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" At a very early age I knew I wanted to be an actor and then more specifically that I wanted to be on Broadway and be in musicals. "

Andrew Rannells

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" Coming from the theater, you know what your given circumstances are every night and who your character is. You're reenacting this one moment of their lives over and over, so you get really good at figuring out how to navigate it. TV was a huge adjustment for me because the script changes every episode, and you have a different set of circumstances. "

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