“Trans male erasure in the entertainment industry is a real thing,” Winkler said. “A lot of people really don’t know that trans men exist yet. I want to be able to represent trans men in the industry and get the word out that we exist, and we know how to tell a good story.”
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“Hennessy Winkler was called back for a Broadway Oklahoma! tour for the role of Ado Annie. Fast forward decades later, and this multifaceted trans performer is playing the lead role of Will Parker, Annie’s boyfriend in the nationwide touring production of Oklahoma!”
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“When he was just 17, Winkler headed to New York City, ultimately graduating from Marymount Manhattan College where he studied acting and musical theater.”
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“Being on this tour is very affirming for me in the career path that I’ve taken and I hope that it’s the beginning of bigger things. I had to start my career all over again a few years ago when I started physically transitioning, so that’s been a wild wide as well.”
