AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Broadway star Maleah Joi Moon enjoys a 'cupcake' of a year Maleah Joi Moon poses for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in New York. Moon has been named one of The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Maleah Joi Moon poses for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in New York. Moon has been named one of The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Maleah Joi Moon poses for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in New York. Moon has been named one of The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Maleah Joi Moon poses for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in New York. Moon has been named one of The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Maleah Joi Moon poses for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in New York. Moon has been named one of The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
This combination of photos shows AP's 2024 breakthrough entertainers of the year. Fred Hechinger, from top left, Maleah Joi Moon, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Adria Arjona, Myha'la, Aaron Pierre, and Glorilla. (AP Photo)
This combination of photos shows AP's 2024 breakthrough entertainers of the year. Fred Hechinger, from top left, Maleah Joi Moon, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Adria Arjona, Myha'la, Aaron Pierre, and Glorilla. (AP Photo)
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Maleah Joi Moon poses for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in New York. Moon has been named one of The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)