The Boys from UGLY BETTY Talk to Us! Michael Urie and Mark Indelicato Answer a Few Questions...
Who will ever forget a television season littered with moments where the character of Justin breaks out into song or dance from ON THE TOWN to his devastatingly brilliant re-enactment of the musical HAIRSPRAY, which he knows top to bottom from the Original Cast Recording and acts it out to the delight of viewers everywhere in a scene on a crowded Manhattan subway. As always, the writing for this show is so sensitive, that a hilarious moment like that is followed by some tremendous humanity expressed by the character of his dad, with whom he had a tricky relationship at best.
 Mark Indelicato
Mark, everyone wants to know, if you really love musicals in real life?
Yes, I've loved musicals ever since I saw The Lion King on Broadway.
Do you have a dream role that you've always had your eye on to play on a stage (play or musical)?
Link Larkin from HAIRSPRAY because I know I could sing and dance just as good as he did.
How has your life changed the most dramatically since you've appeared on the show?
Getting recognized on the street and the fans calling me by my "REAL" name and not my character name.
 We'll be following ABC's UGLY BETTY all season, and looking forward to the musical episode which you read about here first, as the show has reached out to secure the talents of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (HAIRSPRAY, upcoming CATCH ME
IF YOU CAN) and director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell (LEGALLY BLONDE, HAIRSPRAY, BROADWAY BARES). We also look forward to bringing you live interviews on BroadwayWorld.com TV and hope to snag the rest of the cast and well as Patti and Vanessa. See you at "MODE Magazine!"
Note to Salma (Hayek): If you're reading this (and we know you are)...Best Wishes for a healthy baby from all of us at BroadwayWorld.com.
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 Robert Diamond founded BroadwayWorld.com in 2003, which has now become the largest theatre web site in the world. He also serves as the site's Editor-in-Chief, covering Broadway and beyond, with specific local coverage for 100 cities in the United States, 30 countries worldwide and 15 other related areas of entertainment - including dance, opera, fashion, concerts, comedy, films, television and more.The 2001 Syracuse University graduate (School of Information Studies) is also the owner of Wisdom Digital Media, an award-winning leading design company for entertainment and technology web sites. In his previous life, he held an executive position for the world's leading publisher of technology magazines, web sites and conferences and, as a result, was named among the "Top thirty magazine industry executives under the age of 30" by FOLIO Magazine. Diamond got his start in the entertainment field, accidentally, when he created the 'official web site' (while in college) for Michael Crawford, the popular actor and original Tony and Olivier Award-winning star of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. (He still blames Crawford - and credits him - for anything that goes particularly right or wrong during an average day.) As a respected member of the Broadway and theatre community, Diamond also served as Lead Producer for a series of sold-out shows using the BroadwayWorld.com 'brand' for a set of 'Standing Ovations' concerts, which also branched out into titles that included Holiday Shows and even more specific concerts like 'From Stage to Screen and Back Again' in tandem with publishers and movie studios. All proceeds were in turn donated to Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, the industry's leader in aid for performers in need. Robert lives in Manhattan with his wife and two dogs, growing the business and getting little sleep. In addition, you can usually find him in a theatre many nights a week. Robert's very popular blog, 'The Broadway Pulse' appears daily on BroadwayWorld.com and he also writes weekly about theatre for the USA Network's Character Approved blog. In December of last year, Diamond was one of 5 Syracuse University Alumni, all having achieved success in the world of start-ups, business growth and venture capital, participating on a panel addressing young alumni who are currently pursuing their dreams of running their own business and experiencing the day to day challenges of a startup. It is part of the university's new Student Accelerator Program, for which Rob was recommended by Syracuse University's i-School.
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