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Oct. 8, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 37 w/ Grease's Janine DiVita
Follow Janine on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/janinedivita/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/divitaj FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DiVitaJ OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.janinedivita.com About Janine DiVita: Janine DiVita is a Broadway and screen actress and singer, concert artist, advocate, entrepreneur, director and writer who finds inspiration in storytelling, creativity, ambition, and fun. Her Broadway credits include starring as “bad girl” Rizzo in Grease, tap dancing up a storm in Anything Goes, and belting her face off whilst wearing a 1890’s bustle in the murder-mystery comedy The Mystery of Edwin Drood. If her Broadway credits weren’t versatile enough, Janine has also toured the country in the Diane Paulus directed Finding Neverland as Mary Barrie, the fabulous society woman who happens to be in a loveless marriage, and as the oh-so-precious and dramatic broad, Elizabeth Benning, in Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. (Elizabeth was created by icon, Madeline Kahn, in …
Oct. 5, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 36 w/ Broadway Roulette's Elizabeth Durand Streisand
About Elizabeth Durand Streisand: Celebrity journalist turned CEO creating a new marketplace model to buy and sell event tickets. After a decade in the trenches of New York's entertainment scene, Elizabeth saw the opportunity to pair expiring inventory to cultural events with consumers struggling with decision fatigue -- and Broadway Roulette was born. In 2018, Broadway Roulette joined Morgan Stanley's Multicultural Innovation Lab, an accelerator focused on female and minority-led companies positioned for sizeable growth. Panelist for Forbes Women, Women in Digital, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Technology Conference, and Bustle Digital Group, and frequent guest on podcasts such as FemmeTrepreneur and Financial Grownup. Follow me on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/beccabtalkstv TWITTER: https://twitter.com/beccabtalkstv FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BackstageWithBeccaB INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/backstagewithbeccab
Sept. 28, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 35 w/ Rockwell Table & Stage's Lana McKissack & Nathan Moore
Follow Lana on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lanamckissack/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/lanamckissack FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/lanamckissack Follow Nathan on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/natmo904/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheNathanMoore About Lana McKissack: Lana began her career under the direction of Robert Rodriguez, playing Antonio Banderas’ misbehaving daughter in the Miramax film Four Rooms. After obtaining a theater degree from UCLA, Lana began posting short films, comedy sketches, and song parodies on her YouTube channel, and has since garnered a following of almost 200,000 subscribers. Shortly thereafter, she formed a production company, through which she has created a number of horror and sci-fi genre short films in collaboration with Guillermo del Toro, Stan Lee, and Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment. Lana had two films released in 2019, including STX’s Countdown, and Mar Vista’s A Christmas Movie Christmas, in which she plays the …
Sept. 24, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 34 w/ Wicked's Micaela Martinez
Follow Micaela on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/micccccmart/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MicccccMart About Micaela Martinez: Micaela Martinez most recently performed as a swing on Broadway in the cast of Wicked, and prior to that, traveled the country for nearly 2 years as a swing on the National Tour of Wicked. Others roles include the 1st national tour of Sister Act (Ensemble, u/s Mary Robert), Walking the Tightrope (Esme), The Addams Family (Wednesday Addams) and Spring Awakening (Wendla). Follow her on Instagram @micccccmart. Follow me on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/beccabtalkstv TWITTER: https://twitter.com/beccabtalkstv FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BackstageWithBeccaB INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/backstagewithbeccab
Sept. 23, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 33 w/ Rockwell Table & Stage's Bianca Gisselle
Follow Bianca on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/biancagisselle/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BiancaGisselle FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BiancaGisselle OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.biancagisselle.com About Bianca Gisselle: Bianca is a singer/songwriter who has penned songs with other artists, like Gin Wigmore, Pegasus Warning and Zoe Nash. She has had placements in the Hulu original Palm Springs soundtrack - in order starring Andy Samberg, the Scarlett Johansson movie Rough Night Soundtrack, the TNT show Claws and an Apple commercials. Originally from Orlando FL, Bianca, grew up around music and began writing songs at a young age. She moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18 and began collaborating with producers to create a sound that is all her own. Bianca has also participated in theatre shows in such as Spider Baby The Musical, Rent, The Album Project: Jagged Little Pill, Roar, GloryStruck's American Idiot, Romeo & Juliet: Love Is A Battlefield, UMPO Mean Gurlz, UMPO…
Sept. 22, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 32 w/ The Prom's Kalyn West
Book Meet & Greets, Dance Lessons, Mental Health Chats, and more with Kalyn HERE: https://www.artistsandbeyond.com/kalynwest https://broadwayplus.com/artist/kalynwest/ Follow Kalyn on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/misskurlykay/ OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.kalynwest.com About Kalyn West: Kalyn was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, alongside two younger sisters and a powerhouse mother. She earned double bachelors degrees in Musical Theatre & Anthropology from Weber State University. After graduating in 2013, she moved to New York City and never looked back. Connections brought her to the fierce Talent House family in 2014, and she’s been working regionally/locally ever since. Some of her most beloved work has been on new projects - originating roles & helping to build pieces from the ground up, like The Prom.
Sept. 20, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 31 w/ Phantom Of The Opera's Eva Tavares
Follow Eva on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/eva.l.tavares/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Eva-Tavares-354542811960032 OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.evatavares.com About Eva Tavares: A graduate from UBC Opera and the Banff/Citadel Theatre Professional Training Program, Tavares has been offered various performance opportunities, most notably Maria in West Side Story at the Citadel Theatre, Out of a Dream with Patrick Street Production, Anne in A Little Night Music with The Confidential Musical Theatre Project, and Mi in the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s concert of Land of Smiles. She is active in the dance community with teaching and choreographing, most recently choreographing Die Fledermaus for Vancouver Opera. Tavares is currently a teaching artist with the Vancouver Opera, a member of Health Arts as an ArtsWay Ambassador, and a singer and choreographer with 1940′s revival group The Lady Larks. Most recent engagements include the world premiere of Sousatzka and Marta…
Sept. 19, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 30 w/ Hadestown's Afra Hines
Follow Afra on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/afrahines TWITTER: https://twitter.com/afrahines OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.afrahines.com About Afra Hines: Most recently performing in the new Broadway musical Hadestown, Afra is a veteran performer with 7 Broadway credits to her name. Some of her favorites include SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical where she played Michael/Maid and understudied Disco Donna Summer (performing the role 25 times), In The Heights (Original Broadway Company with Lin-Manuel Miranda), Shuffle Along (Original Broadway Company along side Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter and Joshua Henry with choreography by Savion Glover), Ghost (Original Broadway Company, understudy Clara/Louise), and Motown (understudy Tina Marie). She also spent a year on the First National Tour of HAMILTON (Angelica Tour) playing San Francisco and Los Angeles. Additionally, Afra was a Radio City Rockette for 7 years.
Sept. 15, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 29 w/ guests Stella Cobb & Arwen Monzón-Sanders
About Stella Cobb: Stella Cobb is making her Broadway National Tour Debut originating the role of "Young Anna" in FROZEN! Stella is from the small town of Stoughton, Massachusetts. At the age of 4, Stella quickly fell in love with musical theatre through performing in local community theatre productions (LTOS & SSTW.) She receives her training in vocal, acting, and dance at The Conservatory School for the Performing Arts in MA. Stella was scouted by Tara Kennedy Judd (KTM) while attending a summer program at The Conservatory School. This is where her start began! About Arwen Monzón-Sanders: Arwen is the 1st Latina girl playing Young Anna in Frozen National Tour.
Sept. 12, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 28 w/ MTV's Legally Blonde Musical Contestant Natalie Lander
Follow Natalie on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/natalie_lander/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Natalie_Lander FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/nataliejlander About Natalie Lander: Natalie is an American actress, voice actress, and singer. She is known for her work on ABC's The Middle, where she plays Debbie. Other TV credits include Castle, Touch, and Hannah Montana. Natalie is also known for her work in video games, such as the voice of Kinzie Kensington in the Saints Row series. She grew up doing theatre and ended up placing fifth in the reality competition Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Search for Elle Woods, which aired on MTV and has since been in theatre shows at Rockwell Table & Stage in Los Feliz, California such as UMPO Mean Gurlz, UMPO Home Alone, UMPO Bridesmaids, and UMPO Clueless.
Sept. 12, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 27 w/ guest Kristyn Evelyn
Follow Kristyn on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/iamkristynevelyn/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/kristyn_evelyn FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Kristyn-Evelyn-200139293870465
Sept. 9, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 26 w/ guest Caelan Creaser
Follow Caelan on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/caelan_c/ About Caelan Creaser: Caelan was born and raised in the beautiful Pacific Northwest near Seattle, Washington. At the age of four Caelan saw her first musical, The Wizard of Oz. During the show she leaned over to her mom and whispered "I'm gonna be Dorfhy onstage someday". Since that moment, Caelan hasn't stopped performing in musicals, concerts, and recitals. Caelan's passion led her to Arizona State University where she graduated in Spring of 2019 with a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre and a Minor in Communications. Caelan is proudly represented by Bloc Agency NYC. As an actress who continues to blur the lines between 'ingenue' and character', Caelan loves to create driven, complex, powerful, (sassy!), and honest female characters that inspire others to follow their dreams and be confident in who they are! Caelan recently made her national tour debut in the Frozen North American Tour as Ensemble and …
Sept. 8, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 25 w/ Cats' Keri René Fuller
Follow Keri on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/krfuller13/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/KeriRFuller13 About Keri René Fuller: Born and raised in Bethany, Oklahoma, Keri was a tad nervous to make the move to Berea, Ohio where she would begin her college education at Baldwin Wallace University; one of the most cutting edge collegiate programs in the nation. Throughout college, she worked consistently both on and off stage, in the lights and behind the scenes. This primed her for a life in the in the city that never sleeps, the whirlwind that is New York City. After previously appearing in regional shows such as Murder Ballad (Sara), Les Misérables (Eponine), Lizzie Borden (Lizzie), Hunchback of Notre Dame (Esmeralda), Dogfight (Rose), A Chorus Line (Maggie), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Rachel), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Helena), Titus Andronicus (Lavinia) and on Broadway in Waitress (Francine & Jenna u/s). Keri made her National Tour debut in Cats (Grizabella) in 2019.
Sept. 6, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 24 w/ Cruel Intentions Musical's Zach Spound
About Zach Spound: Zach's work as an actor spans 15 years of stage and screen appearances. Most recently, he played Svec in ONCE at South Coast Repertory. He appeared in the Ovation-nominated production of FLOYD COLLINS at La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts, MURDER FOR TWO at the Geffen Playhouse, and the Disney film, MAX KEEBLE'S BIG MOVE. He is currently appearing in Off-Broadway's THE OTHER JOSH COHEN, directed by Hunter Foster. Zach also appeared in a workshop of his own musical, LEAP, as well as a short film he wrote, VEGETABLES. Other favorite roles include Marvin Hamlisch in A CLASS ACT and Jonathan Larson in TICK...TICK...BOOM! Zach is an award-winning musical theatre composer. His first full-length musical, LEAP, was a recipient of the NMI/Disney New Voices award, and received its first workshop this past spring. He also participated in the 2016 Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project in Chicago. His music has been heard on stages across New York and Los Angeles, includ…
Sept. 6, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 23 w/ Rockwell Table & Stage's Chadd McMillian
About Chadd McMillian: NYC Off-Bway costume designer NEWSical the Musical (LaToya Jackson, Perez Hilton, Cheri Oteri), The Box NYC nightclub. Off-Bway Wardrobe supervisor PAGEANT THE MUSICAL, THE CITY CLUB, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, NAKED BOYS SINGING LA: HEADLESS. Rockwell shows: designer THE BIG LEBOWSKI, TROOP BEVERLY HILLS, HOCUS POCUS, ROCKY HORROR, MEAN GURLZ, THE LAST BREAKFAST CLUB, BRIDESMAIDS, HOME ALONE, JURASSIC PARK, CLUELESS, STRANGER THINGS, 10 THINGS, A LEAGUE OF THIER OWN, NEVER BEEN KISSED, SCISSORHANDS, Director HAMILTON’S 90’S MIX TAPE (BC/EFABenefit), A ROCKY NEW YEARS EVE, REEFER MADNESS, THE HAUNTING OF HOE HOUSE, HORROR CAMP, LIVIN’ LA VIDA GRANDE Personal designer for Frankie Grande (Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, Henry Danger, Danger Force, and Livin’ La Vida Grande).
Sept. 4, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 22 w/ guest Greer Grammer
About Greer Grammer: Greer Grammer is best known for her series regular role as Lissa Miller on MTV’s Awkward and a recurring role on ABC’s The Middle. She also appeared in the Lifetime’s Manson’s Lost Girls and starred in Emma’s Chance. On stage, she's played Summer Cohen in a reading of The OC Musical, Helen Shivers in I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Unauthorized Musical, and more.
Sept. 4, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 21 w/ guest Brian Logan Dales
About Brian Logan Dales: Brian became known as the lead vocalist for pop rock band The Summer Set which formed in 2007. The Summer Set released four full-length studio albums: Love Like This (2009), Everything's Fine (2011), Legendary (2013), and Stories for Monday (2016). The band toured with numerous musical acts, including The Cab, We Are the In Crowd, Mayday Parade, Sleeping with Sirens, All Time Low, The Downtown Fiction, and Action Item. In 2017 the band went on an indefinite hiatus. A year after The Summer Set announced their indefinite hiatus, in fall 2018 Brian became involved in theatre when he got cast as Barry Cox in "I Know What You Did Last Summer" Musical at El Cid in Los Angeles which later came back to LA in summer 2019 at Three Clubs. Brian then starred as Landon Carter alongside Dia Frampton and Janel Parrish in "A Walk To Remember Musical".
Aug. 30, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 20 w/ guest Natalie Wisdom
About Natalie Wisdom: Natalie is a New York City-based actress, singer, and dancer who fell in love with musicals at the age of 5 when her dad brought home a VHS tape of The Sound of Music. A Midwesterner at heart, she grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and received a BFA in Musical Theatre from Webster University’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts. Her childhood dreams came true when she made her Broadway Debut in Billy Elliot as a Swing in 2009, and she's been on this amazing ride ever since. Additional great opportunities followed, including her getting to understudy both Miss Honey and Mrs. Wormwood on the First National Tour of Matilda and getting cast in the original cast of Groundhog Day on Broadway. She's now a swing on the national tour of Frozen: The Musical.
Aug. 29, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 19 w/ Cruel Intentions Musical's John Battagliese
About John Battagliese: Originally from Philadelphia, after graduating from the University of Cincinnati with a BFA in Musical Theatre John has starred in shows such as the Cruel Intentions Musical Tour (Greg McConnell), Las Vegas: BAZ: Star Crossed Love (Romeo, The Palazzo Theater); Regional: Hairspray (Link Larkin, MUNY), Have You Met Miss Jones? (Jack Cassidy, The New Theater), Grumpy Old Men (Ogunquit Playhouse).
Aug. 27, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 18 w/ Wicked's Jennafer Newberry
About Jennafer Newberry: Originally from Houston, Jennafer received her B.F.A. from N.Y.U. Jennifer is an actor and singer most known for her work in the National Tour of Wicked. She recently joined the cast as a ensemble member and the understudy for Glinda. She is also know for her role as Gretchen in Disney's Freaky Friday (Multi-City Tour) and Nemo in Finding Nemo the Musical (Walt Disney World). Other notable credits include Rosaline in The Capulet Party (The Green Room), Shelley in Bat Boy (The Abbey), and Clara in The Light in the Piazza (MCT). She also originated the role of Lily in the NYC developmental workshop of Welcome To My Life by Bobby Cronin and frequently voices new work.
Aug. 25, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 17 w/ Wicked's Sarah Anne Fernandez
About Sarah Anne Fernandez: Sarah Fernandez is an actor, singer & dancer who hails from Long Island, New York. She currently holds a BFA in Drama from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts (class of 2018), and is a proud member of the Actor's Equity Association. Sarah's love for performance began at age 2 when she discovered The Little Mermaid. From that moment forward she developed an affinity for dancing and singing to 90's Britney Spears music and Disney classics, so much so that when her mother would pick her up from Pre-K she would find her in a different classroom every day on a makeshift stage entertaining her fellow students. The obsession intensified when Sarah found theatre at age 10, and she fell in love with the profession that allowed her to sing, dance, and act at the same time. Sarah now works as a professional actor, having recently understudied the iconic role of Elphaba on the broadway national tour of Wicked. She also coaches voice and acting privately,…
Aug. 22, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 16 w/ Wicked's Talia Suskauer
Book classes with Talia HERE: https://broadwayplus.com/artist/taliasuskauer/ taliascoaching@gmail.com About Talia Suskauer: Talia is a New York based actress, currently touring the country as Elphaba on the Munchkinland National Tour of WICKED. Originally from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Talia attended Dreyfoos School of the Arts, and then went on to earn her BFA in Musical Theatre from Penn State University in 2018. During her freshman year at Penn State, Talia was chosen to be a 2015 YoungArts winner in Theatre Arts. Talia has performed regionally at the New London Barn Playhouse in New London, New Hampshire, playing roles such as Princess Fiona in SHREK THE MUSICAL (NH Theatre Award Nomination), Rosa Bud in THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (NH Theatre Award Nomination), Lily Craven in THE SECRET GARDEN, and most recently, Jo March in LITTLE WOMEN. In 2018, Talia made her Off-Broadway debut in BE MORE CHILL at the Signature Theatre in New York City, as the female standby. Tali…
Aug. 20, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 15 w/ Romeo & Juliet: Love Is A Battlefield's Jordan Kai Burnett
About Jordan Kai Burnett: Jordan went to Emerson College where she got her BFA in Musical Theatre. She's since become a theatre favorite in Los Angeles has credits which include Heather Mooney in "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion", Whatsername in La Mirada's "American Idiot", Benvolia in "Romeo & Juliet: Love Is A Battlefield", various roles in "For The Record Live", and more. Her tour credits include "Seussical", "Side Show", and more!
Aug. 20, 2020
Backstage With Becca B. Ep. 14 w/ For The Record's Claire Blackwelder
About Claire Blackwelder: Claire is a Boise-born, DC-raised, LA-based actress and musician. Her first real gig involved dressing up in purple spandex to fight alien robot monsters for two seasons of Power Rangers. Since then, she has fought a couple of real live human monsters in films. Famously contradictory, she belts 80's rock on stage and goes home to play Chopin. On stage she has played the Princess in For The Record Live's: The Brat Pack and was a swing for "It The Musical" at Rockwell Table & Stage. She also loves Shakespeare type theatre.