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March 12, 2021

Ep. 75 with Wicked's Chelsea Emma Franko

(Note: this episode is in TWO PARTS). On this episode I talked with Chelsea about when she knew that she wanted to be a performer, being part of a theatre loving family, her family trip to NYC on which she show 11 SHOWS IN 10...

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March 12, 2021

Ep. 75 with Frozen at The Hyperion's Chelsea Emma Franko

(Note: this episode is in TWO PARTS). On this episode I talked with Chelsea about when she knew that she wanted to be a performer, being part of a theatre loving family, her family trip to NYC on which she show 11 SHOWS IN 10...

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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 aud...

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Feb. 17, 2021

Ep. 71 with Miss Saigon's Anthony Festa

On this episode I talked with Anthony Festa about the moment he had to choose between sports and theatre and why he chose theatre, the moment he realized he could sing and that he could make a career out of performing on stag...

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Feb. 2, 2021

Ep. 67 with Miss Saigon's Emily Bautista

On this episode I talked with Emily about the moment she knew she wanted to be a performer, her college experience and why she almost changed majors, her audition for Miss Saigon came about when her dad sent Cameron McIntosh ...

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Jan. 29, 2021

Ep. 66 with Broadway's Donna Vivino

On this episode I talked with Donna Vivino about making her Broadway debut at only eight years old when she originated the role of Young Cosette on Broadway in Les Miserables, what goes through a young kid’s mind when they’re...

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Jan. 23, 2021

Ep. 64 with Rock Of Ages' Justin Sargent

On this episode, I talked with Justin about what he’s been up to during quarantine, where his love for musical theatre stemmed from, going to University of Central Florida to study musical theatre, how his college experience ...

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Jan. 17, 2021

Ep. 62 with Paramour's 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 pl...

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Dec. 24, 2020

Ep. 58 with Anastasia's Jake Levy

On this episode I talked with Jake about the moment he first knew he wanted to perform on stage, going to auditions in NYC as a kid, how he works on being a well-rounded performer, his experience in the musical theatre depart...

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Dec. 21, 2020

Ep. 57 with Anastasia's Taylor Quick

On this episode I talked with Taylor about the moment she realized she wanted to combine all three of her passions and be a theatre performer, how dance, specifically ballet, has helped her career on stage, her reason for wan...

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Dec. 18, 2020

Ep. 56 with Newsies' Ben Fankhauser

On this episode I talked with Ben about his experience at Ithaca College, how going to Ithaca kickstarted his professional career, auditioning for Spring Awakening and booking Ernst on the First National Tour, playing Davey i...

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Nov. 28, 2020

Ep. 52 with Les Miserables' Jillian Butler

On this episode I talked with Jillian about her experience at Boston Conservatory, how it helped prepare to audition for Broadway and National Tours, getting to go on a tour as magical as the R+H Cinderella tour, her reaction...

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Nov. 18, 2020

Ep. 49 with Falsettos' Audrey Cardwell

On this episode I talked with Audrey about how she was able to overcome obstacles that got in her way when she was young, how going to school and getting her BFA in Theatre at Penn State University helped her believe in herse...

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Nov. 15, 2020

Ep. 48 with Broadway's Damon Gillespie

On this episode I talked to Damon about the moment he realized he really wanted to pursue theatre as career, how he decided to go to the school he went to to study theatre, getting cast in a dance heavy show like Newsies and ...

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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 foun...

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Nov. 9, 2020

Ep. 45 with Wicked's Daniel Quadrino

On this episode I talked with Daniel about making his Broadway debut in Bye Bye Birdie, learning the choreography for Newsies, understudying Boq in Wicked on Broadway, characters he’d want to play besides Boq if he went back ...

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Nov. 4, 2020

Ep. 44 with Broadway's Jackie Burns

On this episode Addison and I talked with Jackie about the most valuable lesson she learned at University of Connecticut where she got her degree in theatre, her Broadway debut in Hair, what it takes to play a role like Elpha...

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Nov. 1, 2020

Ep. 42 with Broadway's Kara Lindsay

On this episode I talked with Kara Lindsay about the moment she knew she wanted to be a performer, the most valuable thing she learned while at school at Carnegie Mellon University, how she prepared to originate the role of K...

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Oct. 16, 2020

Ep. 40 with Broadway's Erin Mackey

On this episode I talked with Erin about how there really wasn’t a moment when she wasn’t performing, how a theatre show in Fullerton, California led to her being cast as a double in The Parent Trap, filming a Mary-Kate and A...

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Oct. 10, 2020

Ep. 38 with Wicked's Allison Bailey

On this episode I talked with Allison about growing up in Florida and finding theatre to participate in there, about her decision to go study theatre at The Boston Conservatory, what she learned while in college, her time-gap...

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Oct. 8, 2020

Episode 37 with Grease's Janine DiVita

On this episode I talked with Janine about when theatre and performing became the career path she knew she wanted to pursue, the outstanding musical theatre program at University of Michigan where she went to school, her impr...

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Sept. 25, 2020

Ep. 34 with Wicked's Micaela Martinez

On this episode I talked with Micaela about the passion and love for theatre and performing she's had since a young age, the theatre presence that many people aren't aware of on the west coast, her experience on the First Nat...

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Sept. 23, 2020

Ep. 32 with The Prom's Kalyn West

On this episode I talked with Kalyn about when she first knew she wanted to perform on stage, why she chose to get double bachelors degrees in musical theatre and anthropology, her favorite show she got to participate in besi...

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Sept. 21, 2020

Ep. 31 with Phantom Of The Opera's Eva Tavares

On this episode I chatted with Eva about starting off in dance, her long list of choreography credits and how she attained all of them, playing Maria in West Side Story at Citadel Theatre, how Sousatzka the Musical led to her...

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