TV & Movies Episodes

We’re diving into Into the Woods at Cape Playhouse, where Joe shares what it's been like revisiting Jack a decade after first playing the role, how his perspective on the beloved Stephen Sondheim musical has evolved, and why this production has been such a meaningful experience. We also talk about growing up in Pittsburgh, finding his love for performing, his journey from the University of Michigan to High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, the impact Seb had on fans, and his advice for yo...

Backstage With Becca B. Episode 179 with guest John Kapelos is now LIVE on YouTube. On this episode, I talked with John about the challenges of building theater communities in L.A., his early days in Chicago’s collaborative scene, and how support from his father and a role at Second City helped launch his career, how the digital age has reshaped the entertainment industry and brought more opportunities but also more competition, his thoughts on the evolution of storytelling in film and TV, his c...

On this episode I talked with Jason about his journey as an actor, from his early ambitions to his multifaceted artistic career, filming Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies where he played Buddy Aldridge, what it was like filming music numbers for the show and how long they took, how he is similar to Buddy, his audition for The Outsiders where he originally went in for Bob Sheldon before going in for Sodapop, how his portrayal of Sodapop has changed since the La Jolla Playhouse run, getting to make ...

On this episode I talked with Kevin about his journey into theater, the multifaceted influences that contributed to his artistic development, from his family's love for music to his athletic background, his thought process behind choosing Carnegie Mellon University for drama school, his love and passion for writing his own music, his audition experience for The Outsiders on Broadway and his love for the book which the show does a good job matching the tone of, the impact of reading The Outsiders...

On this episode I talked with Vaughan Reilly about the moment she realized she wanted to be an actress, how her mom inspired her growing up, her roles on stage in regional theatre productions, some of her absolute favorite shows including Beetlejuice which she one day hopes to star in, her audition process for The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the preparation process for a movie as big as The Hunger Games, how the cast bonded on set, singing LIVE in the movie, why Ballad of Songb...

On this episode I talked with Ellen about what her first introduction to acting was and when she fell in love with acting and performing, the first theatre show she remembers seeing, the first theatre show she was ever in, going to an open call for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and booking the role, making her Broadway debut as a child when she played Jemima in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, what life as a Broadway kid was like, her audition for The Clique and knowledge of The Clique books, when she knew th...

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 making his Broadway debut at age 20, maintaining the stamina needed to perform and dance eight times a week, being in Disney’s Aladdin, being part of the beginning stages of shows like The Prom and Dear Evan Hansen and how much shows change in those beginning stages, his exp...

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...

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 Ashley’s You’re Invited video, how shortly after her freshman year of college she got cast to be in WICKED The Musical, her experience playing Glinda on both National Tours, in Chicago, in Los Angeles, and on Broadway, getting to participate in shows such as Sondheim on Sondh...

On this episode I talked with Patrick about when he decided to make a career out of performing and acting, when he discovered that he could sing, his experience in the BFA program in college at Cal State Fullerton, getting cast in five productions of West Side Story, his Broadway debut, his experience in Mamma Mia, his favorite Abba song, performing on National Tours VS. performing on Cruise Ships VS. performing in one place, his introduction into the For The Record Live family, performing in Ba...

On this episode I talked with Lana and Nathan about how they first discovered their passion for performing, their education experiences, creating their own content on YouTube their performances on stage pre-Rockwell Table & Stage, their favorite show they’ve seen the other in, what’s so special about Rockwell Table & Stage, the Christmas movie they recently filmed, Nathan’s movie The Rising Hawk coming out on October 2nd, and more!

On this episode I talked with Greer about how her passion for theatre started early on, her education experience in theatre during high school and college, how she balanced filming a hit TV show while simultaneously going to school at University of Southern California, how she became part of the cast for both The OC Musical and I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Unauthorized Musical, what makes LA theatre special, her favorite Starbucks Christmas cup, Disney Princesses, and more.

On this episode I talk with Claire about how watching her mom perform in theatre has inspired her to do the same, when she started learning how to play piano, how she got cast in “Power Rangers Dino Charge”, her experience performing on stage with For The Record Live on land and sea, and much more.

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.

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!

In this episode Michael Thomas Grant talks about the evolution of his portrayal as the Geek in FTR Brat Pack over the years, the famous story of how he ended up going on for act two of opening night of UMPO Jurassic Park, the difference between an UMPO show and a For The Record show, how he got cast on Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, how he celebrated getting cast, and much more.

In this episode Matthew Scott Montgomery talks about when he realized he wanted to be an actor, how volunteering to work in a parking garage led to a lot of his success in booking auditions, how his shows "Spook Night" and "Dead Boys" came to be, how he’s now taken on musicals, and much more.

In this episode Shelley Regner talks about the success of Cruel Intentions: The Musical, how special the LA theatre community is, how she ended up getting cast in Pitch Perfect, the plot she would write for a fourth Pitch Perfect movie, and much more!

In this episode Parissa Koo talks about #TheGleeProject and #AmericanIdol auditions, what led to her move to LA, her audition for For The Record Live’s #TheBratPack, her dream roles, one of them being Eurydice in Hadestown, and more.