“Playing Spongebob has improved my life in so many ways. The biggest one probably is just, you know, his inherent optimism has changed the way I wake up in the morning, and it sounds sort of cheesy to say, but it’s really true. Maybe it’s because I’m fulfilling a life-long dream of being on Broadway, but I like to think it’s also because every night I get to inhabit this character. It’s made me more optimistic and more joyful and appreciate my relationships more. Actually, something really cool that my fiancée said to me the other day was, she said: ‘It’s really special that you get to save the world every night. Because this is a world that often feels like it needs saving, for different reasons,’ and it’s a really special thing, not just for me, but also to be able to share with this company and with this audience, is saving the world through this message of love and community eight shows a week. It does change my outlook on life, and it does change the way that I feel, and I like to think that I can share that with people now. Which is really special.” 🍍💛
