Studio Theatre: "Choir Boy" Jelani Alladin on Holding Honor
In Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Choir Boy, Pharus Jonathan Young aspires to be the best singer in the history of Charles R. Drew Prep School. However, he finds himself swimming against tides of tradition after a series of slurs threaten to upend everything he’s worked for. I caught up with Brooklyn, NY native Jelanie Alladin, making his Studio Theatre debut as Pharus. Jelani first discovered theatre as a sopho…