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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, what keeps the show West Side Story fresh time and time again, how West Side Story continues to stay relevant, her audition process for Luz in the West Side Story movie, how she stayed calm and composed going into the audition knowing that Steven Spielberg would be directing the movie, the rehearsal process for a movie musical with lots of choreography, the most challenging dance number in the movie to film, the set design of West Side Story, her dream role, self-confidence, and more!
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A native of Panamá, Ilda Mason is an actress currently based in New York City. She made her feature film debut as Luz in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. Her acting career began in Panamá on theatre productions such as Peter Pan, A Chorus Line and Hello Dolly among others; she won Panamá’s Dancing with the Stars’ second season and after earning her bachelor’s degree in Structural Architecture, Ilda moved to New York City to fulfill her passion for acting. Her favorite musical is West Side story, which she has had the joy to be a part of four times, her latest while making her Broadway debut in Ivo Van Hove’s 2020 revival. Even though she studied architecture as a plan B, she has realized there is no such thing.
