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From Detroit to Broadway and back: Actor Joe Joseph returns home with “The Band’s Visit” » WDET 101.9 FM
Joe Joseph watched “The Band’s Go to” throughout previews on Broadway. On the time, he didn’t suppose he’d find yourself on stage performing within the musical — some of the Tony Award-winning musicals of all time.
However that’s the way it went. And now the Detroit native is performing because the charming, considerably mischievous Haled in “The Band’s Go to,” which is being staged on the Fisher Theatre now by way of Could 1 as a part of this yr’s Broadway in Detroit season.
“I lined 5 of the roles on Broadway, which was an unbelievable duty however I used to be thrilled to do it,” says Joseph. “I had the chance to satisfy the unbelievable solid and crew that labored on ‘The Band’s Go to.’ Now, I’ve the chance to tour it. I really like the present and I wished to carry it in all places across the nation — not simply New York Metropolis.”
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