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" I've always had a big voice, but I'm very aware of when you need to belt or go all out like that - when it's necessary and plot driven - as opposed to just screaming to scream, which I hate. "

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" I think, going into a room for an audition, the best thing you can do is represent who you are specifically as an individual and what you can bring to a creative process in a room - as opposed to being worried about 'where you fit' - because that's really their job to decide where you fit. Your job is to just present the best 'you' you can. "

Lindsay Mendez

You

Job

Think

" I remember getting notified that I won an award, and I gloated up a storm to my mother, and I was so obnoxious about it, but I said to her, 'Momma, I'm going to enjoy every moment of this because tomorrow, something bad is going to happen.' "

" I started taking voice when I was six and dance classes every day - I just couldn't get enough. "

" Judy Garland, Doris Day, and Gene Kelly were all big influences growing up from all of the films. I'm also a huge folk music fan - Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, and Bob Dylan have influenced a lot of how music can inspire change in our world. "

" I'm a big Broadway fan and a big MGM fan. "

" I have a group of fans who pitched in and named a star after me... So. Cool. "

Lindsay Mendez

Who

Star

" I am not a beauty queen, and I was not the popular girl in high school. "

" I loved working on 'Dogfight,' but when I first read it and wrapped my head around the story, I was a little horrified. "

" 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. "

" I learned by watching Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand. "

" I loved 'The Wizard of Oz,' and I'm a huge Judy Garland fan, too. "

" I think it's important to play real people. "

" I want to scare myself when I choose what I want to work on. "

" 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. "

" I'm a Mexican girl from California, and I never grew up thinking I could be in a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. I didn't really see myself in that. Not that I didn't grow up loving Rodgers and Hammerstein, but I don't know - I just never put myself there. "

" Being called ugly every day is not easy on the psyche. "

" 'Dogfight' holds a special place in my heart, and I try to sing the songs whenever I can. "

" I have a major love for musical theatre, including a lot of stuff I don't get to do very often. "

" Even though acting is my job, I do this because I love it, and when the love is gone, I'm not going to do it anymore. "

" With 'Wicked,' I was stepping into a role that I didn't make so that felt like I had more boundaries then I did with 'Carousel.' "

Lindsay Mendez

Wicked

" 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. "

" At 'Wicked,' they are really great about letting you make your own choices with the roles. "

" I think people feel completely stunted without an agent, but there's a lot of auditions to be had without one and a lot to be learned before you take an agent on. "

" I've worked with incredible people that have set amazing examples for me. "

Lindsay Mendez

Set

Amazing

" I loved Judy Garland growing up, and I also loved Ella Fitzgerald. "

Lindsay Mendez

Ella

Growing

" I knew if I were ever to leave 'Godspell,' which I loved so much, it would have to be for something really spectacular. "

" 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. "

" I've never been a bridesmaid. "

Lindsay Mendez

Been

Never

" I think I'm the person who keeps friends from hitting 'send.' I've definitely helped people go through emails before sending them. I'm a good proofreader. "

Lindsay Mendez

Friends

Good

" '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. "