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- [Tamsen Fadal] Katrina Lenk is a Tony Award winner
and star of Company,
one of Broadway's funniest musicals.
But in addition to seeing her on the New York City stage,
you can also catch her
in one of Netflix's most popular shows.
I caught up with Katrina
to talk about the return of Broadway
and her pivotal role in the hit TV series Ozark.
- [Marty] Your greatest threat
will always come from the inside party.
Never forget that.
- I almost jumped out of my bed
when I saw you on my favorite show ever.
So I was very very excited as I was watching Ozark.
- Oh no.
It's also my favorite show.
I was obsessed.
- Were you watching it before?
And how did all that come about?
- I was rabid fan
and during the apocalypse there,
I got you know, a Zoom audition for their final season
and I was like, what?
What?
So you know, it was this weird thing
where we're on Zoom auditioning,
and then I got a call back
and I was like, what is happening?
And that was also on Zoom.
And then I was on some road trip somewhere
and I got the call from my
from my manager that I booked it.
And I was like what?
- What a different role too for you right?
I mean that's just like
I feel like Broadway is such a sweet, talent, staged.
- And this I was like, oh my gosh opioids.
- Opioids yeah and Claire's like,
you know she's like everybody on that show is just,
is doing they believe they're doing the best they can.
And the situations that they're in.
She's really, she's really trying.
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- Let's talk about the revival of Company
because that is exciting.
And that show is just, I don't know,
it gets so many smiles, you know,
it really does.
- It's so thrilling to be back
after having taken the taken the hiatus for two years,
that we all, you know that everybody did.
So it's definitely a pinching yourself moment
to get to do this show.
And with this incredible cast and with Patti LuPone,
who was just amazing and just there 200% every night
and so authentic, and still exploring
and like examining the scenes and the songs
and the entire cast
is just consummate professionals.
And so funny, so funny.
And the show itself is really, you know
embracing the humor that's in the script and the music.
So it's really a lot of fun to do.
- For people that have not seen Company,
what should they know about it
and why should they go see it?
- If they need a laugh it's a great thing to do.
And it, you know, it takes place in Manhattan now.
So it's,
you know, about this successful bachelorette
who's having a milestone birthday
and kind of gets pushed into this surprise party
held by her married friends.
So it kind of it's an exploration
of what it's like to live in Manhattan
what it's like to be single,
what it's like to be in a relationship,
commitment, fear of commitment,
the need for human connection, how do we get it,
and it just kind of celebrates all the things about
what it is to be alive now.
- I also think it's very pivotal after a pandemic
because the need for human connection
we didn't even realize we needed it, wanted it,
cared about it.
People are really appreciative of it in a different way.
- Definitely, and we felt that for sure at our first preview
I mean we thought it would be exciting, you know
for us and maybe the audience,
but it was just that feeling of celebration
from the audience of like, yay we're all here.
And we're sharing this story together
in this space together.
And we are connecting with the audience
and our fellow actors.
It was really
a really extraordinary moment of realizing
that need for connection and celebrating that connection.
- We have Company,
Ozark are you coming back for the next season too?
Obviously you are right?
- The next half yeah.
- Is there anything else you have going on?
- I'm just reveling in getting to do Company right now
and just thrilled and that's what I'm doing.