Sept. 18, 2021

Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 91 with Bethany Tesarck

On this episode I talked with Bethany about how dance lead her to theatre, making her Broadway debut when she was only 8 years in old in Gypsy opposite Bernadette Peters, being cast in Bye Bye Birdie at age 12 opposite John Stamos, what it was like being a Broadway kid and how her childhood differed from other children, how many tracks she covered when she was in Bye Bye Birdie and how she was able to master all the tracks, her audition process for Diana, being a part of an original show and the bond working on an original show creates for cast members, her role as dance captain for Diana, what it was like filming the stage musical for TV (catch the pro-shot on Netflix on October 1st), why people should come see Diana when it reopens, her dream show to be in, her jewelry business, and MUCH MORE!

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Bethany Tesarck (she/her)

Bethany was in the original Broadway Cast of the Broadway musical Diana. She has developed the show since its production at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego and serves as a dance captain for the show. Diana has recently been filmed for Netflix so you can see her on October 1st 2021 in the filmed version! She started her Broadway career at the age of 8 performing in Gypsy with Bernadette Peters. She then was seen in the Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie with John Stamos.