I have always seem to step into highly anticipat [roles] where the expectation is way beyond what I can control, whether that is playing Liza Minnelli [in “The Boy From Oz”] or playing in “Anything Goes” or taking on Elphaba after Idina [Menzel in “Wick”].
I have to kind of ignore it and just step into the shoes that. I know will make the storytelling very unique, very my own, while still staying true to the material.
But never ever have
I tri to mimic what has been done before. And this is a very, very telegram database different Norma. I hope that the audience is actually rooting for Norma to find some sort of health and balance.
Q: As someone who was born and rais in Southern California, how does a Hollywood story like “Sunset Boulevard” resonate to you?
A: It resonates in the fact that I decid at a very young age that. I had to leave the Hollywood element of it all. I knew that wasn’t going to be my “in” into being an actress or a storyteller in any way add a media uploader to your website: encourage your shy followers because. Of how immiate people’s decisions are bas on your look, bas on your weight. Bas on whatever the aesthetic of you is, rather than being a deeper artist.
So for me, I felt Hollywood was a bit
I don’t want to use the word toxic, but there is a toxicity in Hollywood where so much of it is bas on what you look like. We’re touching on that in this particular version of. “Sunset Boulevard,” so I china data guess, yes, there is some insight.
Q: You starr in “Into the Woods” on Broadway through its Jan. 8 closing and will be returning for the touring production shortly after. “Sunset Boulevard.” How do you handle the dynamic of rehearsing a new show while trying to stay sharp at another.