Denée Benton: Broadway Princess

Denee Benton earned fame and recognition mainly for her role in ...

• The Book of Mormon

• Hamilton

• Imatating Whitney Houston at Home

• Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812

Denee Benton was from what state?

• New York

• Florida

• California

• Pennsylvania

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• display

• narrative

• intensified

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a spoken or written account of connected events;

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• narrative

• intensified

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an actor's part in a play, movie, etc

• display

• narrative

• role

• advocate

to increase extreme force, degree, or strength

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• narrative

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• advocate

a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy

• display

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• role

• advocate

Which answer best describes the social media project Benton started after playing the role of Natasha?

• She started a photo blog of her work

• She produced a series of videos of the history of the Tony awards.

• She started a hashtag to feature photos and stories of black royalty.

• She posted a memorial to Whitney Houston featuring her own childhood preformances

Which selection best describes the environment in which Benton was raised

• a home with supportive parents

• an orphanage

• a military base just below the arctic

• a suburb with very little access to arts and culture

Benton discovered what she wanted to be when she grew up mainly when she...

• When she was cast in a school production of Wicked

• When she performed in Hamilton

• When she imitated Whitney Houston

• When she went to NY and saw Wicked