Hannah Waddingham Quotes

I don't even know how many times I auditioned for Danny Zuko in 'Grease.'

I was in the original cast of 'Sunset Boulevard.' I played Betty. But I wasn't on the cast album.

I like musicals a lot. I think probably 'Jesus Christ Superstar' is my favorite. I love Andrew Lloyd Webber for the most part. It's rare that I'll find a musical that I don't like.

Constantly, I've been asked to make a sequel to 'Beckham.' However, I thought a West End show was the proper way to go. Once we made the show, I wanted to make sure that I embraced the West End genre rather than just put the film on stage.

I have loved 'Les Miz' for so long. It was the first Broadway show I'd ever done.

I played more performances of 'Chris' in 'Miss Saigon' than anyone else.

My daughter's favorite musical is 'Wicked,' which she has seen hundreds of times - she even worked as an usher at the Pantages so she could see it over and over. Her dream is to play Elphaba.

I started in musicals. My first professional experience was Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' in Palm Springs.

I would love to play Dot in 'Sunday in the Park with George.' It's one of my dream roles - to play Dot.

I've heard everyone do 'Bring Him Home' from 'Les Miserables.' When Colm Wilkinson did it, I truly never thought I would hear anyone as good, never mind better.

'The Light in the Piazza' is one of my top three musicals of all time.

After I left the R.S.C., I did a musical, 'Masquerade,' where I played a rabbit. I was the lead.

I couldn't be more excited about doing 'Kinky Boots' on Broadway; it's going to be a delicious challenge!

Oddly enough, I almost never listen to show tunes. But there are some shows I love, like Adam Guettel's 'Floyd Collins.'

Musicals are my favorite. I'm a musical theater buff.

In 2011, I earned a Tony nomination for my role in 'The Book of Mormon.'

'The Phantom of the Opera' is the biggest thing I've ever done, bigger even than 'Cats' which, in itself, I never thought we'd top.

The first job I got was a production of 'Fame - the Musical,' at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts, and it got me my Equity card, too. I waited 12 hours to be seen for it, though!

I do wish somewhere there was a film of our stage production of 'My Fair Lady.'

I love going to see musicals. That was one of the major reasons why losing the chance to produce 'La La Land' was so painful.

When I was in New York for 'White's Lies,' I saw 'American Idiot' and 'Hair.' I loved both of those.

I had toured around England endlessly throughout my teens, but when I came to the U.S. to perform on Broadway, that was a huge step.

'Miss Saigon' was my first professional show. It was one of the first regional productions of 'Miss Saigon.'

Nothing will ever be as big as 'The Phantom of the Opera' for me.

I did 'How to Succeed in Business..., ' 'Kiss Me Kate,' 'Godspell,' and 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' in high school, all of which were fun.