I Was An Open, Smiley And Gregarious

There Are So Many Wonderful Shows That Come Out Through The Year. What Makes Some Stick Is An Unknown Factor, You Know? It's Gotta Be The Right Show At The Right Time. Really, You've Got To Have Magic Elements Line Up. But I Felt That This Was Going To Be Something That Was Really Going To Ring True To People.

It's So Reassuring To Have A Woman Heroine Who Triumphs With More Than Just What She Has On The Outside Who Has More To Offer The World Than Just A Pretty Picture.

I Just Wanted To See Every Single Musical I Could. The Very First One I Saw Was 'beauty And The Beast,' The Only One I Could Get Tickets For, And Then 'les Miserables' And Then 'chicago.

The Name America Has Definitely Grown On Me. I Wish There Was A Big Patriotic Story Behind It, But The Truth Is That My Grandfather Was A Librarian Who Knew All Sorts Of Random Facts.

My Parents Were Both Spanish-speakers And They Used To Speak To Me And My Siblings In Spanish And We'd Answer Them In English.