With a new memoir 20 years after breakout hit ‘Leave (Get Out),’ JoJo is back in control

As she writes in her new memoir, the battle for control is one that has followed Joanna “JoJo” Levesque throughout her personal life and career. Levesque says she’s cautious of coming across as “judgmental” of her parents. “I’m grateful that she was even open to going there with me,” Levesque says. “There’s so much emotion conveyed by.” Levesque made her Broadway debut as Satine in 2023, following a pandemic closure spent singing showtunes with her mom. “It’s not something for the faint of heart,” Tveit adds, but “I think she has a lot to offer to musical theater.” Joanna “JoJo” Levesque’s memoir, “Over the Influence,” comes out Sept. 17.