Video: Michael Arden Shares His Broadway Firsts

What are some of the milestone moments that have most impacted our favorite Broadway performers? We're finding out with 'Broadway Firsts'- a series that unpacks the events that shaped the stars who grace theatre's biggest stages.

"My first Tony Awards experience was for Spring Awakening and it was the year of the Hamiltonys. It was incredibly exciting, however... when they announced me in my category, they cut to someone else, which was really funny! We've laughed about it a lot. Chris Fitzgerald was shown and he's an old friend."

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