Doubletapped features candid, one-on-one interviews with Broadway actors about authenticity on social media. These are questions that any user of social media platforms grapples with – sometimes consciously, sometimes subconsciously. However this balance is particularly interesting for actors, who are used to sharing versions of themselves in a public space.
Someone who has seen firsthand the development of social media and its relationship is Gerard Canonico. While Gerard has been performing on Broadway for almost three decades. he’s garnering a lot of buzz right now for his upcoming role of Rich Goranski in Be More Chill. So I wanted to get him in the hot seat to ask him about he’s seen Broadway and its relationship to social media change over time. Here’s our conversation…