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Photo Coverage: Rory O’Malley, Leslie Kritzer & More Celebrate Opening Night of Second Stage’s NOBODY LOVES YOU

Rory O’Malley, Heath Calvert, Aleque Reid, Lauren Molina, Autumn Hurlbert, Leslie Kritzer, Bryan Fenkart, Roe Hartrampf

Aleque Reid, Lauren Molina, Autumn Hurlbert, Leslie Kritzer, Haven Burton

Heath Calvert, Bryan Fenkart, Rory O’Malley, Allen E. Read, Roe Hartrampf

Gaby Alter, Michelle Tattenbaum, Mandy Moore, Itamar Moses

Autumn Hurlbert, Rory O’Malley

Heath Calvert, Aleque Reid

“I felt like I was maybe going to have to justify his enthusiasm, and there’s just none of that,” O’Malley says. “Instantly, I feel the audience go, ‘Oh yeah, I know that guy, he’s my roommate.’ And that’s been so nice, because once you don’t feel like you have to push or explain who your character is, you can just be.”

Much like Evan’s glasses served as an entry point for the character, the physicality of smaller roles Chaz and Dominic has helped O’Malley keep both parts delineated. The amiable Chaz—”Is he on drugs? Is he socially awkward? We’re trying to find him every day”—wears a slouchy hat that complements his posture, and the aggressive, blissfully un-self-aware Dominic leads with his chest.

Rory O’Malley with the Skivvies 6/10/13

Rory O’Malley with the Skivvies 6/10/13

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Heath Calvert, Bryan Fenkart, Roe Hartrampf, Autumn Hurlbert, Leslie Kritzer, Lauren Molina, Rory O’Malley and Aleque Reid will make up the cast of Second Stage Theatre’s New York premiere of the new musical comedy Nobody Loves You, which will begin performances June 20.

O’Malley: It’s nice to have weekends again, I’ve been amazed at this phenomenon! I miss the show, I miss my cast who has been my family for almost five years. But it has been nice to be able to travel. I was even able to get to London to see the opening of Mormon there, and see my buddy Gavin Creel.

IM: What are you working on now?

O’Malley: I’ve been mostly traveling. I went to D.C., went to the Supreme Court for the marriage equality oral arguments. I got to go into the rooms and see the justices’ hearings and oral arguments. To be a part of that was big because I’ve been working with Broadway Impact for a long time. I finally got to go home for the first time in two years for more than overnight. I’ve only been home for two nights in two years, so it was wonderful to get to go home for a while.

IM: How does one’s life change after having been a Mormon? Will you now be typecast for the rest of your career?