On this episode I talked with Tara about what made her realize she wanted to be a performer, the first show she saw that really inspired her, becoming a well rounded performer, what lead to her deciding to go to the University of San Diego and the most valuable lesson she learned there, her favorite regional production of a show she’s done, the several shows she’s been a part of on the Disney Cruise Line and the challenges when it comes to performing on a moving ship, her favorite Disney character to play and her dream Disney character to play, her audition for Wicked plus the first cast she ever saw in Wicked, the rehearsals and preparations pre-making her Wicked debut as Nessarose, how she goes about making such a 3-dimensional character like Nessa her own on stage, what makes Wicked successful, being a vacation swing for the Aladdin national tour, and much more!
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Off-Broadway: A Chorus Line (NYCC Encores!). National Tour: Wicked (Nessarose), Disney’s Aladdin. Regional: Chicago (The MUNY), Pride and Prejudice (TheatreWorks Silicon Valley), Ojo (La Jolla Playhouse) and Disney Cruise Line. B.S. UC San Diego.