So, let me know.

Be totally honest.

Please.

How's this accent?

I think it's pretty good.

[ British accent ] "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."

I love that you have to, like... [ Normal voice ] Yeah.

It's like I turn into a goblin ...with the shoulders.

...or like an elf.

♪♪ Scribner: The lives of Broadway performers are busy.

They only have a few short hours between their matinee and evening performances, and they're giving us an inside look, from grabbing a bite to unwinding, plus a backstage tour.

Have you ever wanted to see what we do in the time sandwiched between performances?

Follow along and find out.

This is "Broadway Sandwich."

♪♪ I have a feeling today is going to be magical 'cause today we're at the Lyric Theatre, home of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."

Ginny: He'll be alright, won't he?

Of course he will.

[ Cheers and applause ] [ Laughs maniacally ] Scribner: Now, whether you're a Potterhead or not, this show is an incredible experience full of surprises, beloved characters, jaw-dropping moments, and, of course, unbelievable magic.

This show was nominated for 11 Tony Awards and won six of them, including Best Play.

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" picks up 19 years after the final book in the series.

We catch up with Ron, Hermione, and Harry with a whole new generation of wizards.

Today, our guest, Nadia Brown, is part of that new generation.

She plays Rose, the daughter of Ron and Hermione.

Nadia!

Hey, I'm Garen!

Brown: Aah!

So nice to meet you.

It is so nice to meet you, too.

How was your first show?

It was actually great.

Yeah?

Magical, dare I say.

Great!

So, I know you only have a short spell until your next show, so what are we going to do in the time sandwiched between today?

Let's head to Pure Kitchen for a quick bite.

Okay.

And I really want you to meet my friend who is the founder of Be an Arts Hero.

Sounds great!

Let's go!

Cool!

♪♪ Oh.

Are we going in here?

Oh, sorry.

Yeah.

[ Laughs ] ♪♪ So, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."

Mm-hmm.

I want to try that in a British accent, but I'm not going to go there yet.

I'm still warming up to it.

I'll help you.

But this is your Broadway debut.

It is!

So how'd you get here?

I auditioned for "Harry Potter" in such a roundabout way.

A friend sent me the submission over text.

I was sitting down on a plane on my way to Vegas, about to live my best life.

I was just like, "Alright.

I'll submit.

Whatever.

Open call."

"Thank you for your consideration."

Boom.

I went in for five rounds of callbacks in two weeks.

It was a quickest experience of my life, and it was so crazy 'cause every time I went in, I was just like, "Wow, I can't believe I'm here.

Can't believe I'm here.

So happy to be here."

We had movement calls.

I had to fly.

I had to do more scenes, a lot of acting, the dialect, everything.

Wow.

How did it change your life?

It actually didn't.

I still live at home with my parents in New Jersey.

I commute in every day.

You know, my dad's, like, making me mow the lawn and, like, do chores around the house still.

Manual or gas-powered lawn mower?

Okay, I have to be honest.

It's manual.

Wow!

They're old-school.

That's real work.

Keeps you in shape for the show.

I've got the -- Okay?

I love it.

♪♪ "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" actually got a Tony nomination for choreography, which you wouldn't think 'cause it's a play.

Totally.

Steven Hoggett -- amazing.

He choreographed and worked on all the movement for the show.

Yeah.

And it's such a physical show because we tell the story, we do all of the magic, with our bodies.

Okay.

For now, let's go meet Jenny at Civilian.

Perfect.

So, tell me about where we're heading.

We're going to the Civilian Hotel.

Okay.

I heard it's fabulous.

Isn't it amazing?

It actually is super theater-lovers oriented.

Right.

They have theater memorabilia, like, all of the walls, costumes, photos.

It's incredible.

Can't wait.

Okay.

To meet Jennifer Makholm, who is a friend of mine but also the founder of Be an Arts Hero and the executive producer of my show.

Okay, great.

So, how did you get involved with Be an Arts Hero?

It's so crazy.

It was over the pandemic, supersimple.

Scrolling on Instagram, saw a post from Ariana DuBose supporting Be an Arts Hero.

The Ariana DuBose.

The Oscar Award -- Academy Award winner Ariana DuBose.

Uh-huh.

Keep going.

Yeah.

Posting about Be an Arts Hero.

So I went to their page and saw that they were asking people to make videos for their representatives.

I said, "Why don't I make one?"

Hey, Cory.

Hey, Bob.

There is no American economic recovery without arts recovery, so please be an arts hero today and allocate relief to the arts community and get your fellow senators involved because we need all 100 of you.

I love to just check in with her and see how I can help in any way that I can -- if it's a video, if it's a call, literally, whatever I can, whenever I can.

That's fantastic.

Good for you.

I can't wait to meet her.

Thanks!

♪♪ Magic.

Was that magic?

♪♪ Hi there!

I'm Garen!

Hi!

Jenny.

Nice to meet you.

So nice to meet you, too.

Hey, girl!

Okay.

I'm so happy to be here with you in this iconic Blue Room at Civilian.

Isn't it gorgeous?

Can you tell us what Be an Arts Hero is for dummies, kind of?

Be an Arts Hero, soon to be Arts Workers United, seeks to be the ACLU of the arts and culture sector.

Wow.

That's great and so vital.

We really need that.

And we exist to reposition the arts and culture sector as a socioeconomic legislative priority on the... That's a mouthful, and we really need it.

Can I say that three times?

You sure can.

I don't know if I can.

So, what are some of the numbers that would really blow people away about how significant the arts and culture sector really is?

Well, this is "Broadway Sandwich," right?

That's it.

So let's talk about Broadway for a second.

Okay.

Let's do it.

Okay.

Did you know that there's over 97,000 people employed by Broadway?

So just in New York, 100,000 people, almost, are working on Broadway?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

That's a staggering number.

I don't think people know that.

It's a huge number, and it's a cornerstone of New York City economy.

In fact, Broadway sells more tickets than all 10 of the tri-state area's professional sports teams combined.

And what about nationally?

Like, nationally, the arts and culture sector -- how significant is it?

May I?

Please.

$919 b-b-b-billion.

Billionaire.

Billion?

B-B-B-B-Billion dollars.

[ Slowly ] Billion.

Cha-ching.

Per year.

Okay.

Cha-ching.

Yeah.

You're welcome.

[ Laughs ] Love it.

Nadia has become a social ambassador for the organization.

So, what does that mean?

Essentially, I get to do fun things like TikToks, Instagram posts, Instagram Lives with our co-founder of Be an Arts Hero, Jenny, say it in easy, fun ways, do fun graphics, and just get the word out there.

So tell us about the show that you created for Ovation about Be an Arts Hero.

It was so much fun to do a five-part series, to really take our time and do the same things that we would do on TikTok and Instagram but for a longer form.

Fabulous, fabulous work.

But we have to get you back to the theater.

We do.

We should get you going.

But it was so nice to meet you and thank you so much for everything you're doing.

Yes, such a pleasure!

I look forward to seeing you again sometime soon.

I'll see you soon.

Thank you.

Yes.

I don't know.

I just keep thinking about the amazing amount of magic in your show... Yeah.

...and the wand stuff.

Would you teach me some of that wandography?

Because I'm kind of dying to get some magic in my bones.

Okay, Garen.

Would you mind?

You actually already have some natural talent for magic.

Really?!

Okay, okay.

Teach me.

Teach me.

Show me.

Alright.

First we're going to go up.

[ Both inhale deeply ] Whee!

And whee!

Gah!

Ahh!

And then it's like at yo' face!

Down, down, and huh!

Whap!

Whap!

Nyom!

Hey!

Yeah!

That was dope!

Yay!

I love it!

That was great!

Okay, Nadia.

This is our 60-second sandwich.

I'm going to put 60 seconds on the clock, and you answer as many questions as you can in the time given.

Sound good?

Great.

Alright, let's go.

Timer on.

Boom.

What Hogwarts house would you be in?

Hufflepuff.

Of course, I'm way too nice.

Oh, my God.

I'm Gryffindor and a little bit Slytherin.

Mm.

Okay.

Instagram's Kim Ashton wants to know, "What do you think is Rose's strongest quality?

P.S.

-- Love your portrayal of Rose."

Thank you so much, Kim.

Right?!

Confidence.

Go with that confidence!

Okay.

Alright.

What's something you're obsessed with right now?

Ooh!

I'm obsessed with TikTok and green juice.

Oh!

Alright, green juice.

[ Laughs ] First Broadway show you ever saw.

[ Gasps ] Oh, it was "Pippin" with Patina Miller.

Oh, nice!

Do you eat backstage during the show?

If so, what do you eat?

So much food -- snacks, plantain chips, salads.

Anything you won't eat?

Uh, meat 'cause I don't eat meat.

Vegan.

Right.

Worst habit?

Ooh, punctuality.

Ooh!

Alright.

Most embarrassing thing that's happened to you on stage.

I lost my hair.

I lost my wig.

It just fell off.

Oh, wow.

It was so embarrassing, but I just, like, scooped it up.

Put it back on and keep going.

Exactly.

Builds character.

What movie do you watch over and over?

5 seconds left.

"Parent Trap" with Lindsay Lohan.

Okay, one more.

One thing you do every day for your health and wellness.

Oh, drink water and sleep.

Drink water and sleep.

Everyone, that's time!

Way to go!

Nice!

I love that!

Oh, my God!

[ Laughs ] Oh, we're leaving now.

Okay, bye.

Oh, bye.

Okay.

So, everyone knows that the best candy in the wizarding world is Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans.

The jelly -- The mystery jelly beans.

So I brought you some.

Lay 'em on me.

Okay.

Alright.

Let's see it.

♪♪ Feet?

No.

Egg?

Oh, no.

Did you get rotten egg?

I can't do it.

I can't do it.

[ Laughs ] Ugh!

♪♪ Scribner: People have this feeling about Harry Potter because they grew up with the stories.

Brown: Exactly, yeah.

People come to the show in cosplay.

People come, like, just with, you know, a lot of expectations about what to expect but also hope to be surprised, so, like, does it put extra pressure on you as a performer?

Do you love that energy that they bring?

Honestly, I love it.

It makes the biggest difference in the world.

Whenever I see especially a young child dressed up in their Gryffindor outfit, you know, with the glasses, anything, it just makes me realize, like, that was me... Yeah.

...back when I was 10 years old, you know?

And look what you could do now.

You could be doing what you love for work.

So tell us about your character, Rose, and sort of how you relate to her.

Totally.

Okay.

So, she is Hermione Granger's daughter and Ron Weasley's daughter, who couldn't be more different, but their love story in the books and movies is just -- All of us love to see them together.

Yeah.

And the fact that they get married and have a child -- I think that Rose has all of the best qualities of both of them, so she's funny, like her dad, but she's really smart, like her mom.

She's really, really, really gifted.

And the certain amount of confidence that you talked about earlier.

Absolutely.

She's confident.

She does brooms class well.

She joined the quidditch team really early, you know, so she is everything that I want to be, essentially, like, in order for me to have the confidence to perform in front of 1,600 people.

Yeah.

That's a lot of people to keep entertained.

Exactly.

You have to be confident, and so I always take a little bit of Rose with me.

Oh, look at all this.

This is all fan art?

Yeah.

That is so sweet!

Right?

Honestly, it's so meaningful to see, like, personal drawings of my face.

Beautiful.

It's just -- And, like, just sentences like, "You are such a bright light and positive force in this world."

Like, that is exactly why I do this.

So show us around your dressing room a little bit.

Yeah, totally!

What else you got going on?

Okay.

So, well, first of all, this is where I look in the entire -- like, I'm doing my makeup here.

I do my wig changes sometimes in here.

I love this, as well.

"I have no idea where she gets her ambition from."

That's a quote from the show.

Oh, okay.

But it kind of inspires me.

As soon as I, like, look into the mirror, it's like, "You're an ambitious person."

And we just want to be very clear that this is "good vibes only."

Okay!

So just putting it out there.

Right?

We have a nice little chaise lounge, which is nice, actually, to, like, store stuff and also take a nap if you're like -- you only got 10 minutes.

And if you sleep in a ball, it's actually a perfect size.

Like a fetal position?

Exactly.

Do you ever take naps in here?

I do.

Do you sleep on the floor?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I do.

We have to sleep on the floor 'cause these dressing rooms are teensy-tinesy.

But we make work, right?

Okay?

Yes, we do.

And we have costumes back here.

We do!

Give us a little look-see.

Okay.

So, in the second act, we get into a little bit of a dark world, which I love, so we have this more militaristic vibe... Wow.

Cool.

...which is superfun.

But in the beginning of the show, I start as a commuter.

Like, I have an ensemble, little, like, scarf-and-hat look.

And then whenever I'm playing a witch, I just wear long cloaks.

You know, we have all of those swishes.

Oh, truly, that's -- Yep.

The wandography.

Oh.

Huh.

Hello.

Okay?

Unh.

Unh!

Unh!

What kinds of things do you do to change your portrayal of a character at 11 versus when she's 14?

That's a great question, actually.

Something I find really interesting is when you're younger, you're smaller, so you actually look up.

So I have my shoulders back and I, like, have my chin up and act like I'm bigger than I am, even though I am an adult right now.

I try to portray myself as "I'm trying to be tall and trying to be bigger" because a child would do that.

And Hermione's daughter would do that.

Okay!

Don't -- Don't say it.

I'm so sorry, Garen.

I'm having so much fun with you, but I do have to do another show.

I totally understand.

It's been such a pleasure.

So, I really do have to go?

Yes, please.

Just keep moving.

Alright.

Um... Yep.

...I'll see you later.

Okay, bye.

Okay.

Bye!

Bye!

Have a good show!

Thank you so much!

Okay.

Okay.

You sure?

I -- We got to -- I think you just keep going that way.

Yeah.

Okay, bye.

Bye!

Bye!

Nice to see you!

Bye!

♪♪ I might sneeze.

[ Sniffs ] I hope you do.

Yeah?

Am I zipped?

Are you zipped?

I'm zipped.

Man: Alright, action!

Ah-choo!

[ Both laugh ] This is "Broadway Sandwich."

♪♪ Bonjour!

You know, today is a spectacular, spectacular day because we're featuring a real gem of a show.

Some might even call it a sparkling diamond.

We're headed all the way to Paris -- well, Paris on West 45th Street.

We're at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, home of "Moulin Rouge!

The Musical."

Welcome...to the Moulin Rouge.

[ Up-tempo music plays ] ♪ Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na, everybody can-can!

♪ Scribner: Based on the iconic Baz Luhrmann film, "Moulin Rouge!"

is a celebration of truth, beauty, freedom, and love in a world of glitz and glamour full of bohemians and aristocrats.

The music in this show is unlike any other.

It features 70 songs.

Now, not only are they featuring the iconic songs from the movie, but they've added more from people like Rihanna, Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Adele.

"Moulin Rouge!"

was the winner of 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

Today we're spending the day with Caleb Marshall-Villareal, who plays the choreographer Santiago.

Now, Caleb and I have been friends for years, and we've even performed together.

Caleb!

Garen!

Hee-hee!

Baby.

Mwah!

You are a sparkling diamond.

I love you.

Thank you.

How was your first show?

It was awesome.

It was really great.

Yeah?

Yeah.

So we only have a short time in the time sandwiched between this show and your next one.

What's the plan for today?

Well, I think we should get a smoothie.

Then I'll take you to my apartment, where we can dance on my roof a little bit.

I can't wait.

And then if there's time, I can maybe show you backstage at the theater.

Oh, my God.

Give you a little tour.

Yeah.

Let's go.

Boom!

[ Laughs ] ♪♪ Thank you.

Welcome to my home.

I love it.

This is great.

It's so open.

Open concept.

Yes.

This is -- We're juicing.

We're juicing.

We're smoothie-ing.

It's so good.

What's your vibe on, like, eating, drinking between shows?

Why the juice?

For me personally, I need to keep it really light for the show.

It's hard to do on a full stomach.

So me and also Jess Goldyn, who plays Nini in the show, both of us are on a schedule where we eat a bulk of our food, take in a bulk of our calories, after the show.

It's very, like, Italian/Mediterranean culture.

It's very Italian/Mediterranean.

Great.

We're living in it.

Yeah.

And so you -- I mean, you really are a dancer at your center.

Same with me.

And we danced together before at the Metropolitan Opera.

Yes, we did.

And so how did you get here playing this starring role on Broadway, coming from a more strictly dance background?

Well, it was not something that was really on my radar, actually.

I had danced, you know, all of my life.

I majored in dance in college.

I auditioned for the show back in 2019, and I was cast as a vacation swing initially.

Not long into that, I was bumped up to a full-time swing, and I was a full-time swing there and a Santiago understudy for a year, up until March 12, 2020, the day of the pandemic.

Cut to this past December.

I'm sitting on my couch, enjoying a burrito, right?

And I get a phone call from "Moulin Rouge!"

and they say, "Do you think you could relearn Santiago in two days and perform it for the next two weeks?"

I was like... "Okay, yes, I can.

I can do that."

Amazing.

And then they asked me to come in just a couple months ago to potentially replace Santiago, and here we are.

This role is such a heavy sing -- you know, much heavier than anything I'm used to, and it's a lot more vulnerable.

It's a lot of solo stuff, right?

I spoke to Ricky Rojas, who is the originator of Santiago.

We're really close friends.

Ricky, if you see this, hi.

Love you.

Hey, Ricky.

He taught me a lot of specific things, specific ways to warm up the voice for this sing, for the show.

What kind of exercise do you do?

There's -- There's a really good one that I love to do, and you just do the siren wail, but you do it through a straw.

Ooh.

Might be messy.

Oh, my gosh.

It might be messy.

Maybe I won't do it with this one.

Do it later.

It'll just spew everywhere.

[ Laughs ] ♪♪ So, when you were a kid, your dream was to get to Broadway and maybe cover a principal role.

Maybe, right.

So now you've surpassed all that.

What is that like?

It's absolutely incredible.

It's been such a crazy journey getting to this point, and what's even crazier, actually, is that Jessica Goldyn, who plays my partner, Nini, in the show -- She's dynamite.

She's dynamite, right?

If you've ever seen her dance, you know.

We've been friends for years.

We've done so many projects together.

We've danced together for so long, and we've always wanted to be in a show together.

We've been manifesting it for so long.

Now we're not only in a show together, we are Broadway's hottest dance couple.

♪ I want your drama, the touch of your hand ♪ ♪ I want your leather-studded kiss in the sand ♪ ♪ Quiero tu amor ♪ ♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah, amor-mor-mor ♪ ♪ I need tu amor ♪ Okay, so we got our juices.

The clock's ticking.

We got to get you back for your second show.

Yeah.

What's next?

I think we should go back to my apartment -- maybe dance on the roof a little bit.

Let's do it.

I've been dying to see your new place.

Perfect.

Let's go.

Let's go.

♪♪ Come on!

"Moulin Rouge!"

opened before the pandemic.

Yeah.

Had to close for a while.

Came back up, closed down, back up.

Stop, start, stop, start.

Yeah.

Right, because there's been so much going on.

My opening week, the first show, we had a full company, and the rest of that week, we had up to -- I believe it was 16 people out of the show.

What?

So, how do you do the show when 16 people aren't there?

Our incredible swings... Yeah.

...took on the insane job of going on for up to four roles at a time, four tracks at a time, right?

Swings are miracle people.

They are miracle workers.

They are so talented.

And, like, they know up to seven or eight roles in the show, right?

10 now, yeah.

10?!

The max is 10.

♪♪ Ooh!

Okay, this better be worth it after five floors of walk-up.

It absolutely is.

Oh, my God.

This place is incredible.

Do you love it?

I-I love it!

And it's so -- It feels so bohemian...

Yes!

...and artsy.

All these things are great.

It really does, to me, feel like this could be in the Moulin Rouge, like, in the attic.

It's so good.

Yeah.

Wow.

So, what's your history with "Moulin Rouge!"?

How long ago could you have predicted that you would be doing something like this?

Gosh, as as far back as maybe 10 -- 10 years old.

Wow.

Yeah.

That's when I first saw the film, and I was really obsessed with it, and I would watch it every single night, especially the tango, over and over and over, and I was obsessed with it all the way through -- through most of high school.

I did a -- I did a variety show in high school, and I had my drama teacher let me choreograph that tango.

Why do you think you were so obsessed with it?

What about it is so you?

Seeing a Hispanic man on the screen in such a cool role was super inspiring to me.

I think representation matters in that way.

So, yeah.

Show me how to do that mustache.

You got it.

Okay.

I want all the tips and tricks.

Alright.

Let's get up in this mirror.

Okay.

I trim along the upper lip line, right?

Do you use, like, a buzzer?

Either a buzzer or a little mini scissors.

But not no big scissors.

Not no big scissors.

They're the "wittle" scissors.

Okay.

Uh-huh.

"Wittle" scissors."

Do you ever get food stuck in it?

Uh...all the time, yeah.

Do you need a wax or something?

Uh-hmm.

Exactly.

Okay.

Does it itch?

No.

It's special mustache wax specifically.

Mustache wax?

Great.

Yeah, yeah.

You can buy it online anywhere.

What's it like to kiss people with it?

Let's find out.

Oh!

Voilà.

It looks great.

So you come back here between shows and dance on your roof.

You make incredible social-media dances.

Thank you.

You're a brilliant choreographer, and all of your videos have this, like, slick, beautifully edited esthetic.

It's just like it transports you somewhere else.

So, I have a big ask... Hit me.

...which is would you help us choreograph a "Broadway Sandwich"-style Caleb dance?

Of course!

I would love to!

Amazing.

That would be so much fun.

Let's do it.

We're gonna go on the roof, right?

Oh, yeah.

We can go to the roof right now.

Okay.

Cool!

Let's go!

Alright.

Get ready.

It's a tight squeeze.

For what?

Just to get up there?

Yeah.

You'll see.

Okay.

Be brave!

New York life!

It's not so bad.

Not so bad, huh?

It's not so bad.

[ Groans ] Oh, I love this roof.

It's beautiful.

Isn't it great?

Okay, so let's do our dance.

Okay.

Alright.

Let's dance.

Wait.

Change, ball, change.

Change.

♪♪ Clap!

Clap?

Aha.

[ Both speaking gibberish ] Dee-dee-dee, heel.

Unh.

Unh.

Unh.

Clap.

Point.

Hey!

Hey!

Then, uh [Trills tongue] We could go like, "Hey!"

Hey, hey!

Lasso whip.

Lasso!

Point.

Okay, wait.

We have to go back.

Oh.

Dee, dee, lasso.

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

Dinga, deeya.

Turn.

Turn.

Tandy.

Tandy.

Tandy.

Slide.

Slide and groove!

Oh, that's a lot!

Alright, let's do the whole thing.

This is the "Broadway Sandwich" slide.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Alright, Caleb.

This is our "60 Second Sandwich."

I'm gonna put 60 seconds on the clock.

Alright.

Answer as many questions as you can.

You ready?

Yep.

Let's go!

Start.

Ooh!

Instagram's Rayu J Sunny wants to know, "When did you know that you wanted to become a Broadway star?"

When did I know I wanted to be a Broadway star?

10 years old.

10 years old.

How 'bout that?

How 'bout that?

Favorite color?

Yellow.

[ Gasps ] Why?

[ Gasps ] Sun!

[ Gasps ] What or who was the last performance that inspired you?

Ricky Rojas' last performance inspired me -- a lot, actually.

That is so nice!

Isn't that sweet?

Instagram's In the Elephant -- "What is your favorite number that you don't perform?"

Ooh!

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.

"Only Girl in the World" -- the duke's big song.

Yeah.

Love it.

I love that you feel that way.

Rihanna.

Rihanna.

"Are you a backstage prankster?

If so, what's the best prank you've ever pulled?"

I'm not a backstage prankster, but we do have onstage prank games.

Last night we were doing this to each other all night.

It means a bad word in sign language.

Great!

Any tips for overcoming nerves?

15 seconds.

Uh, uh, uh, uh...

Beta blockers.

Nice!

Okay?

Ever had a non-performing job?

What?

Barista all through college.

Coffee?

Yes.

Nice!

Last one.

What time do you go to bed?

1:00 a.m.!

That's 60 seconds.

Way to go!

Beautiful work.

Whoo!

Thank you.

Walk this way.

♪♪ Alright.

Ready for the second show.

Let's do it.

I hope we didn't tire you out that too much.

No, no.

I feel totally energized.

You want to come back here with me?

Let's do it!

♪♪ Come on, crew.

Okay.

So, we are in the Moulin Rouge.

You are in it.

It's so fabulous.

It feels so immersive.

Absolutely.

You are starring in the show as Santiago now.

What does it feel like and what does it mean to you?

It's -- It's a huge honor.

You have this, you know, unique experience of like "It's now mine.

How would I say this?

How would I -- Who is Santiago to me?"

Interesting -- when you take over a role, you have to kind of make your choices in real time.

You don't really get the luxury of, like, previews and seeing what works and what doesn't.

Weeks and weeks of rehearsals in the studio.

Exactly.

Yeah.

So you're kind of testing out new ideas in real time for a real audience, and sometimes they're great and sometimes they're not, and you just kind of figure out who your version of the character is as you go.

Alright.

Before I kick you out, I would love to show you my dressing room.

Oh, I can't wait.

Let's go.

Yeah, let's go.

♪♪ So here we are in your dressing room.

Here we are in my dressing room.

It's beautiful.

It's so cute in here and cozy.

Supercool chair and, like, a kind of in-the-navy nap bed.

Uh-huh.

This is actually a Thai bed, I found out recently, and I take naps here.

And you mentioned some of this kind of vocal-health upkeep/wellness stuff.

Yes.

Yes.

What do you do when you get here?

This straw -- Yeah.

I do a siren wail through the straw, and I put my hands here to make sure.

Some people will actually put this in a cup with water so they can see the bubbles to make sure that they're actually pushing air out.

I don't do that.

I just feel, and I go... [ Vocalizing ] And I do it over and over and over and over again.

It pushes -- It pushes everything forward.

It's -- I don't know.

It's amazing.

Yeah.

Great.

Look at this.

Fabulous.

Cathy Zuber.

Look at the detail on that.

This is the bolero that I wear for all of Act 1.

Also, behind you... Ooh.

Ooh, yeah.

There you go.

How do I look, family?

[ Clicks tongue ] Santiago-ready.

[ Chuckles ] Is this you and your sister?

Yeah.

That looks so gorge!

The night I made my Broadway debut, she happened to be in town.

Actually, I went on by happenstance, and it was just, like, in the cards for her to be able to be there for my Broadway debut.

It was really sweet.

[ Sighs ] Babe, this has been amazing.

We had the best day.

Best day.

I adore you.

I have a show to do now.

Yes, you do.

Second one of the day!

Well, make sure it's a spectacular, spectacular one.

I love you.

I love you.

See ya.

Have a good one.

Thank you.

Bye.

Bye-bye.

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