STAGE TUBE: NEWSIES' Jess LeProtto Talks Bullying, the 'Acting Bug' & More on THE GRAHAM SHOW, Part 2
By: Tyler Peterson
In part two of his appearance on THE GRAHAM SHOW, titled "New Jersey, Catching the Bug & Thick Skin," NEWSIES' Jess LeProtto talks catching the theater "bug," dealing with bullying and jealousy in school and how his parents taught him to stay grounded and humble.
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You may recognize Jess from Season 8 of TV's hit dance competition So You Think You Can Dance. Before winning over judges on TV, he appeared on Broadway in Bye Bye Birdie and Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Now, you can catch him wowing audiences nightly on Broadway in Disney's Tony Award-winning Newsies.
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