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>>> W+@ITH MORE THAN 100 MILLIO COPIES OF THE BOOK SOLD ALONG
WITH THE HIT MOVIE, REGGIE
JACKSON IS A PHENOME+@NON.
NOW IT IS A LIVE THEATRICAL
EVENT.
EVENT.
EVENT. THE LIGHTNIN+@G THIEF IS ON STA
IN DALLAS GE+@TTING TONIGHT.
AND WE WELCOME ONE OF THE CAST
MEMBERS.
MEMBERS.
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
SOMETIMES I WELCO PEOL IN,
BUT YOU CONSIDER DALLAS YOUR
HOME AFTER MOVING -- HOW MANY
SCHOOLS?
SCHOOLS?
SCHOOLS? >> I WENT TO 13 DIFFERENT
+@
>> I WENT TO 13 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS. I AM A NAVY BRAT.
MY DAD IS A NAVY CAPTAIN.
>> YOU SPENT THOSE YEARS IN
DALLAS?>> YES.
DALLAS?>> YES. +@
DALLAS?>> YES. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE THEATER.
+@
+@ DID
+@ DID YOU ALWAYS PARTICIPATE IN
THEATER?
THEATER?
THEATER? >> I DID IN HIGH SCHOOL.
I DID A FEW SHOWS IN HIGH SCHOOL
, BUT I WA+@S PRIMARILY A SINGE
, BUT I WA+@S PRIMARILY A SINGE@ MY MOTHER WAS A SINGER, BUT I
HAD A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
CAREER PATH AND I WAS A COLLEGE
ADMINISTR+@ATOR AND LEFT THE
+@ ENTERTAINMENT BEHIND.+@
ENTERTAINMENT BEHIND.+@ >> THAT IS A B+@IG SHIFT.
YOU HAD A GREAT TRAINER WITH
YOUR MOTHER GROWING UP.
SO +@WE PULLED UP YOUR INSTAG+@
ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT. YOU GO BY THE NAME OF CHOSEN
MELODY.
MELODY.
MELODY. >> IT IS A SORORITY NAME THAT I
WAS GIVEN.
WAS GIVEN. >>+@ I JUST LEARNED ABOUT A
SORORITY LINE NAME.
>> AND IT SPEAKS TO ME AS WELL
AS MUSIC HAS BEEN IN MY BLOOD.
I HAVE A FAMILY FULL OF SINGERS.
MUSIC HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF
BE AND I NEVER TRULY KNEW I
WANTED TO BE AN ACTOR UNTIL I
STARTED DOING IT.>> WITH A
EXCITED WHEN THEY SAID YOU+@ WE
GOING TO GIVE UP YOUR CAREER
AND MOVE TO NEW YORK?
>> MY MOTHER WAS HESITANT, BUT
ONCE I STARTED MAKING SOMETHING
FOR MYSELF, SHE SAID YOU ARE
BRAVER THAN ME AND I RESPECT
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
PRODUCTION.
PRODUCTION. PERCY JACKSON, IF YOU DO NOT
KNOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR
CHARACTER.
CHARACTER. >> I COVERED TWO CHARACTERS.
AND I PLAY 20 CHARACTERS.
>> THAT IS LIKE MULTIPLE
PERSONALITIES.
PERSONALITIES. >> I HAVE 19 COSTUME CHANGES.
>> HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
>> SUMM+@ER UNDER +@30 SE+@COND
>> WITHOUT PUTTING ON
MICROPHONES WAS DIFFICULT.
THIS IS SET TO IRAQ SCORE.
>> I GREW UP DOING CLASSICAL
MUSIC, BUT ONCE I STARTED DOING
ROCK, I FOUND A LOVE FOR IT AND
I THINK MY VOICE FITS IT AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. I
WELL. I GET TO BE A +@DIFFERENT PART
MYSELF WHEN I DO IT.
EVEN IN MY AUDITION I WAS
MOVING AROUND AND I HAD A LOT
OF FUN DOING IT.
>> WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE ON A
NATIONAL TOUR?
NATIONAL TOUR? OBVIOUSLY YOU ARE USED TO
MOVING.
MOVING.
MOVING. IT MUST BE A LOT OF WORK.
>> I DID SHIFT WORK AS WELL.
HERE WE DO A LOT OF SPLIT WEEKS
AND I LEARNED NOT TO UNPACK MY
SUITCASE THAT MUCH AND YOU MAKE
IT WORK.
IT WORK.
IT WORK. I LOVE TRAVELING AND MEETING
PEOPLE.>> WHAT WOULD YOU TELL
PEOPLE WHO WERE COMING OUT TO
THE SHOW? I NOTICED FAMILY
ENTERTAINMENT.
ENTERTAINMENT. WHAT CAN EXPECT TO TAKE AWAY
FROM THE'S PERFORMANCE?
>> WHAT YOU WILL GET IS A
GENUINE SENSE OF OWNING WHO YOU
ARE AND LOVING WHO YOU ARE AND
FINDING YOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD
AND FIGHTING FOR WHAT YOU
BELIEVE IN.
BELIEVE IN. THOSE OF THE BIG MESSAGES AND
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE A
@ MISFIT OUTCAST OR IF YOU ARE
THE POPULAR PERSON, EVERYONE
HAS SOMETHING TO GIVE TO THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. AS
WORLD. AS LONG AS YOU DO THA+@T, THAT
WHAT YOU WILL COME OUT OF THE
SHOW WITH.
SHOW WITH. >> AND THAT RESONATES WHAT YOU
BEEN DOING. WHEN DID YOU MOVE
TO NEW YORK?
>> I MOVED THREE YEARS AGO.
>> THAT HAS BEEN AN EVOLUTION
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU. >> THE LIGHTNING TH+@IEF+@ OPEN
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
+@
+@ >>
+@ >> COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR
LOCAL GIRL.+@