I didn't necessarily set out to be in musical theater, but that's where my path has taken me, and I've been loving and enjoying it ever since.

I remember when I was in 'Hairspray' - my first Broadway show - I truly was in awe of the voices I got to hear on a nightly basis around me. I'm thinking, 'Wow! Why aren't these people selling millions of records?' They're the ones that are out there, you know, belting their faces off!

Honestly, I actually would really love to see more musical theatre actors do the movie adaptations of shows - I think that would be really great to see.

I can't tell you how wonderful it is to hop in my car and drive home after rehearsal.

My day look is usually a good pair of jeans, my boots, and a cute T-shirt, but I love to get all dolled up in a dress and heels to go out.

Some people might call me a party pooper.

I worked at Dollywood when I was a kid. Then I worked at Opryland. I worked at a variety of theater things in Atlanta. I was also in a choir for two years where we did 'Annie' and 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.'

I grew up doing certain little things in the musical theatre realm, but I didn't really understand that you could... make a career out of it.

I believe that you should not be just raised on what the music is right then. You should be raised on what is from your past, what your parents have grown up with, because it's a really big piece of your culture that you need to know about, and I'm glad my mother has done that for me.

I can be a nag. And my mother can be a nag. It's a nagging relationship, but we know that it's loving.