Interview: Yahoo! Finance
Analise Scarpaci, Actor, Role of Lydia Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire on Broadway, joins Yahoo Finance to discuss returning to the Broadway stage, a career in live theater, and the impact of covid shutdowns for child actors.
ALEXIS CHRISTFOROUS: From the screen to the stage, "Mrs. Doubtfire", the Broadway adaptation of the beloved movie starring Robin Williams is set to begin previews here on Broadway next month. It's going to officially open in December, or should I say reopen. Analise Scarpaci plays one of the kids, Lydia Hillard. So good to see you, Analise.
ANALISE SCARPACI: Nice to see you too. Thank you for having me.
ALEXIS CHRISTFOROUS: Absolutely. So just before the pandemic shut everything down, you were able to get through three performances of "Mrs. Doubtfire". What have you been doing for the past 18 months?
ANALISE SCARPACI: I've been doing a lot of things actually. At first, I was kind of like, this is the first time in about 10 years where I've had absolutely nothing to do. So I decided to find my guitar again. And I've been writing music. I actually have been working on an EP that's coming out this fall. So right around the time that we start previews, which is October 21. So I'm so excited. And I've gone back to school, which is another blessing in disguise.
ALEXIS CHRISTFOROUS: Right, because you've been a child actor on Broadway before "Mrs. Doubtfire". I know this is your first principal role on Broadway. But you were in "Matilda" and "A Christmas Story". So tell me what being in college has been like for you during this pandemic.
ANALISE SCARPACI: It's been a crazy experience. I actually am very grateful for all of my professors for welcoming me back to school. I had taken the year off to do "Mrs. Doubtfire". And school was kind of a very difficult time for me going back into it because I was, we're all mourning this loss of life that we had. So it was really, really a blessing in disguise honestly. I really enjoy it.
