When the national tour of “Mrs. Doubtfire” stopped Tuesday at the Hilliard Center, one cast member had a special connection to the Coastal Bend.<\/p>\n
Ten-year-old Vivian Atencio plays Natalie Hillard in the Broadway musical based on the hit 1993 film starring Robin Williams.<\/p>\n
Although she was born in San Antonio, Atencio told KRIS 6 News, \u201cCorpus Christi is my second home because every summer we have a condo here, so every summer we go here and go to the beach and just have a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
Atencio said she has loved singing since she was very young. \u201cOne audition I sang and my agent was like, oh my gosh, we have to start auditioning her in musical theater,\u201d she said. Her previous national tours performed including the roles of Little Cosette and Young \u00c9ponine in “Les Mis\u00e9rables”, Cindy Lou in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” for two years, and now Natalie Hillard in “Mrs. Doubtfire”.<\/p>\n
Atencio also had a recent appearance on the big screen with a role in “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2”.<\/p>\n
Young performer returns to \u2018second home\u2019 for ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ tour stop in Corpus Christi<\/p>\n
The movie version of “Mrs. Doubtfire” has been a favorite of hers for years. \u201c’Mrs. Doubtfire’, the movie, is my favorite movie, so to be on this Broadway national tour is really special to me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Finding out she was cast was a moment she will never forget. \u201cI was so excited, my agent called me and said, you looked the part, and I was like, oh my gosh, I started crying and I was just really happy,\u201d Atencio said.<\/p>\n
Touring with the show has been \u201ca real experience.\u201d She added, \u201cThe cast and crew are just amazing, especially the crew, and it\u2019s just a dream come true to me. I love this tour.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of her favorite moments on stage comes during a song called \u201cWhat the Hell.\u201d \u201cI just love listening to it, I love singing it, and it\u2019s just really fun,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Looking ahead, Atencio said, \u201cI\u2019d love to be in ‘Matilda’ and ‘Annie’. I\u2019d love to be in both of those.” <\/p>\n
For other young performers wanting to pursue musical theater, she offered simple advice: \u201cYou have to follow your dreams and just you have to be confident in yourself and just a lot of confidence with yourself and believe in yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
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