us that want to do both.”
One of the most significant de-
velopments to come in the past
decade is musicals performed
live on television. The movement
began with NBC broadcasting
The Sound of Music Live! starring
Carrie Underwood in 2013, and
has continued each year with the
most recent being Jesus Christ
Superstar Live in Concert Easter
Hanlon has done musical theatre
everywhere from George Street
Playhouse to Broadway, he ad-
mits dancing is not his forte. In
the end, he was content watch-
ing the production on television
with his friends with the under-
standing that, “I might be get-
ting older, but I’m not the per-
fect leper!”
Hanlon’s love of musical the-
In the end, he was content watching the production on
television with his friends with the understanding that,
“I might be getting older, but I’m not the perfect leper!”
weekend. Hanlon and his friends
watched the show on televi-
sion together, laughing as they
thought about the role he was
up for. He didn’t make the final
cut, but was brought back sever-
al times to play one of the lepers.
“I kept thinking, ‘Oh My God.
This is my life, I’m going for a
leper. What does that say about
me?’” Hanlon laughed. While
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atre stems from his childhood
when his parents and his grand-
mother would take him to shows
on Broadway. He says he en-
joys the challenge of musicals,
believing they are harder to do
than straight plays. Above ev-
erything else, he wants to keep
acting on stage, film, and televi-
sion. He dreams of starring in a
half-hour sitcom or a dramedy
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