When you performed Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream,” you said it was the song that changed your life. Can you elaborate on that?
Do I really need to? I was a struggling actor, a part-time composer, and all of a sudden they put me in a blazer, slick my hair back, and give me a Katy Perry song on a hit show, and a year and a half later I’m on Broadway. So, yes, it’s the song that changed my life.
[UHQ] NEW YORK, NY: Darren Criss attends the Versus Versace launch hosted by Donatella Versace at the Lexington Avenue Armory on May 15, 2013
[HQ] NEW YORK, NY: Actor Darren Criss attends the Versus Versace launch hosted by Donatella Versace at the Lexington Avenue Armory on May 15, 2013.
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