Krysta Rodriguez is best known for her many roles on the Broadway stage including originating the role of Wednesday Addams in the Tony Award-nominated musical The Addams Family as well as First Date the Musical opposite Zachary Levi.
She also starred in the groundbreaking 2015 Tony-nominated Deaf West Theatre production of Spring Awakening. On top of all that, she starred in NBC’s Broadway series Smash and led the Netflix zombie dark comedy Daybreak.With Netflix’s Halston, Rodriguez takes on the role of the legend herself Liza Minnelli who was the titular fashion designer’s best friend.
This is a progressive decision considering Rodriguez is of Latinx descent — and it is expected that Minnelli is played by a white actress.In Halston,
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