Ep271 – Jessie Mueller: Her Heart Says Go

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With her many awards and nominations it s safe to say that Jessie Mueller is one of the most talented actors of today She gets real as she shares what it s like getting a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut and dealing with imposter syndrome Moving to New York for On A Clear Day You Can See Forever was a big move for Jessie and when the show closed she was faced with the dilemma of staying or moving back to Chicago Ultimately with the support of her family and partner Jessie decided to stay and continue to pursue a career in acting Originating the role of someone as iconic as Carole King Jessie recalls her audition process and how she got the role her experience doing the show and the pros and cons of doing press appearances Co-starring in a brand new concept album My Heart Says Go she looks back on how it all started and why Matt Hawkins chose to make an album She also opens up about growing up in a family of actors using her privilege to help other people and always performing little acts of kindness because they do matter Jessie Mueller is an actress and singer who won a Tony award for her lead role as Carole King in the 2014 production of Beautiful The Carole King Musical She has three additional Tony Award nominations for her roles in Waitress the 2018 Revival of Carousel and On A Clear Day You Can See Forever She s a Grammy Award Winner Drama Desk Award winner Theatre World Award honoree and made her feature film debut in Stephen Spielberg s movie The Post She has appeared in many TV shows including Blue Bloods Madam Secretary Candy and is a series regular on the Netflix Children s Centaurworld She s now co-starring in a brand new concept album My Heart Says Go alongside Javier Munoz Connect with Jessie Listen to My Heart Says Go Connect with The Theatre Podcast Support us on Patreon Patreon com TheTheatrePodcast Twitter Instagram theatre podcast TikTok thetheatrepodcast Facebook com OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast com Alan s personal Instagram alanseales Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoicesClick here to visit this podcast episode

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