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" Gay men are still men. "
Lindsay Mendez
Gay
Still
Men
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" I have a big persona onstage sometimes, but offstage, I'm super shy. Like, I don't want to perform for people - I'd rather die than sing in a room for someone. "
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" People learn from their mistakes and move forward. "
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" I don't look like a chorus girl. "
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" I loved Judy Garland growing up, and I also loved Ella Fitzgerald. "
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" 'Dogfight' was everything wonderful and terrifying about a show, and I feel it 1,000% gave me the knowledge and the confidence that I could do this. I can step up and be present enough to command scenes with amazing actors. "
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" I teach a lot of young musical theatre actors, and I notice that a lot of them say that they have a harder time connecting the classic repertoire. "
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Notice
" I did 'The Sound of Music.' That was my first musical. "
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First
" I've always been afraid to do a solo show. When I go to see the great solo shows of Liz Callaway or Christine Ebersole, they have so many incredible stories to talk about, and their material and lives are so rich. I've always worried that my life was not rich enough. "
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" 'Dogfight' is my favorite thing I've ever worked on. It's such a special piece, and I'm so close to the character of Rose. I loved doing it every night. "
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Character
Night
" I am not a beauty queen, and I was not the popular girl in high school. "
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Queen
" Getting an agent is hard, and I also think people rush to get an agent too soon. "
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Soon
" I've never been a bridesmaid. "
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Never
" At 'Wicked,' they are really great about letting you make your own choices with the roles. "
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Choices
Great
" When you are preparing for a role, you have a script to comb through and the writer's help in telling you about the character, and then you can fill in the gaps. When you are doing a cabaret show, it's very personal. You have the opportunity to share parts of yourself with an audience and figure out how you want to connect. "
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Opportunity
Character
Help
" I think it's important to play real people. "
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Think
Important
People
" I'm good friends with Matt Morrison. "
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Good Friends
Friends
Matt
" I learned by watching Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand. "
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Learned
Watching
Judy
" I do think television has really fantasized it to the point where now everyone wants a gay best friend. "
Lindsay Mendez
Gay
Friend
Best Friend
" When I was 12, I played Dorothy in my community theatre production of 'The Wizard of Oz,' and it was very critically hailed by my school paper! "
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Paper
Very
School
" I started taking voice when I was six and dance classes every day - I just couldn't get enough. "
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Voice
Dance
Every Day
" I was born in Southern California in a city called Norwalk. I grew up there until I moved up to New York when I was 18. "
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City
New York
New
" 'Dogfight' holds a special place in my heart, and I try to sing the songs whenever I can. "
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Try
Heart
I Can
" There was so much emotional response to 'Dogfight.' You just heard the audience: They were so horrified. They were sobbing. They were joyful at times. "
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Just
" Being called ugly every day is not easy on the psyche. "
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Every
Ugly
" It's been a huge honor to collaborate and create new theatre with new writers and to create theatre that will last after my lifetime. It's been in the most truthful way possible. It's my favorite thing to do. "
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Theatre
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" I have a group of fans who pitched in and named a star after me... So. Cool. "
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" I loved working on 'Dogfight,' but when I first read it and wrapped my head around the story, I was a little horrified. "
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" It's nice to be with a male energy as opposed to a female energy. It's very different. "
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" I feel like I do my best work under fear of being fired. "
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Fear
Best
Feel