Entre Acts with Linedy Genao

Welcome to the sensational season one finale of Entre Acts with host Linedy Genao! To close out this chapter, Linedy is joined on the couch by a true force of nature, her very own The Great Gatsby castmate, and two-time Tony Award nominee, Eva Noblezada. The backstage dressing roommates skip right past the glitz and glamour to deliver an unfiltered, high-energy conversation. They kick things off with a rowdy game of dominoes, alignment checking their favorite pizza slices, and debating whether pineapple belongs on pizza (spoiler: Eva is a fierce defender of the pineapple, jalapeno, and bacon combo). Eva takes a nostalgic look at her fascination with the 1920s jazz era and speakeasies, before showing off a flawless West London accent picked up from her years headlining the West End. Linedy also gets a hilarious, step-by-step masterclass on how to properly insert a lime wedge into a bottle of Corona the "Reeve Carney way". As they step into the heartfelt middle layer of the sándwichito format, Eva opens up about what it means to preserve your mental well-being in an industry that demands absolute devotion. Having worked consistently with very few career gaps since her teenage debut, Eva emphasizes that rest and recovery are non-negotiable. She recalls the terrifying early days of the 2020 pandemic when she was practicing pole dancing and nearly called a West Side Highway strip club out of sheer panic for the future of live theater. Eva and Linedy get candid about the toxic nature of public speculation, with Eva reflecting on navigating heavy periods of online criticism and learning to reclaim her own narrative. To wrap up the season, the duo dives into a chaotic, Gatsby-themed round of "Bed, Wed, Dead" (where Eva hilariously beds Reeve Carney in a blonde wig), gives a passionate shoutout to their backstage "Cheez-It" floor supply, and goes on a wild, mind-bending deep dive into cloning, time travel, and hidden underground cities. Eva Noblezada is a Grammy Award-winning and two-time Tony Award-nominated powerhouse vocalist and actress celebrated as one of the definitive leading ladies of her generation. At just 17 years old, she was handpicked to star in the West End revival of Miss Saigon, a role she later reprised on Broadway to earn her first Tony nomination. She followed this triumph by originating the role of Eurydice in the Tony-winning smash hit Hadestown on both sides of the Atlantic. Her elite theatrical credits also include a critically acclaimed West End run as Sally Bowles in Cabaret. Currently, Eva is wrapping her return as Daisy Buchanan in the Broadway production of The Great Gatsby. Connect with Linedy and Eva: IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@linedygenao⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IG & TT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@entreacts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IG: @livevamaria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a spectacular and hilarious episode of Entre Acts with host Linedy Genao! This week, Linedy is joined on the couch by the groundbreaking, Emmy-nominated powerhouse Harvey Guillén. The two kick things off with a fast-paced round of dominoes, swapping stories about awkward, text-driven Google search rabbit holes and why Harvey's dream superpower is flying—solely to bypass the brutal gridlock of Times Square traffic. Harvey passionately defends the superiority of Los Angeles street tacos, recalling $1.25 Tijuana-style trucks parked in autobody lots with fresh, hand-made tortillas that New York simply cannot replicate. Shifting into the heartfelt middle of the sándwichito format, Harvey gets vulnerable about the heavy psychological weight of the "POC and Latino work ethic," detailing the deep-seated guilt artists often navigate when they need to take a sick day or rest. He opens up about the massive structural differences between industries, comparing the grueling marathon of an eight-show Broadway week to television and film, where it can take two years to see a final cut. Harvey shares the jaw-dropping reality of voice acting, revealing he never actually met his legendary co-stars Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek until the premiere night of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Harvey delivers a beautifully profound message to young artists navigating their own lean career intermissions, urging them to stop wasting time trying to alter themselves to fit a pre-existing description. The episode wraps up with an inside look at the wild history of Studio 54, including a backstage tour of his dressing room (the original home of Alan Cumming's "Club Cummings") and the building's legendary, unmovable cocaine vault. Harvey also shares his upcoming vacation plans to Ortigia, Sicily, before diving into a quick-fire round of Rocky Horror-themed "Bed, Wed, Dead". Harvey Guillén is a multi-talented, Emmy-nominated actor, producer, and trailblazer who made history as the first queer Latinx actor nominated for a Critics Choice Award. Widely recognized for his iconic, six-season run as the fan-favorite Guillermo de la Cruz on FX's smash hit What We Do in the Shadows, Harvey's extensive screen credits include standout vocal performances in major global franchises such as Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Blue Beetle, and Harley Quinn. A fierce advocate for diverse storytelling and authentic casting, Harvey is currently taking the theater community by storm, making his highly anticipated Broadway debut as Dr. Scott and Eddie in The Rocky Horror Show at Studio 54. This episode is powered by WelcomeToTimesSquare.com, the billboard where you can be a star for the day. Connect with Linedy and Harvey: IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@linedygenao⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IG & TT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@entreacts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IG: ⁠⁠@harveyguillen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to an incredibly moving and full-circle episode of Entre Acts with host Linedy Genao! This week, Linedy sits down with a true titan of theater design and visual language, the legendary six-time Tony Award nominee Emilio Sosa. The moment is deeply personal for Linedy, as Emilio was the original costume designer who shaped her very first wardrobe for her Broadway debut in On Your Feet!. The two proudly Dominican artists sit down for a game of dominoes, breaking down why a major coffee spill on a silk bodice during intermission is vastly preferred over a last-minute tear right before the curtain rises. They also talk about the art of a perfect bodega breakfast—two eggs fried medium on rye toast with butter and an iced coffee. In the heart of the conversation, Emilio opens up about navigating the daunting, lean cycles of design work, which require artists to secure contracts six months to two years in advance. He shares a brilliant piece of career advice passed down to him by director Kenny Leon: always split your creative energy across three distinct buckets—television, film, and theater—to build a sustainable artistic life. Emilio reveals a hidden archive of his own multi-faceted career, reflecting on the experience of competing on Project Runway to secure on-camera credits and expand his personal brand. Emilio discusses his meticulous creative process, hilariously admitting that his eyes function like a literal computer scanner that can spot a half-inch hem asymmetry from sixty feet away in the back of an orchestra. He takes a nostalgic look back at crafting the magnificent, frothy, 1959 Havana-inspired Christian Dior look for Linedy's show-stopping "Mi Tierra" number. Finally, Emilio delivers an exclusive preview of his highly anticipated upcoming Broadway musical, Wanted, tracking the wild, high-fashion Western world of 1893 South Texas inspired by John Galliano's 1990s Dior collections. Emilio Sosa is a legendary six-time Tony Award-nominated and Emmy Award-nominated costume designer, fashion pioneer, and tireless advocate for theatrical equity. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the Bronx, Emilio has spent decades defining the visual aesthetic of the American stage. His massive design credits include the Broadway productions of A Raisin in the Sun, Sweeney Todd, On Your Feet!, Gettin' the Band Back Together, and Motown the Musical. Beyond his spectacular structural work with garments, Emilio is a monumental figure in theater administration and advocacy, having successfully served as the Chair of the American Theatre Wing and currently serving as the Chair of HOLA! as the organization celebrates 50 years of amplifying Latinx voices. This episode is powered by WelcomeToTimesSquare.com, the billboard where you can be a star for the day. Connect with Linedy and Emilio: IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@linedygenao⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IG & TT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@entreacts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IG: @esosafashion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a beautifully reflective and creatively charged episode of Entre Acts with host Linedy Genao! This week, Linedy sits down with the versatile and courageous Aneesa Folds. The two area natives jump into a standard game of dominoes, sharing a hilariously fierce debate about whether New York or New Haven, Connecticut has the truly superior pizza, before Aneesa maps out her ultimate bodega run—from a classic morning bacon, egg, and cheese on a toasted roll to a late-night chopped cheese. Aneesa also reflects on her deep roots in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, sharing how being surrounded by her Guyanese and Caribbean community keeps her grounded in the center of it all. Moving into the heart of the sándwichito format, Aneesa opens up about the "dreaded question" artists face when they aren't attached to a current playbill. She gets candid about navigating a severe financial lull two years ago, counting her coins paycheck to paycheck, and how that uncertainty sparked a creative awakening to write her own one-woman show, Why Am I Here. Aneesa details the raw anxiety of putting herself in the deep end, working through panic attacks with her director from Second City, and learning to speak to her inner child with positive affirmations rather than a harsh inner critic. Finally, the duo explores the absolute freedom of improvisational storytelling, with Aneesa sharing the invaluable lessons of forgiveness and turning mistakes into patterns that she mastered on Broadway with Freestyle Love Supreme. Aneesa Folds is a multi-talented actor, improviser, and songwriter whose bold career spans from the Broadway stage to major digital media and television. She made her spectacular Broadway debut bringing the house down in the hit improvisational musical Freestyle Love Supreme. Her notable screen and vocal credits include appearing in Lin-Manuel Miranda's film adaptation of Tick, Tick... Boom!, Sesame Street, and singing on The Warriors concept album. An alumnus of the musical theater program at the University of Hartford, Aneesa is the creator and star of her original developmental one-woman show, Why Am I Here, and recently finished a hilarious comedic run playing an 11-year-old in Ginger Twinsies This episode is powered by WelcomeToTimesSquare.com, the billboard where you can be a star for the day. Connect with Linedy and Aneesa: IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@linedygenao⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IG & TT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@entreacts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IG: @aneesafolds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a special bilingual edition of Entre Acts with host Linedy Genao! This week, Linedy is joined on the couch by a fellow Dominican powerhouse on Broadway: the incredibly talented actor, singer, and songwriter Matte Martinez. The two dynamic creatives heat things up with a game of dominoes, facing off over a highly contentious debate between the ultimate Dominican staples—mangú con los tres golpes versus sancocho—and discussing why Matte strictly commits to drinking iced coffee even in the middle of a winter blizzard. Matte also shares a deeply vulnerable and humorous revelation, admitting that despite his heritage and childhood Telemundo viewing habits, he doesn't actually speak fluent Spanish. The duo wraps up the segment by analyzing the unique cultural phenomenon of eccentric Dominican naming customs and how Matte uniquely "Dominicanized" his own name by creatively pulling the 'E' from his middle name to change "Matt" into "Matte.” Moving into the deep and soulful middle of the sándwichito format, Matte opens up about navigating the intense, uncertain lulls of the entertainment industry. He reflects on the immense pressure of finishing his time as a Kidz Bop Kid, watching his peers advance while struggling with self-doubt and finding his footing. Matte credits his family's unyielding support and a deep spiritual mindset for teaching him that everything happens for a reason. He details his lifelong connection to the King of Pop—from throwing mandatory Michael Jackson childhood birthday parties to executing the moonwalk at age seven in custom jackets. He and Linedy share an emotional, full-circle moment discussing how seeing a Dominican performer lead a massive Broadway marquee provides crucial validation for their community. Finally, Matte shares how the isolation of the pandemic inspired him and his closest collaborators to pod together and write Oakwood—a therapeutic, six-year musical theater project tracking the chaotic, universal realities of finding your voice in the "in-between.”  Matte Martinez is a brilliant Dominican-American actor, singer, and songwriter making waves across traditional theater and modern entertainment. He began his professional career as a Kidz Bop Kid, touring the country at an early age before transitioning into television and voiceover work. His notable screen credits include appearing on ABC's The Good Doctor and voicing characters in Marvel's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. As an accomplished commercial songwriter, Matte has penned music for hit Disney Channel global franchises, including High School Musical: The Musical: The Series and Zombies 4. Alongside his closest collaborators, he is currently developing the book and score for his original musical, Oakwood. Matte is currently commanding the stage eight times a week in his critically acclaimed Broadway debut leading the Tony Award-winning smash hit, MJ the Musical. This episode is powered by WelcomeToTimesSquare.com, the billboard where you can be a star for the day. Connect with Linedy and Matte: IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@linedygenao⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IG & TT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@entreacts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IG: @mattemartinez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices