# Howard McGillin's I Wanna Be Like You!

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Podcast: [I Wanna Be Like You with Elbi Cespedes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-wanna-be-like-you-with-elbi-cespedes-7248548)
Published: 2026-08-25T10:14:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elbito322/episodes/Howard-McGillins-I-Wanna-Be-Like-You-e3not81
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## Resource

Howard McGillin is a 2 time Tony Award nominated Broadway actor who also holds the record for most performances as the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera. He also originated the role of Jasper in The Mystery of Edwin Drood on Broadway! He also led the cast of the Stephen Sondheim musical Bounce (as Wilson) which premiered at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago and the Kennedy Center in Washington DC opposite Richard Kind, Michele Pawk and Gavin Creel. His other Broadway credits include the latest revival of Parade, Gigi, She Loves Me, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Secret Garden (as Archibald), Sunday in the Park with George, and Anything Goes (as Billy, opposite Patti LuPone)! We get to talking all about that, his time working on iconic Sunday scene from tick, tick...boom, and much more!

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