Ariāel Stachel.
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After winning big at this yearās Tonys, The Bandās Visit star Ariāel Stachel is making his way toward the next letter in his EGOT, having been cast across from Taylour Paige and Riley Keough in director Janicza Bravoās upcoming drama Zola. Which, if youāll remember, is based on a 2015 viral tweetstorm by exotic dancer Aziah āZolaā Wells, who later expounded upon her epic tale of an ill-fated trip to Florida in Rolling Stoneās āZola Tells All: The Real Story Behind the Greatest Stripper Saga Ever Tweeted.ā Stachel will play Sean, Zolaās (very reasonably) concerned fiancĆ©. A controlling pimp, Hooters, Facebook, a four-story drop, and now, 2018ās Best Featured Actor in a Musical.