![]() It certainly seems like he has found his way with his casting in Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues & You! He admitted that he was terrified at first because of the significance of the show to so many including himself. It’s an important story that really rings true to me being an immigrant trying to make my way and find my voice in the states.” Regardless of whether you’re an immigrant or somebody trying to find your place in the world I think that the message of the value of human life is so strong. “I really got the chance to dive into it and know these characters and really flex my acting muscles in a way that I had never done before because I got to be me – Asian – in a contemporary setting.”ĭela Cruz talked about how even though the musical does end in tragedy, it is a heartbreakingly beautiful look at how someone can achieve their dreams without forgetting the person standing next to them. He spoke on how for the most part you could count the number of Broadway musicals that are about Asians on one hand…and most of those “live in history.” For that reason, it was important for him to be part of this incredible production. “I had been wanting to work with Timothy Huang, the writer of the show, for years ever since I first got to the city and found out there was an Asian-American writing good contemporary musical theatre,” he shared. The two men’s fates become intertwined as forced competition drives a wedge between them that culminates in a single, desperate act that leaves one dead and the other brutalized.” While Eng slowly climbs the ladder of success by day, his partner Chin, falls short by night, suffering disappointment after unforeseen disappointment. Formerly titled Cost of Living, the musical that tells the story of “ two immigrant cab drivers who share opposite shifts off the same medallion. It was while performing in the latter that he landed his role in American Morning. ![]() He would go on to work on the Broadway stage in shows like The King and I and Aladdin. But because I had that support system I was able to thrive…and how I really came to be an actor was through love.” “It’s a terrifying thing when a parent hears that their kid wants to be an actor of all things. It was that summer that I realized ‘Oh, this is the thing that I need to do.”’ Thankfully he had the unwavering support of his teachers and family. “Theatre gave me the ability to communicate and to act socially with other people. He felt right at home among the other students who were sure that this was the route they wanted to take with their lives. It wasn’t until he received a scholarship to study at the Papermill Playhouse’s Summer Musical Conservatory that began to change. “I had no aspirations to be an actor,” he recalled as he had plans to be a music teacher. ![]() His new love of music – and the insistence of his older sister – led to him joining choirs and in time musical productions at his high school. He fell in love with singing thanks to then host, Steve Burns, who he believed was doing an impression of an opera singer while singing the mail time song. Josh called it a strange coincidence but we think it was fate. He revealed that it wasn’t until Blue’s Clues came out that he started to come out of his shell. I was really hesitant to read out loud and I remember being very, very shy,” Dela Cruz shared. “I’m definitely an introverted extrovert. You wouldn’t believe it by his incredible performances but he was a very shy kid. Broadway star Josh Dela Cruz has earned his time in the spotlight as one of the breakout stars of 2020 with his role as host in Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues & You and the release of the American Morning studio cast soundtrack but it’s our recent chat with the actor that solidifies him in our book as one of the most positive voices of the next generation!īorn in Dubai, where his parents were married, his family eventually planted roots in New Jersey.
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