Michael Arden
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which was huge and nothing but your most excellent work will suffice.
That idea, which has stuck with me.
And then we still invite them to every show and make sure they have good seats and ask for their thoughts and notes.
So very, very indebted to those two.
You then received a full scholarship to Juilliard's drama division.
I mean, it's hard enough to get into the school, let alone get a full scholarship.
At that time, were you primarily considering becoming an actor?
I mean, in high school, I was interested in a lot of things, but loved acting and loved singing.
And people told me I was good at it.
So I was like, OK, this is what I'll pursue.
But I definitely was like, maybe I want to be a lighting designer.
Maybe I want to do this.
I took a directing class.
But I got into Juilliard and so I was like, well, I better go.