My sister's Ariana Grande.
— Frankie Grande
I know all the words to Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire.'
The best part of social media is that you can reach a lot of people. But that's also the worst part of social media.
I showed my nana, who lives in Delray, my writeup in the 'New York Times,' and she said, 'When will you be in the 'Sun Sentinel?'
Be true to yourself, no matter what that is.
Madonna is my absolute queen - as a performer, there's no one better than her.
I was pre-med in college, and so since a lot of people take a year off before they go to med school, I decided to take the time to pursue theater - six months later, I was on Broadway.
There's always a performance going on in our house.
I am emoji-heavy as hell. I'd use the same emoji 140 times just to communicate how excited I am.
I love working in TV. And I love the adrenaline of hosting things like 'Access Hollywood' with, like, zero preparation and just going straight on.
As long as you adore my sister, then you're O.K. by me.
David Bowie has always been my vocal inspiration ever since I was a child.
OMG, I have my 'Mamma Mia!' playbill framed in my bedroom. It was magical! I totally cried... a lot! I remember collecting playbills my entire life, and then to be in one... I have no words.
I'm extremely excited about returning to my alma mater, working with my amazing professors and being part of Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance once again. I believe the program to be the absolute best in the nation!
Muhlenberg is the school that made me and shaped me into the actor I am today.
It's difficult to market and promote a new show that no one has heard of with a not unique title.
I remember being so nervous to tell my little sister. I was like, 'I have something to tell you... I'm gay.' And she was like, 'Cool, do you have a boyfriend?' And I was like, 'Yeah,' and she was like, 'When do I get to meet him?' I was, like, 'Really? It's that simple?' So it went really well.
My favorite vacation destination is Hawaii.
I have at least four Starbucks drinks a day.
Instagram really gives me a chance to be creative.
Every day of my life, I wish I was on Broadway. It's my favorite place. It's my heart; it's my soul.
I try very hard to live my life in an exemplary way, which is, you know, 'Shine bright like Frankie.'
I'm obsessed with Maggie Smith - the way that she can be the most brilliant actress in every single situation and then do Harry Potter, and still make me cry while she's casting spells with a wand?
I basically raised her. Ariana and I are 10 years apart, and she grew up with a really gay brother who just loves her unconditionally, and it's reciprocated.
You don't have to post a picture with every single person at the party. Just get a few, maybe post one picture with eight people.
I love my Justin Bieber. He's, like, my favorite person of all time, so I'm always looking through his social media posts.
I'm really embracing that very out, very loud, very free persona that I am now but that I didn't get to be in high school.
Glam rock always has a story to tell and has that powerful voice with a little hint of libretto.
You can see things growing up, be inspired by things. Just because they're not around anymore doesn't mean that you can't take those inspirations and bring them to life and bring them to the next generation.
I was Boots The Monkey in 'Dora The Explorer Live Dora's Pirate Adventure,' and it was the greatest!
I love being back on the East Coast.
I love Muhlenberg. I'm an academic. I needed a small school with incredible programs and found that here. I learned so much and grew so much in four years.
I love breaking the fourth wall, and being given permission to play with the audience!
Anything that has a dragon, a wand, pixie dust, fairies, magic, any of that, I love it. I'm obsessed with it, I will read it, I will watch it, I will commit it to memory.
I have a major weakness for Oreo cookies and David Yurman jewelry.
Women who have been with man after man after man after man choose to become a lesbian later in life. Gay men, it doesn't work so much that way.
No one wants to follow someone fake or boring. Being accessible on social media, being honest, and having fun with it is key.
Broadway performers are the best-trained people on the planet.
I think operating in a mode of fear, and operating from a mode of fear, is not going to get us anywhere, as a people, or me, as a person. So I don't operate from that place.
I have to say, Franz in 'Rock of Ages,' I had three final callbacks for that role before I booked it - it was something that I'd dreamed of. I wanted to play that role. I love that show.
Ariana is anything but subtle.
Your Instagram shouldn't have 35 pictures from the same event.
I want people to be obsessed with Broadway and theatre as much as I am.
I was in love with Ryan Phillippe. I mean, like, who wasn't?
I definitely take influences from my idols David Bowie and Billy Joel. I've combined them with the Frankie Grande-isms that I've cultivated over singing every night for two shows a week for four years on Broadway.
I have the most incredible fans, and they have given me so many wonderful gifts. My apartment is decorated almost entirely with fan art.
My first audition ever was for 'Bye Bye Birdie' in fifth grade.
There's nothing like the spontaneity of making something work on stage.
'Ray of Light' changed my life. The whole album, but that song specifically, was just so life-changing and incredible for me.
There's a lot of audience participation in 'Rock of Ages' and 'Rocky Horror.'
