The Musical , which opens at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis next week. Photo by Matthew Murphy. The Musical. This stage expansion of the beloved film will run May June 5 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. The celebrated spectacle and melodrama of Moulin Rouge are not the hot items coming back to town next week β amongst the touring cast is Amy Quanbeck , a native of Plymouth, MN-turned Broadway actor.
Quanbeck has not one, but two roles in the Moulin Rouge tour: as Dance Captain and as Swing β a sort of specialist substitute performer, ready to step in to fill multiple ensemble roles on short notice.
My husband Jonathan and I own an apartment that we renovated and really made it our own. We love living there. I try to come back to Minnesota often. I love getting to see my family and friends. When did you start performing, and when did you decide to pursue a professional performing career as an adult? I started dancing at The Dance Shoppe when I was three and had my first recital at the end of that year. I started singing and acting in elementary school with choir, voice lessons, and school plays.
I have always loved performing. I loved dancing so much and spent so much time and energy committed to it, and had parents that supported me pursuing it. I studied dance performance, rather than musical theater. Looking back, what were some of the most important milestones in that professional journey? I loved dancing and had considered a career in the concert world.
It was dancing for Mr. McKayle that I found out how much I loved storytelling through movement. He was an incredible storyteller and he got me excited about dance as a narrative or in a character. I was fortunate enough to receive my Equity Card on that contract. I learned so much about the business from some amazing friends and cast-mates. After tour, I moved to NYC with an incredible credit and my school debt paid offβ¦which was very helpful as I began auditioning in the city.
