As awards season picks up, two stars with a theatrical flair sat down to talk their big-screen breakouts, social media, and a certain musical that takes place over roughly 525,600 minutes.
In the video below, Mary Poppins Returns star Lin-Manuel Miranda and A Star Is Born鈥檚 Lady Gaga chat as part of 鈥檚 Actors on Actors series. In the midst of discussing Rob Marshall鈥檚 MGM musical sensibility and performing live with Bradley Cooper, Miranda asked Gaga if she鈥檇 ever check Broadway off her list.
鈥淐heck. I鈥檇 love that,鈥� she insisted. 鈥淭hat was my dream. I think I鈥檝e seen Rent probably 30 times.鈥� Miranda chimed in, noting that the Jonathan Larson musical was what inspired him to become a composer himself.
Naturally, Gaga admitted to relating to eccentric performer Maureen. 鈥淚鈥檓 staring at Maureen as she鈥檚 belting. I just want to be Maureen.鈥� In fact, she was apparently close to it, as she went in for a national tour before her pop career ignited.Gaga admitted to the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning composer she would also love to write for Broadway, and is confident she could. 鈥淵ou know why? Because for many years, record executives told me I was 鈥榯oo theatre.鈥� That鈥檚 all they told me.鈥�
鈥淎ny record executive using theatre as a pejorative鈥攜ou know you鈥檙e dead to me, right?鈥� added Miranda to the camera.
Watch the full interview below.
