In an interview with
Vanity Fair,
Andrew Garfield called himself a theatre kid, saying "I wear that badge proudly."
Rachel Zegler has identified with the label.
New York Times reporter Madison Malone Kircher wrote in 2023 that "Grown-up theater kids run the world". She listed several political and media figures with theatrical performing backgrounds, including US Supreme Court justice
Ketanji Brown Jackson, US Senator
Ted Cruz, political commentator
Chris Hayes, and New Jersey governor
Phil Murphy, among others. Citing Chris Hayes, she wrote: :“‘Pick me, look at me’ is the dominant cultural ethos,” Mr. Hayes continued, adding that theater kids’ joining the professional world is “like releasing an apex predator into an ecosystem.” == References ==