Andy Einhorn

Um, and I came into that rehearsal p- I came into that audition process being like a singer singer with a capital S.

And, uh [coughs] our music director, Andy Einhorn, uh, added, uh, a couple high Cs in some of the ensembles for me specifically.

[laughs] So I really said, "You guys really made it hard to recast somebody, so I guess I'm gonna have to stay for the whole run." Um, but yeah.

I think for Smee it was sort of like this, uh, learning to, uh, put myself in a character that I, that was like brand new.

She had been a professional.

She had worked in New York.

She was a music director.

She was a director.

And then when they were rolling around casting for this production, they didn't find a Max that they were settling on.

And then our conductor, Andy Einhorn, said to Jack, I think you want Nick Rodriguez to do this.

And Jack called me and he was like, I want, yes, I want you.

I want big gay Max.