Episodes

On this episode Courtney and I chatted about the moment she realized she wanted to perform on stage, the first show she ever saw, the show she’s seen the most times and why she’s seen it the most times, her experience at Guildford School of Acting where multiple Six cast members have studied theatre/acting, how she got cast in the show Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, what makes that show so special and why she thinks it’s an important story to tell, her audition for Six, whether she’d heard of ...

On this episode I talked with Maiya about her experience at Gilford School of Acting where she participated in school productions of The Secret Garden, Hair, Cats, and more, the makeup skills she picked up while she was in Cats at GSA, auditioning for Six and Motown The Musical around the same time, her reaction when she found out she got the role of Catherine Parr, the challenges of tour life, her West End debut, the moment she realized how big of a deal Six was becoming, her original 2020 plan...

On this episode I talked with Kristin about how her mom’s involvement in and love for musical theatre translated to her, about working with adults in theatre shows as a kid and realizing that theatre was a career path, the reason she chose to stay close to home to study theatre and go to Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts, how that school helped go forward into her professional theatre career, doing readings and shows with TheatreWorks, how she got her audition for The Lightning Thief Music...

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 an email asking about upcoming auditions, how surreal it was for her when she ended up booking the understudy for Kim in Miss Saigon on Broadway, her favorite part about working with the kids who play Tam in Miss Saigon, what the day she made her Broadway debut was like, how...

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 making their Broadway debut, her experience being the youngest in the cast of Les Miserables, her favorite Hairspray moments, her audition experience for Wicked, the number of times she played Elphaba in Wicked (comment below if you know the exact number), how she’s similar...

On this episode I talked with Aimie about whether or not she’s always known she wanted perform on stage, what helped her jumpstart her professional theatre career the most, her West End debut as Daniela in In The Heights, whether she had previous knowledge of Spanish before getting cast in “In The Heights”, the secret as to why those in the UK are so much better at American accents, than American’s are at British accents, winning BBC’s Voice of Musical Theatre, originating the role of Katherine ...

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 helped his career skyrocket, when he made his Broadway debut, how difficult the jobs that swings and understudies have are, the pressure involved with playing an iconic character such as Drew in Rock Of Ages on Broadway, getting cast as Peter Parker in Spiderman: Turn Off Th...

On this episode I talked with Samantha about the first theatre show she ever saw, the moment she realized that she wanted to be an actress and that it was possible for her to perform on stage, how she worked on becoming the well-rounded and multi-talented performer she is today, getting to play Eva Peron in Evita THREE TIMES, West End included, what prepared her to be in a show like Evita where she’s the main character and center of the show, getting to see Six on West End while she was in Londo...

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 play multiple characters within in one For The Record show, her favorite FTR show, what makes For The Record so successful, touring with We Will Rock You, Jersey Boys, and Grease, acting on camera vs. acting on stage, when she first heard about Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour, her...

On this episode I talked with Emily about diving into the theatre industry as a child and immediately falling in love, why she chooses to live in Los Angeles vs. New York, her introduction to the LA theatre community, leading Carrie The Musical at La Mirada, her introduction to For The Record, her audition experience for For The Record Brat Pack, landing the role of The Basketcase in FTR Brat Pack and playing the role on both land, being part of FTR Live’s Love Actually during past holiday seaso...

On this episode I talked with Kerry about her glowing resume, the day she made her West End debut, taking over the role of Elphaba after Idina Menzel in 2006 and being the first ever British Elphaba in Wicked, the difference between playing Elphaba on West End and playing Elphaba on Broadway, how her Elphaba was different when she returned to the role in 2008, how she managed to have the vocal stamina needed to sing Elphaba songs EIGHT TIMES a week, other roles she’s played such as Grizabella in...

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...

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 department at UCLA, the viral performance of Waitress he starred in at UCLA, the off-Broadway production of Superhero he got to be in, his audition for Dmitry on the Anastasia tour, his experience performing Anastasia for North American audiences, his favorite stage door memory, h...

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 wanting to go study theatre at TCU, booking the lead Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie at Goodspeed Opera House, her audition experience for the National Tour of Anastasia, what she learned from life on the road with Anastasia, getting to understudy Anya and sing ico...

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 in Newsies, the moment he knew Newsies was going to be a hit on Broadway, being committed to learning the choreography for the dance numbers in Newsies, his favorite memory from being part of the cast, playing Barry Mann on the Beautiful tour, teaching masterclasses this year...

On this episode I talked with Kate about how having parents who were involved in theatre and growing up around theatre world instilled her love for theatre, how she worked to become a well-rounded and triple talented theatre performer, getting to play Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden, why she ended up choosing to go to Carnegie Mellon to study theatre, making her Broadway debut in the My Fair Lady revival at Lincoln Center, getting cast in The Prom, getting to be part of a show during it’s begin...

On this episode I talked with Jessie about when she knew she wanted to be a performer and be on Broadway, 36 Questions the Podcast Musical and what made her want to take on the role of Natalie/Judith in it, getting cast to be Dawn on the Waitress tour, how she managed to adjust to life on the road with Waitress, how she ended up getting involved in the off-Broadway production of Cruel Intentions Musical, her involvement with Hadestown since it’s New York Theatre Workshop Days, when she was told ...

On this episode I talked with Jewelle Blackman about breaking into the theatre industry in Canada, starring in shows like The Lion King and Dreamgirls on Canada stages, how playing the violin has helped her in the theatre industry, how she first heard of of Hadestown and what made her want to audition for the show, when she heard that she would be going to Broadway with the show, how her and fellow Fates Kay and Yvette harmonize perfectly every night, what she thinks makes Hadestown so successfu...

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 when she got cast in the National Tour of Wicked and what her audition process was like, getting to understudy iconic roles such as Glinda and NessaRose, whether she thinks she’s more of a Cosette or Eponine, getting to play lead Cosette on the National Tour of Les Miserabl...

On this episode this I talked with Harrison about when he realized he wanted to be an actor and perform on stage, the reason he chose to transfer schools, valuable advice and lesson he took away from his school experience, how he got involved in the LA theatre community, his work with After Hours Theatre Company over the years, how After Hours Theatre company has been successful at making their shows immersive, the virtual theatre productions that After Hours has produced this year, their upcomi...

On this episode I talked with Elena about her when and how she decided to trade gymnastics for theatre, how her gymnastics past helped her with the audition for the World Premiere of Bring It On The Musical, getting to tour the country as part of the Mamma Mia ensemble, her Broadway debut, her reaction when she was told that she was going to play Sophie Sheridan in Mamma Mia on Broadway, her most memorable experiences from being part of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, getting to meet Carole ...

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 herself, how she got cast as a swing in her first National Tour “Anything Goes”, how her first National Tour prepared her for the National Tours she’s been part of since, her Cinderella tour journey, playing the lead role Alice on the National Tour of Bright Star, the fanbase Fal...

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 Sophie about when she discovered she had a passion for performing on stage in theatre shows, her audition for BBC’s “Over The Rainbow”, becoming the runner up at only 17, Andrew Lloyd Webber calling her mom to tell her he wanted her to be the alternate Dorothy in “Wizard Of Oz” in London, what it was like becoming the lead Dorothy and singing an iconic song like “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” eight times a week, getting cast as Glinda in Wicked UK, what made her and A...