Abby DePhillips: A Deeper Shade of Pink

What this episode covers

The phrase, “show me your friends and I’ll show you your future” most definitely applies to Abby DePhillips. There is not a person you ask who doesn’t have only glowing things to say about her kindness, her work ethic, and her intelligence. She has mastered the art of being on Broadway without being on Broadway just yet, surrounding herself with a community of close friends who happen to be New York’s finest Broadway performers. But to Abby, these are simply the people who made New York seem more like home: she refers to them as, “her older brothers and sisters.” I consider myself lucky that one of those older brothers brought Abby into my life. While I had known of Abby as a performer back when we were in high school, I did not know our paths would ever cross. I certainly did not expect to be working on set as a stylist on a lingerie shoot when she popped in to cover social media for the day, donning a colorful rain jacket and rain boots - she may have been the most fashionable of all of us that day. While working on sets with her and running around parties with guest lists with her for years, I learned that she was now on the producing track, and loving it. And let me tell you, she is good at it, as she has co-produced many concerts, one of them being the popular Pronoun Showdown (she has produced eight in the last year or so). She may aspire to be the brunette Elle Woods, but those who know her know that she already exhibits Elle’s resilience, positivity, and love of all things pink (you should look at pictures of her living room if you don’t believe me). It has not always been sunshine and roses, as Abby speaks about feeling lost and unsure of her path and battling hard days, but she assures me that she loves what she loves and the great days are great and she itches to share that with the world. And when she gets her turn on Broadway, she knows it will be because she is the brains behind the operation. And that there will be a seriously large community of Abby DePhillips fans in the audience. Abby may feel lucky that she has accomplished what she has at such a young age in this city, but it is those who watch her who are the lucky ones. We are all rooting for Abby DePhillips, no matter what shade of pink she inhabits today.