On her love of musical theater: “It wasn’t until high school that I discovered musical theater. Something happened one day, and I realized that I love telling stories through song, it was the perfect combination of this love I have for theater and music.” On her namaste approach to Broadway: “At the beginning of a yoga class you set an intention, and that is what I try to do before my shows.  There’s always something new because it’s a new day, it’s a new show, you are not the same person you were yesterday. As long as I have a small intention I can set for myself for the show, it will influence what I choose to pursue that day, and keep it fresh every day.” On beatboxing: “I was so excited about it, and when Lin was like ‘I think you should beatbox in this moment’ in the back of my mind I had been thinking that all along, but I didn’t want to impose. So I went home and went on Youtube and looked up all these amazing beatboxers. Of course, I am really far away from that kind of beatboxing, but I feel like I’ve gotten pretty good at it. I am thoroughly glad that beatboxing is now part of my daily routine.” [. . .] On the goal of the musical: “I just hope that you’re inspired to tell stories. If you’re a performer, that you feel that you are truly telling stories from your heart, or if  you’re not a performer, to tell your story in a different way. Whatever that means to you. I’ve found that to be a such an important part of my life, to try and tell the best stories that I can and I feel that’s it’s only brought really amazing things to me, and continues to be self-rewarding.”