Remy Zaken was among the youngest original cast members of Spring Awakening, swooning that her hot schoolmate Melchior (played by Jonathan Groff) “is such a radical!” Five years later, Zaken has stepped into the title role of the off-Broadway family musical Freckleface Strawberry as a feisty seven-year-old who hates her red hair and freckles. The bubbly actress may be getting younger onstage, but she spends her off-hours taking classes in organizational psychology and the history of pop culture in music as a junior at Columbia University. How does she juggle eight shows a week (including seven on the weekends!) and a full Ivy League course load? And does she still have Lea Michele on speed dial? Zaken tells Broadway.com all.
So, you’re back onstage—as a redhead, no less.
I was super-excited! Red is the only color I had never dyed my hair, besides jet black. [Voices are heard in the background.] Sorry, I’m in my sorority house, and it’s kind of loud right now. It’s Bid Day, and we’re getting new girls.
How are you playing the lead in an off-Broadway show while going to college at a place like Columbia?
My four ...
Saturday, February 19, 2011
What's Up, Remy Zaken? From Spring Awakening to Freckleface Strawberry, Plus, Columbia U!
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