Broadway Stars Broadway Stars

Mars Rucker Was Paralyzed as a Child; Now They're Dancing in Broadway's Tina by Caitlin Moynihan

When non-binary dancer Mars Rucker was six years old, they were diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis, a disorder caused by inflammation of the spinal cord, which resulted in most of their body being paralyzed. They were told they would never move again and that, "I could die if the disease went to my heart," they recalled. But Rucker proved those doctors wrong; they're now dancing nightly on a Broadway stage in Tina…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:12PM on December 13, 2019

« Back to BroadwayStars