Nathan Levy: Leading with the Best of Himself

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Broadway can look like a straight line from the outside, but Nathan Levy’s path is anything but. When we first spoke, he was a teenager hired as an understudy for Dear Evan Hansen and literally waiting to go on when the world shut down. Six years later, he’s back with a stacked resume, a clearer sense of self, and a new headline: stepping into a lead role in the first-ever Broadway production of The Fantasticks.

We talk honestly about the stuff performers rarely say out loud: the fear of burning bridges, the constant temptation to look side to side at friends’ careers, and the weird emotional whiplash of loving a show while your body begs for a reset after two years of eight shows a week. Nathan shares how he stays present by remembering the audience, leaning on community, and accepting that “your best” changes day to day without making you any less talented.

The conversation lands on what might be the most practical career advice of all: everyone is talented, and it costs nothing to be kind. We unpack leadership that isn’t loud, the value of being someone people want to be in the trenches with, and how to build a life with more balance while still chasing big dreams in musical theater.

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