The Ed Sullivan Show. “So I had a peg leg made for me,” he says, “and I just started to tap dance again.”Ruggiero posted a video online showing him tap dancing with his peg leg, which led to invitations to perform on stages and festivals across the country, including a segment on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “I kind of just rode that wave for a little while.
But I always loved musical theater, and I always loved singing and acting. And I just kept trying to find ways to get back into that.”Days before the pandemic settled in last year, Ruggiero auditioned for the new Olney Theatre production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
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