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Feb. 24, 2022

Ep. 105 with Broadway's Charlie Franklin

On this episode I talked with Charlie about the moment he knew he wanted to be a theatre performer, how he became a well-rounded performer while growing up, getting to be Dickens in his dream show “The Secret Garden”, auditio...

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Jan. 22, 2022

Ep. 104 with West Side Story's Ilda Mason

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 sh...

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Jan. 17, 2022

Ep. 103 with Moulin Rouge's Tasia Jungbauer

On this episode I talked with Tasia Jungbauer about when she fell in love with theatre vs. when she realized she could perform on stage as a career, why a regional show in her hometown left her inspired, how she ended up choo...

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Dec. 16, 2021

Ep. 102 with Hadestown's Morgan Siobhan Green

On this episode I talked with Morgan about when she figured out she wanted to be a theatre performer, how she has worked on becoming a well-rounded performer, why she consider herself an actress first, making her Broadway deb...

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Dec. 12, 2021

Ep. 101 with Jersey Boys' Matt Faucher

On this episode I talked with Matt about how participating in a mock trial in middle school played a part in why he got into performing on stage, how growing up he worked to become a well-rounded performer, what he finds so s...

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Dec. 6, 2021

Ep. 100 with Moulin Rouge's Mia DeWeese

On this episode I talked with Mia about her beginning with dance, whether she ever though dance would lead to her performing on stage in a musical theatre show, what the first Broadway show she saw that made love theatre was,...

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Nov. 28, 2021

Ep. 99 with Hadestown's Belén Moyano

On this episode I talked with Belén about when she knew she wanted to perform on stage, what the first show she ever saw live was, playing violin, accordion, and piano, how/if playing multiple musical instruments has helped h...

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Nov. 24, 2021

Ep. 98 with The Prom's Megan Grosso & Adriana Negron

On this episode I talked with Megan and Adriana about when they realized they wanted to perform on stage and entertain audiences, when it occurred to them they could do that as a living, the first theatre show they saw, advic...

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Nov. 5, 2021

Ep. 97 with Waitress' Jisel Soleil Ayon

On this episode I talked with Jisel about when she realized she wanted to be a theatre performer, when she realized the she could in fact make a career out of being an actress/singer/dancer, her college experience and how she...

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Oct. 31, 2021

Ep. 96 with Dear Evan Hansen's Phoenix Best

On this episode, I talked with Phoenix about when she realized she wanted to be a theatre performer, the moment she realized she had the talent to make performing in theatre a career, why Annie made her fall in love with thea...

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Oct. 20, 2021

Ep. 95 with Frozen's Austin Colby

On this episode I talked with Austin about how he managed to get through the quarantine/lockdown period without live theatre, the moment he knew he wanted to be a performer, the first show he ever saw, his favorite role he pl...

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Oct. 14, 2021

Ep. 94 with Rent's Lyndie Moe

On this episode, I talked with Lyndie about finding out she loved performing through starting out yodeling as a kid, how starting out yodeling in the long run helped her vocal technique and vocal strength and helped her becom...

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Oct. 4, 2021

Ep. 93 with Dreamgirls' Brennyn Lark

On this episode I talked to Brennyn about the moment she realized she wanted to be an actress, why she doesn’t limit acting to just the stage and continues to explore all mediums of art, her decision to go to AMDA as opposed ...

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Sept. 28, 2021

Ep. 92 with Waitress' David Socolar

On this episode I talked with David about discovering his love for theatre at age 14 when he joined choir, how since age 14 he’s become a well-rounded performer, why he decided to go to Connecticut College to earn his degree ...

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Sept. 18, 2021

Ep. 91 with Broadway's Bethany Tesarck

On this episode I talked with Bethany about how dance lead her to theatre, making her Broadway debut when she was only 8 years in old in Gypsy opposite Bernadette Peters, being cast in Bye Bye Birdie at age 12 opposite John S...

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Sept. 8, 2021

Ep. 90 with Wicked's Marie Eife

On this episode I talked with Marie about balancing sports and theatre when she was a child and when she realized she wanted to concentrate more on theatre, the first theatre show she saw and how it inspired her, being a perf...

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June 17, 2021

Ep. 89 with Wicked's DJ Plunkett

On this episode I talked with DJ about what made him want to be a theatre performer and when he realized he could make a career out of it, what the first show he ever saw was, the regional roles he tackled as a kid which help...

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June 9, 2021

Ep. 88 with Kinky Boots' Delaney Westfall

On this episode this episode I talked with Delaney about what made her fall in love with theatre, the first show see saw and the first show she was in that made her realize that acting and being on stage was in fact a career ...

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June 1, 2021

Ep. 87 with The Lion King's Adrienne Walker

On this episode I talked with Adrienne about when she realized she loved performing, her passion for opera that led her to studying opera, participating in Porgy and Bess at Court Theatre in Chicago and deciding she instead w...

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May 28, 2021

Ep. 86 with Wicked's Sara Gonzales

On this episode I talked to Sara about when she first discovered her love for theatre, how she worked on becoming a well-rounded theatre performer growing up, why when it came time for college she chose to study at Webster Co...

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May 16, 2021

Ep. 85 with Broadway's Hayley Podschun

On this episode I talked with Hayley about when her interest in theatre began, what it was like making her Broadway debut at age 12 when she was cast as a standby for both Louisa and Brigitta in Sound Of Music, finding out wh...

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May 12, 2021

Ep. 84 with Broadway's JJ Niemann

On this episode I talked with JJ about how growing up in a family who was involved in theatre and watching his sisters perform on stage made JJ realize that he wanted to be a performer too, how growing up he worked on becomin...

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May 2, 2021

Ep. 83 with Dear Evan Hansen's Jared Goldsmith

On this episode I talked with Jared about how he’s always been into entertaining people since he was little, why he chose to study theatre at Elon University and how earning a BFA in Musical Theatre from Elon kickstarted his ...

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April 26, 2021

Ep. 82 with Broadway's Ali Ewoldt

On this episode I talked with Ali about when she knew she wanted to have a career in theatre, why she fell in with theatre when she saw her first theatre show ‘A Chorus Line’ live as an audience member, why she decided to go ...

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