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Anthony Rappis enjoying his first days of fatherhood.
“My heart grew so much when he was born. There were ways that I felt about this little being that I didn’t even know I would feel — IthoughtI would feel — but then to experience it is so profound,” he explains.
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“But part of me had kind of made peace with it. It was something that I really wanted, and then I was like maybe it’s not gonna happen. So for it to happen, it’s like the bonus round of bonus rounds,” he adds.
TheStar Trek: Discoverystar admits that he’s “aware” he will be “pushing 70 when he’s graduating from high school,” he says; however, he is just enjoying the present moments with Rai, whom he describes as “really amazing,” and says that he’s “gonna do my best to stick around as long as I can.”
Rapp, who is currently starring in hisone-man musicalWithout You— based on his 2006 memoir of the same name, about the"life-changing" deathsof his mother andRentcreator Jonathan Larson — also shares that doing theOff-Broadwayshow at this particular time in his life has been special.
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“Because I’m spending time with my mom, I feel still very connected to the legacy of parents,” he says, adding that he and Ithiphol plan to honor those they’ve lost as Rai grows up.
“It’s been very, very incredibly bittersweet — Ken’s also lost his mom — that neither of our mothers are here to meet our son in person,” Rapp shares. “But at the same time, there are ways we both talk about how we can embody their spirit and that he can still know them somehow.”
Without Youplays a limited engagement at New World Stages through April 30.
source: people.com
