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Mean Girls Episodes

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May 24, 2023

Ep. 133 with New York, New York's Drew Redington

On this episode, I talked with Drew about where his love for theatre and performing stemmed from, what helped him become a well-rounded performer, studying at Elon University and what he learned at Elon that helped him further his career the most, getting involved in workshops and labs such as Chasing Rainbows and The Outsiders, Casey Nicholaw’s Mean Girls and The Prom, why comedy is important to tackle as an actor, his current show New York, New York, understudying three roles in the show, why ...
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Sept. 10, 2022

Ep. 121 with Mean Girls' Erica Simone Barnett

On this episode I talked with Erica about how she first got into theatre and performing, the moment she realized that she performing on stage was an actual career path, the first theatre show she ever saw, how dancing helped her become a well-rounded performer, making her Broadway debut in Matilda where she was a swing and understudied Lavender and Amanda, stepping into a rehearsal room for a Broadway show as a young performer, what she remembers from the day she made her Broadway debut, perform...
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July 23, 2022

Ep. 117 with Mean Girls' English Bernhardt

On this episode I talked with English about her first introduction to theatre, how studying ballet at City Ballet in North Carolina helped her and still helps her when it comes to performing and singing, getting nominated for and participating in the Jimmy Awards in High School, the most valuable advice she received from guest mentors at The Jimmy Awards, getting the opportunity to workshop the Pasek/Paul/Levenson Project, now known as Dear Evan Hansen, booking the tour of If/Then and learning t...
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March 31, 2021

Ep. 79 with Mean Girls' Adante Carter

On this episode I talked with Adante about when he first realized he loved performing, when he realized he could make a career out of performing, his move from South Dakota to Los Angeles, why he chose to go to school at AMDA and how AMDA helped him further his career in musical theatre, getting cast in the Los Angeles revival of Carrie: The Musical, being part of an immersive theatre show, his audition for “Mean Girls: The Musical”, his reaction when he got the role, getting to play Aaron Samue...
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Feb. 28, 2021

Ep. 73 with Mean Girls' Megan Masako Haley

On this episode I talked with Megan about her childhood dream to be a popstar like Britney Spears, the moment she saw her first theatre show and realized she could live out those popstar dreams in a way and perform for an audience on stage in musicals, her experience in the theatre department at Brigham Young University and what made their theatre program appealing to her, getting cast in Wicked as Nessarose shortly after graduating, the first cast she ever got to see in Wicked (Eden Espinosa as...
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Dec. 29, 2020

Ep. 59 with Mean Girls' Cailen Fu

On this episode I talked with Cailen about the moment she realized she wanted to be a theatre performer, how growing up in Fresno and going to school where Audra McDonald went to school made her realize that if Audra grew up where she did and made it then she could too, why she chose to study theatre at UC Irvine and continue with their program, the most valuable lesson she learned in college, her audition process for Mean Girls, how she puts herself into the shoes of Gretchen and Regina (two ch...
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Nov. 10, 2020

Ep. 46 with Mean Girls' Jonalyn Saxer

On this episode I talked with Jonalyn about growing up in a family that was very into theatre, going to school for theatre at Syracuse University, what it takes to be a Broadway understudy or swing, her reaction when she found out she was making her Broadway debut in Bullets Over Broadway, her experience not only being in the ensemble of Mean Girls on Broadway, but also understudying Regina, Karen, and Cady, finding out she’d be lead Karen Smith on the Mean Girls tour, teaching dance lessons wit...
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Aug. 17, 2020

Ep. 12 with Wicked's Lindsay Pearce

In this episode Lindsay Pearce talks about how she got involved in The Glee Project, the many shows she's participated in in the LA theatre community, and her Broadway debut as Wicked's newest lead Elphaba!