>> YOU MAY RECOGNIZE OUR NEXT
GUEST FROM HIS LONGSTANDING YOU
TUBE CHANNEL OR HIS LATEST HIT
A PETE NAILS HAIR
ITS HEELS OR MAYBE YOU KNOW HIM
AS ONE OF THE CREATIVE MINDS
BEHIND THE AWARD-WINNING MUSIC
VIDEO WHERE HE SERVED AS A CO
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER.
>> A
>> MAN OF MANY MANY TOWNS YOU
CAN NOW CATCH HIM ON THE
BROADWAY STAGE STARRING AS AND
HE AND THE
MUSICAL WAITRESS SINGER
SONGWRITER ACTOR DIRECTOR AND
CHOREOGRAPHER TALK TO
COLLEAGUES HERE WITH THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH GOOD
MORNING. YOU BOTH LOOK LIKE
THEY DO WELCOME A COMPLIMENT
THAT NEW
IT'S BEEN AN AND WHILE YOU'RE
AT IT YOU THINK YOU'RE SO MUCH
DARYN ON WAITRESS AS WE
MENTIONED WHAT'S IT BEEN LIKE
GOING BACK TO BROADWAY HOW DOES
THAT FEEL.
>> I'M SUCH A MUSICAL THEATER
NERD
AT HEART, IT'S MY FAVORITE
THING TO DO IN MY FREE TIME SO
EVERY TIME I GET A CHANCE TO
STEP BACK ON TO THE
BROADWAY STAGE. I'M JUST
ABSOLUTELY THRILLED AND I'M ON
STAGE WITH ONE OF MY REALLY
GOOD FRIENDS CALLING BALLENGER
SO THAT MAKES ME SO HAPPY WE'VE
BEEN DOING YOU 2 TOGETHER FOR
THE PAST DECADE AND FOR US TO
GET TO BE ON
STAGE TOO YEAH, THEY'RE ON
BROADWAY IS JUST OUT AND IT'S A
DREAM COME TRUE AND I'M SAD
THAT WE CAN STAY ON BROADWAY
FOREVER. WELL THAT'S BECAUSE WE
HAVE SUCH.
>> A BUSY LIFE IN ADDITION TO
STARRING AND WAITRESSES HERE
YOU ALSO CO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE
TAYLOR'S WITH
MUSIC VIDEO. YOU NEED TO CALM
DOWN WHAT WAS IT LIKE WORKING
WITH TAYLOR.
>> WELL THIS IS NOT MY FIRST
TIME WORKING WITH HER BUT IT
WAS WHERE IT'S REALLY
FINDING SOMETIMES NOW THAT IT'S
SO CLOSE TO HER THAT I SIMPLY
FOR CAN'T THAT SHE IS THE
SO IT'S IT IT WAS JUST THE MOST
FUN I'VE EVER HAD
ON SET SOMETIMES IN LA THESE
DAYS YOU FORGET SOMETIMES AFTER
BEING IN THE SYSTEM IN THIS
LITTLE HAMSTER WHEEL FOR SO
LONG.
YOU'RE WORKING, YOU KNOW LIKE
AND IN THIS MOMENT THAT WAS ONE
OF THE FEW TIMES I'VE BEEN ON
SET WHERE I WAS JUST
>> AND KEY KIDDING IT WAS JUST
SO MUCH
WE DIDN'T WANT THE DAY TO DAY
AND AGE AND JUST ACCOMPLISHED
THIS JOB YOU MADE A HUGE
DIFFERENCE AT THE VIDEO WINNING
THE VIDEO FOR GOOD AWARD AT
THIS YEAR'S MTV VIDEO
MUSIC AWARDS.
>> INCLUSION SELF ACCEPTANCE
ALL THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE THAT
GET RECOGNIZED.
>> IT'S IT'S REALLY REALLY
AWESOME I I GOT CHILLS
BEING AT THE VMA IS BECAUSE
WHEN THEY WERE PLAYING THE
SONG. THE AUDIENCE STARTED
SCREAMING SAY NEVER MADE
ANYBODY WITH THAT
US. YES AND GROWING UP AS A KID
IN TEXAS LIKE ALWAYS FEELING SO
UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT THE PERSON
THAT I
WAS LIKE IT JUST IS
MIND-BOGGLING TO ME TO SEE HOW
FAR WE'VE COME IN AND WE HAVE
SO MUCH FURTHER TO GO THAT
THERE'S A SONG THAT'S MAKING
PEOPLE WANT TO CHAMP THAT LINE
LIKE IT'S NO BIG DEAL THAT
WOULD HAVE JUST
NEVER HAPPENED. NOW I'M EVEN A
FEW YEARS AGO SO TRUE AND SO
IT'S A IT'S JUST A BEAUTIFUL
AND AND THIS CURRENT POLITICAL
TIME IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE
SOMETHING THAT'S REMINDING US
THAT IN SOME WAYS WE'RE MOVING
IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION AND
WINNING AWARDS FOR IT, YES
>> AND YOU MIGHT BE GOING ON
THE WORLD TOUR. WHAT CAN FANS
EXPECT A LOT OF COSTUMES A LOT
OF GLITTER A LOT OF MALES THEIR
HIPS HILT.
I KNOW IT'S JUST GOING TO BE
REALLY FUN MY LAST TOWARDS HAVE
BEEN
VERY MUSICAL.
>> THEATER AND IN A SENSE.
THEY'VE HAD A VERY STRONG
STORYLINE IN A PLOT AND THIS
ONE IS JUST GOING TO BE A
FUN TIME HIGHLIGHTING NOT JUST
THE MUSIC FROM HOUSE PARTY
MIGHT CURRENT GROUP OF
BP'S BUT FIRST READ A VASE FROM
FOR BEEN IN MY LAST COLUMN AND
ALSO FROM SOME OF MY MOST VIRAL
VIDEOS OF THE PAST 10 YEARS
THAT I'VE BEEN ON YOU TUBE ON
MY GOODNESS.
>> MICA IS FLIES YOU'RE KIDDING
YOURSELF SO INCREDIBLY BUSY
WANT TO GO BACK TO WAITRESS
SPOKE
AT SO TAXING WE CAN ONLY
IMAGINE TO BE ON BROADWAY.
BUT IT SHOWS WE HAVE A JUST A
WEEK WHICH IS UNBELIEVABLE SO
THIS IS CALLING MENTION CALLING
THIS
A SURPRISE THEY DEBUTED YES,
WHAT'S IT LIKE WORKING WITH
SOMEONE WHEN IT'S THEIR FIRST
TIME DOING IT TO YOU KNOW HAVE
ADVICE FOR HER WHEN SHE'S
PERFORMING HOW DOES IT.
>> NOT REALLY BECAUSE SHE'S
JUST SUCH THAT YOU KNOW LIKE
THE ENEMY OF THE CONSUMMATE
PROFESSIONAL SHE'S ALWAYS ON
AND SHE'S ALWAYS ON TIME SHE
SHOULD PROBABLY BE THE ONE
GIVING ME ADVICE. BROADWAY 5 OR
6 TIMES
AND SO IT'S AWESOME AND SO
REFRESHING TO SEE HER
EXPERIENCE IT FOR THE FIRST
TIME AND THE STAGE DOOR HAS
BEEN NOT I'VE NEVER SEEN A
STATE STORY LIKE THIS WE'RE
OUTSIDE FOR AN HOUR AFTER EVERY
SHOW TAKING PICTURES SIGNING
AUTOGRAPHS AND
PLAYBILLS BUT IT'S SO COOL
BECAUSE WE'RE INTRODUCING SO
MANY KIDS ON YOUTUBE WHO WOULD
HAVE MAYBE NEVER TAKEN THE LEAD
TO GO TO A SEE A BROADWAY SHOW.
AND NOW WE'RE CREATING THIS
WHOLE NEW GENERATION OF
THESPIANS THAT I JUST LOVE I
LOVE IT IT'S BEEN SO COOL AND
SO INSPIRING AS I REMEMBER
FOR BEING A KID SITTING OUTSIDE
THE STAGE DOOR WICKET HOPING
ACTIVELY KRISTIN CHENOWETH
THERE'S A SHOT OF BEING IN IT'S
JUST BEEN
REALLY REALLY AWESOME
UNDERMINES ME WHY EVER STARTED
SINGING AND DANCING TO BEGIN
WITH AND SOMETIMES AS ARTISTS
WE NEED THAT.
>> TO HAVE
GOOD SPOT. INSPIRING HERE NOW A
LOT OF FANS WANT TO CATCH YOU
ON BROADWAY, HOW DID THEY
DO THAT.
>> THEY JUST GOT AWAY TRUSTEES
A CULL DOT COM AND THEY CAN BUY
TICKETS BUT I BELIEVE SEPTEMBER
15TH SO THAT IS MY LAST WEEKEND
SO SEE
ITS OWN AND IF YOU'RE NOT HERE
YOU JUST SEE THE SHOW ANYWAY I
I BROUGHT SONJA RECENTLY IN NEW
YORK TO SEE A BUNCH
OF SHOWS AND WAITRESS WAS THEIR
FAVORITE SHOW OUT OF THE 7
SHOWS WE SAW IT SO BEAUTIFUL,
IT MAKES YOU LAUGH MAKE YOU CRY
IT'S SO
MOVING IN INSPIRATIONAL AND AND
IT'S HILARIOUS AND CLEAN AND I
ARE REALLY GREAT IN THIS.
>> AND NO DOUBT ABOUT AT THE
HALF.
>> TO CALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING HERE AS WE WERE ALSO
IT CITED TO HAVE YOU HERE AND I
DO I WOULD LOVE TO COME BACK