National Tour Episodes
31
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 being cast as Christine Daaé, her experience on the Phantom Of The Opera Tour, and more.
Guest: Eva Tavares (she/her)
30
Sept. 20, 2020
Ep. 30 with Hadestown's Afra Hines
On this episode I talked with Afra about her experience as a Radio City Rockette, Thanksgiving Day Parade performances, her Broadway debut in Wicked, what it was like to be a part of original Broadway casts of shows like In The Heights, Ghost, and Shuffle Along, how people she’s worked with have inspired her, her experience performing at the Tony Awards, about what she thinks makes Hadestown such a special show, and more.
Guest: Afra Hines (she/her)
29
Sept. 16, 2020
Ep. 29 with Frozen's Stella Cobb & Arwen Monzón-Sanders
On this episode I talked with Stella and Arwen about their start with theatre, their audition process for Frozen, how they’re similar to Anna, their favorite thing about touring, what school is like on tour, their favorite Frozen songs, their future dream roles, and more!
Guests: Stella Cobb , Arwen Monzon-Sanders
26
Sept. 10, 2020
Ep. 26 with Frozen's Caelan Creaser
On this episode I talked with Caelan about her experience seeing her first theatre show, how she balanced her major in musical theatre and minor in communications in college, her dance experience, her audition process for The National Tour of Frozen, her full circle moment getting to watch Caroline Bowman on stage at her hometown theatre Paramount Theatre during the Evita tour to getting to perform on stage at that same theatre with her this year, and much more.
Guest: Caelan Creaser (she/her)
25
Sept. 9, 2020
Ep. 25 with Cats' Keri René Fuller
On this episode I chatted with Keri about what career path she thought she'd have when she was little vs. the career path she has now, her college musical theatre experience, what advice she'd give to young performers in the business, her Broadway debut in Waitress, the National Tour of Cats on which she played Grizabella, her current dream roles, a musical she'd like to see made into a movie, and much more.
Guest: Keri René Fuller (she/her)
20
Aug. 30, 2020
Ep. 20 with Frozen's Natalie Wisdom
On this episode I talked with Natalie about how her education prepared her to take on the tasks of being a swing and an understudy, her Broadway debut in Billy Elliot the Musical, her experience on the Matilda tour, being in the original cast of Groundhog Day Musical, her experience on the road with the First National Tour of Frozen, and MORE!
Guest: Natalie Wisdom (she/her)
18
Aug. 28, 2020
Ep. 18 with Wicked's Jennafer Newberry
On this episode I talked with Jennafer about theatre in Houston, Texas, her move to New York, her audition experience for Wicked, why WICKED The Musical is still relevant 13 years later, her first time in Glinda's bubble, and MORE
Guest: Jennafer Newberry (she/her)
17
Aug. 26, 2020
Ep. 17 with Wicked's Sarah Anne Fernandez
On this episode I talked with Sarah about her experience at NYU Tisch School of The Arts, her favorite role to play in college, her audition experience for WICKED The Musical, her dream roles, the funniest mishap that's happened to her while on stage, and more!
16
Aug. 23, 2020
Ep. 16 with Wicked's Talia Suskauer
On this episode I talked with Tali about her experience with musical theatre at Penn State, workshopping shows, how her Broadway debut in Be More Chill happened, her audition process for the Wicked tour, what life on the road is like, how she makes the role of Elphaba her own, and more.
Guest: Talia Suskauer (she/her)
13
Aug. 18, 2020
Ep. 13 with Los Angeles' John Krause & Molly McCook
On this episode I talked with John and Molly about Cruel Intentions: The Musical and how they met working on it, the moment John realized how beloved a show Hadestown is, Molly’s audition process for Last Man Standing, how they work on self confidence, Disneyland, and much more.
Guests: John Krause (he/him) , Molly McCook (she/her)
12
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!
10
Aug. 12, 2020
Ep. 10 with Anastasia's Lila Coogan
On this episode Lila Coogan about her experience making her Broadway debut at age 13 in Mary Poppins, her reaction when she got called and told that she was THE LEAD ANYA on the first national Anastasia Tour, her adorable corgi puppy she got in May, and much more.
Guest: Lila Coogan (she/her)
9
Aug. 7, 2020
Ep. 9 with Wicked's Olivia Valli
On this episode Olivia Valli talks about her high school and college musical theatre experience, how she got cast as in the ensemble in Wicked and was an Elphaba understudy shortly after graduating college, her experience playing her grandmother Mary Delgado in Jersey Boys, being the first actor/actress in Broadway & Off-Broadway history to play someone who she's directly related to, and more!
Guest: Olivia Valli (she/her)