Two talented musical theater students from the Chicago area are on their way to Broadway.
It was just last month that, as a senior, Will Gonzalez of Mundelein was named best performer in an actor role.An actress from Joliet is also heading to New York."I'm super excited, and what I hope to get out of it is something I'll remember forever," Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez has been singing all his life, with Hector and Kelly Gonzalez always nurturing their son's talent. "He was in middle school and did 'Aladdin,' and he got to do his first solo; the audience reaction was so amazing and so positive," Hector Gonzalez said. "It's a whole group of people, and you made them feel something; it's really neat to see that happening and to see how he just thrives and loves that feeling," Kelly Gonzalez said."When you can express yourself and then create something you're proud of that you can look back on and think, 'it was a really good experience,' and it affected people who saw it," he said.
"It was one of the most incredible experiences, and for him to embrace it and enjoy it the way he did, it was more than just another play, it was a cultural and family thing," Hector Gonzalez said."It's a huge step in what I want to accomplish in my life," he said. "This is the biggest deal of my life. It'll be amazing to see them and know that they helped me here.
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