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I play the guitar every day.
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I was always a big fan of 'Pippin' and 'Godspell,' even before I heard 'Meadowlark.'
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I had to go off by myself to try and discover what my talent really was.
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I'm kind of a double middle child.
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There is genuine healing in a beautifully crafted musical theatre song, like Stephen Sondheim's 'Losing My Mind,' or a pop music gem like Joni Mitchell's 'Help Me.'
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My favourite roller coaster is the Millennium Force at Cedar Point in Ohio.
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With a lot of contemporary musicals, the songs are like a calling card: the action stops for them.
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George Hearn taught me that you learn that there are roles that are Tony roles and roles that are not.
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For me, in the audition, the song that you choose should make you cry. It doesn't matter why: it could be because you're happy, but it gives you that feeling that you're overflowing.
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When I was a kid, I wanted to be an actor in classics like Shaw and Shakespeare and Chekov and Ibsen.
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Sometimes you're the only one who thinks you have a good idea.
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As a teen, 'Thunder Road' was always in my head.
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Making music has saved my life.
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I just think Brian d'Arcy James is a dream come true. I've known of him ever since I saw him in 'Titanic,' and I fell crazy in love with him at that moment.
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Any kind of grieving that is not allowed causes a break. In our culture, grieving in public is not encouraged, but in other cultures, it is done publicly. Some cultures have walls where people can cry. We don't have that. We have theatre where there's always the chance for you to face things within yourself.
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'American Psycho' reminds me of my track in 'Tommy,' my first Broadway show. It's similar conceptually and has that rock n' roll streak.
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Oh my God, I love Max von Essen.
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Now, I come from a long line of narcissists. And I also have no kids - by choice - but I understand not being a mother and the pain that comes from that.
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My Mickey Mouse ears were given to me by a dear friend. They remind me of how I need to be silly.
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My favorite thing as a performing artist is to get a pile of raw material from a writer who says, 'Will you help me make this real?' There's nothing like starting from scratch.
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All day I wait for my job, which I do at night, and once I get there, I walk a tightrope, jump through hoops, and take breathtaking dives.
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'Closure' is the word used for a loss that's not acknowledged - and the habit this causes, physically and mentally, for anybody who is participating in that.
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The audience fills me back up, definitely.
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It's hard being a Barbie doll all the time.
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