From NYC subway to Broadway: Jared Grimes starring in ‘Funny Girl’

Performer Jared Grimes can credit ‘tunnel’ vision for his remarkable success.

The Jamaica, Queens native is now starring in “Funny Girl” — but before he made it big on Broadway, he would spend up to eight hours a day tap dancing on Manhattan’s subway platforms.

“To grab a New Yorker who doesn’t have the time of day for you … to get them to stand and watch you … and better yet, to get them to throw a dollar or two in the hat … it takes a lot,” said Grimes, 38.

Grimes began dancing underground at the age of 16 alongside fellow tap dancer DeWitt Fleming Jr.

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