Around the world Quote by Joe Manganiello

I'd studied theater growing up and loved that, but didn't have many examples of artists around me.

— Brit Marling

My parents were acting teachers, but I was a bookworm who was passionate about music.

— Alison Sudol

Growing up I studied classically and did lots of shows in school.

— Idina Menzel

I trained classically for 11 years and then studied musical theater at AMDA New York. My dad is a singer-songwriter, so I followed in…

— Madeline Brewer

I was constantly involved in music and theatre all through middle school and high school.

— Janelle Monae

I grew up in the theater, went to school for directing and playwriting.

— Jerrika Hinton

I was trained classically in violin and voice, which led to musical theater. Then I left the music scene to chase acting, which is…

— Jesse Spencer

My parents were opera singers and voice teachers, so growing up, I admired musicians and dancers.

— Sandra Bullock

As a kid, I was fortunate that we grew up near a children's theater, with all different classes and things; so as a kid…

— Andrew Rannells

I was definitely a thespian of sorts in elementary school. I went to a real small private school, and every year, I participated in…

— Ariel Pink

In high school, I had a wonderful teacher who, coincidentally also taught Meryl Streep before me. At the same time I had my own…

— Roger Bart

I came from a really musical family. I studied classical piano because my grandparents were piano teachers, but started doing musical theater at age…

— Audra McDonald