NBC's new musical comedy gave the gender-nonconforming actor and singer a chance to reflect on his own experiences as a person of faith.
), a San Francisco techie who gains the ability to hear people’s secret thoughts and desires in the form of pop songs.
Newell stars as Mo, a sassy gender-nonconforming neighbor who becomes the first of Zoey’s friends to catch on to her newfound superpower. The character gets to take center stage in the show’s fourth episode, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Neighbor.” “Zoey’s Extraordinary Neighbor,” which airs Sunday, delves into Mo’s background and internal struggles. In one of the episode’s most poignant scenes, Zoey discovers Mo ― who she’s used to seeing in slinky gowns and impeccably styled wigs ― presenting as a cisgender man while rehearsing with a church choir.
Newell, who is gay and gender-nonconforming and uses the pronouns “he” and “his,” had a lot of real-life experience to draw from when it came to playing Mo. Like his character, the actor and singer had to reconcile his religious faith and his gender identity growing up, andJane Levy and Alex Newell star in NBC's “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.
The role also gives Newell the opportunity to provide the type of Black queer representation that’s been missing from Hollywood. It’s a responsibility he doesn’t take lightly.
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