The Untold Truth Of Renée Rapp

Renée Rapp’s road to stardom was paved by the meticulous plan that she’d set in place — and which she miraculously ended up executing to the letter. “Ever since I was born or, like, had a thought, I kind of always knew that being an artist and being a musician and a songwriter was exactly what I wanted to do,” she told NPR. “And I was very determined to do whatever I had to do to get to this point.”

As she explained, her plan began by making a name for herself in regional musical theater in North Carolina. She pictured that as a stepping stone to competing at the Jimmy Awards in order to get herself on Broadway. Then, she planned to use that exposure to launch herself as a solo musical artist — which is precisely how it happened. 

As for what comes next, Rapp has laid out how she envisions her future. “My plan is to burn out by 30. In the sense that I want to go through some eras … in a hot way,” she explained. “I want a little bit of a rockstar life, and then I want to, like, move to Colorado for a second, have babies, come back, and then dominate and start directing and producing, but also doing my music.” To put it even more bluntly, she added, “I just really want to be Beyoncé.”