Corbin Bleu: Broadway Boy

Joining the massive exodus from Hollywood to Broadway, Corbin Bleu debuted his stage skills last night (January 25) in “In the Heights.”

The “High School Musical” stud plays rapper Usnavi in the production, a character that Bleu says he’s enjoyed portraying.

Corbin explained, “[Usnavi] raps. He also is the narrator, and throughout the whole time, he [narrates] through rapping off the top of his head. He’s a total dork. He doesn’t really know how to dance. He’s not very smooth when it comes to the ladies. There’s a certain honesty to him. Honestly, the music itself gives way to the rapping. That was something that came pretty easily, ’cause I’ve always been about rhythm. I grew up salsa dancing. I grew up dancing, period. That part of it came naturally.”