Rachel Zegler Opens Up About Romeo + Juliet In New Interview With Jack Antonoff
Rachel Zegler sat down with friend and producer, Jack Antonoff for Cosmopolitan. The pair participated in this fun interview while out promoting their new Broadway musical, Romeo + Juliet. Highlights from her interview are below.
On taking the big swing from film acting to stage: “An artist’s ability to stay curious about their own parameters is so important—and understanding that those borders don’t actually exist, that you can do anything as long as you have the courage to say yes. The stamina that you need and the fact that you are getting instant gratification from an audience…if something doesn’t play, you know immediately and you have to figure out what to do with that feeling.”
On whether she feels more or less terrified about the switch: “More terrifying. Because theater is held in such a high regard for actors, Shakespeare in particular. When I accepted the job, it was with an asterisk next to it going, ‘By the way, I’m scared shitless that people are going to think I’m a hack.’ They’re going to be like, ‘Let’s see what this girl who does film knows about doing eight shows a week.'”
You can check out more from her interview here. Romeo + Juliet is currently performing at the Circle In The Square Theatre.