Andrew Keenan-Bolger Quotes

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Seeing other people perform inspires me. I couldn’t be a good performer if just relied on my own talents. Seeing what other brave choices other actors are making gives me the strength to be bold in auditions and to approach roles in different kind of ways.

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I know everyone claims that their cast is ‘really close,’ but I think the bond we share in ‘Newsies’ is unique. In the show, these boys risk everything in the name of brotherhood, and I feel that same way about the guys in my cast.

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When you‘re reinterpreting the same material eight shows a week, it’s impossible to lock in the ‘ideal‘ performance. Things that felt great in previews can feel forced three months in; jokes that got big laughs in the rehearsal room may suddenly fall flat in front of a paying audience.

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There isn’t a way to depict the gay community without at least mentioning the existence of online dating apps like Grindr.

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I feel that being comfortable – being yourself – when you walk into an audition room is a really important thing. I think being able to own every aspect of your life is only going to make you be more comfortable in front of a table of people you don’t know.

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Everyone knows how physically demanding ‘Newsies’ is in terms of the dance, but even the guys in the toughest tracks remark that the singing in this show is often the hardest part. The newsboys are teenagers, and Alan Menken wrote this music in the top of a guy‘s range.

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People have not given children enough credit to understand the idea of death. But I really think they do.

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I think there’s a weird stigma in the TV-film world that theater people can’t be funny and understand subtlety, and I think that could not be more wrong.

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I think that much of the success of the Broadway mounting of ‘Newsies’ was due in no small part to the infectious camaraderie on stage between the boys.

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You can’t have living without dying.

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YouTube came out when I was a sophomore in college, and I feel like I was one of the first people to put musical theater stuff online.

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When you’re an actor, there are so many opportunities that are not in your control.

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Tony night was probably the highlight of my time with ‘Newsies’ – heck, of my life for that matter!

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I think the advent of things like YouTube have made it possible for creators to tell stories cheaply and efficiently and to have a built-in audience.

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I think there’s so much that is out of our control as actors, and it’s just really hard to market yourself in such a huge industry.

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If my 12-year-old self knew that there was going to be a Broadway adaptation of ‘Newsies,’ I would have freaked out.

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People are not just going to bars and meeting people; they’re connecting through social media.

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I think what’s universal is the idea of auditioning. It’s something that you do in every kind of job market. You audition every time you go on a date, you audition at a job interview, and it’s always about trying to put the best version of yourself forward and seeing what sticks and what doesn’t.

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As a kid, I was obsessed with Broadway cast recordings, and I would totally mimic and memorize every little choice that these actors made.

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I tried to live my life really openly and transparently right from the get-go. I think that probably resonated with people.

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‘Kris Kringle’ is a holiday musical for a new generation – a gorgeous score paired with a heartwarming tale of family and forgiveness.

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Knowing at the end of the day you get to go home and you can work on your own project is super rewarding as an actor.

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Everybody keeps saying what a lucky coincidence that ‘Newsies’ is happening when it is, with things like Occupy Wall Street.

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I am in love with Los Angeles.

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I’ve been lucky to have grown up in the arts.

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I feel like 2012 was the first year I actually felt like a grown-up.

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I’ve gotten to work with people like Kristin Chenoweth and Chita Rivera… Seeing their process is so interesting. Seeing that these people aren’t immortal – that they go through the same motions as we do and ask for feedback and break down scenes… They have to work, too, and that’s really exciting to see.

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I grew up in a time where there were no queer digital references.

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Live theater is an amorphous art, constantly shifting and evolving with every performance.

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I was on Twitter right in the first couple months that it was out.

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