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title: "22 Broadway Debut Quotes by 18 authors"
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> [I was lucky enough to make my Broadway debut in 'Big River.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arden/i-was-lucky-enough-to-make-my-broadway-debut-in-big-river/)

[Michael Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arden/)

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> [When I made my Broadway debut, I was still cleaning houses, something I'd done since I went out on my own at 15.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aida-turturro/when-i-made-my-broadway-debut-i-was-still-cleaning-houses-something-i/)

[Aida Turturro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aida-turturro/)

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> [If you'd ever told me that my Broadway debut would be playing Spider-Man, I would have laughed in your face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-epstein/if-you-d-ever-told-me-that-my-broadway-debut-would-be-playing-spider/)

[Jake Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-epstein/)

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> [To be honest, it was a little bit of a surprise to me that my Broadway debut was a musical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-slater/to-be-honest-it-was-a-little-bit-of-a-surprise-to-me-that-my-broadway/)

[Ethan Slater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-slater/)

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> [I made my Broadway debut in the revival of Hair and followed it up with the bus and truck tour of Grease.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gallagher/i-made-my-broadway-debut-in-the-revival-of-hair-and-followed-it-up/)

[Peter Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gallagher/)

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> [Making my Broadway debut was, in and of itself, just a dream come true. I've wanted to be on Broadway forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-slater/making-my-broadway-debut-was-in-and-of-itself-just-a-dream-come-true/)

[Ethan Slater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-slater/)

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> [The magnitude of being able to make my Broadway debut as SpongeBob in 'SpongeBob SquarePants' really only started to hit me when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-slater/the-magnitude-of-being-able-to-make-my-broadway-debut-as-spongebob-in/)

[Ethan Slater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-slater/)

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> [To be totally honest, I thought I would have a Broadway debut in the distant, distant future, maybe in my 60s or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-karam/to-be-totally-honest-i-thought-i-would-have-a-broadway-debut-in-the/)

[Stephen Karam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-karam/)

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> [I've never done regional theater, and I'm getting to make my Broadway debut as a principal, playing a pretty cool part, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-segarra/i-ve-never-done-regional-theater-and-i-m-getting-to-make-my-broadway/)

[Josh Segarra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-segarra/)

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> [It's one thing to experience your Broadway debut alone, but to share it with an entire company was like summer camp or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-groff/it-s-one-thing-to-experience-your-broadway-debut-alone-but-to-share/)

[Jonathan Groff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-groff/)

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> [It would be fun to be eighty-five and have a Broadway debut. That's the goal I'm shooting for. When they revive 'Driving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miriam-shor/it-would-be-fun-to-be-eighty-five-and-have-a-broadway-debut-that-s/)

[Miriam Shor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miriam-shor/)

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> [I'm proud to be making my Broadway debut in a production that is working to make theater more accessible, and I look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-ridloff/i-m-proud-to-be-making-my-broadway-debut-in-a-production-that-is/)

[Lauren Ridloff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-ridloff/)

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> [I'm very proud of my New York debut. I played Oscar Wilde in 'Gross Indecency' off Broadway in about 1997. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-emerson/i-m-very-proud-of-my-new-york-debut-i-played-oscar-wilde-in-gross/)

[Michael Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-emerson/)

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> [Cinderella is making her Broadway debut. It's an honor to step into that position and, in that way, I am creating a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-osnes/cinderella-is-making-her-broadway-debut-it-s-an-honor-to-step-into/)

[Laura Osnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-osnes/)

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> [There's just nothing funnier or crazier than that - doing your Broadway debut as Spider-Man in 'Spider-Man' the musical. It was, like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-epstein/there-s-just-nothing-funnier-or-crazier-than-that-doing-your-broadway/)

[Jake Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-epstein/)

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> [I'll tell you what I think in general about people who want to make their Broadway debut that are not trained stage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-lupone/i-ll-tell-you-what-i-think-in-general-about-people-who-want-to-make/)

[Patti LuPone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-lupone/)

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> ['Grease' was my Broadway debut. That was eye-opening. At the same time, it was very familiar. It was a Broadway show, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-osnes/grease-was-my-broadway-debut-that-was-eye-opening-at-the-same-time-it/)

[Laura Osnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-osnes/)

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> [When I was prepping for my Broadway debut as Romeo, it really hit me that I had never done that. I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-bloom/when-i-was-prepping-for-my-broadway-debut-as-romeo-it-really-hit-me/)

[Orlando Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-bloom/)

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> [I learned from master teachers at the University of Evansville, at Juilliard, at Shakespeare festivals all over the country, eventually landing at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/i-learned-from-master-teachers-at-the-university-of-evansville-at/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

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> [I've dreamt lucidly about how my Broadway debut would go and what that would feel like, but I know that I can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-fisher/i-ve-dreamt-lucidly-about-how-my-broadway-debut-would-go-and-what/)

[Jordan Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-fisher/)

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> [I was crying because I was making my Broadway debut and there's nothing like that. It's the absolute mountaintop for a nerd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helene-yorke/i-was-crying-because-i-was-making-my-broadway-debut-and-there-s/)

[Helene Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helene-yorke/)

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> [I got nominated for a Tony in my Broadway debut, which was fascinating and thrilling and sort of unbelievable all at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pablo-schreiber/i-got-nominated-for-a-tony-in-my-broadway-debut-which-was-fascinating/)

[Pablo Schreiber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pablo-schreiber/)

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