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Dec. 29, 2020

Ep. 59 with Mean Girls' Cailen Fu

On this episode I talked with Cailen about the moment she realized she wanted to be a theatre performer, how growing up in Fresno and going to school where Audra McDonald went to school made her realize that if Audra grew up ...

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Dec. 24, 2020

Ep. 58 with Anastasia's Jake Levy

On this episode I talked with Jake about the moment he first knew he wanted to perform on stage, going to auditions in NYC as a kid, how he works on being a well-rounded performer, his experience in the musical theatre depart...

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Dec. 21, 2020

Ep. 57 with Anastasia's Taylor Quick

On this episode I talked with Taylor about the moment she realized she wanted to combine all three of her passions and be a theatre performer, how dance, specifically ballet, has helped her career on stage, her reason for wan...

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Dec. 18, 2020

Ep. 56 with Newsies' Ben Fankhauser

On this episode I talked with Ben about his experience at Ithaca College, how going to Ithaca kickstarted his professional career, auditioning for Spring Awakening and booking Ernst on the First National Tour, playing Davey i...

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Dec. 15, 2020

Ep. 55 with The Prom's Kate Marilley

On this episode I talked with Kate about how having parents who were involved in theatre and growing up around theatre world instilled her love for theatre, how she worked to become a well-rounded and triple talented theatre ...

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Dec. 6, 2020

Ep. 54 with Hadestown's Jessie Shelton

On this episode I talked with Jessie about when she knew she wanted to be a performer and be on Broadway, 36 Questions the Podcast Musical and what made her want to take on the role of Natalie/Judith in it, getting cast to be...

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Dec. 3, 2020

Ep. 53 with Hadestown's Jewelle Blackman

On this episode I talked with Jewelle Blackman about breaking into the theatre industry in Canada, starring in shows like The Lion King and Dreamgirls on Canada stages, how playing the violin has helped her in the theatre ind...

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Nov. 28, 2020

Ep. 52 with Les Miserables' Jillian Butler

On this episode I talked with Jillian about her experience at Boston Conservatory, how it helped prepare to audition for Broadway and National Tours, getting to go on a tour as magical as the R+H Cinderella tour, her reaction...

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Nov. 25, 2020

Ep. 51 with Los Angeles' Harrison Meloeny

On this episode this I talked with Harrison about when he realized he wanted to be an actor and perform on stage, the reason he chose to transfer schools, valuable advice and lesson he took away from his school experience, ho...

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Nov. 21, 2020

Ep. 50 with Broadway's Elena Ricardo

On this episode I talked with Elena about her when and how she decided to trade gymnastics for theatre, how her gymnastics past helped her with the audition for the World Premiere of Bring It On The Musical, getting to tour t...

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Nov. 18, 2020

Ep. 49 with Falsettos' Audrey Cardwell

On this episode I talked with Audrey about how she was able to overcome obstacles that got in her way when she was young, how going to school and getting her BFA in Theatre at Penn State University helped her believe in herse...

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Nov. 15, 2020

Ep. 48 with Broadway's Damon Gillespie

On this episode I talked to Damon about the moment he realized he really wanted to pursue theatre as career, how he decided to go to the school he went to to study theatre, getting cast in a dance heavy show like Newsies and ...

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Nov. 13, 2020

Ep. 47 with Wicked's Sophie Evans

On this episode I talked with Sophie about when she discovered she had a passion for performing on stage in theatre shows, her audition for BBC’s “Over The Rainbow”, becoming the runner up at only 17, Andrew Lloyd Webber call...

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Nov. 10, 2020

Ep. 46 with Mean Girls' Jonalyn Saxer

On this episode I talked with Jonalyn about growing up in a family that was very into theatre, going to school for theatre at Syracuse University, what it takes to be a Broadway understudy or swing, her reaction when she foun...

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Nov. 9, 2020

Ep. 45 with Wicked's Daniel Quadrino

On this episode I talked with Daniel about making his Broadway debut in Bye Bye Birdie, learning the choreography for Newsies, understudying Boq in Wicked on Broadway, characters he’d want to play besides Boq if he went back ...

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Nov. 4, 2020

Ep. 44 with Broadway's Jackie Burns

On this episode Addison and I talked with Jackie about the most valuable lesson she learned at University of Connecticut where she got her degree in theatre, her Broadway debut in Hair, what it takes to play a role like Elpha...

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Nov. 2, 2020

Ep. 43 with Los Angeles' Natalie Masini

On this episode I talked with Natalie about her transition from sports to theatre as a kid, her college experience majoring in theatre, what made her decide to move to Los Angeles for theatre rather than New York, how she got...

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Nov. 1, 2020

Ep. 42 with Broadway's Kara Lindsay

On this episode I talked with Kara Lindsay about the moment she knew she wanted to be a performer, the most valuable thing she learned while at school at Carnegie Mellon University, how she prepared to originate the role of K...

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Oct. 18, 2020

Ep. 41 with Beetlejuice's Dana Steingold

On this episode I talked with Dana about growing up loving performing so much that she would direct and produce shows for her parents with her siblings, her school experience, what valuable lessons she learned about the theat...

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Oct. 16, 2020

Ep. 40 with Broadway's Erin Mackey

On this episode I talked with Erin about how there really wasn’t a moment when she wasn’t performing, how a theatre show in Fullerton, California led to her being cast as a double in The Parent Trap, filming a Mary-Kate and A...

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Oct. 14, 2020

Ep. 39 with Los Angeles' Patrick Ortiz

On this episode I talked with Patrick about when he decided to make a career out of performing and acting, when he discovered that he could sing, his experience in the BFA program in college at Cal State Fullerton, getting ca...

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Oct. 10, 2020

Ep. 38 with Wicked's Allison Bailey

On this episode I talked with Allison about growing up in Florida and finding theatre to participate in there, about her decision to go study theatre at The Boston Conservatory, what she learned while in college, her time-gap...

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Oct. 8, 2020

Episode 37 with Grease's Janine DiVita

On this episode I talked with Janine about when theatre and performing became the career path she knew she wanted to pursue, the outstanding musical theatre program at University of Michigan where she went to school, her impr...

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Oct. 5, 2020

Ep. 36 with Broadway Roulette's Elizabeth Durand Streisand

On this episode I talked Elizabeth about how she hasn't always been into Broadway, what career path she thought she would have while growing up, her work as an entertainment journalist, how she and her husband came up with th...

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