'In the Heights' star ARamosofficial tells W about his theater school days, singing on a cruise ship, and getting his big break during a pity party. Read more here:
, and there were so many people who looked and sounded like me. I grew up on streets like that, eating that food, listening to that music.I auditioned for Lin-Manuel Miranda for the national tour for, and I didn’t get it. I was crushed. Instead, I went and performed on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship; I was Double J. in the musical version of. Nobody knew me, and I was at sea. I used to say I was in the Bermuda Triangle! But even out there, I heard that the people behind.
I wanted to put out a song saying something about what we were all going through. A guy named Anthony Payne was cutting hair on the streets of Brooklyn on a donation basis, and he was giving the proceeds to organizations serving Black and Brown communities. I knew I had to include him in my video, especially because the song was about appreciating the moment we were in.I was a dramatic child, for sure! But I only sang at family events.
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