鈥淚 always consider myself a theatre actor who journeyed into other mediums,鈥� says Josh Radnor, who is arguably most famous for leading nine seasons of How I Met Your Mother, but is bulking up his theatre r茅sum茅 with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Disgraced on Broadway in 2014 and most recently Lincoln Center Theater鈥檚 Off-Broadway The Babylon Line. 鈥淚 feel like I鈥檓 learning how to be a much better actor on camera, that鈥檚 still a process for me.鈥�
Later this season, Radnor experiences 鈥渢he perfect marriage of all the things I love,鈥� when he plays Lou Mazzuchelli on . From Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller (Hamilton, In The Heights, Avenue Q, Rent) and writer and executive producer Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood), the series follows drama teacher Mr. Mazzuchelli, determined to reinvigorate the school鈥檚 theatre department and create a sense of identity in some of his students. He chooses Spring Awakening for the high school production, and controversy ensues due to the script鈥檚 sexual themes. Now Mazzuchelli must fight for his students and his belief in the power of theatre.
The series also stars Rosie Perez as the school鈥檚 assistant drama director and Marley Shelton as Mazzuchelli鈥檚 wife, along with newcomers Auli'i Cravalho (Moana) and Damon J. Gillespie (Newsies, Aladdin); Stephanie J. Block told 半岛体育 earlier this month that she has a recurring guest role on the series.
鈥淚 had seven to ten amazing inspiring drama teachers,鈥� says Radnor of creating his character, 鈥渟o I really feel like I鈥檓 carrying half a life of people who were just brilliant and inspiring and let me know I could do this and helped change the conception of myself.
鈥淚 actually just went to a memorial last weekend in Ohio for my favorite theatre professor at Kenyon [College],鈥� he continues. 鈥淚 was mourning this woman, and I鈥檓 also about to play this character that鈥檚 kind of a tribute to her and what she did.鈥�
