It’s been a huge honor to collaborate and create new theatre with new writers and to create theatre that will last after my lifetime. It’s been in the most truthful way possible. It’s my favorite thing to do. Lindsay Mendez Read Quote
Dogfight’ holds a special place in my heart, and I try to sing the songs whenever I can. Lindsay Mendez Read Quote
When you are preparing for a role, you have a script to comb through and the writer’s help in telling you about the character, and then you can fill in the gaps. When you are doing a cabaret show, it’s very personal. You have the opportunity to share parts of yourself with an audience and figure out how you want to connect. Lindsay Mendez Read Quote
I teach a lot of young musical theatre actors, and I notice that a lot of them say that they have a harder time connecting the classic repertoire. Lindsay Mendez Read Quote
As I became an adult, I listened to a lot of jazz, to the ladies of jazz, Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae and Nina Simone. I loved that they each covered the same songs and interpreted them totally differently. I thought that was so cool. They could each paint their own picture of that moment. Lindsay Mendez Read Quote
I have a big persona onstage sometimes, but offstage, I’m super shy. Like, I don’t want to perform for people – I’d rather die than sing in a room for someone. Lindsay Mendez Read Quote
I’ve always had a big voice, but I’m very aware of when you need to belt or go all out like that – when it’s necessary and plot driven – as opposed to just screaming to scream, which I hate. Lindsay Mendez Read Quote
