In part four of my series of interviews with working actors, I’m talking to Jameson Moss about life on the road in a Broadway national tour. For the last year, he has been performing on the “School of Rock Tour” playing multiple roles regularly and understudying the main role of Dewey Finn.
You work multiple different tracks when you’re in the ensemble. What is that like?My first track is a roadie. Second, I play Tomika’s father. My favorite is Stanley, the record shop owner, and he’s onstage for less than 20 seconds! Then my last track is Mr. Sanders, the teacher. It’s awesome having the opportunity to create multiple characters for the show. Big or small, each character has an opportunity to the help facilitate the story as a whole.
What’s it like getting to perform the lead role?I’ve been a professional actor since 2006 and this is my first pro theater gig. To say that after all the years of hard work and perseverance I lead the first national tour of a Broadway show was a dream come true. The Dewey (Jack Black) track in our show is a physical challenge. During one of the performances in London, a Dewey wore a Fitbit. He burned 1,800 calories during the show. It’s
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