Shipp, who has starred as the heroic Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse and X-Men: Dark Phoenix and iconic singer Aaliyah in the Lifetime biopic, co-stars in her first musical alongside the Academy Award-nominated Andrew Garfield in a film adaptation of tick, tick. auditions, her forever love of musicals and desire to play Annie, and her fast bond with co-star Vanessa Hudgens. We cover a lot of ground, walking through her early-2000s memories of MapQuesting her way to L.A. It’s so easy to talk to her that to call this an interview almost feels too formal. BOOM!, fills my computer screen with her warm smile, animated hands, and an immediately palpable energy. Even via the staid confines of video conferencing, the rising talent, who plays Susan in the new Lin-Manuel Miranda-directed tick, tick.
I can’t possibly imagine how magnetic Alexandra Shipp is I.R.L.
