A biography for Joshua Henryhasn’t been written yet.
“I realized no matter how famous you are, you're still human, and sometimes you need a chicken wing!”
“My mom works at an accounting firm; my dad's a math teacher.”
“You wanna work with people who you have a rapport with. You finish each other's sentences a bit creatively when you've worked together for a while.”
“I've certainly never liked the idea of being put in a box. I loved being part of shows like 'American Idiot' and 'In the Heights,' and I take pride in being able to sing different styles, not just 'Old Man River.'”
“The themes in 'Violet' are universal: accepting yourself with all of your flaws, moving on, and the forgiveness and freedom that comes along with that.”
“I've been really fortunate to do several shows on Broadway; the longest run I've done is nine months, and that was 'Porgy and Bess.' The shortest run I've done was about a month and a half: my first Broadway lead in 'The Scottsboro Boys.'”
“I'm obsessed with 'Hamilton.' I've seen it, like, three times, and if I could get a weekly pass, I would.”
“Even when I was studying musical theater in college, after I would have theory at 8 in the morning and be on crew for productions until 11 at night, from 12 A.M. to 3 A.M. I was hanging out with jazz musicians.”
“I think it's nice when you come into the room and the director has a plan, a vision of exactly what he or she wants the piece to be. Because when that happens, then you feel safe. You feel safe to make choices and to do something big and just fly because there's a structure around you.”
“'American Idiot' was the hardest show that I've ever done - ever.”
“What I know is that the possibilities are always endless when it comes to 'Hamilton.' It's broken several records. Audiences are really being touched by it, they're being moved by it, and they're in love with the music.”
“I play guitar; I can sing a little bit.”
“My parents were very spiritual folks. I grew up studying the Bible. My dad's a Christian academy teacher. I grew up with a big spiritual influence. It's a big part of my life.”
“I really liked the idea of playing - I won't say the underdog - but characters who have a lot of conflict.”
“'In The Heights' was my favorite show, so hip hop is something that's really close to my heart, but aside from the hip hop, there are so many wondrous things about it.”
“I like directors who come ready to challenge you to ask the right questions about your character, and I know that directors appreciate that in actors as well.”
“Theatre is very cutthroat, especially here in New York!”
“It's always relevant - moving forward into the future and finding out who you are. I think those themes never get stale.”
“It's really empowering when you see yourself represented in entertainment and, especially, onstage when you're talking about how this country came to be.”
“Being in the bands of a hurricane, it's not like a tornado that's going to pass very quickly. It's the most serious thing that you will ever experience next to, I'm sure, an earthquake.”