>>> WELCOME BACK. TO SAY OUR NEXT GUEST IS
MULTI-TALENTED WOULD BE AN UNDER
UNDERSTATEMENT.
UNDERSTATEMENT. >> DAVEED DIGGS STARRED IN A
LITTLE KNOWN PLAY CALLED
"HAMILTON," FOR WHICH HE WON A
TONY AND A GRAMMY.
NOW, HE’S RETURNING TO THE STAGE
IN A NEW PLAY CALLED EDED --
>> GOOD PICTURE.
>> WHAT WAS IN THAT?
>> NO COMMENT.
>> THE NEW PLAY IS CALLED "WHITE
NOISE."
NOISE." >> DAVEED PLAYS A CHARACTER
NAMED LEO, WHO TAKES EXTREME
ACTIONS AFTER RACIALLY MOTIVATED
INCIDENT WITH POLICE.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
THANKS FOR COMING.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME, GUYS.
>> SO THIS CHARACTER, LEO, WHAT
DREW YOU TO HIM?
>> WITH THIS PLAY, I WAS
ACTUALLY IN VANCOUVER WORKING ON
A TV SHOW.
I’M IN BETWEEN -- I’M IN BETWEEN
SCENES.
SCENES. OSCAR FROM THE PUBLIC SENDS ME A
PLAY BY SUSAN LORI PARKS AND
SAID, I DON’T KNOW IF YOU’D BE
INTO THIS.
INTO THIS. I READ IT IN MY TRAILER.
IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
THINGS I’VE EVER READ.
I’VE BEEN A FAN OF HERS SINCE I
WAS A TEENAGER.
IT IS AN ININCREDIBLE, BEAUTIFUL
PIECE OF WRITING THAT DEALS WITH
VERY COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT
ISSUES THAT WE ALL NEED TO BE
TALKINGCENTERS IT AROUND THESE F
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. WE SORT OF WATCH THEM COPE WITH
SOME VERY HEAVY STUFF IN THEIR
RELATIONSHIP TOGETHER.
RELATIONSHIP TOGETHER. IT’S JUST -- IT’S KIND OF THE
BEST THING I’VE EVER READ.
>> REALLY?
>> REALLY? >> I COULDN’T SAY NO.
YEAH, I LITERALLY WAS PACING
BACK AND FORTH IN MY TRAILER
WHEN I FINISHED IT.
I WAS SO JUICED UP.
I WANTED TO LEAVE THE TV SHOW.
>> WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT --
>> THE TV SHOW IS GREAT.
>> WE WERE TALKING AT THE TOP OF
THE SHOW, YOU KNOW, YOU TALK
ABOUT RACIALLY-MOTIVATED
ABOUT RACIALLY-MOTIVATED INCIDENTS, POLITICS, WHAT HAVE
YOU, AND IT IS A HOT TIME FOR
THAT, A HOT TOPIC.
IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO HAVE
SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT THROUGH
THE LENS OF, LIKE YOU SAID,
FRIENDSHIP, TO TELL A STORY?
>> UNFORTUNATELY, IT’S NEVER
LIKE BEEN A LOW SEASON FOR THE
ISSUE OF RACE RELATIONS IN THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. I DON’T KNOW THAT LIKE --
>> IT FEELS LIKE -- NOT THAT IT
EVER WAS -- BUT NOW, I FEEL LIKE
TO PUT IT ON STAGE, I REMEMBER
WHEN CARRYE KERRY WASHINGTON HAD
PLAY, PEOPLE WERE READY TO HEAR
A STORY AND TALK ABOUT IT.
>> WE HAVE TO, RIGHT, IF WE’RE
GOING TO THE WAY THAT THIS --
THE PARTICULAR WAYS THIS COUNTRY
IS DIVIDED, I THINK, HAS A LOT
TO DO WITH THINGS WE’RE NOT
SAYING.
SAYING. SO THIS PLAY AND OTHER PLAYS
LIKE IT, AND I THINK WHAT A LOT
OF ARTISTS AND WRITERS ARE DOING
IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO
HAVE CONVERSATIONS, ACTUALLY
JUST SORT OF OPEN UP THE FLOOR
TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE
DIFFICULT.
DIFFICULT. THAT’S WHY YOU MAKE ART.
YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT AND BE
LIKE, OH, WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH
MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THIS.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO PUT IT ON
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. >> YOU’LL BE PERFORMING AT THE
PUBLIC THEATER.
PUBLIC THEATER. THAT’S WHERE "HAMILTON" STARTED.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. >> HOW DOES THAT FEEL?
>> IT’S GREAT.
THAT’S MY FAVORITE PLACE IN NEW
YORK.
YORK. I’M AT THE PUBLIC ALL THE TIME.
WE RUN A PROGRAM CALLED THE BARS
WORKSHOP, WHICH IS A THEATER AND
VERSE WORKSHOP.
VERSE WORKSHOP. IT IS KIND OF MY NEW YORK HOME
BASE.
BASE. I’VE BEEN HOPING TO COME BACK
THERE AND DO A SHOW.
THIS IS A TOTAL DREAM COME TRUE.
FAVORITE PLAYWRIGHT.
FAVORITE PLAYWRIGHT. THE DIRECTOR, THE CAST IS
UNBELIEVABLE.
UNBELIEVABLE. I MEAN, IT IS JUST REALLY --
YOU’RE GOING TO WANT TO SEE THIS
ONE.
ONE. >> IS IT TRUE THAT YOU AND THE
REST OF THE "HAMILTON" CAST HAVE
THIS CRAZY TEXT CHAIN?
>> WE HAVE A GROUP CHAT.
NOT -- ACTUALLY, THE GROUP CHAT
IS REALLY -- THE WILDEST IS THE
FREESTYLE OF SUPREME GROUP CHAT,
A LOT OF "HAMILTON" CAST
MEMBERS.
MEMBERS. THAT SHOW IS GOING ON, AS WELL.
CHECK IT OUT IF YOU CAN IN THE
VILLAGE.
VILLAGE. WE’RE ON A NEVER-ENDING GROUP
CHAT.
CHAT. >> WHAT DO YOU TALK ABOUT?
>> NO COMMENT.
>> EVERYTHING?
>> EVERYTHING? >> LET ME NOT MESS THIS UP.
YOU ARE CREDITED WITH PERFORMING
THE FASTEST RAP IN BROADWAY
HISTORY.
HISTORY. >> AS IF THAT WAS A THING.
>> 19 WORDS IN THREE SECONDS.
>> SO THEY SAY.
SOMEBODY TIMED IT.
>> THAT’S IMPRESSIVE.
>> I DON’T KNOW HOW THAT’S
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. >> PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF TIME ON
THEIR HANDS.
THEIR HANDS. >> WE’RE PUTTING YOU AND CRAIG
TO THE TEST.
>> I DON’T RAP.
>> YOU HAVE YOUR "GREEN EGGS AND
HAM."
HAM." I’LL TIE THIS IN, BEFORE I GO
INTO THIS.
INTO THIS. WE FOUND OUT -- HERE’S THE
THING, IT WAS ANNOUNCED YOU’LL
BE VOICING A CHARACTER FOR
NETFLIX’S VERSION OF DR. SEUSS.
"GREEN EGGS AND HAM."
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> IT’LL BE GREAT.
>> ELLEN IS PRODUCING THAT.
>> SHE’S BEHIND IT.
>> AMAZING.
>> AMAZING. IT’S REALLY GOOD.
SCRIPTS ARE HILARIOUS.
>> HAVE YOU STARTED YET?
>> I’M DONE.
>> OH, WOW.
>> ANIMATION WORK, YEARS AFTER
YOU FINISH IT IS WHEN YOU SEE
IT.
IT. VOICE IS THE FIRST THING.
>> WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO DO?
>> TO BRING IT BACK FULL CIRCLE,
ANY EXCUSE WE CAN GET ON THE
TOAD"TODAY" SHOW TO HAVE CRAIG D
HIS "GREEN EGGS AND HAM."
THE FIRST FIVE PAGES OF THE BOOK
THE FASTEST.
THE FASTEST. >> THE FASTEST?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> CAN YOU -- YOU DON’T WANT
THIS SMOKE, MAN.
COME ON.
COME ON. >> YOU DON’T NEED THE BOOK, DO
YOU?
YOU? >> I MAY NEED THE BOOK.
>> HE DOESN’T NEED IT.
GO AHEAD, CRAIG.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO CLOCK IT?
>> YES.
>> YES. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> WE DO HAVE A TIMER.
>> READY.
>> READY. >> WAIT, YOU HAVE IT MEMORIZED?
>> I THINK I DO.
>> UH-OH.
>> UH-OH. >> HE DOESN’T NEED IT.
>> READY, GO.
>> THAT SAM I AM.
I DO NOT LIKE THAT SAM I AM.
DO YOU LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM?
I DO NOT LIKE THEM.
DO YOU LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM?
I DO NOT LIKE THEM SAM I AM.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> YOU WIN, BRO.
I CAN’T COMPETE WITH THAT.
OFF THE TOP.
COME ON!
COME ON! NO.
NO. TITLE IS YOURS, MY FRIEND.
WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION.
"GREEN EGGS AND HAM," FASTEST IN
BROADWAY HISTORY.
BROADWAY HISTORY. >> AS IF THAT WERE A THING.
DAVEED, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
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