1 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:04,479 Speaker 1: And that's what you really missed With Jenna. 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 2: And Kevin an iHeartRadio podcast. 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: Welcome to it, and that's what you really missed. Podcasts 4 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: a very special edition. We're welcome Kevin mckel back to 5 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: LA after his recent run of the twenty annual Putnam 6 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: County Spelling Bee at the Kennedy Center. We've seen it 7 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: all on Instagram. We've seen all the people visiting and 8 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: seeing the show. I was not one of them, sadly, 9 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: but we are here to hear firsthand. 10 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 2: Kevin, welcome back, Thank you very much. And Jenna, I 11 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 2: would just like to say, first of all, I met 12 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 2: a lot of wonderful people at stage door, my first 13 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:44,599 Speaker 2: stage door. 14 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: Oh my good god. 15 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 2: But a lot of you, and that's what you really missed. 16 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 2: Podcast listeners showed up and showed out because we said 17 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 2: if we ever see you in public, to tell us 18 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 2: that you liked the podcast, and they took the instructions. 19 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 2: And so I'm here to report so many first hand 20 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 2: accounts of meeting people who listen to the podcast, who 21 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 2: love the podcast. So have lots of thoughts. We're preparing 22 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 2: me for season five. 23 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: Oh my god. 24 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 2: Lots of people were asking where you were and I 25 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 2: was like, she's too pregnant to be exactly fomo. Wow, 26 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 2: thank you a lot of them. And so people are listening, Jenna, 27 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 2: you know, like we do this from home. It's hard 28 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 2: to tell sometimes if people are listening. It feels like 29 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 2: we're in a vacuum. But it's it is really nice 30 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 2: to hear, and it means a lot, and there's this 31 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,759 Speaker 2: like sort of level of understanding. We're going through it together, 32 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 2: we're talking it out together, and hearing from the people 33 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 2: who listen is really really nice nice. So thanks for that, Okay, Kevin, 34 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 2: I've got to know. 35 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: Yes, there's a lot of things I want to know about. 36 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: I think my first or like the burning question in 37 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: my mind is like, are you ready. 38 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 2: To go do an another musical? Yes? Okay, great. I 39 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 2: you know, I have a profound and deep respect for 40 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 2: anybody who can do theater, musical, theater, theater in any capacity. Yeah, 41 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 2: but I did a short run was fair enough. It 42 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 2: was only eleven shows. Still, eleven shows. I don't know 43 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 2: how anybody. 44 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: Does it six like eight times a week for six months. Ye. 45 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 2: So Philippe Royo, who was in the show, he played Chip, 46 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 2: He's been in Andreliette on Broadway for three years. This 47 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 2: week is his last week. He's done with the show 48 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 2: this very week. Damn, he's been doing it for three 49 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 2: and most of them have right, you know, job security great. 50 00:02:55,280 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: But at the same time, I don't know how any 51 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 2: but he does it because the amount of in my head, 52 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 2: I think I sort of felt like romanticized. You have 53 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 2: your days free and then you can go about your 54 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 2: business and then you have work at eight pm? Like 55 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:18,519 Speaker 2: how cool is that? M No, tell me what it's 56 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 2: like then for you for someone who has not been 57 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 2: singing regularly, Yeah, recently. Yeah, The amount of care into 58 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:33,399 Speaker 2: every moment that you speak outside of the show, into 59 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 2: the sleep you're getting, to what you're eating and drinking, 60 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 2: and any sort of contact with the outside world. All 61 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 2: of it for me was how does this take away 62 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 2: from my ability to do the show later? Yeah? 63 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: That is the life of a Broadway performer. At some 64 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: point it does become muscle memory, and that is where 65 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: I think you would benefit from learning about a show show. Uh, 66 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: for being in a longer run of a show, because 67 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: at some I was like that for waitress when I started, 68 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: and it's a big responsibility you guys have a really 69 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: small cast, You have a lot of vocals, you have 70 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: to be on. No help, no choir there for us, Yeah, exactly, 71 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:21,119 Speaker 1: no understudies. 72 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 2: Real understudies. It's a little scary. 73 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: Right At some point your body just clicks in for 74 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: most For most people, I mean, like, look, we're not 75 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: talking about Jesse Mueller doing Waitress, who was carrying a 76 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: show like that, But like I would, I would dare 77 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: to say that if you talk to Jesse or any 78 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 1: of the people who did your show like twenty fifth 79 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: on Broadway, at some point you become more comfortable with 80 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: knowing your limits for your days and then being able 81 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: to perform the show at a decent level. 82 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 2: Maybe not one hundred and ten percent, but like, how 83 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 2: could you get through stand that? Even at the end 84 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 2: of our short little run the very last day, I 85 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 2: think because we had so many visitors, I was doing 86 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 2: a lot of talking and stage door for the first time, 87 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 2: and there were lots of people I was trying to 88 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 2: figure out how to save my voice, and the very 89 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 2: last show, the very last day, I was like, I 90 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 2: don't know. 91 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 1: Stage story is a lot too, because you want to 92 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: talk to everybody and you want to connect with people, 93 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 1: and then you realize you're straining your voice even more 94 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: after two hours of singing. 95 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 2: Because it wasn't the singing that was straining my voice, 96 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 2: it was all the talking and I could feel it. 97 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 2: But I still going to that last show. I knew 98 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 2: I'd be fine. Yeah, because I knew I knew how 99 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 2: to like sing it. I was like, it will come out. 100 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, And then you prove to yourself over time. You're like, oh, 101 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 1: I thought today I wasn't going to make it through, 102 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 1: and I still made. 103 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 2: It through, right. Yeah. 104 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: What was the difference between your expectation going in because 105 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: obviously I know first hand that you were very nervous 106 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: for your first musical. 107 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 2: There was a lot of nerves, like you just didn't 108 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 2: know what. 109 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: To expect, and I totally I mean I go in 110 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: that way and I still am nervous, you know, I 111 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: mean done this, Like what was your expectation versus your reality? 112 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: Like what was it like for you going into the 113 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: rehearsal studios for the first week and like all of it? 114 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 2: Well, I will say that Jenna's a great friend. Did 115 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 2: I call her forty eight hours before IU supposed to 116 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 2: leave for New York and have a complete mouthdown on 117 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 2: the phone. Yes I did. It's okay. Did you talk 118 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 2: me off the ledge completely? Yes, it's okay, and I 119 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 2: thank you. But I know that feeling everything you've ever 120 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 2: told me, and everything you told me going into this 121 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 2: experience was true. I said, I don't know how people 122 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 2: do this. We had twelve days of rehearsal scheduled, right, 123 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 2: and that's what we did. And you were like, you 124 00:06:57,480 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 2: will feel crazy, you will feel like you're drowning, and 125 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 2: you don't know anything at the end of the first week, 126 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 2: but just trust in the process of it. And I did. 127 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 2: I sort of did as much prep work as I 128 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 2: could beforehand because I know this is not my forte. 129 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 2: I will absolutely learn more slowly than everybody else, which 130 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:17,559 Speaker 2: is true. It is a different mechanism in your brain 131 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 2: totally that mine is not developed. 132 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: And you also, like have systems where you learn how 133 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: you learn that fast for shows like where to exit, 134 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: how to enter, like your notes, your shorthand everything comes 135 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: with time and experience. 136 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 2: Yes, and so I was. I did a lot of 137 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 2: prep work between you and Austin, thank god. But I 138 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 2: have to say I think because I did do that 139 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 2: prep work, I was fine. And I also think that 140 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 2: the show itself lends to if you're going to have 141 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 2: to learn a show on twelve days, this is the 142 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 2: exact right kind of show to learn in twelve days. 143 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 2: There's no set changes, there's no costume changes. You are 144 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 2: just there. Everybody gets their moment. It's small, it's manageable. 145 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 2: The music is really fun to learn. You're laughing. I've 146 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 2: never what I didn't I planned for bad, right. I 147 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 2: planned for everything for me to be overwhelmed, right. What 148 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 2: I didn't plan for was the amount of like fun 149 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 2: I had. I couldn't stop laughing. And I have to say, 150 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 2: Danny Meffert, who is the director and Jeffrey, our producer, 151 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 2: set like this really joyful and easy and collaborative tone 152 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 2: that is really reflective of what the actual musical is about. 153 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 2: And through that experience, and I was reminded of Glee 154 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 2: almost every single day in ways because it was you know, 155 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 2: how many times are we on set where people like 156 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 2: this isn't normal? Responsive Glee has gotten the amount of 157 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 2: joy the cast and crew are getting and making this show, 158 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 2: how we're getting along like this is not normal? And 159 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 2: I got that every day from I love it. The 160 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 2: cast being like, it is not normal that everybody is 161 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 2: so cool. Yeah, that's so great. Yeah, and it was 162 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:23,719 Speaker 2: just Danny said, it's only his second time directing, he's 163 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 2: choreographed gigantic shows. Hey, yes, yes, but it was like somebody, 164 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 2: you have twelve days, so it's like you have to 165 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 2: come in there with a plan, you have to know 166 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 2: how to execute that plan. But also there's still room 167 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 2: for everybody to like play around and have fun either thing, 168 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 2: and again that's not I wasn't expecting that either. I 169 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 2: was really expecting this is Broadway level musical theater. It's 170 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 2: going to be very regimented, so interesting. I didn't even 171 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,599 Speaker 2: think about that for you. But it was like, it 172 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 2: doesn't matter how much experience everybody has coming into this. 173 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,679 Speaker 2: And it was like the first day, the first moment 174 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 2: meeting Noah Galvin, he turns and he's like, I'm terrified. Yeah, 175 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 2: And that helped me so much, just being like, oh, 176 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 2: I know that guy can sing his face off and 177 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 2: he's done theater, like he's gonna be if he's nervous. Okay, 178 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 2: we're all in this together, and that sort of community 179 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 2: and camaraderie really does a number on like your mental health, 180 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 2: you know, like, Okay, we're fine, We're in this together, 181 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 2: and like, yeah, everybody's learning at an accelerated pace, much 182 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 2: faster than I am. But I did work. Yeah, and 183 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 2: like the rehearsal process was. Here's the other thing. I 184 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 2: didn't tell anybody that it was my first time doing theater, 185 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 2: like during the show at all. I did after we 186 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 2: got through our first weekend of shows. Were people shocked? Yes, yeah, okay. 187 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 2: I was wondering if you were to tell people or not. 188 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 2: That's so funny. People must have been shock. Yeah, and 189 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 2: I wasn't. The Only person I told was Philip during rehearsal. 190 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 2: And I didn't want anybody to have that expect any 191 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 2: sort of like expectation. 192 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: Yeah. 193 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 2: And I didn't want to have any expectation of myself, 194 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 2: so like, can I hang with these people? I'm like, 195 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 2: let me just do it. Take you till you make it, baby. Yeah. Oh, 196 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 2: I fully I recalled the story of Becca when she 197 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 2: was first on set. I shit you not, I'm not 198 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 2: even lying. When we actually got to the Kennedy Center 199 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 2: to start rehearsals or like to do tech, I've never 200 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 2: done tech. Yeah, I don't know the processes for how 201 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,439 Speaker 2: you operate backstage, what you do with the laundry bag, 202 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 2: signing in and signing out, what you do with your mic. 203 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 2: All of these things are brand new for me. So 204 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 2: all I was doing I was quiet. I was watching 205 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 2: and observing everything, how everybody moved in every department, and 206 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 2: I was like, let me just fake it. After the 207 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:00,839 Speaker 2: first day, I figured it out. 208 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 1: And you do it again. You do the same thing 209 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: every time. 210 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is. 211 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: So interesting because the one thing that I had hoped 212 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: for you was like you realized when you got there 213 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:17,079 Speaker 1: that you were going to have fun, especially in production 214 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: that is so fast, the stakes are so high and 215 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 1: yet so low. You're not opening a new show, you're 216 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: not creating new characters. You are just stepping in and 217 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: bringing your own thing to it. And my hope was 218 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: for you having done those having those experiences before, is 219 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: like you found friendships and joy and like enjointment in 220 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: it all because it's so stressful on its own. Yes, 221 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 1: So I'm so glad you said that. 222 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 2: That's also exactly right what you said, how you looked 223 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 2: at that as exactly what it is. 224 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: I'm also wasn't worried about you because in so many 225 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: ways it is very similar to Glee. You step on 226 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: a set, you learn, and in a day or two 227 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: you move on you learned more. So like in a 228 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 1: lot of ways, I feel like Glee probably prepared you 229 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: the best for situations like this where it's fast paced, 230 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: high stakes and then you you try and laugh in 231 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: between when they say. 232 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 2: Got fully, every day felt more and more similar in 233 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 2: that way where totally Several people are like, I've never 234 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 2: been a necessarily rehearsal process like this, and I was like, well, 235 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 2: I guess I haven't exactly either, Like it may look 236 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 2: a little different, but the feeling was very familiar. Totally totally. 237 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: I also that reminded me of what Hunter Parish. Hunter 238 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:46,959 Speaker 1: Parish came from screen and film and TV and came 239 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 1: and did Spring Awakening, and it was the same thing. 240 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: He was like, you guys have to kind of show 241 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: me what to do, because in TV and film it's 242 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: a lot of handholding. And he's like, and here you're 243 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:02,679 Speaker 1: responsible to show up on time or early, sign yourself in, 244 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: get yourself dressed, hang up your clothes, put them in 245 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 1: the laundry, show up for sat like or on stage 246 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:12,680 Speaker 1: at the time you're supposed to be there. There is 247 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 1: a different mentality. Then it's a much more independent thing 248 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: than somebody knocking on your traly saying they're ready for 249 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: you and literally holding your hand till you get to set. 250 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 2: You know, I'm still mind blown by that because my 251 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 2: family was there for almost the entire run of it, 252 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 2: and my dad was like, oh, the show's at eight. 253 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 2: So he's like, so you have to be there like 254 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 2: at five thirties. I'm like, no, I literally have to 255 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 2: be there at seven thirty. Literally, And I couldn't believe 256 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 2: all those things you just said, that whole checklist. I 257 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 2: was like, wait, there's no hair and makeup department, there's 258 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 2: no like eighties running around, right, No, they just you. 259 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 2: You show up. They expect you to be there, and like, yeah, 260 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 2: you do. I just couldn't. Yeah, but like what if 261 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 2: somebody doesn't show up? Like what is right? 262 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: And everybody shows up unless there's like somebody stuck on 263 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: the subway, everybody shows up. 264 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 2: That was another part of it, to be honest, little 265 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 2: things like that. So like commuting in New York. Two, 266 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 2: I've never lived in New York. I've never really worked 267 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 2: in New York outside of Glee. And again that's a 268 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 2: very different experience. 269 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: So you werehursted in New York City and then you 270 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: travel to DC for the production. 271 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 2: Correct and even figuring out like I'm like, I am 272 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 2: too old to not know anything. I was like figuring 273 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 2: out the trains. 274 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: Figuring out the timing. 275 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 2: The timing, and then like, yes, some days you are 276 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 2: late and I saw like people be late and they'd rush, 277 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 2: and like all the trains from Brooklyn were slow today, 278 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 2: and it's fine, yeah, yeah, sure, it is what it is. 279 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 2: You need to get your own lunch, get your own lunch. 280 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 2: Press day, oh god, all of these. 281 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: Things stressful for you. So explain to people what press 282 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: day is in theater or in your experience, and then 283 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: tell me what your press day was like. 284 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 2: So press day is exactly that you have. We were 285 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 2: in this dance studio basically rehearsing the entire show, putting 286 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 2: the whole show together. Press day. There's a little space 287 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 2: about three feet between the end of where our fake 288 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 2: stay just taped off and the wall, and that was 289 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 2: filled with all kinds of different media from the New 290 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 2: York theater scene. And they come in and we've prepared 291 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 2: sections because what we all talked about, not we I 292 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 2: had no idea, no input. I didn't know anything. But 293 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 2: Danny the director with some of the other more experienced 294 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 2: casts or like, you go in here, you give them 295 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 2: a full three to five minute number or whatever, and 296 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 2: then I guess what ends up on the internet is 297 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 2: only clips anyway. Yeah, so the thinking was, let's just 298 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 2: give them the clips, so smart. So we did no 299 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 2: full numbers except and we did one full number. We 300 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:07,359 Speaker 2: did the open number, yep, and then we did Brilliant 301 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,879 Speaker 2: and maybe a third of magic Foot, which was my number, 302 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 2: but we did the part that had everybody involved in 303 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 2: it great so cute, and then we did another number 304 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 2: of same thing. We took a section of it and 305 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,160 Speaker 2: it was like, this is what you're getting, okay, And 306 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:19,919 Speaker 2: I hope. 307 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 1: What was your expectation of press day because you texted 308 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:25,879 Speaker 1: me the night before and was like press days tomorrow, 309 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 1: and I was like, oh god, he's freaking out a 310 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 1: little bit. And then what was your experience of press day? 311 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 2: It was actually all right because again the whole like 312 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:39,680 Speaker 2: nobody was super psyched to do press day. And also 313 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 2: when you have twelve days of rehearsal, this is taking 314 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 2: a full day to prepare for it. Takes away from 315 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 2: your time. Yeah, and so that was more of the concern. 316 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 2: But I also we learned the show very quickly. It's 317 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 2: a very quick show to learn, and so also felt 318 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 2: pretty confident in what we were doing. Sure, and it 319 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 2: was great. Yeah, it wasn't as scary as I thought 320 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 2: it would be, And I think that helped that we 321 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 2: just did sections of things. Yeah, yeah, for sure. 322 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 1: If they were like, we're only doing Kevin's number and 323 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 1: that's press day, you'd be like, oh god, yeah, I 324 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:17,360 Speaker 1: do have. 325 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 2: To say, which is like a weird thing. But when 326 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 2: you and I performed together and we did suddenly see 327 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:32,399 Speaker 2: more m H and I had the Benefit concert and 328 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 2: I botched it and I completely I entered the white 329 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 2: room totally. I had this fear the entire time from 330 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 2: that experience that that was going to happen to me, 331 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 2: and every single day I had to fight that. But 332 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 2: now I've proven it didn't happen, and. 333 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: Look, at some point you're going to enter the white room. 334 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 2: After one of the shows. One night, I was walking 335 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 2: back to the hotel with Bonnie Million, Tony Award winner 336 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 2: and she said she almost did that night in the show, 337 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 2: and I was like, well, let me tell you, I've 338 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 2: anytime somebody confess something that I confess either A how right, 339 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 2: I've been there, I've never done this before, and too well, 340 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 2: this is also my greatest fear. And she was like, 341 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 2: oh no, no, no, it's fine, it's gonna happen. I was like, yeah, 342 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 2: but what do you do? She goes, it's a certain 343 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 2: look in your eyes and you look across the stage 344 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,439 Speaker 2: to somebody else. Somebody helps you and they know and 345 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 2: they're just gonna help you get out of it. 346 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,960 Speaker 1: Like, okay, exactly right, No, somebody will help you. I 347 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: think when I entered the White Room once, I literally 348 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:39,400 Speaker 1: looked at Rachel Dratch like icon comedian icon, and I said, 349 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: help me. 350 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 2: So it happens. 351 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 1: And it happened very darkly, and it there's no there's 352 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: no way around it. 353 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 2: And it just happened. It almost happened. One show I did. 354 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 2: I was sitting there on the risers and the song 355 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 2: moment in the show is called second. The song is 356 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:02,679 Speaker 2: called second, mm hmm, and I was like, do I 357 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 2: remember the words? Do I? It was the same thing 358 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 2: Jenna in my head I'm going through. I'm like, okay, 359 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 2: I know the first two lines and then what And 360 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:13,439 Speaker 2: at some point I just had to be like, I know, you. 361 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 1: Gotta let it go and let go and trust your 362 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 1: body that your body will say the words even though 363 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: your mind doesn't. Yes. 364 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:20,479 Speaker 2: And then I got up there and I was like, oh, 365 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 2: I do know it. I got past it. 366 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I surprisingly get that way when we perform like 367 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: you and I have performed at numerous events, operations. 368 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 2: Smile, things like that. 369 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: I surprisingly get more nervous at those events that I'm 370 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:38,920 Speaker 1: gonna forget the words than I do ever being in 371 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:44,679 Speaker 1: a show. I get that, And I think it's because 372 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: like I've led into the trust that I'm like, I've 373 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,119 Speaker 1: been doing this show for ten days now, it's gonna 374 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,919 Speaker 1: come to me or I'm gonna get past it and 375 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 1: not get stuck, versus like being in a small, tiny 376 00:20:56,000 --> 00:21:00,640 Speaker 1: stage with one other person when it's dinner. Yeah, exactly. 377 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: I have a couple more questions. This is so fun. 378 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 2: You're my theater coach. Like literally, this only really could 379 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:23,640 Speaker 2: have happened because Jenna, Between Jenna, Darren and Austin and 380 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 2: like my sister, you've all sort of been massaging me 381 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:29,719 Speaker 2: into doing theater. 382 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, we were ready for you, but you were you 383 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 1: were ready than you were yourself very much. So I'm 384 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: curious to hear about your experience. I mean, you've performed 385 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:46,119 Speaker 1: for live audiences. We've done the tour obviously. Was it 386 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: similar or was it kind of that same feeling of 387 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: like a little bit more fear because it's Theitter Girl. 388 00:21:53,400 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 2: The live audience changes everything, huh. We you can compare 389 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:06,400 Speaker 2: it to tour different? Yes and no, Okay, I will 390 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 2: say the structure of this show and for people who 391 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:11,920 Speaker 2: don't know the show, it's a spelling bee and you're 392 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:15,359 Speaker 2: sitting on risers similar to Glee in the classroom, in 393 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 2: the choir room, right, and similar to Glye. People get 394 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 2: up one at a time to do like a solo song, 395 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:26,959 Speaker 2: and there are group numbers, but everybody sort of has 396 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 2: their moment in the sun if you will. 397 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:31,879 Speaker 1: Yeah, we learn about the character in that song, yes, 398 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: Or how they've handled. 399 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 2: A b and Glee tour not so dissimilar, right, and 400 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 2: especially the moments where I got to like speak to 401 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 2: the crowd directly during the Glee tour right in rehearsal, 402 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 2: you don't necessarily feel those things. And we were sort 403 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:52,440 Speaker 2: of like a caveat to all of this is that 404 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 2: I don't as as crazy as a twelve day rehearsal. 405 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 2: A day and a half of tech is. I sort 406 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 2: of love it and I'm thankful for it because you 407 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 2: get to get in front of the audience sooner. Because 408 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 2: to me, it was like you learned so much more 409 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 2: from doing it in front of an audience than you 410 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 2: could ever do from like drilling in a rehearsal rooms 411 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 2: at least for this style of show totally. And I 412 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 2: was just so thankful that we could do that so 413 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 2: quickly because I felt so much better in front of 414 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:29,200 Speaker 2: an audience. It's like what I was fearing in front 415 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,640 Speaker 2: of it. Yeah, but like all those comedy bits you're 416 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 2: making people laugh. The immediate response of it, oh this 417 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 2: is working, this isn't working. All of that was so nice. 418 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:40,920 Speaker 2: And like being able to get up there in front 419 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,919 Speaker 2: of a mic and just sort of be a clown 420 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 2: and make people laugh was so satisfying. 421 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 1: Why I had a really good friend who came and 422 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:51,880 Speaker 1: saw it and said he wants a Broadway transfer. 423 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 2: He had so much better and everybody was so good, 424 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:57,439 Speaker 2: I mean, And I think another thing is that like 425 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 2: we didn't write the show so like if it works, 426 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 2: it's not on us, and it's also just like a 427 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 2: perfectly written. 428 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 1: You also know what shows like action works. Yeah, if 429 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: you you're plug and play. 430 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 2: So like you don't have to worry about the jokes 431 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 2: you have to like and to be able to like 432 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 2: stand in front of the stage by yourself and get 433 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 2: a laughter from a theaterful of people. It's like, Oh, 434 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:23,879 Speaker 2: this is brilliant. This is such a fun show. 435 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:26,120 Speaker 1: You're so lucky to have done such a fun show 436 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:29,239 Speaker 1: that like everybody's so quirky and weird, Like you know 437 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 1: what you're going getting going into it. Yeah, what was 438 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:37,920 Speaker 1: your first performance like versus your last performance? 439 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 2: In your fling? The first performance I thought I was 440 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,360 Speaker 2: going to die. Did you black out? Do you remember it? 441 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 2: I remember it. I was too aware. I was way 442 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 2: too aware. Nightmare Bean and I had a similar experience 443 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 2: where we were just like to present your hands in 444 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,679 Speaker 2: front of your face every everything. I knew everything that 445 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 2: was happening at all times. I was constantly thinking about 446 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:08,399 Speaker 2: what's my next line, because I was like, I'm not 447 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,159 Speaker 2: going into the white room tonight. I'd tell you that. 448 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:14,119 Speaker 2: But you know what was also really helpful. So we 449 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 2: had that same day an invited dress rehearsal. Oh great. 450 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 2: We had run into earlier in the week some George 451 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 2: Washington University students who are in the process of rehearsing 452 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 2: and are going to be putting on their own production 453 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 2: of Spelling Bee. Oh how cute, and Beanie and Noah 454 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 2: had the brilliant idea to invite them to dress because 455 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 2: we didn't have anyone to invite to dress, Like, this 456 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 2: is who we should be inviting. So good, so smart. 457 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 2: So we had a bunch of college kids knew the 458 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:47,640 Speaker 2: show and like expensive, and some of them like didn't 459 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 2: have tickets because they were too expensive, like come to 460 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 2: the dress. Oh that's so nice. Yes, And so that 461 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 2: really really helped. So then going because they were a 462 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 2: great audience, and then going into the first show that night, 463 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 2: I was terrified but also knew it worked. Yeah, I 464 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 2: just had to like do it, and you had just. 465 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: Done it that day, so like your your muscle memory 466 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 1: is there, you didn't have a whole night's sleep before 467 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 1: and you're showing up at eight pm or seven thirty, 468 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 1: and what was your last show? 469 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 2: Like the last show. My nerves sort of did amp 470 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:25,120 Speaker 2: back up again because I had a couple of friends 471 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 2: that were there for the first time. A manager was 472 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 2: seeing it for the first time. 473 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 1: That's different, right, But like, aside from them, how did 474 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 1: you feel about the show? 475 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 2: I felt it was that trust that you know the show, 476 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 2: you know what you're doing, you know it's going to 477 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 2: come out. That was all there, and it was also 478 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 2: just sort of this feeling of like, oh, we really 479 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 2: did this, and also how did this happen so quickly? 480 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 2: All of those feelings. Yeah, and I guess there's that, 481 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,440 Speaker 2: you know, like pride of like I did it. 482 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, you should be so proud of yourself. Yeah, you 483 00:26:57,680 --> 00:26:59,200 Speaker 1: guys are so great. 484 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 2: Did you have come to the show? 485 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:03,719 Speaker 1: I didn't have anybody come to the show. Rob Russo 486 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:08,439 Speaker 1: Dante Russ's brother who's a Broadway producer, I took the 487 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:09,359 Speaker 1: train down to see it. 488 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:11,119 Speaker 2: He sees everybody didn't he tell me. 489 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 1: I don't know, it's ridiculous, but he told me afterwards, 490 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:16,639 Speaker 1: and I was like, how was it? And he's like, 491 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:18,639 Speaker 1: had the best time? Literally, He's like, I need a 492 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 1: Broadway transfer. Because Rob and I used to go see 493 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: Broadway shows in high school together every weekend, so I 494 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:27,160 Speaker 1: wasn't surprised that he went. You have the message him. 495 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: He had such a bless he said he was and 496 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 1: he's a tough critic. So before we wrap this up, 497 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: I could talk to you for hours about this, but 498 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:41,439 Speaker 1: I'm curious, Like I'm a very CD superstitious person, and 499 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 1: I had a very strict ritual before show of what 500 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:48,679 Speaker 1: I drank, what I did, the order in which I 501 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 1: did it. It's like going to a world series and 502 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:54,280 Speaker 1: story in the same socks, like did you have any 503 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: of those things? Did you find yourself falling into any 504 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 1: of that or did you show up like like Darren 505 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:03,239 Speaker 1: Chris can show up up at seven twenty nine and 506 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:06,640 Speaker 1: walk literally into his clothes and on stage like that's 507 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 1: the kind of perform where he is. I need to 508 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:10,919 Speaker 1: show up at five point thirty and have like a 509 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:14,359 Speaker 1: full two hour meditation to myself, what is your what 510 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: is Kevin's experience in this? 511 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 2: Now? A little in between those two things, I would 512 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:26,679 Speaker 2: show up an hour before great because I just and 513 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:29,719 Speaker 2: sometimes I showed up like forty five minutes before, and 514 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 2: I felt like a little guilty or panicked. Okay, and 515 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 2: not that I need to do anything. I have nothing 516 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 2: to do. I didn't really start getting ready until seven thirty. 517 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 2: But I think I liked being there, seeing everyone not 518 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 2: feeling rushed, not feeling rushed. I feel like it was 519 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 2: a big thing, but I did. I had. I did 520 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:51,400 Speaker 2: do the same thing in the same order every night. 521 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 2: And I'm not superstitious at all, but I found myself 522 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 2: just being like, it's a short run. It's working so far, 523 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 2: let's just not change it. I had my tea with 524 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 2: a certain kind of honey, and I had also a water, 525 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 2: and I I got dressed in the sand, like and 526 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 2: we hung out. Like I shared a bathroom with Noah, 527 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 2: Noah Galvin who's in the show, and he'd always play 528 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 2: music and so it sometimes you'd go over there and 529 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,560 Speaker 2: like dance a little bit. So like just having the 530 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 2: extra time to like have on and to relax was nice. 531 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 2: And as a group, we had things we would do 532 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 2: together right before every single time. Cute, cute, very cute. 533 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 2: But yeah, I've never been that person before, but there 534 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:45,720 Speaker 2: I was. It's a weird thing. It's a weird weird thing. 535 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: It's because also you're doing the same show every night. 536 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 1: Like we all had our Glee circle before tour that 537 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:56,640 Speaker 1: we like gathered together. You did the chant, you led 538 00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 1: the chant every night, Like there are things that like 539 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:01,920 Speaker 1: kind of rev you up and set you up for, 540 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: like the show you're about to do. 541 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I have a question for you because I had 542 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 2: the experience of especially you have a two show day. 543 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 2: But even if not, did you have my name's yeah, 544 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 2: we had. We had a five show weekend last weekend. Yeah, 545 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 2: boy yeah bride. Yeah. But also it's a ninety minute show. 546 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 2: I just can't imagine two and a half. Like Leanna 547 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 2: who was in the show, she just came off of 548 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 2: Merrily three hour show. Oh my god, I was thinking 549 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 2: about Hamilton. Yeah, how do you do two shows in 550 00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 2: a day's long day? I don't get it, But Austin explains, 551 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 2: He's like, these are professional athletes. Yes, it's a whole 552 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 2: different thing. Yes, sorry, what was your question? My question 553 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 2: is I would have these moments more often than not 554 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:04,880 Speaker 2: where I'd be sitting on that stage in the middle 555 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:06,959 Speaker 2: of the show and all of a sudden be like, 556 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:11,960 Speaker 2: wait did earlier today happen? 557 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:12,760 Speaker 1: Yeah? 558 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 2: I feel like I have not left the stage you have, right, 559 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:18,800 Speaker 2: all of a sudden, You're back on stage in front 560 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 2: of the lights. 561 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:22,080 Speaker 1: Same costume, same spot. 562 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, what has happened? And it would freak me out 563 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,320 Speaker 2: every single time, like what is happening. 564 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:29,720 Speaker 1: It's kind of why people enter the white room is 565 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 1: because your body wants to go into automatic pilot and 566 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 1: if your click, if you let yourself click into that, 567 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: sometimes it works, and sometimes your brain doesn't function. 568 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 2: It doesn't. It's like short circuiting. That makes sense. 569 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: So you can't let yourself go on autopilot because's number one. 570 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 1: That's you know, you're just like them doing it. You're 571 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:52,320 Speaker 1: going through the motions. But then also you're trusting like 572 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 1: something that like you don't know that you should technically trust. 573 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:59,680 Speaker 2: No, it was it was a really. 574 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 1: Very real, it's very strangely outer body. Oh yeah, like 575 00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: watching yourself perform. 576 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I'm like, oh my god, we're getting to 577 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:11,560 Speaker 2: this bit again. Here we go. But what I would 578 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:16,080 Speaker 2: always remember is that like people traveled from far and 579 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:18,520 Speaker 2: wide to be here, They paid a lot of money 580 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 2: to be here time, Yes, and this is their first 581 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 2: and probably only time seeing this. They deserve the same 582 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:29,680 Speaker 2: like me, to be locked in. Yeah, And so then 583 00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:32,320 Speaker 2: it was like pull me back to reality and You're 584 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:33,959 Speaker 2: just not always going to be locked in like that. 585 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:36,600 Speaker 1: But I always try and find like some one thing 586 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 1: to do with the show that's tiny bit different than 587 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:40,800 Speaker 1: I did at the last Yes, and it like keeps 588 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:42,280 Speaker 1: you kind of on your toes a little. 589 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:47,960 Speaker 2: Bit after the sort of going back. I just remembered 590 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:50,680 Speaker 2: this going back to your first difference between first and 591 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:56,600 Speaker 2: last performance. After the first performance, I think I had 592 00:32:56,720 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 2: such a crash, like all my nerves had been in 593 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 2: reserve really until the first performance, and then afterwards my 594 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:09,200 Speaker 2: body felt so crazy and I slept like five hours 595 00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:13,720 Speaker 2: the night before because I'm not well mentally, and I'm 596 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:16,360 Speaker 2: yelling through the bathroom to know. I'm like, why do 597 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:21,080 Speaker 2: people do this? This is fun? Like you enjoy this? 598 00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 2: And then he's like, you really didn't have any fun. 599 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 2: I was like no, I was so stressed about just 600 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:32,960 Speaker 2: getting through the show. I was like, how do you 601 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:33,560 Speaker 2: do this? 602 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:35,960 Speaker 1: But as soon as the next day happened, then you 603 00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:39,640 Speaker 1: got You did your second show. Is everybody's first show, yes, 604 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:44,800 Speaker 1: because you'd never done this before, so you get the 605 00:33:44,840 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 1: first show. This is why I always tell people though, 606 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:49,240 Speaker 1: like you're not allowed to come to my first show. 607 00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 2: I Oh, I thought about that a lot, and luckily 608 00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 2: my family listened. I'm so glad you got that they came. 609 00:33:55,920 --> 00:34:00,200 Speaker 2: I technically opening night, which was after two show, that 610 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:03,160 Speaker 2: was our third show. Got to get your rhythm, you 611 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:05,600 Speaker 2: gotta get yeah, like, let me get my bearings here, 612 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 2: let me figure it out. And then I'm like, Okay, 613 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 2: I understand why people like this. They understand why people 614 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:13,920 Speaker 2: do it, but lord, I could not understand because I 615 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:17,600 Speaker 2: had the fear of and going into the second show again. 616 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:21,759 Speaker 2: The first show was so stressful for me that I 617 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 2: was like, is this how I'm going to feel every time? 618 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:32,320 Speaker 2: Because that is not sustainable? So interesting and luckily no release. 619 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:35,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, second show blues are also at thing. So for 620 00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 1: some people, most people, your first show is usually pretty 621 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:41,920 Speaker 1: good because you're like, we did it, We're on adrenaline, 622 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,880 Speaker 1: our bodies are working, we're like hyper aware. And then 623 00:34:44,920 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 1: the second show blues come and you're like. 624 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:52,239 Speaker 2: Oh, I get that. It's like sophomore Yeah exactly. I 625 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:55,600 Speaker 2: felt like for me, and maybe it's because it, say, 626 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:59,200 Speaker 2: is my first experience, I had the opposite. Not to 627 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:03,040 Speaker 2: say like my first show was worse than my fifth 628 00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:07,279 Speaker 2: show or eighth show, not at all, but mentally I 629 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 2: was sort of like on an uphill climb where every day, 630 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:15,439 Speaker 2: through every show I felt like I was understanding it more. Yeah, Oh, 631 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:18,640 Speaker 2: understanding this beat, more, understanding what that line really means. 632 00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:23,239 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, and like continuing to like find it through 633 00:35:23,360 --> 00:35:26,600 Speaker 2: every single show, which was nice. That was exciting. 634 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:30,560 Speaker 1: I like that part that this is a great entry 635 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:31,759 Speaker 1: way for you though, to the theater. 636 00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:32,320 Speaker 2: I think. 637 00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:35,359 Speaker 1: I think if you were in a Broadway production that 638 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:39,960 Speaker 1: was like either brand new and you're working, there's a 639 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:42,120 Speaker 1: lot of stakes people are creating for the first time, 640 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:43,759 Speaker 1: there's a lot of will this work? 641 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:44,560 Speaker 2: Will this not work? 642 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:47,359 Speaker 1: And then also if you're just popping into a show 643 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:50,640 Speaker 1: that people are already a part of, that's also hard 644 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:53,440 Speaker 1: because you're like, God, this is their house and I'm 645 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:55,279 Speaker 1: like popping it now, and I have to fit into 646 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:59,040 Speaker 1: their their stuff. But this one, like you were all 647 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:02,600 Speaker 1: in it together for this like wild and crazy ride, 648 00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:04,839 Speaker 1: And even though yours was a little bit different because 649 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:08,880 Speaker 1: this was like literally your first theater performance ever, I 650 00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:11,759 Speaker 1: feel like this was a really good entry way for you. 651 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:14,600 Speaker 2: Yeah. I feel very lucky. I feel like it was 652 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:16,000 Speaker 2: the perfect. 653 00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:18,560 Speaker 1: Everybody seemed so nice and supportive and kind of like 654 00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:20,799 Speaker 1: in the same boat, like Noah, like scared, you know, 655 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:22,719 Speaker 1: like it. 656 00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:24,600 Speaker 2: Was like we were all sort of we're all coming 657 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:27,919 Speaker 2: into it doing it for different reasons, but also had 658 00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:32,440 Speaker 2: this common thread of like, we all need to do 659 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:35,880 Speaker 2: this for ourselves for a different reason. It doesn't matter 660 00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:37,840 Speaker 2: what's bringing you there, but like we all just needed 661 00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:41,480 Speaker 2: to do it. And it was just like a, really, 662 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:46,200 Speaker 2: that whole cast is so great, so nice. I could 663 00:36:46,239 --> 00:36:48,400 Speaker 2: sit and talk to you about each of them for days, 664 00:36:49,239 --> 00:36:52,279 Speaker 2: but we really did bond and it was like the 665 00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:55,920 Speaker 2: friends and family that people had that came through were 666 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:59,799 Speaker 2: also just so so supportive. Noah only found out it 667 00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:03,040 Speaker 2: was my for at show at the last day because 668 00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:07,319 Speaker 2: I told his husband, Ben Platt, and Ben's like, you 669 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:08,839 Speaker 2: need to do more theater. I'm like, you know, I've 670 00:37:08,840 --> 00:37:11,399 Speaker 2: never done theater. He's like what yeah. It's like yeah, 671 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:13,680 Speaker 2: He's like And then he told Noah shortly after, and 672 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:15,480 Speaker 2: I was like, you're so stupid. 673 00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:20,600 Speaker 1: I love that you you kept that underwrap. 674 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:22,680 Speaker 2: I was like, Ben, why are you blowing up the 675 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:23,359 Speaker 2: spot like this. 676 00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:26,960 Speaker 1: I would have walked in the first day like showing 677 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:29,920 Speaker 1: all my cards, like I've never done this before. So 678 00:37:29,960 --> 00:37:32,799 Speaker 1: the expectation was so low for me. Otherwise, I'm like, 679 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:34,840 Speaker 1: how do you expect me to do this like that 680 00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:37,720 Speaker 1: was my plan, and then you were like, never mind. 681 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:42,600 Speaker 2: In order to subvert I guess how I normally operate, 682 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:45,880 Speaker 2: which is to set the bar really low, to be 683 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:49,400 Speaker 2: self deprecating. I was like, this is a completely new world. 684 00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:51,160 Speaker 2: Let me not do that to myself. 685 00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:57,840 Speaker 1: You proved yourself before. And then I told them, guess what, yes, okay. 686 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:02,160 Speaker 2: I like that. I didn't want the expectation to be like, oh, 687 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 2: this this was good for your first try totally totally, 688 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:09,240 Speaker 2: or oh he didn't nail it, but it's his first 689 00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:12,960 Speaker 2: I didn't want that for sure. That's fair, that's totally fair. Like, 690 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:15,399 Speaker 2: let me hear your honest thoughts and then I'll tell 691 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:17,520 Speaker 2: you the true Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm sure. Sure. 692 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:21,319 Speaker 1: Well this was so much fun. I'm so happy for you. 693 00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:24,359 Speaker 1: We're so glad to be back. But my goodness, I 694 00:38:24,440 --> 00:38:30,400 Speaker 1: was just loving all the updates and all the Instagram story. 695 00:38:31,640 --> 00:38:35,640 Speaker 2: Anyone on TikTok who has been subjected to me singing 696 00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:41,560 Speaker 2: magic foot, I know it plagued some of your algorithms 697 00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:45,319 Speaker 2: for a while. I'm so sorry. Oh my gosh, I 698 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:47,400 Speaker 2: gotta go check it out. And I will also just 699 00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:50,200 Speaker 2: say the magic of the show is also that we 700 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:53,319 Speaker 2: get four people from the audience to be in the 701 00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:58,799 Speaker 2: show every single time, and we had so many incredible guests, 702 00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:03,480 Speaker 2: and I just I think it's so brave. I think 703 00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:06,680 Speaker 2: you're idiots for volunteering. I don't know if I could 704 00:39:06,719 --> 00:39:08,799 Speaker 2: ever do that, but like, thank you to doing that, 705 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:13,359 Speaker 2: Jesse Tyler Ferguson and the original cast of Spelling Bee 706 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:16,719 Speaker 2: who came to see it. Like just thank you to 707 00:39:16,760 --> 00:39:20,800 Speaker 2: all those people. To the Press Secretary of the United 708 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:22,880 Speaker 2: States who came and sat on stage with us to 709 00:39:22,920 --> 00:39:26,200 Speaker 2: be a guest speller, Like oh my god, Dana Bash 710 00:39:26,239 --> 00:39:29,400 Speaker 2: from CNN, Like thank you to all these people and 711 00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:33,080 Speaker 2: all the people who were not famous who came because 712 00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:35,800 Speaker 2: there were more of you. It's just like really really 713 00:39:36,360 --> 00:39:37,800 Speaker 2: brave of you to sit up there on stage with 714 00:39:37,880 --> 00:39:40,400 Speaker 2: us and not know what you're getting yourself into. So 715 00:39:40,680 --> 00:39:42,719 Speaker 2: thank you for doing that, And like thank you to 716 00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:44,520 Speaker 2: all the people who did come. There are people who 717 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:46,960 Speaker 2: came from Florida, there are people who came from Europe, 718 00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:49,480 Speaker 2: there are people who came from the West Coast to 719 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:53,560 Speaker 2: see it. And my family who came from Texas and 720 00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:56,280 Speaker 2: New York to see it. Just thank you to everyone 721 00:39:57,400 --> 00:39:59,600 Speaker 2: because it's just so nice that you'd come and see 722 00:39:59,600 --> 00:40:02,319 Speaker 2: that and take the time to support the little show. 723 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:06,320 Speaker 2: You know, so jealous I would have. I'm so jealous. 724 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:09,200 Speaker 2: I couldn't have been there. I was there in spirit. 725 00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:11,640 Speaker 2: You sure were. I thought about you every day. 726 00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:15,239 Speaker 1: Oh, thank you Kevin for sharing your experience with this. 727 00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:19,040 Speaker 1: That's really fun and I hope you guys go listen 728 00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:21,439 Speaker 1: to twenty for the annual butteum con spelling if you haven't, 729 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:24,200 Speaker 1: because it's wild ride, so much fun. 730 00:40:24,719 --> 00:40:27,399 Speaker 2: It's just one of the best shows. And also through 731 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:29,960 Speaker 2: this experience, I've met so many people who did the 732 00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:32,240 Speaker 2: show in high school or college. So if you haven't 733 00:40:32,239 --> 00:40:34,040 Speaker 2: done it and you're in one of those positions to 734 00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:37,319 Speaker 2: maybe choose to do it, look at it. It is 735 00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:41,320 Speaker 2: just the most joyous experience you will bond with people. 736 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:46,560 Speaker 2: The comedy is unparalleled. It's just so much fun. It's 737 00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:52,759 Speaker 2: a weird, perfect mix of happy, sad, good music. So 738 00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:55,399 Speaker 2: like or go see a local production of it. Look 739 00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:57,080 Speaker 2: it up. There's lots of people doing it all the 740 00:40:57,120 --> 00:41:01,919 Speaker 2: time all around the country. It's a magical show. Yeah, 741 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:04,560 Speaker 2: thanks Jennifer for asking me all these questions. My gosh, 742 00:41:04,760 --> 00:41:07,279 Speaker 2: my pleasure. I guess, and that's what you really miss 743 00:41:08,280 --> 00:41:11,440 Speaker 2: Thanks for listening, and follow us on Instagram at and 744 00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:13,719 Speaker 2: That's what you really miss pod. Make sure to write 745 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:16,080 Speaker 2: us a review and leave us five stars. See you 746 00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:16,480 Speaker 2: next time.