Normalizing the Process

Josh Davis is a Broadway actor, known for playing Javert in the North American tour of “Les Miserables,” and for being in the original cast of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.” His “normal” is enjoying and being mindful of the process of life and work, and he shares the importance of the process. He opens up about his battles with ADHD and shyness as a child, when he discovered he could sing, and how his true path begun once he got fired from a job. We also get into the current normal status of Broadway and theater in general. Enjoy his voice. "Stars" and excerpt of "Bring Him Home" from the musical "Les Miserables" performed by Josh Davis; music and lyrics by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Jean-Marc Natel, and Herbert Kretzmer. Excerpts of "If I Were A Rich Man," from the musical, "Fiddler on the Roof," performed by Josh Davis; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock. Excerpt of "Being Alive," from the musical, "Company," performed by Josh Davis; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Excerpts of "Wait For It" and "You'll Be Back" from the musical, "Hamilton," performed by Josh Davis; music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Excerpt of "Papa, Can You Hear Me?," from the movie "Yentl," performed by Josh Davis; composed by Michel Legrand, lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Excerpt of "Come Fly With Me" performed by Josh Davis; lyrics by Frank Sinatra. Excerpt of "Luck Be A Lady," from the musical, "Guys and Dolls," performed by Josh Davis; written and composed by Frank Loesser. Excerpt of "These Are My Friends," from the musical, "Sweeney Todd," performed by Josh Davis; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. "By Your Side" performed by Josh Davis from the musical "Beau" performed by Josh Davis; music and lyrics by Douglas Lyons and Ethan Pakchar. Excerpts from "Concert with Josh Davis" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IVnq6eE-oqM Josh Davis on Instagram: @joshdnyc https://thisisjoshdavis.com This is a difficult time for the Broadway community. Our entire industry has been shut down till at least 2021 and the Actors Fund is here for the entertainment community when they are in need. "Founded in 1882, The Actors Fund is a national human services organization here to meet the needs of our entertainment community with a unique understanding of the challenges involved in a life in the arts. Services include emergency financial assistance, affordable housing, health care and insurance counseling, senior care, secondary career development and more." How to Donate: Click this link: https://actorsfund.org Thank you for listening. 😁❤️🎤🤪😷🎧 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatsnormalwithgabrielsanders Twitter: https://Twitter.com/wnwgspodcast Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wnwgspodcast Email: emailwnwgs@gmail.com Voicemail: https://anchor.fm/wnwgs/message Eternal Hope by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100238 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ + Podcast artwork created by the amazing Dan Meth. On Instagram: @danmeth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wnwgs/support