Josh Young
Josh Young
Josh Young is an American stage actor. Young had performed in several shows in the Stratford Festival, including The Grapes of Wrath, Evita, and Kiss Me Kate. For his role as Che in Evita, he won the Broadway World Toronto Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He also played Marius in a tour of Les Misérables. Young was raised in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and his family is Conservative Jewish. He trained at the Pennsylvania Governors School for the Arts and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
CountryUnited States of America
feelings shapes want
Usually, if I want to just listen to something or sing along to something, I'll put on some Gavin DeGraw or some Billy Joel. Occasionally, if I am feeling vocally in really great shape, I will sing Jean Valjean's soliloquy from 'Les Miz' or something.
help people realize
People don't always realize how much we can help in these cases.
centered edge ground spike
If we're on the edge of an outbreak centered in Springfield or Branson, or if we're ground zero, there will be a spike in the numbers.
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I was scared to death. It's a great responsibility. This is good for the entire Pittsburgh area because we're losing population and need to start getting more people to come to the area.
good interact normally people
It's good to interact with people you don't normally interact with, like borough officials.
days few happy people requires serious tend
We're happy for people to tell us things even if they just find something curious. In the first few days of an illness, people tend to self-medicate, and they may have something serious that requires more treatment.
gas natural plain
Plain and simple, we need more natural gas in this country.
sunday play company
I would love to play Bobby in 'Company.' Also, I would love to play George in 'Sunday.'
art thinking average
As an artist, I think you always have to take care of yourself as a person probably even more than the average person because your body is so important to your art.
teacher exercise voice
I have a half an hour warm-up I do that my voice teacher gave me. I exercise at least for an hour during the day. I don't have any superstitious rituals or anything like that.
running morning three
I was completely unhealthy, obese, so I committed to running three miles every morning for six months and following a strict diet, and 100 pounds came off.
growing-up bass way
I will sing whatever I'm given to sing. Growing up, I would sing anything that I was given. If the choir needed a first tenor, I would sing first tenor. If they needed a bass, I would sing bass. Throughout my life, I just figured out ways to hit notes I needed to hit.
flames broadway saws
'Tommy' was the first show I ever saw on Broadway. I was 14. It wasn't 'the show' that started that flame in me or anything, but it did excite me in a way no other show had. I'd never seen a show so brilliantly cast and directed.
pounds lost theater
I lost 100 pounds and embraced theater and music as what I was going to make for the rest of my life.