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Join host Alison Tanney where she talks with different professionals as they talk about their life and career working inside the theater, film and television industry.
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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 Affai...
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 wo...
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. W...
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 Mu...
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 C...
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 w...
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 ...
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 thi...
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 wit...
*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...
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...
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 wit...
This episode we are joined by Andrew Samonsky! Andrew is currently on tour with Parade in the role of Hugh Dorsey and was last seen on Broadway in Lempicka. He made his Broadway debut in South Pacific where he eventually took over the role of Lt. Cable and was featured on the Live PBS Broadcast. He is also a Drama Desk nominee for his work in Queen of the Mist and has also been in the first national tours of The Bridges of Madison County and Come From Away. We talk with Andrew abo...
This episode we are joined by artist Marianna Gailus! Marianna was recently Andrew Scott's understudy in Vanya and made her Broadway debut in Patriots starring Michael Stuhlbarg. She got her MFA at the Juilliard School and is a proud of Group 51. We speak with Marianna about when she decided to pursue a career in acting, her time at Juilliard, working on Vanya and much more!
This episode we are joined by actor Caesar Samayoa! Caesar is currently starring in the Broadway production of Just in Time and was in the original casts of Come From Away and How to Dance in Ohio! Other credits include Seared at Capital Repertory Theatre, Evita at American Repertory Theater and Love’s Labour’s Lost at Shakespeare in the Park! We talk with Caesar about when he realized he wanted to study and perform professionally, being able to originate new work, how How to Dance in O...
This episode we are happy to welcome back Matt DeAngelis and talk about all things The Janice Jam! Matt founded The Janice Jam to honor his mother, Janice, who he lost in 2022 to metastatic breast cancer, and the countless people affected by this disease, he, alongside a group of friends and Broadway industry colleagues, is culling another evening of Celebration, Remembrance, and Awareness, that will have guests singing, dancing, and helping bring funding to this very special cause. Th...
This episode we are joined by awarding winning playwright, librettist and activist Catherine Filloux. Catherine's works have been performed nationally and internationally and her new play Third Person will be make its premier this fall at Culture Hub. Her other works include How to Eat and Orange, whatdies, Eyes of the Heart and Lemkin’s House. We speak with Catherine about what got her into activism and how it relates to her works, working on operas and musicals, her new play Third Per...
This episode we are joined by performer Sydney Jones! Sydney is currently starring in Sunset Blvd on Broadway in the role of Dorothy/Ensemble where she also understudies the role of Betty and Young Norma. She made her Broadway debut in A Beautiful Noise and performed in many regional productions such as The Karate Kid and Boop! the Musical! She’s also had 12 seasons with The Muny! We speak with Sydney about what got her interested in performing, what it was like making her Broadwa...
Zeniba is an award winner writer, musical storyteller, performer and vocalist. She is currently working on the musical Take the Lead at Papermill Playhouse where is she co-wrote the music and lyrics. Zeniba is also a member of Maestra Music and will be performing at their AMPLIFY2025 gala on Monday, March 31st at Sony Hall! We speak with Zeniba about how one gets involved in creating a new musical, how one writes something based on something else, her involvement with Maestra Music and how Ma...
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