Why the vocal rest?
I shouldn’t be talking to you right now. [Laughs] I do eight shows a week. I sing for three hours at a time, warming up and then doing the show for 2%BD hours. So on any given day I’m singing for six hours. You have to protect your voice. I go to vocal lessons – I have vocal coaching with an incredible teacher – and I also get massage therapy, take warm baths. I just got my ears coned so I could get any inflammation out of them, because it goes to your throat. Wait, massage helps your voice? Your back is attached to your neck, which is attached to your tongue, which is attached to your larynx. And your hips are attached to your back. If you’re tight, your voice is tight. So for me it’s important to warm up and make sure that I’m limber. Did you know you had to pace yourself from the start? The first couple months of the show, I didn’t call out [sick] at all. We started rehearsals in November and the first time I missed a day of work was Aug. 1, almost a year. For me it was okay, I was
