Today's Black Broadway Man is: @arnoldharperii This past season, Actor/Stylist/Model Arnold Harper II has performed as Eat Moe in Five Guys Named Moe at @playhouseonpark, Simon Sr. in Kinky Boots at @officialtbts (Theatre By The Sea) and is now currently reprising the role of his idol (Ken Page) in @therevtheatreco 's Ain't Misbehavin' after playing the same role at @barringtonstage this past summer. Beyond his incredible talent, Arnold Harper's rippling success finds its greatest root in his decision to reclaim his light and walk in his beauty. Harper remembers, ɪ’ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ꜰᴏʀ ᴊᴏʙꜱ, ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ᴛᴀʟᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ “ꜰɪᴛ” ɪɴ, ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ꜰᴜɴ ᴏꜰ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ. ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ, ɪ ᴅɪᴅ ᴀ ꜱʜᴏᴡ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛɪᴍɪᴅ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ. ʜᴇ ꜱᴀɪᴅ, “ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴀʙᴜʟᴏᴜꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʟᴇᴛ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜ! ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴜᴘ." Arnold describes what it felt like being featured in his fullness in Nick Burrough's 2021 "How Does it Feel" music video by exclaiming, "This is what happens when you say yes to an opportunity that scares you." Swipe to hear him revel in his beauty in his interpretation of Jazmine Sullivan's "Masterpiece" in collaboration with @broadwayforracialjustice