york seeing my first couple broadway shows and the first one i saw was wicked and i saw the character fierohere he was the only principle of color in the cast at the time. i am here used to singing "old man river" and then i see ta digs in the role living his life in a way i haven't thought was possible. it had me rethink everything in my audition book. seeing him represent me. i was like i can do something like that and i can be many different things. i saw myself in him at that moment. i want to be that for other kids, as well. >> you are doing that now. i have a minute to go here. if i were you -- i'm not telling you how to do your business, i would like to get to a studio and like record an album of not this stuff because that is his money. but i would go to a studio if i were you while you are hot and like record an album of stuff that you want to do. >> tavis, that is what is happening right now. >> you are doing that. >> that's exactly the plan. i plan to have it released by february of next year right before i get back to broadway. >> and what kind of music can we expect from this a