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

" 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.' "

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

" 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. "

" I do think television has really fantasized it to the point where now everyone wants a gay best friend. "

" As I became an adult, I listened to a lot of jazz, to the ladies of jazz, Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae and Nina Simone. I loved that they each covered the same songs and interpreted them totally differently. I thought that was so cool. They could each paint their own picture of that moment. "

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

" 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. "

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

" '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. "

" When you hear you're going to audition for 'Dogfight,' the show about bringing ugly women to parties, you're like, 'Oh, great, thank you.' Then you read lines where people call you fat, and you call yourself fat or ugly, and it can wear on you. But that's also our dream as actors, to play someone else and give someone else a voice. "

" Getting an agent is hard, and I also think people rush to get an agent too soon. "

" '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. "

" I don't look like a chorus girl. "

" The first time I didn't get called back at an audition, I cried. My mom told me, 'We're doing this for fun, and if it's not fun anymore, we're not going to do it. So if you ever cry again, we're going to stop.' I never cried from then on, and I kept that lesson for the rest of my life. "

" I've never been a bridesmaid. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I did 'The Sound of Music.' That was my first musical. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I've never been a thin girl. I grew up being - I don't want to say a plus-size girl, but a girl of curves and substance. "

" It's nice to be with a male energy as opposed to a female energy. It's very different. "

" I love my body. I love representing people who aren't stick figures, because people aren't. "

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

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

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

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

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