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May 5, 2023

Ep. 129 with Parade's Max Chernin

On this episode I talked with University of Cincinnati Graduate Max Chernin about the moment he knew he wanted to be an actor/performer, what attracts him to the shows he’s been in both regionally and on Broadway, how he’s be...

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March 23, 2023

Ep. 128 with & Juliet's Daniel Maldonado

On this episode I talked with Daniel about his first introduction to theatre and when he fell in love with live theatre, growing up close to NYC and Broadway, when he realized that performing on stage could be a career for hi...

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March 17, 2023

Ep. 127 with Broadway's Jason Forbach

On this episode I talked with Jason about the moment he fell in love with theatre and performing, the most valuable lesson he learned in college that has helped him as a professional in the theatre industry, his audition for ...

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Dec. 20, 2022

Ep. 126 with Wicked's Emily Schultheis

On this episode I talked with Emily about when she fell in love with theatre and realized she wanted to perform for a living, the first show she ever saw, working on becoming a well-rounded performer while growing up, joining...

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Dec. 8, 2022

Ep. 125 with Jagged Little Pill's Jade McLeod

On this episode I talked with Jade about the moment they knew they wanted to perform onstage in theatre for a living, the first professional show they ever saw, when they came to the realization that they could sing, friends ...

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Nov. 19, 2022

Ep. 124 with Broadway's Kristine Reese

On this episode I talked with Kristine Reese about the moment she knew she wanted to perform on stage, why it’s never too late to discover your passion for something, getting to teach up and coming performers all that she’s l...

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Oct. 12, 2022

Ep. 123 with Hadestown's Grace Yoo

On this episode I talked with Grace about when she first knew she wanted to be a theatre performer, playing Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz in Kindergarten, the first professional show she ever saw, how she worked on a well-round...

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Sept. 24, 2022

Ep. 122 with Wicked's Chelsea Cree Groen

On this episode I talked with Chelsea about when she knew she wanted to be an actress, sing, and perform, the first show she ever saw, why she chose to go to the University of Michigan and what the most valuable thing she lea...

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Sept. 10, 2022

Ep. 121 with Mean Girls' Erica Simone Barnett

On this episode I talked with Erica about how she first got into theatre and performing, the moment she realized that she performing on stage was an actual career path, the first theatre show she ever saw, how dancing helped ...

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Aug. 27, 2022

Ep. 120 with Ain't Too Proud's Jalen Harris

On this episode I talked with Jalen Harris about when he knew he wanted to perform on stage and sing for living, becoming the well rounded performer he is today, auditioning for American Idol at age 15 and what made him want ...

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Aug. 17, 2022

Ep. 119 with Into The Woods' Delphi Borich

On this episode I talked with Delphi about whether she’s always known she wanted to perform in theatre/on stage, about living in various places around the world and continuously finding theatre in all those places, what the f...

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Aug. 1, 2022

Ep. 118 with Moulin Rouge's Jack Cahill-Lemme

On this episode I talked with Jack about the moment he knew he wanted to perform on stage and do theatre, the first show he saw was that made him realize theatre was what he wanted to do, finding regional theatre in Chicago t...

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July 23, 2022

Ep. 117 with Mean Girls' English Bernhardt

On this episode I talked with English about her first introduction to theatre, how studying ballet at City Ballet in North Carolina helped her and still helps her when it comes to performing and singing, getting nominated for...

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July 19, 2022

Ep. 116 with Broadway's F. Michael Haynie

On this episode I talked with F. Michael Haynie about when they first realized theatre and performing was for them, their Broadway debut in Wicked, their first Glinda and Elphaba in the show, bootlegs and why/how bootlegs of ...

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July 16, 2022

Ep. 115 with Broadway's Dylan Wallach

On this episode I talked with Dylan about when he fell in love with acting and performing, what the first show he was ever in was, choosing to go to Carnegie Mellon for college and what the most valuable lesson he learned at ...

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July 12, 2022

Ep. 114 with Kinky Boots' Ellen Marlow

On this episode I talked with Ellen about what her first introduction to acting was and when she fell in love with acting and performing, the first theatre show she remembers seeing, the first theatre show she was ever in, go...

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July 6, 2022

Ep. 113 with The Prom's Alexa Magro

On this episode I talked with Alexa about when she fell in love with performing and musical theatre, when she started dancing and how dancing helped her become a well-rounded performer, her experience performing at Theatre Un...

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June 30, 2022

Ep. 112 with Hadestown's Alex Puette

On this episode I talk with Alex about his first role as Frog #1 in Narnia: The Musical, when he fell in love with musical theatre, choosing the University of Michigan to study at and what the most valuable lesson he learned ...

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June 29, 2022

Ep. 111 with CTGLA's D'Lo

https://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/kirk-douglas-theatre/2021/block-party/ On this episode I talked with D’Lo (he/they) about his solo autobiographical show “To T, or not to T” OPENING TONIGHT and now playing at the Ki...

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May 31, 2022

Ep. 110 with Wicked's Lissa deGuzman

On this episode I talked with Lissa deGuzman about when she discovered she was passionate about theatre and performing, how her older brother inspired her growing up, the first show she was ever in, why she decide to go to Be...

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April 20, 2022

Ep. 109 with Newsies' Joey Barreiro

On this episode I talked with Joey about when he first realized he had a passion for theatre, how he became a well-rounded theatre performer growing up, enrolling in Grad School at NYU for musical theatre writing, his favorit...

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April 4, 2022

Ep. 108 with Newsies' Jess LeProtto

On this episode I talk with Jess about the moment he knew he wanted to be a performer, making his Broadway debut in The Boy From Oz as a kid and Hugh Jackman bringing the curtain back up so Jess could bow one more time, The G...

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March 11, 2022

Ep. 107 with Hadestown's Chibueze Ihuoma

On this episode I talked with Chibueze about when he discovered his passion for music, why music and telling stories through music means so much to him, the moment he realized he wanted to be a theatre performer, how he worke...

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March 2, 2022

Ep. 106 with Moulin Rouge's Maya Bowles

On this episode I talked with Maya about falling in love with dance at a young age, her favorite dance style, when she discovered she also had a passion for theatre, her favorite regional show she’s been in and why, what make...

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