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Maid From Manhattan: Monday, June 29th, 2026

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Claudia's Senior Play Mic Was Sabotaged

Maid From Manhattan: Monday, June 29th, 2026 · Jun 29, 2026 Comedy

Claudia auditioned for her high school senior play with 'Don't Rain on My Parade,' got a minor role, had her song cut — then fought to get it reinstated — only to have her mic turned off at the performance. Faculty were reportedly still talking about the performance years later.

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The 13: The Musical Tangent and Claudia's Senior Play Villain Origin Story

At 31:40 · chapter starts 28:40

The Mariska Hargitay story leads Claudia and Ben down a rabbit hole when they discover that Peter Hermann — Hargitay's husband — appeared in the Netflix film '13: The Musical.' Ben remembers that his friend Josh Peck played Rabbi Shapiro in the same film. This triggers Claudia to launch into her own 13: The Musical origin story: as a high school senior, she auditioned for the senior play (auditioning with 'Don't Rain on My Parade'), was given the minor role of Cassie by drama kids protecting their turf, had her solo cut, fought to get it reinstated by marching into the gymnasium and refusing to back down, and then had her microphone turned off during the actual performance. About a verse in, the mic was restored, and Claudia delivered what she describes as a legendary performance — one faculty members were still talking about years later. Claudia also drops the fact that Ariana Grande appeared in the Broadway production of 13: The Musical, marveling that all the biggest stars seem connected to the show.

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