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" I'd moved to New York to pursue a career in theatre, and it's very practical how you do it - I just went to every open call going. "

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" I was journaling in Florence, and I was like, 'Oh, I have to come out of the closet. I have to break up with this guy' - he was my 'roommate.' So that was my awakening moment, when I stepped into my own skin while in a foreign country by myself and had a very stereotypical moment of revelation. "

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" For Halloween, I've gone trick-or-treating as Mary Poppins, Peter Pan, and Robin Hood. "

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" I believe in 'Backstage.' It changed my life. "

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" The difference between being in the closet and out of the closet as a gay man is such a huge shift. I feel so connected still to that 22-year-old, but the idea that I was not open with that part of my life - which I am now so open about - is sort of surreal. "

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" I feel like loyalty is such a rare quality in this world, particularly the entertainment world. "

" I was playing this character, Melchior Gabor, who was a rebel and who was a person who didn't let the world define him, and who stood up to authority and was this kind of revolutionary... And when I left 'Spring Awakening,' I came out of that experience feeling like... I had cultivated this side of my personality that hadn't existed before. "

" When you're always onstage, you really have to focus on listening and reacting. "

" Maybe someday I'll have a job where it haunts me or it's hard to move on. "

" I loved traditional musical comedy. That was my passion. Then 'Spring Awakening' happened, and it took that rock n' roll and pop music to change gears for me. "

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" I wish that I could take credit for the success of 'Frozen' and 'Hamilton.' But I just feel lucky to be in 'em. "

" We didn't have a glee club at my school. It depends on what area of the States you're from. It's more in the Midwest. "

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" I grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, watching the Tony Awards on TV. Not just 'watching' the Tony Awards on TV - I would record them on a VHS tape and bring them in to school and show them to the other kids. "

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" I was obsessed with Nintendo. "

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" I love going to the movies. "