“I toured with Matilda and got to perform at the Hobby Center in Houston, my hometown, where I used to go see shows. It was so strange. I was standing on the stage knowing exactly where I sat in the audience for Wicked, Legally Blonde, Sister Act, Rent, The Lion King—I knew exactly how old I was when I saw those shows and was thinking about how I had no idea I was going to do musical theatre until I saw Rent all the way at the top of the balcony. That night I told myself that I would be coming out of that stage door one day. And I did..."