"“It was a moment where I had to leave for two or three days because it was around the Met Gala. One of my boys just looked at me,” he begins. “It just hit me. I didn't even know what to say.” Henry and wife Cathryn Henry are raising three boys in New Jersey: Samson, 8, and 5-year-old twins, Max and Leo."
"“I can say I'm a good dad. I'm cooking breakfast every morning, But your kids, they just want you around,” he says. “I also think it's important for me to follow and pursue my passions and my dream.” He describes the “deep ache” he feels when fatherhood and his career are in direct competition with each other."
"“I wanted to post that to let people know that they're not alone,” he says of expressing that internal struggle on social media. “Sometimes it's good to say, 'This is a hard moment, and this is what we go through. Let's be here together.'”"
"“Let's just take last night. They're really great sleepers, but there were three wake-ups,” Henry laughs. “One had a bad dream and one thought it was taking too long for us to get him in the morning. And i”"
Joshua Henry performs as Coalhouse Walker, Jr. in Lincoln Center’s production of “Ragtime” and has earned major recognition, including a Tony nomination and an Outer Critics Circle Award. Despite professional momentum, he feels a deep ache when work prevents him from attending his 5-year-old’s soccer game. He shared the moment on Instagram, describing the “heavy price tag” of being away during events like the Met Gala. He and his wife raise three boys in New Jersey and he emphasizes that children want presence more than performance. He also describes ongoing challenges staying in vocal shape while managing multiple nighttime wake-ups and disrupted routines.
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