{"id":5781,"date":"2018-03-15T17:42:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T21:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=5781"},"modified":"2018-03-15T17:42:08","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T21:42:08","slug":"michael-urie-origin-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=5781","title":{"rendered":"Michael Urie: Origin Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_962\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5781-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/MichaelUrieStarts.mp3?_=1\" \/><a 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HAMLET2018_0185.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HAMLET2018_0185.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HAMLET2018_0185.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alone on stage and getting laughs, <a href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=5754\">Michael Urie<\/a> had a question.\u00a0 The answer is not what he expected.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to listen to his <a href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=5760\">interview on Hamlet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-state-of-shakespeare\/id478609859?mt=2\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5401 \" 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