Cheyenne Jackson on Hugh Jackman: “He’s still just a Broadway baby. I love that about him.”
BroadwayWorld.com has a terrific interview with Cheyenne Jackson, the handsome star of stage, film and television. Here are some excerpts I thought you might find of interest:
On Rosie O’Donnell: “[She] is actually the only person I ever sent a fan letter to. It was years ago, when her first talk-show came out. I have just been an avid supporter and fan and follower of hers forever – since her VH1 standup spotlight series and A League of Their Own and all of that on. But, she was talking about doing Broadway for the first time – I think she got cast in Grease – and she was talking about it, on the show, and it was so motivating; about conquering her fears. Yeah, so I wrote her a fan letter – you know, to her TV show. And, when I was doing Xanadu on Broadway she came, and – I don’t ever get star-struck about meeting somebody; you know, you just kind of get used to it at a point or whatever – but, I was so excited to meet her and I told her about that and she was so lovely; so great.”
On Hugh Jackman: “I’ve been a fan of Hugh’s for years. You know, he always fosters his musical theatre side – no matter how much Wolverine and his other action-type movies are exploding; he’s still just a Broadway baby. I love that about him. What a great showman.“
The the Prop 8 play: “Oh, yeah – that was great. Dustin Lance Black is great. I mean, an incredible cast – Morgan Freeman and so many other amazing folks. I was just – I didn’t know if anybody could make boring court transcripts palatable, and, he definitely did. Dustin is an Oscar-winner and that’s what he does. So, hopefully, they can use this as a learning tool – I think they want to do this in schools and across the country in small communities that don’t ever get to hear and see subject matter like that. So, it was a good experience, for sure.”
On being married: “You know, we have been together almost 11 years and we didn’t know how much being married and legally, officially being married would change things. But, I have to say that – I hate the word spiritual; just because it doesn’t feel right – but, it’s the closest word I guess I can use to describe the palpable shift that happens when you do make it legal, in that we really do feel closer and more connected.”
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