Max Crumm and Laura Osnes

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Kathleen Marshall was one of your judges on the television program.  What is it like working with her now as your director and choreographer?

Laura : She's been really great.  We were treated the same as the rest of the cast members.  We don't feel like we're anything different.

Max: I echo that, because she has really just been a dream of a person to get to know. She has been such a huge supporter of Laura and me through this entire thing.

So, what's "the word" about performing on Broadway?

Laura: I've performed in theatres that are equivalent to this size, but there's something about the magic of Broadway that’s indescribable.  It's so special to be in a Broadway theatre on a Broadway stage, knowing those people have probably had their tickets since the television show aired. 

Max : It's theatre heightened in every possible way. It's having the best of everything to work with.

Laura: The big moment for me is taking the Broadway bow and being the last person to bow.  I've always been on the other side, in the audience watching and dreaming of that, and now I'm the one on stage.  It's definitely a dream come true!

Are there any other roles that you would love to play on Broadway?

Laura: I would love to play Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie.   And I think Glinda in Wicked would be fun.  I’m more of a Glinda than an Elphaba. 

Max:  I would really want to be Moritz in Spring Awakening, or one of the Jersey Boys.  I would also love to write a musical.

Who influenced you to get involved in theatre? What sort of advice do you have for those who want to get involved or get their children involved?

Max: My parents got me involved in theatre. I have been doing musical theatre and plays since I was six. My dad was a very funny comedian and actor and my mom was a great singer/actor/dancer.  I grew up watching my parents do shows, so it seemed natural for me to want to be a part of that. If there is any advice I could give, it'd just remember who you are and believe in yourself.

Laura: For me, it's a little bit different. I haven't had one person that's been striving for me to do this. I started singing, dancing, acting when I was really young and my parents saw that those were some of my interests and started getting me involved in theatre, but no one else in my family has ever done theatre. I did my first professional show in sixth grade and opportunities kept coming, and I discovered that it was my passion.  It's amazing now that I can say that this is my job.  My advice would just be, keep at it!  This is a hard business to get into, and so many people give up and start to take things personally.  Keep training and if it's supposed to happen, the doors will open and the opportunities will come.  Believing in yourself and staying true to who you are is so important.

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