Interview: Andrew Rannells On 'Fumbling Toward' Adulthood And Broadway Fame

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🗓️ 12 March 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Andrew Rannells has come a long way from Omaha, which he left in the late '90s to follow his dream of becoming a Broadway star in New York City. His new book, "Too Much Is Not Enough: A Memoir of Fumbling Toward Adulthood" tells the story of his early years there. He tells Sam about learning his dad died on a half-hearted date, getting drunk in piano bars with his best friend, Zuzanna, and how a failed audition for Rosie O'Donnell might have changed the course of his career.

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0:00.0	From NPR, I'm Sam Sanders. It's been a minute.
0:03.1	Many of you know my guest this episode from this.
0:06.4	His name is Andrew Randalls.
0:09.2	Hello. My name is Elder Price, and I would like to share with you the most amazing book.
0:16.2	He was a star of the Broadway hit, Book of Mormon.
0:19.4	I believe I'm Satan has a world view.
0:25.2	Andrew is also known for other Broadway roles.
0:27.8	Paul Seddow's, Headwig and the Angry Inch.
0:38.8	On top of that amazing performance,
0:41.2	Andrew's also starred on TV shows like HBO's Girls.
0:44.8	And most recently, Black Monday on Showtime.
0:47.6	But in this episode, we are going to talk about the Andrew Randalls you do not know.
0:52.9	The awkward kid from Omaha, Nebraska, who came out of the closet right before he moved to
0:57.6	New York to make it big on Broadway. Obviously, Andrew made it big.
1:02.0	But that took years. Andrew's new book talks about those years.
1:06.0	It's called Too Much Is Not Enough, a memoir of fumbling toward adulthood.
1:10.8	We talk about that book and failed auditions and awful dorms and scheezy bars.
1:16.7	We also in this chat talk about sex, and we talk about an abusive relationship as well.
1:21.8	So this may not be the best chat for kids to hear.
1:25.3	All right, with all that, let's get to it.
1:27.8	Here is me with Andrew Randalls.
1:29.8	I was in LA, Andrew was in New York. Enjoy.
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