Paloma was photographed and interviewed by Alison Engstrom; she was styled by Sarah Slutsky; makeup by Tina Turnbow and hair by Marc Mena; styling assistance Carlee Princell.
ON SEEING THE FILM
Tomorrow will be my fourth time seeing it; it’s more beautiful than I ever thought it could be. It’s such a visual treat for the eyes and on top of it you have these epic breakout performances—I just can’t say enough. Usually, you go to a movie and you’re seeing three or four massive stars and a handful of supporting cast who are still pretty well-known. But here, there are like 50 feature film debuts. Many of the people in this film I’ve worked with for a long time, it’s like the whole Broadway community. We’re all celebrating each other, which has been so fun. The New York cast screening and the New York premiere were like a rock concert because our friends kept popping up on the screen.
ON THE ANTICIPATION OF THE FILM’S RELEASE, WHICH WAS DELAYED BY A YEAR
It’s a major film and Steven said it was meant to be seen in the theaters and to be an experience. I remember sitting at dinner one night with a friend and saying, he would truly push this five years if he had to in order for it to have the proper release it deserves. At the time, I had just moved out to LA after 13 years in New York. I drove across the country with my dad and every one of my belongings. When I got out here, it was September, I slept in my apartment for one night and the next morning, Steven did a Zoom with us and announced that the film was being pushed by a year, it was crazy. I was like, my plans!
