“I'm trying to make it a little bit more personal this time. All my shows are hodge-podges, and this one is no exception but this one delves a little more deeper into my life and my world. Hopefully it's funny. I did a version of this at Birdland last January and it's similar-ish to what I've done before. But I've been working on it all year; I did it out here in Los Angeles in a theatre and kept developing it. Hopefully it'll be better.” WorldTryingYearsLittlesDoneShowsLastsBitsLittle BitDeeperTheatreVersionsHopefullyDevelopingExceptionLos AngelesJanuary Author:Jason Graae
“I'm a prostitute. Do you know what, it really is basically I just really like to work! I'm thrilled that there's a variety. It's why I got into this business to begin with, because I really don't have the discipline or intellect to have a 9-to-5 job. But I came from a classical music background and I merged that to theatre, it kind of opened up the door to a lot of different possibilities.” KnowsKindDifferentJobsDoorsPossibilityDisciplineIntellectTheatreBackgroundsVarietyDo You KnowClassical Music Author:Jason Graae
“But the stuff that I do is more like all the comic roles like in The Merry Widow and Die Fledermaus and I just did this Offenbach operetta at the LA Opera. I love it. I just love it. For me, it's like a great mesh of musical theatre and my classical oboe background to be standing on these huge stages with a full orchestra and all the opulence. I'm a complete sucker for the over-the-topness.” DiesStuffRolesStageHugeStandingMusicalTheatreBackgroundsComicOperaOrchestraMerryWidowsSuckerMeshOpulenceMusical TheatreOboes Author:Jason Graae
“That's opera! I just love it. It just thrills me! And it's very different than theatre, and sometimes it can be frustrating because when you come in the first day of rehearsals obviously you're an opera fan, right?” FirstsDifferentSometimesFansTheatreOperaFrustratingRehearsal Author:Jason Graae