Episodes

On this episode I talked with Delphi about whether she’s always known she wanted to perform in theatre/on stage, about living in various places around the world and continuously finding theatre in all those places, what the first show she ever saw was, her favorite regional shows she’s participated in and why, Shakespeare, getting to be a part of the National Tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella where she understudied Ella, the magic of playing a well known character like Ella on stage, ...

On this episode I talked with Jack about the moment he knew he wanted to perform on stage and do theatre, the first show he saw was that made him realize theatre was what he wanted to do, finding regional theatre in Chicago to participate in and winning the 2016 Broadway in Chicago Illinois High School Musical Theatre Award for best actor which led to a Jimmy Awards Nomination, his most memorable moment getting to participate in the Jimmy Awards, his audition for the Moulin Rouge tour, finding o...

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...

On this episode I talked with F. Michael Haynie about when they first realized theatre and performing was for them, their Broadway debut in Wicked, their first Glinda and Elphaba in the show, bootlegs and why/how bootlegs of shows don’t always show the best version of a show, self confidence in the theatre world, auditioning for Frozen, their rehearsal process for Frozen and how long it took to master puppetry, how their portrayal of Olaf has changed from pre-pandemic to now, life on the road, t...

On this episode I talked with Dylan about when he fell in love with acting and performing, what the first show he was ever in was, choosing to go to Carnegie Mellon for college and what the most valuable lesson he learned at the school was, his audition process for Beautiful The Carole King Musical, how he made the Gerry Goffin his own on stage while sticking to the true story of his life, getting to meet Carole King, starring as Danny Zuko in Grease in Toronto and learning the choreography for ...

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 with Alexa about when she fell in love with performing and musical theatre, when she started dancing and how dancing helped her become a well-rounded performer, her experience performing at Theatre Under The Stars in Houston, Texas and what made her enjoy performing there, performing with Lythgoe Family Panto, how an audition for Mean Girls led her to getting cast on The Prom Tour, her reaction when she learned she booked The Prom, how she prepared to go on tour, masteri...

On this episode I talk with Alex about his first role as Frog #1 in Narnia: The Musical, when he fell in love with musical theatre, choosing the University of Michigan to study at and what the most valuable lesson he learned there was, booking the National Tour of Legally Blonde right after college, his audition process, what it was like taking a show with as much popularity as Legally Blonde on tour across North America, portraying Riff in West Side Story’s International Tour in Paris, how audi...

https://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/kirk-douglas-theatre/2021/block-party/ On this episode I talked with D’Lo (he/they) about his solo autobiographical show “To T, or not to T” OPENING TONIGHT and now playing at the Kirk Douglas Theatre through July 10th, his passion for writing poems as a kid and what inspired the poems he wrote, what peaked his interest when it came to becoming a writer, actor, and stand up comedian, coming out to his parents after finishing college and then deciding to...

On this episode I talked with Lissa deGuzman about when she discovered she was passionate about theatre and performing, how her older brother inspired her growing up, the first show she was ever in, why she decide to go to Belmont University and her most valuable takeaway, her audition for the Aladdin tour, getting to tour the country doing what she loves with her brother, how many tracks she covered as a swing, learning all her tracks plus being prepared to understudy Jasmine, becoming the assi...

On this episode I talked with Joey about when he first realized he had a passion for theatre, how he became a well-rounded theatre performer growing up, enrolling in Grad School at NYU for musical theatre writing, his favorite regional theatre shows he’s performed in, his audition for the tour of Newsies, what makes Newsies a fan favorite show, joining the tour of A Bronx Tale as Calogero, how A Bronx Tale and Newsies are similar and how they’re different, his favorite city he’s toured in, his d...

On this episode I talk with Jess about the moment he knew he wanted to be a performer, making his Broadway debut in The Boy From Oz as a kid and Hugh Jackman bringing the curtain back up so Jess could bow one more time, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas on Broadway breaking Wicked’s box office record at one point while he was in the show, what made him want to audition for So You Think You Can Dance and whether he ever thought he’d make the top 8 on the show, what touring with SYTYCD was like, his ...

On this episode I talked with Chibueze about when he discovered his passion for music, why music and telling stories through music means so much to him, the moment he realized he wanted to be a theatre performer, how he worked on become a well-rounded performer while growing up, what made him choose to study at NYU Tisch University and his most valuable takeaway, why Once has been his favorite regional show, his audition for Hadestown on tour, how he first heard of Hadestown and what made him wa...

On this episode I talked with Maya about falling in love with dance at a young age, her favorite dance style, when she discovered she also had a passion for theatre, her favorite regional show she’s been in and why, what makes regional theatre special, how she decided to go to Point Park University for school and what her most valuable takeaway was from Point Park’s dance and musical theatre program was, her audition process for Moulin Rouge on Broadway, whether she ever expected to be auditioni...

On this episode I talked with Charlie about the moment he knew he wanted to be a theatre performer, how he became a well-rounded performer while growing up, getting to be Dickens in his dream show “The Secret Garden”, auditioning for and booking his first Broadway show, Bridges Of Madison County, while still in college, what being part of the rehearsal process as an original Broadway cast member is like, the day he made his Broadway debut in Bridges of Madison County, getting cast in Book of Mor...

On this episode I talked with Ilda about how she got involved in the entertainment scene while growing up in Panama, how she has become a well-rounded performer, Dancing With The Stars Panama and what her experience on the show as professional dancer taught her, the reason she chose to go to New York Film Academy to study theatre, the opportunity she had to be an associate choreographer in Carousel and Chess at NYFA, West Side Story at Paper Mill Playhouse, Signature Theatre, and on Broadway, wh...

On this episode I talked with Tasia Jungbauer about when she fell in love with theatre vs. when she realized she could perform on stage as a career, why a regional show in her hometown left her inspired, how she ended up choosing to go to Pepperdine University to study theatre and the valuable takeaways that came from Pepperdine’s theatre program, the first Broadway show she ever saw in New York, her audition for Moulin Rouge The Musical and whether or not she knew at the time of her audition th...

On this episode I talked with Morgan about when she figured out she wanted to be a theatre performer, how she has worked on becoming a well-rounded performer, why she consider herself an actress first, making her Broadway debut in Be More Chill where she understudied four different characters, her learning process for learning four different roles in the same show, why she thinks Be More Chill had/has such a huge fanbase, Moby Dick at A.R.T., why being a part of Moby Dick as Pip was so special t...

On this episode I talked with Matt about how participating in a mock trial in middle school played a part in why he got into performing on stage, how growing up he worked to become a well-rounded performer, what he finds so special about participating in regional theatre shows, his National Tour Debut (The Magic Treehouse Musical), joining the national tour of Beautiful, the process of learning four different parts in one show, his Broadway debut in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, his favori...

On this episode I talked with Mia about her beginning with dance, whether she ever though dance would lead to her performing on stage in a musical theatre show, what the first Broadway show she saw that made love theatre was, what her most valuable takeaway was from her college experience at Marymount Manhattan University, the very real hustle that comes with being a part of the entertainment / theatre industry, why she decided to take the LSAT post college while working FIVE side jobs, how she ...

On this episode I talked with Belén about when she knew she wanted to perform on stage, what the first show she ever saw live was, playing violin, accordion, and piano, how/if playing multiple musical instruments has helped her with theatre, advice she’d give to those from other countries where musical theatre isn’t as popular on how one can get involved with theatre, her off-broadway debut in Assistants The Musical, auditioning for Hadestown, the rehearsal process for the National Tour of Hades...

On this episode I talked with Megan and Adriana about when they realized they wanted to perform on stage and entertain audiences, when it occurred to them they could do that as a living, the first theatre show they saw, advice when it comes to choosing a college, what prepared them most for The Prom National Tour auditions, their previous knowledge when it came to The Prom, what the audition process is like when you’re auditioning for a role that requires lots of dancing, how to pack for a Natio...

On this episode I talked with Jisel about when she realized she wanted to be a theatre performer, when she realized the she could in fact make a career out of being an actress/singer/dancer, her college experience and how she ended up getting her BA in Theatre Arts at California State Fullerton, why Cosette in Les Miserables has been one of favorite regional theatre roles, her audition for Waitress On Tour and her reaction when she learned she booked the role of Jenna, her favorite song to sing ...

On this episode, I talked with Phoenix about when she realized she wanted to be a theatre performer, the moment she realized she had the talent to make performing in theatre a career, why Annie made her fall in love with theatre, how she worked on and still works on becoming a well-rounded theatre performer, making her Broadway debut in The Color Purple where she was not only a swing, but also the assistant stage manager, how she prepared to learn the tracks she was covering in The Color Purple,...