Words From The Wings: Noah Robbins of PURLIE VICTORIOUS Shares Favorite Backstage Moments and More!

BroadwayWorld is bringing you Words From the Wings, a new series of interviews that take fans behind the scenes of some of their favorite Broadway stars' backstage routines!

Today we're chatting with Noah Robbins of Purlie Victorious. Noah told us all about his favorite backstage moments, routines and more!

Check out his answers, along with photos taken by BroadwayWorld's Jennifer Broski, below!

What’s the first thing you do when you arrive to the theatre?

Wash my hands. I’m not obsessive compulsive but I am germ conscious.

What’s the last thing you do before you go on stage?

Wash my hands. I think I might be obsessive compulsive.

What’s your must-have backstage snack?

Granola bar, but I’ve been flirting with the idea of stocking up on some Bagel Bites because I’m 12.

Pre-show ritual that others may think is weird?

I act out the entire opening scene of 8 Mile, including the vomit on my sweater already Mom’s spaghetti.

What are five must-haves in your dressing room?

4 walls and a ceiling. I’ll be here all week.

What’s your favorite moment from the show to watch from the wings?

Watching Billy Eugene Jones’s Gitlow outsmart Jay O. Sanders’s Ol’ Cap’n. A delight every single show.

What has been your favorite backstage moment in your time with this show so far?

Getting to hug Alan Alda, who originated the role I’m playing. Moments like that give me a big ole case of the wide-eyes.

About Noah Robbins 

Noah Robbins has been seen on television most notably in Hulu’s UP HERE, Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and on Amazon’s “Forever”. His feature credits include The Trial Of The Chicago 7, The Assistant, The Week Of, Set It Up, Indignation and Miss Sloane. He has also appeared in TV Land’s “Younger”, Showtime’s “Masters Of Sex”, and Fox’s “Grease Live”.  Notable theater credits include his Broadway debut in BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, the Broadway revival of Arcadia, The Twenty-Seventh Man, Punk Rock, Clarkston, and the title role in the revival of Master Harold…And The Boys. Noah most recently appeared on Broadway in To Kill A Mockingbird opposite Jeff Daniels. He will next be seen on screen in the feature film Project Artemis with Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum.

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