Vanessa Williamshas drawn inspiration for her latest project from some very famous and iconic women.
The 59-year-old singer and actressappeared on theTodayshowThursday morning to promote her Broadway comedyPOTUSalongsideRachel Dratch.
“There are a couple of nods. I start act one in red, so that’s kind of close to theNancy Reganred because that’s when I met her, I was 20-years-old, I had just been crowned Miss America,” she revealed. “… I have a headband in act two, so that’s kind of a nod toHillary [Clinton].”
“I have met, as you can see, many first ladies,” Williams added, as photographs of the star with other famous wives of presidential leaders were shown, includingMichelle ObamaandBarbara Bush.
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POTUS:Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Aliveis “a riotous comedy about the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world,” according to anofficial descriptionof the play.
Alongside Williams and Dratch, 56,Julianne Houghalso stars, as well as Suzy Nakamura,Lea DeLaria,Lilli CooperandJulie White, to name a few. The actresses will play the seven women in the title of the play.
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According to Fillinger, 28,POTUSis not based on one specific individual but “an amalgamation of many men in power.” She said: “I set it in the White House because that’s the highest office in the land, but you could set it in any company and any institution and many homes.”
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During herTodayappearance, Williams was also asked about a particular fashion item that makes an appearance inPOTUS— a set of high-heeled Crocs.
“Yes, they actually get applause,” Williams said with a laugh, after co-hostDylan Dreyertold her she was “no stranger” to wearing regular heels in the past.
“Balenciaga actually debuted them this fall, and in the script … my character’s trying to be Earthy and relate to people,” she continues, “[but] she’s a little off.”
“And her Crocs are her attempt to meet with her people at a certain level, and of course, she ends up not doing the regular Crocs,” Williams added.
POTUSis currently in preview performances on Broadway at the Shubert Theater. The show will officially open next month on May 9.
source: people.com
