Any show that's bringing in a young audience is doing a good thing, because that's the only way that theater will continue to grow. All the other audience members are going to be dead soon!
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Theater is still a medium which attracts young writers. You'd think that it would be all over by now, with television and film. But it's not.
Young people have got to start their own theaters, really. All good theater is a kind of mom-and-pop operation. Start your own theater.
I think every theater in America wants a younger audience... and you can't just hope to have a younger audience, you have to program things that audience is going to connect with.
I don't think theater is dying, and musicals are a great American art form. We've got apple pie, jazz and musical theater.
Television has changed. There's obviously the generic shows, but on HBO and AMC, there are some really great series, so I'm not closed off to television. If there's an amazing role with amazing people and a great story, I'd definitely be open to it.
Although I do feel that with a show like ours we ourselves are getting a lot more young listeners at concerts.
I think at the age I'm at, it's really hard for a film career, and I'm at a point in my life where I thought it would be a good idea to be a part of a good show and to be able to finish school.
I think it's sad that movies and television have caused the theatre to fade as a popular art form. I hope to get young people into the theatre and expose them to Shakespeare.
I've done a lot of shows that didn't do well. You have to go in with a 50-50 take on it. If it goes well, fantastic. Hope for the best and plan for the worst.
Producers want to put their music behind revivals but I don't think that's a good trend for the theater at all.