Jan. 17, 2021

Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 62 with Ruby Lewis

On this episode I talked with Ruby about when she discovered she loved musical theatre, her vocal training and how it’s prepared her for the shows she’s starred in, how she discovered For The Record Live, what it’s like to play multiple characters within in one For The Record show, her favorite FTR show, what makes For The Record so successful, touring with We Will Rock You, Jersey Boys, and Grease, acting on camera vs. acting on stage, when she first heard about Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour, her audition for Indigo and her involvement in creating the show and character, what her Broadway debut was like, playing Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn! A New Musical, and MUCH MORE!

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Ruby Lewis (she/her)

Ruby Lewis has appeared in numerous stage and screen productions following her first feature film role in 2006's "Another Perfect Stranger." Having studied musical theatre, Ruby went on to tour with "Gypsy" as June, followed by the First National Tour of "Grease", the Second National Tour of "Jersey Boys" as Francine, and the First National US Tour of Queen & Ben Elton's "We Will Rock You". She has starred regionally at Gateway Playhouse as Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde" and at 3D Theatricals as Doralee Rhodes in "9 to 5."

Lewis is based in Los Angeles and has amassed a number of co-star, guest star and recurring roles on television, including the recurring role of Chloe on "Desperate Housewives" and a guest star on the much anticipated "Masters of Sex" for Showtime. Ruby is also credited with two more feature films, "1 Message" and "Pass the Light."

Over the years she has starred in For The Record Live shows such as FTR Coen Brothers, FTR Scorsese, FTR Baz, Baz Star-Crossed Love in Vegas, and FTR Love Actually. In 2016, Ruby made her Broadway debut in Cirque Du Soleil's Paramour as the lead Indigo. Recently starred as Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn! A New Musical in Las Vegas.