Joshua Boone Praises Angelina Jolie at the 2024 Tony Awards: "It's Been Beautiful Working With Her"
Joshua Boone chats with THR on the red carpet at the 2024 Tony Awards and talks being nominated for his first Tony. Plus, he dishes on working with Angelina Jolie on 'The Outsiders.'
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00:00Congratulations nominated tonight your first Tony nomination. Yeah, what's going through your mind?
00:08Not much really just being out here with my peers and like seeing people whose work I've respected in their mind for years
00:13I'm just taking it all in. I'm glad it's not you know, it doesn't feel bigger than what I can handle
00:19You know, it feels very good. It feels right like I'm supposed to be here because I am you know, of course you did
00:24Yeah, I avoid that word, but I know that I've trusted God
00:29I've put in work and I just want to keep giving to people that's all that matters to me
00:32Yeah, the outsiders of course produced by Angelina Jolie
00:36What was it like working with her and what was the most insightful thing that you learned by putting together a production with her?
00:44It's been beautiful working with her the most insightful thing has been watching how she navigates a space
00:51Navigates conversations, you know how intentional she is in her words in her language
00:57She says so many beautiful things to me that have helped me both in my character development
01:02But also off the stage outside of the work, you know, you can't you can't replace that
01:06She has steep legs in this business, you know
01:08And when she walks into a room you feel that and it's a blessing just to share space with her
01:14Obviously, it's a really wild political year right now. Why is live theater and something like tonight important now more than ever?
01:22Because to a degree, you know the way the world is going, you know with the advent of so much
01:26So many other ways of communicating
01:29it's almost like people don't know how to be people or losing the ability to be themselves in certain spaces and theater and
01:36Live shows in general you bring people into the same space together
01:40You know, if you're able to put your device away long enough you're sharing breath
01:44You know
01:45You might share the same heart rhythm and those things matter and to walk into a theatrical space and feel that to feel the energy
01:50To feel somebody else's shoulder or forearm because you're sharing seats
01:54We need that as humans, you know, and that can never be replaced and if it ever goes away
01:59I feel sorry for humanity in that moment and but it never will because we crave it at the same time
02:05Obviously being a part of a Broadway production. It's a very demanding schedule. How do you find that balance?
02:11What balance balance in your life your personal life your?
02:15like the only way to
02:17In my opinion the only way to continue to thrive as any type of artist is to live life, you know
02:23So yeah
02:24Well, we have work to do and jobs to do if we can squeeze in an hour of time with family and friends or you know
02:28A release, you know, maybe hit a bar if that's what you do
02:31You know walking a park a hike like those things are necessary and we get that time into
02:36Finally your favorite show on or off Broadway right now outside of your own
02:41Stereophonic
02:43Yeah, heck. Yeah, I haven't seen much but I love that show you're gonna see their performance tonight 100% and I can't wait
02:50Yeah, thanks so much for stopping by. Good luck tonight