After 11 years away, Tony winner Natalie Venetia Belcon made her return to the Broadway stage in Buena Vista Social Club. And now, she's taking home the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical. In an industry where women do not find roles later in life as easily as men might, Belcon wants everyone to know that your age does not determine when you reach your prime.
"Age has literally nothing to do with someone's gifts鈥攖hey don't rot, they get better," she remarked in an exclusive interview with 半岛体育 just moments after her big win. See the full interview in the video above. She shares that in a recent conversation with her teenage brother and sister, they expressed that they wish she was onstage more. Belcon states that expressing wanting to see older actresses onstage in this way is exactly what is needed for that to happen. "If you see somebody of a certain age that's doing something that you appreciate, you should say it!"
Buena Vista Social Club is currently running at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
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