A biography for Lindsay Mendezhasn’t been written yet.
“My parents were big movie-musical fans. And I thought 'Grease' was different from the usual MGM musical. I was intrigued and fell in love with it.”
“When I was 12, I played Dorothy in my community theatre production of 'The Wizard of Oz,' and it was very critically hailed by my school paper!”
“I want to scare myself when I choose what I want to work on.”
“It's been a huge honor to collaborate and create new theatre with new writers and to create theatre that will last after my lifetime. It's been in the most truthful way possible. It's my favorite thing to do.”
“I've never been a thin girl. I grew up being - I don't want to say a plus-size girl, but a girl of curves and substance.”
“There was so much emotional response to 'Dogfight.' You just heard the audience: They were so horrified. They were sobbing. They were joyful at times.”
“I don't look like a chorus girl.”
“I have a group of fans who pitched in and named a star after me... So. Cool.”
“I think people feel completely stunted without an agent, but there's a lot of auditions to be had without one and a lot to be learned before you take an agent on.”
“I think I'm the person who keeps friends from hitting 'send.' I've definitely helped people go through emails before sending them. I'm a good proofreader.”
“'Dogfight' was everything wonderful and terrifying about a show, and I feel it 1,000% gave me the knowledge and the confidence that I could do this. I can step up and be present enough to command scenes with amazing actors.”
“Judy Garland, Doris Day, and Gene Kelly were all big influences growing up from all of the films. I'm also a huge folk music fan - Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, and Bob Dylan have influenced a lot of how music can inspire change in our world.”
“I think, going into a room for an audition, the best thing you can do is represent who you are specifically as an individual and what you can bring to a creative process in a room - as opposed to being worried about 'where you fit' - because that's really their job to decide where you fit. Your job is to just present the best 'you' you can.”
“'Dogfight' holds a special place in my heart, and I try to sing the songs whenever I can.”
“I feel like I do my best work under fear of being fired.”
“I have a big persona onstage sometimes, but offstage, I'm super shy. Like, I don't want to perform for people - I'd rather die than sing in a room for someone.”
“I remember getting notified that I won an award, and I gloated up a storm to my mother, and I was so obnoxious about it, but I said to her, 'Momma, I'm going to enjoy every moment of this because tomorrow, something bad is going to happen.'”
“At 'Wicked,' they are really great about letting you make your own choices with the roles.”
“I knew if I were ever to leave 'Godspell,' which I loved so much, it would have to be for something really spectacular.”
“Getting an agent is hard, and I also think people rush to get an agent too soon.”