THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- NEWSIES' Andy Richardson!

Welcome to THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As With Your Favorite Broadway Stars. Want to know what hooked them to a career in the theater? Their dream roles? Their Broadway crushes? Read on!

In this week's edition, we caught up with Andy Richardson, who is starring as 'Crutchie' in Newsies- currently playing at the Nederlander Theatre.

What is the first Broadway show you ever saw?

I saw THE PRODUCERS when I was 11. Lee Roy Reams had directed me in a regional production of THE MUSIC MAN in Austin, Texas, and I went to see him perform as 'Roger De Bris'. He was hilarious, of course.

As 'Crutchie,' I don't exactly dance in the show. So to keep my flexibility, I stretch before fight call. I love contorting and tumbling, so I always end up doing front and back walkovers, aerials, and walking handstands across the stage. I even sometimes run around while in a bridge. It's my own personal circus.

Before, when I was 'Romeo' in our show, I didn't leave the stage during the second act because I was either in the scene or on the set. At the start of the second act, I had to bring on a table. Right as I pliéd, my pants ripped in the back. I couldn't leave the stage the rest of the act, but I had this huge hole in the seat of my pants! I eventually had to ask a fellow cast member to bring me a safety pin the next time they came onstage. I ended up safety pinning my pants during a scene while I was upstage on our set. It was hilariously ridiculous.

I've always wanted to be 'Jack' in INTO THE WOODS!

Not gonna lie. When I saw CINDERELLA, I was struck by how beautiful and talented Laura Osnes is. Pair that with how sweet she is and you've got one amazing gal.

You can follow me on Twitter: @AMRichardson3.