‘How To Make A Girl’ Star Benny Feldstein Refuses To Typecast – Variety

After the wedding presented by National Geographic, Beanie Feldstein stopped by the show for a virtual chat about her new film “How to Make a Girl”. He speaks of taking the lead role for the first time and speaking an English accent, but is serious about refusing to be typecast for his body size.

“I only heard it when I was younger, because I was intense and loved to sing, ‘Have you ever played Tracy Turnblad?’ “I love [“Hairspray”], But for some reason, I heard it getting so big that it became a blow to me. Why can I? Only Will this be? I could be anything I want. What about Baker’s wife in Int’s the Odds? Or Winifred ‘One on a Mattress’? Or one day Amy in the company? What about all these other characters I would love to play and why am I left out because of the size of my outfit or whatever it is? “