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\u201cHell\u2019s Kitchen\u201d ran at the Public from October to January \u2014 it was sold out, and well-received<\/a>. Moon is now relishing her Broadway moment.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know, I got scared that in the stress of all this, I would crumble, and I\u2019m not going to lie \u2014 I\u2019ve had my moments,\u201d she said. \u201cDuring tech I had a huge breakdown where everything hit me at once, and I fell apart during \u2018Teenage Love Affair,\u2019 ran offstage, came up into my dressing room, had people praying over me, got through it.\u201d<\/p>\n But mostly, she\u2019s good. \u201cI\u2019ve had little moments like that, but overall, this is the healthiest I\u2019ve ever been in my life,\u201d she said. \u201cI love being here for the first time in a very long time.\u201d<\/p>\n She\u2019s getting lots of support. Keys, describing Moon as some combination of mentee, little sister and friend, is trying to give the advice she wished she had received. Older castmates are sharing tips on vocal health and endurance. Moon has become particularly close with Bean, who plays her mother, and who has put a lot of thought into how best to be helpful without being meddlesome. \u201cWe are bringing our own mother-daughter stuff,\u201d Bean said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things in the soup, and that\u2019s what gives it flavor.\u201d<\/p>\n With the help of her castmates, Moon is learning how to manage the rigors of an eight-show week. \u201cI stay home with my cat and my dog and I drink tea and I watch Netflix and I steam [my vocal cords],\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t drink. I don\u2019t smoke. I try to stay out of the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n But certain aspects of her life are changing quickly: \u201cHell\u2019s Kitchen,\u201d with 13 Tony nominations, is a leading contender for best musical, and there\u2019s now a lot of what she calls \u201csparkle.\u201d In March, she made her first late-night talk-show appearance, on the \u201cTonight Show”<\/a> with Jimmy Fallon. Last month, the show\u2019s opening night audience included Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey. And on Monday night, she was a guest at the Met Gala, dressed by Collina Strada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n