I used to audition for musicals when I was in New York before I moved to L.A., but I couldn't quite hit a certain note, so I saw a teacher in L. A. who helped me get better at it. She showed me how to use a different part of my voice. You are never too old.

My family is still very Southern Baptist, and they're religious.

I had been wanting to do a musical for a really long time. I wanted people in New York to know that I can sing.

I find more of an authenticity in people who are a little strange - so I really like characters who are just the tiniest bit weird. I find enormous comfort in that - someone who's kind of normal just doesn't feel as true.

I used to audition for musicals when I was in New York before I moved to L.A., but I couldn't quite hit a certain note, so I saw a teacher in L. A. who helped me get better at it. She showed me how to use a different part of my voice. You are never too old.

I started performing in high school. There was a pretty great drama department at my school, and that's when I started doing plays and musicals.

I grew up in the Southern Baptist Church, where my father was a minister at music, so I sang in the church all the time.