Episode 189: J. Harrison Ghee

The Great Big Beautiful Podcast

This week, we're going to Broadway, baby! The wild, wonderful, kinky side of Broadway - with J. Harrison Ghee and Kinky Boots! Ghee's performance (currently on Broadway) as Lola heightens an already fascinating character and takes her into the stratosphere. Ghee takes you on a ride, and by the end of the show, you'll be head over heels in love with her. And you'll be left wondering how he could possibly do this up to eight times a week. The show is about so many things - acceptance, empathy, dignity, and the freedom to be yourself - but there's also an underlying theme of fatherhood and unmet expectations that forms the backbone of the show and defines the two main characters. On this episode, I talk to Ghee about how he got his start on the stage, his stint at Tokyo Disneyland, his many personal parallels with Lola and Kinky Boots, what the show means to him personally, and what it means to "be a man."