Alex Newell on being one of the first gender-nonconforming actors to be nominated for a Tony

Actor Alex Newell is returning Broadway in the new show, "Shucked" and has already been nominated for a Tony Award for their role. As part of News NOW’s series “Flipping the Script,” Joe Fryer speaks to Newell about being one of the first non-genderconforming actors to be nominated for a Tony and their career in entertainment.

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