When I first chatted with Joshua Bassett back in February, it was at the Westside Theatre, where he was stepping into his first-ever Off-Broadway role. Today, Josh meets me at the BuzzFeed office on a spring day in April. He greets me with a hug, and we immediately start catching up as we walk to the entrance. I give him the quick tour, and we take a few minutes to chat about life and our favorite new music. Joshua recommends Noah Kahan's new album, and I immediately add it to my playlist. Heading into the room I reserved for our chat, I pull out my copy of Rookie — the subject of today’s conversation and what Joshua calls his "most vulnerable and terrifying piece of work." In Rookie , Joshua is opening up about everything he went through, including years of intense public scrutiny, being hospitalized for heart failure in 2021, and more. Having read it cover-to-cover the night before, it's fresh in my mind. "I'm curious. What was your favorite chapter?" he asks.…