She is known by so many names: The original Angelica Schuyler in Broadway’s cultural phenomenon “Hamilton.” Mimi in the closing cast of “Rent.” Hela in the 2017 HBO drama about how a Virginia woman’s cancerous cells led to dozens of medical advancements in “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.”
But Renée Elise Goldsberry is, ultimately, a storyteller.
Whether she’s playing an intelligent woman who commands attention and respect (Angelica in “Hamilton”), a feisty attorney (Geneva Pine in “The Good Wife”), or making the rafters tremble when her volcanic voice erupts when she sings.
