Harvey Guillenis a sentimental man or at least he sings like one.
“I was like, ‘What are the odds I’ll get it?'”
Guillen recalls in the video above.
Harvey Guillén for EW’s 2023 Pride cover.Bronson Farr for EW
But the actor did book the gig, leaving school and moving halfway around the world.
“I was like, ‘Isn’t the wizard like 68?!'”
he says, laughing.
“I was like, ‘So [I’m playing] 13, 35…
I’m just going to age in one year just completely go through a lifespan of a human being.
Yeah, that’s called range.”
But now “I can’t even sing it in English anymore,” he says ofWicked.
“I did not warm up,” Guillen jokes after his performance.
“But I was ready to go.”
