#463: Paul Louis Lessard // Hamilton's Philip Tour // Part One

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Gillian Pensavalle

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🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Paul Louis Lessard (he/they) is currently King George III on Hamilton's Philip Tour and this week is all about authenticity. Starting from a very young age, Paul describes the allure of performing as a siren song that was calling to them, even down to the intoxicating smell and feel of the show programs he'd pore over on the way home. Remember that smell?? And the feeling of staying up late on a school night going to a show?! The best.

Early in their career, Paul talks about how they truly felt their queerness was used against them, and once you hear about the shortsighted, close-minded jerks he had to deal with I'm sure you'll agree. After some time traveling the world he came back to New York City with a mantra that changed his life: fuck everyone and everything, I'm showing up authentically 100%." And that's when the gigs started rolling in.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Stage in Stages, Lynn Manuel Miranda, and you're listening to The Hamelcast.
0:05.1	Boots and cuts and boots and cats.
0:07.4	Hello, everyone. Welcome back to the Hamelcast.
0:20.2	My name is Gillian, and I am here with my friend. We feel like friends already. Paul Lewis Lassard. Hey, Paul. Hey, Jillian. How's it going? It's going really well. I'm thrilled to be here with you. Yes, I am thrilled to be here as well.
0:35.4	Yay. Before we do anything else, can you please let the listeners know your pronouns?
0:39.6	Sure.
0:40.4	He, they.
0:41.7	Great.
0:42.0	I love a they.
0:43.2	But he is perfectly acceptable as well.
0:45.6	Good to know.
0:46.1	Thank you so much.
0:46.6	Dealer's choice.
0:47.6	Yeah.
0:48.0	Dealers choice.
0:48.7	You got it.
0:49.0	So you are currently KG3 with the Philip company.
0:52.1	Yes.
0:52.6	Yes. Secondly, KG3 with the Philip Company. Yes, yes. I am approaching almost my one-year mark from when I debuted in Columbia, South Carolina.
1:01.0	And it has gone like that.
1:02.9	Really?
1:03.4	It has flown by.
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