From Wall Street to 'Wicked,' how this Broadway star risked it all to defy gravity

"If you know that you're meant to be somewhere else, life is far too short to not take a risk or a chance," she said. "I know it's a long shot sometimes, I know that it can mean disappointing people, but I promise that if you don't go after what it is that you love, you will wind up disappointing yourself more."