“First you quit the business about half a dozen times. You live in most of the cities in the world. You try to find nature. You get away from New York City. Then you have a kid, you come back, and then somebody lands this gorgeous show in your lap, and you get a Tony nomination! It’s really great.”
That may not sound like the typical recipe for success on the Broadway stage, but that’s the exact formula that worked for “Dear Evan Hansen” star Rachel Bay Jones. We know because we asked her ourselves! Watch below to see which other 2017 Tony Award nominees Backstage sat with (Hello, Brandon Uranowitz!) to find out just how Backstage readers and fellow actors can lock in on a future Tony nomination themselves.
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