The Wizard of Oz (he played the Scarecrow) — and made his Broadway debut in 2019 in the musical Be More Chill. Still, the road has not always been a smooth one, and the talented actor with a broad, bright smile has confronted more than his share of casting challenges.“In the entertainment industry people are obsessed with how you look, how you present,” he says. “You go into auditions and casting directors are immediately like, ‘What box do you fit in?’ Being a queer biracial person, I don’t fit into an exact box.