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This episode we are joined by actor, singer and song-writer Analise Scarpaci!  Analise was last seen as Persephone in Mythic directed by Kathleen Marshall and is known for playing Lydia Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire. Her other credits include A Christmas Story: The Musical and Matilda (both on Broadway), The Sound of Music at PaperMill Playhouse and Empire Records, the Musical. Analise is also a singer-songwriter and you can listen to her EP “Pathetic Little Dreamer” out now on all streaming platforms! We speak with Analise about working as a child actor, the role she gave her confidence in her skillset, working with "legends" and much more!

This episode we are joined my actor, singer and songwriter Jaedynn Latter! Jaedynn is currently playing Éponine on the US tour of Les Misérables which is also her national tour debut! Some of her credits include Waitress, Into the Woods, Ordinary Days, Great Comet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Jaedynn is also a singer/songwriter and you can listen to her album Point of You on all streaming music platforms! We speak with Jaedynn about her experience working on Les Misérables, touring the country and much more!

This episode we are joined by actor Colin Donnell! Colin is currently playing Father in the Lincoln Center Theater production of Ragtime. He was last seen on Broadway in The Shark is Broken and his other Broadway credits include Jersey Boys, Anything Goes and Violet. He’s appeared in Love’s Labour’s Lost at Shakespeare in the Park, New York City Center’s Encores in Merrily We Roll Along, Songs for a New World and Ragtime. Colin is also known for his tv work in Arrow, Chicago Med and The Affair. We speak with Colin about what got him into performing, his time working at the MUNY and much more!  But most importantly, we speak to Colin about working on Ragtime! He talks about his experience working on the role of Father, how the show is so important for today and what it's like working with the amazing cast.

This episode we are joined by actor, Shakespeare enthusiast and coach Sarah Spring!  Sarah, or Dame Sarah known to by her friends, shares her love, knowledge and teachings of The Bard across social media (Instagram, TikTok and YouTube). You can even check out her free guide to verse and her Amazon store front on great book recommendations on her page. As an actor, she has played many Shakespeare roles such as Lady Macbeth, Isabella, Viola, Regan, Hermione and Beatrice. As a coach, she works with anyone from actors to teachers in the ways of better understanding Shakespeare and performing. If you would like to work with Dame Sarah, reach out to her directly! We talk with Sarah about what got her into performing, where her love of Shakespeare started, why the use of verse is so important when studying and performing Shakespeare and much more!

This episode we are joined by Adam Rapp! Adam is a Tony nominated and award winning playwright who also was a finalist for the Pulitzer Price. He is also a novelist, screenwriter, musician, and director. Some of his works include Nocturne, Blackbird, Red Light Winter, American Sligo, Ghosts in the Cottonwoods, Dreams of Flying Dreams of Falling and Wolf in the River. Adam made his Broadway debut with his play The Sound Inside and co-wrote the book for the Tony winning musical The Outsiders. We talk with Adam about what got him into writing, his time with and at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, how he got involved with The Outsiders and much more!

Happy to welcome actor Austin Scott as our next guest! Austin was last seen onstage in GODDESS at The and his Broadway credits include &Juliet, the OBC of Girl From the North Country and Hamilton (which he also toured with)! His other credits include One Day, Hood, Gotta Dance and Choir Boy. His film and TV credits include Clipped, POSE, Sistas and A Jazzman’s Blues. We talk with Austin about what got him into performing, his "White Buffalo", AI and much more!

Delighted to welcome Shanay Holmes as our next guest!  Shanay just completed her run as Nancy in Oliver on the West End! Some of her other credits include Miss Saigon (Sheffield Crucible), Get Up, Stand Up! (Lyric Theatre), Thriller Live! (The Lyric), The Bodyguard Musical (Adelphi) and Rent (The Other Palace).  She is also the co-creator of Musical Con and West End Musical Brunch! We talk with Shanay about she got her start in her career, the creation of Musical Con and West End Musical Brunch, her experience working on Oliver and much more!

Thrilled and honored to welcome Jessica Lee Goldyn as our 100th episode guest!  Jessica is an actress, singer and dancer known for playing Val/Cassie in the revival of A Chorus and the documentary Every Little Step! Her other Broadway credits include Nini in Moulin Rouge, Finding Neverland and Hello Dolly. Some of her other credits include Chicago, On the Town at City Center Encores!, Sweet Charity and the film King of Staten Island. Jessica was also a part of the 50th Anniversary of A Chorus Line and she is the creator of The Source NYC and teaches at Steps on Broadway. We talk with Jessica about the importance of keeping the legacy of A Chorus Line alive, her love of teaching, our mutual love of Ragtime and much more!

This episode we are joined by Tony nominated performer Kerry Butler! Kerry is currently starring as Ms. Fleming in Heathers the Musical playing at New World Stages!  You know Kerry from her roles in Hairspray, Catch Me if You Can, Xanadu, Little Shop of Horrors, Beetlejuice and Mean Girls…just to name a few! She’s also returning to the show Bat Boy at City Center this fall where she originated the role of Shelley in it’s original off Broadway production.  We talk with Kerry about what it's like working on Heathers the Musical, how it came into her life, going back into working on Bat Boy the Musical and much more! To get tickets to Heathers the Musical visit their website!

This episode we are joined by performer Kelsee Kimmel!  Kelsee is currently the standby for the role of Jersey in Hell's Kitchen on Broadway and is also known for her work in Six the Musical on tour, Broadway and the Toronto production!  Her other credits include the national tours of Kinky Boots, Pretty Woman and the 25th Anniversary tour of RENT.  She also has numerous regional, concert and reading credits. We chat with Kelsee about her drive, hustle and hard work she put in to get to where she is today.  We also talk about what it's like to perform for her first time on Broadway in Hell's Kitchen and much more!   

This episode we are joined by Olivier Award nominated actor, writer and performer Rob Madge!  Rob is currently starring at the Emcee in West End's Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club and is also known for their one person show, My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?).  Their other credits include Mary Poppins, the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Miserables at the O2, Buyer & Celler, and has performed at the London Palladium for their Christmas Pantomime shows since 2022. They return this year as The Diva or Dreams in Sleeping Beauty. They are currently working on an adaptation of Charley’s Aunt playing at Watermill Theatre this fall! And they are working on a new musical set to come out next year! We talk with Rob about their experience bringing My Son's a Queer to New York, their hopes of doing Shakespeare, truly knowing that musical theater was what they were meant to do and much more!

Happy to welcome the creatives and cast members of Foxbrier Lane!  Foxbrier Lane is a new musical with music and lyrics by Brandon Nicholas Pfeltz, a book by Brandon and Aitan Shachar and starring Gerard Canonico and Brian Charles Johnson.  Foxbrier Lane is based on a true story set in Baltimore, Maryland that is “fueled by a raw, visceral folk/rock score. Foxbrier Lane is a heart-wrenching exploration of family, loss, grief, and the enduring power of forgiveness.”  We talk with Brandon, Aiton, Gerard and Brian about the creation of Foxbrier Lane, when Gerard and Brian got involved, their upcoming EP, Spring Awakening and much more! They’re currently working on the EP of the show with a single to be released July 28th featuring Gerard Canonico ! For more info on Foxbrier Lane, visit their insta page: @foxbrierlane!

*THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN* This episode we are joined by Tony Award winning actor Gabriel Ebert!  Gabriel is currently starring in the Tony nominated play, John Proctor is the Villain for which he also received a Tony nomination.  Some of his other credits include Matilda, Brief Encounter, Time and the Conways, Red, Thérèse Raquin and 4000 Miles. We speak with Gabe about some of his Broadway credits and all things John Proctor is the Villain! As someone who has seen John Proctor is the Villain many times, I encourage everyone to go and see the show!

This episode we are joined by writer and producer Marco Pennette!  Marco is the book writer of Broadway's Death Becomes Her and received their first Tony nomination for it! Death Becomes Her marks Marco’s Broadway debut after a very successful career as a writer and producer in the TV world. Here is to Marco making many more returns to the Broadway stage!  We talk with Marco about how to came to write Death Becomes Her, him always wanting to write a musical (and how we hope to write more), plastic surgery and much more!

This episode we are joined by 5 time Tony nominated lighting designer Ben Stanton!  Ben was recently nominated for a Tony for his work on the newly minted best musical Maybe Happy Ending! Some of his other Broadway credits include Seminar, Fun Home, A Christmas Carol, Goodnight Oscar, Days of Wine and Roses, Spring Awakening, Junk and Mary Jane. Ben also designs lighting for concerts, dance, installations, and events. And he is an Obie, Lortel, IRNE, and Ovation Award winner! We talk with Ben about his work on Maybe Happy Ending, the importance of mentors, how doing lighting design is being a "responsive artist" and much more!