Julianne Hough on Making Her Broadway Dreams Come True With Debut in 'POTUS' (Exclusive)
18.03.2022 - 18:49
/ etonline.com
and starring in movie musicals like and, Julianne Hough is taking her many talents to the stage with her Broadway debut in the upcoming play,. “This has been a dream of mine, to do Broadway and be on Broadway,” the performer tells ET’s Rachel Smith. And with that in mind, Hough is embarking on a whole new chapter in her life after deciding this is what she wanted to do next.
“I, like, changed my mindset from instead of just coming here for a job to like, ‘No, I’m moving here and this is a whole new chapter. A new stage of my life.’”She adds, “After the last few years, we’ve kind of just really understood what’s important and what we value.
And this is what I value. And I want to put myself in proximity to that and immerse myself.” Given her dancing and singing abilities, Hough is aware that a lot of people might have expected her Broadway debut to be in something like.
And while a production like that is on her bucket list, appearing in playwright Selina Fillinger’s new comedy felt like the right move. “Joining the Broadway community and putting myself in this position, I couldn’t imagine a better, more challenging and exciting play to be a part of,” Hough says of the ensemble production directed by Susan Stroman and also starring Julie White, Lea DeLaria, Lilli Cooper, Rachel Dratch, Suzy Nakamura and Vanessa Williams. She adds, “The script is so good and so funny.” In the play, Hough is one of seven women faced with trying to keep the president out of trouble after the use of a four-letter word sparks a PR nightmare for everyone at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. “Or, ‘Behind Every Great Dumbass There’s Seven Women Trying to Keep Trying to Keep Him Alive,’” Hough says, referring to the play’s subtitle. While set in
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