AWESOME
KIDS.
>> CAN WE SEE THE KIDS ON THE
BIG BOARD TO GIVE THEM LOVE?
THEY'RE ALL EXCITED TO BE WITH
YOU.
FUTURE BROADWAY RIGHT THERE ON
THE BIG SCREEN.
HAPPY KIDS.
PIPPA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THEY LIVE YOU RIGHT BACK.
>> "OVER THE MOON