Episodes

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 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 to Wicked, the reason he took on the role of Mike Teavee in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory on Tour, workshops for Beetlejuice, Dear Evan Hansen, and more that he’s participated in, his recent experience in Fly at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, and more!

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 Elphaba and be the longest running Elphaba in WICKED The Musical, who she would cast opposite her in a Wicked movie, the character choices she made to distinguish between Liz/Beth in If/Then Musical, George Street Playhouse's A Walk On The Moon, and MORE!

On this episode I talked with Natalie about her transition from sports to theatre as a kid, her college experience majoring in theatre, what made her decide to move to Los Angeles for theatre rather than New York, how she got involved in the Los Angeles theatre community, how she discovered Rockwell Table & Stage and got cast in Bradley Bredeweg's Scissorhands Musical, what makes performing at Rockwell Table & Stage so special, her improv and comedy experience and how it helped her with League O...

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 Katherine Plumber in “Newsies”, how she made Glinda her own in Wicked, getting to be quirky and silly during “Popular”, how she got starstruck when she got to meet Carole King while playing Cynthia Weil in “Beautiful”, people who inspire her in the theatre world, and MORE!

On this episode I talked with Dana about growing up loving performing so much that she would direct and produce shows for her parents with her siblings, her school experience, what valuable lessons she learned about the theatre world in school, audition tips she has for young actors and actresses, how she got cast in Beetlejuice, what it’s like to be part of a show from it’s workshop stages and witness the shows growth, what goes into developing a character, how she made the role of Lydia her ow...

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 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 between graduating from college and getting cast to be on the 2nd National Tour of Wicked, how quick her audition experience for Wicked was, how going to work and being in Wicked even after almost five years on tour is still enjoyable for her, when she found out she was goi...

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 impressive resume and how she’s able to find work in the theatre industry whether it’s regional work or on Broadway constantly, what it was like playing an iconic role like Rizzo in Grease on Broadway, her tour experiences, how she’s expanded her career path and is also pursuing...

On this episode I talked Elizabeth about how she hasn't always been into Broadway, what career path she thought she would have while growing up, her work as an entertainment journalist, how she and her husband came up with the idea for the company Broadway Roulette, whether or not she expected Broadway Roulette to take off and become a popular way people buy tickets to Broadway shows, her favorite customer feedback, how her and team brainstormed a new experience for Broadway fans during quaranti...