Phillipa Soo Shares Pride In Being Part Of All-Asian Cast In 'Over The Moon' | TODAY

Tony-nominated actress Phillipa Soo joins Hoda and Jenna to talk about her experience as the original Eliza Hamilton in "Hamilton" on Broadway, how she is getting by as the pandemic has forced Broadway to close, and her upcoming film, "Over the Moon." She also answers questions from young fans.
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[@Wintermute01001]

Hamilton: My wife turned into the moon. Lafayette: That's rough, buddy.

[@yingkouxiong5413]

LMBOOO

[@bababooey7418]

Love that ATLA reference LMFAO- 💀💀💀

[@santaclaus1492]

ATLA HJAHAAHAHA only cultured people will know tbh

[@0614kallen]

Wintermute01001 THANK YOU

[@Fantozz2]

I guffawed.

[@divin3nightmar339]

And I can absolutely say that SHE KILLED IT AS CHANG’E

[@kaitlyn9005]

she was SASSY

[@saharsandoqa5571]

yass! My fav character is Fei Fei and Chang'e

[@RoiiVlogss]

now makes me want to meet Chang’e too

[@jijidolls1047]

I recognized Pippa's voice from a mile away when I first heard the song, HeHe

[@woponyo1247]

For real tho

[@addisonraeedits824]

FR

[@kenriannebaran6012]

I SCREAMED WHEN SHE SAID THAT HER HUGE ICON WAS LEA SALONGA!! YEEESSSS

[@chickennoodlesoup4528]

SAME LEA SALONGA FOR THE WIIIINN

[@girly_miraculous]

and that Lea Salonga is a Filipino.. makes me proud

[@kenriannebaran6012]

@@girly_miraculous yes same💛

[@Ifwolfisrickroll]

@girly_miraculous yass girl me too

[@HuyTran-sk3py]

Honestly, the only reason I watched Over The Moon is because Phillipa Soo is in it as a lead. She blew me away with her performance in Hamilton.

[@heejinspiration7665]

She "blew us all away" if you will

[@lenapop0944]

Me too

[@veve2484]

I just want to say, that this is honestly one of the saddest and best movies I've seen. Pip did an AMAZING job here.

[@yue5694]

What can we say? She's extraordinary.

[@TheLizziface]

Extraordinaria ✌🏻

[@ahaha5057]

I feel kinda dumb now. I was today years old when I found out Phillipa was asian

[@Rainbowthehedgehog]

Sameee

[@zoeymarie28]

Girl Same bahahaa

[@guesta9822]

Is she mixed race?

[@cherryfries623]

Guest A yes, she’s half Chinese I believe

[@shadowgame0630]

SAME, granted her last name prolly shouldve given it away

[@mayme4743]

I was confused why she was apart of the Asian cast and then I found out Pippa was Asian and that made my Asian heart happy I remember running to the screen when I heard her sing 😩

[@soupysoapsauce8539]

Fun fact, my Chinese name is Fei Fei.

[@addisonraeedits824]

as soon as I heard chang’e I knew she sounded so familiar then I was thinking who it could be and I instantly knew it was Phillipa soo

[@chloe_3787]

I had never been into Hamilton until it came out on Disney. I didn’t even know who Phillipa Soo was. But now I’ll watch anything her voice (even just an interview of her speaking) is in. She for sure has a way of pulling you in.

[@addisonraeedits824]

one time in like 2016 I found Hamilton animations then I instantly fell in love with Hamilton and I still am

[@abbyrose8632]

IKRRR

[@wowzyfoozydrocsid6659]

I’m so obsessed with ultraluminary voice It is I literally made a 2 hour playlist of the song on Spotify

[@orangeapples4415]

Did anyone else actually watch over the moon because of its chinese background and not because of Philipa?

[@brookewhite3570]

no :.> phillipa is god reborn

[@jessjess7]

uhh i just watched it since it’s a movie on netflix but i can’t believe PIPPA WAS CASTED

[@jessjess7]

@@denisenicole8271 same here!

[@peachxglass231]

i also had no idea she was in the movie until the end when i searched up the va for the moon goddess

[@TheLizziface]

I had no clue Philippa was in it. I watched it because it was space related :) and pleasantly surprised by the culture it portrayed and the story and the songs! Love it!

[@keirawilson2544]

I’m so glad there’s no negativity about the absolute goddess herself. Who couldn’t be nice she’s honestly a queen, so incredibly talented she deserves everything she’s gotten and more

[@paytonsofia5098]

she’s such a ray of sunshine

[@megang1956]

Yes shout out to Lea! Queens supporting queens!!!!!!

[@pugstash7906]

ONCE I HEARD THE GODEST OF THE MOON SING ME AND MY SISTER BOTH KNEW IT WAS PHILLIPA SOO AND EXSPENLY IN THE LAST SONG SHE SANG, IT SOUNDED LIKE BURN

[@emmacarazo]

she’s so cute, what an icon

[@annewithoutane1978]

i am cryin while watchin this??? yes...yes I did

[@madalyndurst893]

phillipa soo is literally amazing🤩🤩 i would love to meet her she is my idol

[@jocelynrice6341]

I was on this

[@mysticmagic8762]

OMG I REALLY LOVE CHANG'E VOICE AND THE FACT ITS PHILIPA MAKES ME LOVE IT MORE!

[@Kate-bw1mg]

Her giggle at 1:35 is so cute 😭😭😭😭

[@victoriasantana7771]

She killed it on over the moon and Hamilton

[@paytonsofia5098]

orange is HER COLOR 🤩🤩

[@salmafarag4377]

She is absolutely amazing

[@abbieprice3430]

I watched Over the Moon a few nights ago and it was incredible! I especially loved that song that Philippa sang as the Moon Goddess!

[@jiannamiguelamenes9783]

I'm so happy for knowing that Philippa Soo sang Chang-e's voice!!!!

[@paytonnipps5424]

she is freaking beautiful

[@katherinehague5053]

She’s sooo 😍 pretty!!! Glowing

[@sassiemolassey]

Such a beautiful movie, so happy she was a part of it.

[@familiapenserga9376]

over the moon was so amazing!!!!

[@jeonjungkookwife2596]

i did not know that she was in the movie until i looked up one of the cast becuase it said in memory of. ALSO I CRIED BECUASE IT HURT IT HURT U HIT MY HEART WITH THE MOVIE

[@salmafarag4377]

I love her

[@Musiclife-nw8qp]

!!!YAS SHE SAID SHE LOOKED UP TO THE ICON LEA SALONGA!!!!

[@CreativaArtly]

I loved this movie so much!!!

[@joseapsantos3633]

Boa noite, uma linda atriz talentosa e maravilhosa. Adorei o vídeo.

[@cheskaa0508]

Tbh I only watched the movie to see Phillipa Soo play as Chang’e

[@creationstudio8150]

I want to watch it now

[@crystalpetty6487]

Love love love this movie

[@neriahguzman7235]

I love this movie

[@evalynnawavingcub]

go pippa! you rock!

[@Ifwolfisrickroll]

Of course she is the goddess she is a goddess

[@catgoesmewow7389]

wtf shes so pretty

[@user-zj8cf3fq8e]

Great Stuff for Kids! Awesome!

[@nati-jq1ql]

jack is my bestfriend I loved seeing him on the news!

[@stella7937]

OH HII

[@nati-jq1ql]

@@stella7937 HI STELLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@Cokepencilpsd]

id die for phillipa

[@Kate-bw1mg]

SAME

[@yulisagarcia2475]

Pippa 😍😍😍😍

[@mariahc.crawley884]

Yassssssssssssssssss

[@mariloupriestle6875]

This is gamble Montessori sayin we loved the story about the real life pack man😁🤣

[@RoiiVlogss]

whenever I hear Lea Salonga, i click like button right away ;)

[@CanOBeans__]

Anyone gonna talk about the captions?

[@jortslover]

no

[@Sknt2009]

Why wasn’t I a part of this!?!?

[@Chris-ih4hj]

Leah Salonga

[@sarahjanemoncada1231]

5:15

[@kenriannebaran6012]

From what video is at 0:36?

[@erikaaleung]

A TV show called Smash :)

[@neerjain9618]

I c o n

[@creepybabby]

I think captions are drunk

[@addiejuarez8435]

Her last name is Soo, is she Asian herself???

[@berrymeringue]

i disliked the movie but phillipa soo, kimiko glenn and a few other actors were there at least so that's a good thing

[@mariahc.crawley884]

I Know SHE DID NOT ASK THAT PRECIOUS INNOCENT CHILD WHAT HIS THOUGHTS WERE ON SWEENEY! HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! HE BETTER KEEP HIS EYES CLOSED! LEST HE BE INSPIRED TO PARTAKE IN MURDEROUS ACTIVITY LIKE THE CHARACTER THAT IS NEAR HISSSSS AGE IN THE SHOW! CAREFUL CAREFUL LOLOLOLLLLLL!

[@greglr19751]

All Asian cast? So much for diversity.

[@rawonions8827]

Lmao

[@moomiira]

go cry, white boy.

[@Lexman509]

This is good because it's Hispanic Heritage... month.

[@moomiira]

wa?

[@Kate-bw1mg]

Did you not get the point of this video...

[@muriellecariddi3497]

It was really strange seeing her in that, cuz that character is nothing like her lol

[@michaelbrandstatter4871]

So its okay to say you have an all Asian cast and its groundbreaking. Just imagine if a white dude said they had an all white cast... We'd have WW3 on our hands.

[@paniksalad]

it’s called representation. white “dudes” get all the representation they need.

[@erinf771]

white dudes have enough representation lmfao. they haven't been oppressed.

[@mikayocc]

Name 10 movies with an all Asian cast. Now name the hundreds of thousands of all white casted movies. See the difference, and see why representation is important and groundbreaking?

[@dizzyartz3074]

We wouldn't rlly have a ww3? Because a whole white cast film is literally such a norm that yes, we all get excited to see a film full of asians

[@dynamicraspberry2007]

WHITE DUDES SAYING THEY HAVE ALL WHITE CASTS IS LITERALLY ALL OF FILM HISTORY