Covered Quote by Jessie Mueller

I did a gig as a standup when I was eight years old. I went on holiday with my family to this holiday camp…

— Romesh Ranganathan

The first real gig I went to was Randy Crawford in 1980. Seeing a big star like that was just fantastic.

— Bradley Walsh

The first thing I ever did was play talent shows at the Uptown Theater and the Adelphi Ballroom.

— Daryl Hall

My first paying gig was a play called 'The Voice of the Prairie' at a theater that no longer exists in Chicago called Wisdom…

— Denis O'Hare

The first live gig I ever saw was Johnny Cash at the Birmingham Odeon in 1971. I was 14 and went with my dad.

— Frank Skinner

My first gig was at Radio City Music Hall when I was 13.

— Questlove

I was the music director at a dinner theater called the 'Pheasant Run Theater' in the suburbs of Chicago, and that was my side…

— Sean Hayes

I've been performing my whole life. My mom signed me up for a theater program when I was five - I was the evil…

— Lilla Crawford

I ended up an actor, did my first professional union gig in 1974, and I've been doing it ever since.

— Michael Ironside

My first job was singing at the Hammersmith Odeon. It was years ago, so I can't remember who I was performing with. I was…

— Marianne Faithfull

I went to see my first gig when I was 15 - it was Loyle Carner at Shepherd's Bush - and I remember just…

— Arlo Parks

I grew up performing in theatre.

— Valorie Curry