[1] He was part of his school choir, and by the sixth grade he landed his first professional acting role at the La Comedia Dinner Theatre.
[2] From 1993 to 1997 while in high school, Maynard joined the Muse Machine where he starred in Peter Pan,[3] The Wizard of Oz,[4] The Music Man, Oliver and Me and My Girl.
[1] When he was 18, Maynard was accepted at the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati[1] where, among other productions, he starred as Otto Kringelein in Grand Hotel, and had a lead role in Godspell.
[1][6] In 2003 and 2004 he appeared in several stage productions, including On the Record,[7] and during that time he also worked shooting roles in the films Palindromes, Parents Wanted and Red Doors.
It typifies the sly manner in which the musical manages to exploit the appeal of the pop genre it's parodying even as it accentuates its silliness.