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Welcome to the Th people podcast. I'm Patrick Hines. We are super excited to be bringing you today's interview with Robin De Jesus. We've wanted to have this guy in the podcast from the very beginning. I first discovered Robin in the movie Camp, a movie about a summer theater camp and the high school-aged kids that attend, with Robin at the center as would-be drag queen

Michael. Theater people, if you haven't yet seen this movie, you must. Especially if you're an

Uber theater nerd like me who had the privilege of attending one of these summer theater

programs. Hey, Walnut Hill, it'll take you right back. As a theater actor, he has

one of those stories that I just love. He made his Broadway debut as an understudy in rent towards

the end of its run. From there, through a series of good choices, supportive management, and the

courage to turn down work that didn't challenge or inspire him, Robin found himself in leading roles

for his next two Broadway

jobs. First as Sunny in the groundbreaking in the Heights, and then as Jacob, pardon my French,

in the 2010 revival of La Cajafo, starring Kelsey Grammer. He received Tony nominations for both.

In case you're not doing the math there, that's two Tony nominations for three Broadway jobs.

When I told our good

friend Ellen Marsh that we were doing this interview, she said, you gotta ask that guy,

who the hell does he think he is to be so talented? And so I did. It resulted in a conversation

that was everything I hoped it would be, inspiring, spirited, hilarious, even a little dishy. Here it is. I hope you enjoy.

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