Ep320 – Andrew Samonsky: RIP Jerry Garcia

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Andrew Samonsky believes that Jerry Garcia s death yes that Jerry Garcia may have instigated his performance career in some way From being a deadhead to becoming a Broadway actor Andrew opens up about his years of following the Grateful Dead and dealing with drug problems that led him to go to rehab Lost and feeling helpless he decided to pray to help find his path He soon received a letter from his old voice teacher encouraging him to pursue a career in singing and the rest is history He looks back on his childhood his love for singing despite being a shy kid and how ultimately theatre and its community are what saved him during his troubled years Currently playing as Tadeusz Lempicki in Lempicka Andrew shares the story behind his cosmic connection to the show which goes all the way back to 22 years ago and a random interaction with the Peace Corps He discusses the challenges and joys of originating a role the importance of trust and collaboration between actors and creative teams and the feeling of gratitude for the opportunity to bring characters to life and how it can impact audiences Andrew Samonsky made his Broadway debut in the 2008 production of South Pacific and has additional Broadway credits including The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Scandalous The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson His TV credits include Madam Secretary It Could Be Worse and Elementary He can now be seen as Tadeusz Lempicki in the Broadway production of Lempicka Connect with Andrew Instagram asamonsky Connect with The Theatre Podcast Support the podcast on Patreon Patreon com TheTheatrePodcast YouTube YouTube com TheTheatrePodcast Threads Twitter Instagram theatre podcast TikTok thetheatrepodcast Facebook com OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast com My personal Instagram alanseales Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoicesClick here to visit this podcast episode

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