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On this episode I talked with Jordan about what made her decide to move to LA, traveling back and forth between the East Coast and West Coast. how she was first introduced to the Los Angeles theatre community, what made "Romeo & Juliet: Love Is A Battlefield" where she played Benvolia so special, how perfectly Bradley Bredeweg adapted Edward Scissorhands into a musical for the stage, her future theatre bucket list, and more!
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Jordan Kai Burnett recently made her Las Vegas debut starring as the Emcee for Channing Tatum’s Magic Mike Live which will reopen at the legendary Sahara in the spring of 2021. In 2020, she starred opposite Jonah Platt in the West Coast premiere of the musical Found with the IAMA Theater Company at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, directed by Tony Nominee Moritz Von Stuelpnagel. She originated the role as ‘Scissorhands’ in the Los Angeles hit “Scissorhands: the musical," created by Bradley Bredeweg. She received a Gregory Award nomination for her performance as Heather Mooney in “Romy & Michele the Musical” at the 5th Avenue Theater, Seattle. She currently working side by side with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo on their new "Romeo & Juliet Project" which is aiming for Broadway in 2022. She’s the co-creator of "Daisy & Jordan's Sunday Brunch of Shame,” with comedy partner, Tony Award winner Daisy Eagan. She’s a graduate of Emerson College and a student of both The Groundlings and the Upright Citizens Brigade. She proudly considers herself a local to New York City, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.
