She's none other than Cailan Rose, one of the various new members of the hit Broadway show, Hair. Not only is she on Broadway, but she's 19 (one year older than I) AND she balances work with college. Please tell me I'm not the only one jealous of her, she's living the dream!
Cailan was able to make time from her schedule and midterms to answer our questions. Thanks Cailan!
Who is Cailan Rose?
CR: Well... I am 19 years old. I currently attend Pace University as a musical theatre major. I'm from Fairfield, CT and Sarasota, FL. I live for my family, friends, and performing. My other passion is my music. I love Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, and Maria Mena. I don't like dogs or rats. I'm a hardcore Scorpio and I'm living my dream. :)
Congrats on Hair! It’s only been your 2nd week, but how’s it going so far? What’s the best part of being in the show?
CR: The best part so far has been the support from my peers, teachers, family, etc. Everyone has been so excited. It's a really crazy, tiring, and hectic life right now, but I have so many beautiful people on my side. The show is going beautifully every night. What I recently realized is that you don't even have to be having your personal best show to touch people. Sometimes you're exhausted and your body gives up on you, but the show has such an incredible message that just by being, you are creating love. It's a truly beautiful thing.
Whats your favorite part/song or line from the show?
CR: My favorite lyric, by far, is "how dare they try to end this beauty?" Pretty self-explanatory. And words to live by... don't let ANYONE try and end your beauty, your passion, your pride, your love.
Can you describe how your audition for Hair was?
CR: My audition for HAIR was pretty brief. I went in three times. First to an Equity Dancers Call where I danced twice and then sang two songs. I got a callback shortly thereafter. My callback was super early in the morning on my boyfriend's birthday, afterwards, I found out that Larkin (who is one of my boyfriends' best friends) had gotten another callback. A week passed and so I assumed I was finished. Then, out of the blue, I got a call to come back in for a "movement" callback. I went back in a week later with a TON of people. I felt good after my final callback, but I was pretty sure I hadn't booked it... However, lo and behold, at lunch the next day at Au Bon Pain, I got the call!
Why, how or what got you into theater?
CR: I started theatre when I was extremely young. I did a bunch of print and commercial work as a baby. When I was four I went to an open call for Miss Saigon and booked it. And the rest is history!
Do you have any cool/memorable stage door, backstage, audience or rehearsal stories you’d like to share?
CR: Someone at the stagedoor the other night told me that I was, "in the most hilarious way, the quirkiest, oddest, human" that he'd ever seen... I took that as the greatest compliment! Onstage, I like to be the freest version of me. And if that's quirky or weird, then awesome!
What are the best/worst things about living in NYC?
CR: I love everything about NYC. I've wanted to live here my whole life. When I'm not here, I miss the noise and the stress. It's the best place on Earth, truly. The one thing that occasionally bugs me is the unreliability of the subway system. Come on A train, run express on the weekends!! ;)
Pretty soon, the new Hair ads will be all over NYC, and you’re in all of them! Can you tell us how you feel about that?
CR: It's insane. Everyday I get text messages and phone calls with people crying and screaming about how they saw me on a bus or on a billboard. It's absolutely mind blowing. I can't get over it. It's the most surreal thing in the world. Every time I see a cab drive by, I stop everything I am doing. I can't help it! ;)
Mac or PC? MAC!!!
Mexican food or Chinese food? BOTH!
Dark chocolate or Milk chocolate? Dark chocolate. 100%. always.
Coke or Pepsi? I don't drink soda! But when I used to, Pepsi all the way.
Mexican food or Chinese food? BOTH!
Dark chocolate or Milk chocolate? Dark chocolate. 100%. always.
Once again, thanks to Cailan for allowing this interview!
Photo Credit: Broadway.com, SpotCo
Just saw Hair yesterday and Caitlan was amazing in it! She showed so much emotion in her performance, especially in the final numbers. Good luck to her in all future endeavors.
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