Jesse Williams and Jesse Tyler Ferguson inTake Me Out.Photo: John Lamparski/Getty
Rain, shine or snow, the show must go on!
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who plays Mason Marzac in the show’s Broadway revival,went on social mediato show his gratitude for Broussard and the other understudies complete the cast.
“This guy@ryan_j_broussardflew in from Canada in the middle of a snow storm to return to the@takemeoutbwaycompany for 1 day and fill in when we were short an understudy. He stepped into the lead role of Darren Lemming and nailed it!” theModern Familyalum captioned his Instagram, adding, “Understudies truly are angels! Kiss an understudy today.”
On his ownInstagram, Broussard shared his amazement with a simple shot of him seated on stage with an empty Schoenfeld Theatre sprawled out before him. “Speechless,” he wrote. “@takemeoutbwayyou will always be my family 🥹”
Broussard also shared his love for the show back in October, when he posted somethrowback photosof the cast at the 2022Tony Awards, where the show won best revival. Both Ferguson and Williamswere nominatedfor their starring roles, with theformer taking homethe Tony.
Speaking to PEOPLE a few months after the Tonys, Ferguson opened up about hisinitial hesitationabout stepping into the role of Mason Marzac.
“I came into this process with a little bit of imposter syndrome just because Denis O’Hare, who originated this role 20 years ago, won a Tony Award for it, and I remember his performance so vividly,” said the theater veteran. “So it’s nice to know that according to the powers that be and the people that vote on Tony awards, I gave a valid performance.“Though the production closed in June,Take Me Outre-opened for a limited run in the fall and will continue playing on Broadway until Feb. 5.
Take Me Outis playing on Broadwayuntil Feb. 5.
source: people.com
