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Shanice Wilson-Knox is filling some vast shoes through her latest role on the theater stage.

The R&B songstress known for the hit “I Love Your Smile” continues to keep her theater kid dreams alive through 44: The Unofficial, Unsanctioned Obama Musical, in which she portrays former First Lady Michelle Obama.

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“I’m so glad that I took this role and that I’m kind of stepping out of my comfort zone in a sense, because when they asked me, I’ve done theater, I started doing theater when I was 8 years old, so theater is kind of where I started. I’ve done Broadway,” she recalled in an interview with Madamenoire. “I was the first African American to play Eponine in Les Miserables, so I’ve done theater, but when I was asked to play former First Lady Michelle Obama, in the beginning, I was like, first of all, I was honored, but I got nervous, asking myself questions …