Mr. Holland’s Opus

In my 12th grade music class, which was actually basically just an excuse to listen to music and watch videos while the teacher created patchwork textbooks with a copy machine and music books from the school library, I watched 1995’s Mr. Holland’s Opus one day. One character who stood out in that movie was that of Rowena Morgan, the singing prodigy who almost entices the title character (Richard Dreyfus) away from his normal life. Rowena was played by Jean Louisa Kelly, and roughly about 15 years after having seen Mr. Holland’s Opus, I was offered the opportunity to interview Ms. Kelly via e-mail. As I’m always eager to get to know great talents, I wrote up my questions early in July and got answers back on July 25th. I hope you all enjoy this interview. Say hello to Jean Louisa Kelly! Johnny: One of your first acting gigs was playing Snow White, and understudying Red Riding Hood, in the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Into The Woods. Sondheim’s lyrics