Mandy Gonzalez is a Broadway powerhouse and she’s here to tell her story on the Backstage Talk podcast hosted by Martín Acuña. Mandy and Martín discuss the Musical Theatre industry, looking back to Mandy's days in In the Heights, Wicked, and the revival of Sunset Boulevard. If you want to know more about our host, please visit his website! Feel free to reach out with feedback or if you want to be part of Backstage Talk! Follow us on Social Media: Instagram & Threads Website & LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got to keep the conversation about mental health in the entertainment industry going. Sean Hayden, performer, lawyer, and advocate, shares his story and how it inspired the Stage Combat Podcast, a show about his and other artists' story regarding mental health. Please visit his Instagram to see what he's been working on! If you want to know more about our host, please visit his website! Feel free to reach out with feedback or if you want to be part of Backstage Talk! Follow us on Social Media: Instagram & Threads Website & LinkedIn Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chita Rivera was an icon and a legend in the Musical Theatre world. 🔥 How come a Broadway theatre hasn't been renamed after her? This episode features returning guest and friend Eric Ulloa, recorded live from the West Side Story exhibit at the Museum of Broadway, to honor the historic and renowned Chita Rivera. ✨ Want to sign the petition? Click here. Please visit his Instagram to see what he's been working on! If you want to know more about our host, please visit his website! Feel free to reach out with feedback or if you want to be part of Backstage Talk! Follow us on Social Media: Instagram & Threads Website & LinkedIn Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She's THE Queen of the Castle! Marilyn Caserta is here with her incredible Broadway debut story with SIX: the Musical. 🎤 Marilyn shares how her Cuban-Italian heritage has driven her life. 🔥 Let's celebrate her Broadway-Universal Alternate-debut anniversary! Please visit her Instagram to see what she's been working on! If you want to know more about our host, please visit his website! Feel free to reach out with feedback or if you want to be part of Backstage Talk! Follow us on Social Media: Instagram & Threads Website & LinkedIn Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This incredible Mexican actor shares his story from his home country all the way to New York City! 🔥 Please visit his Instagram to see what he's been working on! If you want to know more about our host, please visit his website! Feel free to reach out with feedback or if you want to be part of Backstage Talk! Follow us on Social Media: Instagram & Threads Website & LinkedIn Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Afro-Latina queen has made her roar be heard ever since she started performing! 🤩 In this episode, the incredible Shereen Pimentel shares her Broadway journey from The Lion King as the first Afro-Latina Young Nala to her work in West Side Story, the 2020 revival, Into the Woods at New York City Center, and regional productions of Evita. Please visit her Instagram to see what she's been working on! If you want to know more about our host, please visit his website! Feel free to reach out with feedback or if you want to be part of Backstage Talk! Follow us on Social Media: Instagram & Threads Website & LinkedIn Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mateus Cardoso is the future Broadway Royalty; MARK OUR WORDS! 🔥 We are delighted to have recorded this episode with Mateus before his upcoming Broadway Debut! Get to know his background and his story before he takes a bow in the world's greatest stage. 🫶🏼 Please visit his Instagram to see what he's been working on! If you want to know more about our host, please visit his website! Feel free to reach out with feedback or if you want to be part of Backstage Talk! Follow us on Social Media: Instagram & Threads Website & LinkedIn Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tri-racial performer, writer, and producer Rebbekah shares a little about her life in the performing arts world. 🔥 Please visit her Instagram to see what she's been working on! If you want to know more about our host, please visit his website! Feel free to reach out with feedback or if you want to be part of Backstage Talk! Follow us on Social Media: Instagram & Threads Website & LinkedIn Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bekah Walsh, theatre influencer, is here to talk to us about her POTUS Theatre Trail in this in-between-seasons special episode! 🤩 This iconic play that was on Broadway will embark on a tour in the USA soon and Bekah wants to go on the road with them! 🔥 Please visit her Instagram & TikTok to see what she's been working on! If you want to know more about our host, please visit his website! Feel free to reach out with feedback or if you want to be part of Backstage Talk! Follow us on Social Media: Instagram & Threads Website & LinkedIn Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Queer composer and lyricist Bella Faye is here to talk about their craft!! 🤩 After being an alum of Drew Gasparini through the pandemic, they present Catching Fireflies, a new song cycle! Please visit their Instagram to see what they've been working on! If you want to know more about our host, please visit his website! Feel free to reach out with feedback or if you want to be part of Backstage Talk! Follow us on Social Media: Instagram Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

¡Hicimos historia en BroadwayCon 2022! 🔥 Este episodio fue el primer panel hablado en Español en la convención de Teatro Musical más grande del mundo: BroadwayCon, hecha en Nueva York el 9 de Julio. 👏🏻 Ilda Mason y James Bruenger-Arreguin fueron nuestros invitados y nos acompañaron para discutir el futuro del Storytelling Latino en Broadway. 💙 Las historias Latinas, los ritmos y la música de nuestros países están cada vez más presentes y cercanos a las audiencias teatrales en Nueva York, y los tres creemos que disfrutarían ver, oír y sentir nuestras historias. 🌎 También hablamos sobre ideas de negocio basadas en nuestras culturas, en especial un restaurante Latino relacionado con el Teatro Musical, así que si eres un productor y nos quieres apoyar, ¡escríbenos y lo haremos realidad! 😂 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We did history at BroadwayCon 2022! 🔥 This episode is the translated version of the first-ever Spanish-speaking panel done at the biggest Musical Theatre Convention ever: BroadwayCon held in New York City on July 9th. 👏🏻 Guests Ilda Mason and James Bruenger-Arreguin joined us to discuss the future of Latinx Storytelling on Broadway. 💙 Latinx stories, dance styles, and music genres are every day getting closer to different types of audiences, and the three of us really think they would enjoy getting immersed in them. 🌎 We also chat about business ideas, so if you're a producer out there and want to work with us, reach out! 😂 Follow Ilda and James on their Instagrams! They are both doing some really cool things! If you want to know more about our host, please visit his website! Feel free to reach out with feedback or if you want to be part of Backstage Talk! Follow us on Social Media: Instagram Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

El director de Teatro Musical y Ópera, Pedro Salazar, pasó por acá para compartir sus pensamientos e ideas acerca de la industria en Colombia. 🇨🇴 Sú punto de vista es único y con un bagaje de estudios internacionales decidió volver a Colombia para compartir ese conocimiento. 🌎 Pedro también reflexiona sobre todo su recorrido, desde sus días en el colegio hasta su exitosa carrera. 🤩 Pueden seguir a Pedro en su Instagram! Si quieren conocer más acerca de nuestro anfitrión, visiten su website! Siéntanse libres de contactarlo si tienen feedback o si quieren hacer parte de Backstage Talk! Sígannos en nuestras redes sociales: Instagram Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Esta reina Latina llegó para compartir su viaje desde sus comienzos en Panamá hasta su debut en Hollywood y Broadway! 🤩 Ilda Mason, una asombrosa artista de teatro musical, también comparte lo que significa la representación y visibilidad en su carrera. 💪🏻 Su experiencia en La Bella y la Bestia, varias producciones de West Side Story, y Legalmente Rubia, han hecho de Ilda un ícono Latino en la industria. 🔥 Pueden seguir a Ilda en su Instagram y en su Twitter! Si quieren conocer más acerca de nuestro anfitrión, visiten su website! Siéntanse libres de contactarlo si tienen feedback o si quieren hacer parte de Backstage Talk! Sígannos en nuestras redes sociales: Instagram Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The power a community has makes us run out of words. ✨ 2021 was a powerful year for the Latinx community, specifically on Broadway and Musical films with West Side Story, Encanto, & tick, tick... BOOM! being released. 🤩 The people featured this season are heroes, idols, friends, people we ultimately look up to that are a constant example of the different Latinx faces out there. 💙 Tune in to the teaser episode out now!! 🎧 #BackstageTalk #MusicalTheatre #Musicals #Musical #Latinx #Latino #Latine #LatinCommunity #Broadway #BroadwayMusicals #TeatroMusical #Teatro #PerformingArts #Arts #Theater #Theatre #MusicalTheater Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On March 12th, 2020, Broadway experienced a complete shutdown due to the pandemic, something we didn't expect at all. 🤔 After one year, 13 Broadway ensemble members came together to have a conversation about our industry. 😲 Join this special episode of Backstage Talk with Broadway star actor Telly Leung and star producer Joey Monda, executive producers of "Ensemble", a new documentary that will be launched on Broadway On Demand this next March 11th. 🤩 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Finale Episode of Season 2 of Backstage Talk! 🎉 This time; I sat down with performer and songwriter Sean Doherty and talked about his creative process of writing songs, how was going on tour with The Lightning Thief before their Broadway run, his experience on shows like Men with Money and Gay Card, and being part of cast recordings like In Pieces and Forget Me Not, his multiple appearances on NYC's 54 Below, and much more! 👏🏻 You can now stream Sean's two singles Boys in the Backseat & Still Got Me wherever you listen to your favorite tunes! I really cannot wait to listen to more of his songs and his journey. 🔥 You're in for a treat with this episode! Find Sean on Twitter and IG, reach out, and congratulate him on his two singles!  Backstage Talk will be coming soon with Season 3 starting March 2022! I am truly excited for this new season, you'll know why!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Aguirre is here to talk to us about his work as a Musical Theatre director. 🤩 Having the chance to work on new shows and reimagine some old ones, Jason knows that he starts from a point of imagination. 👏🏻 This amazingly talented young man will take Broadway by storm, I know that. 🔥 Tune in to this episode and enjoy this wonderful conversation about his craft and how he approaches directing for musicals! ✨ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To start the new year we have the two-time Tony award-winning writer Greg Kotis over on the show! He chats about his creative process with new shows, both plays and musicals, how he approaches character creation, and his award-winning musical Urinetown. This was a wonderful conversation and I want to do a special shoutout to Stephanie Summerville, thanks to whom I was able to get Greg on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We bring our lived experience into everything we do. 🤩 This conversation with Stephanie Lexis is super eye-opening to the inequalities that people with different body sizes have in our beloved industry. 🥰 She created the Broadway Body Positivity Project to start change, and she has been working with the people that will lead the future of our industry: young thespians from high schools and universities. Also, shout out to the amazing production of Beauty and the Beast from the Olney Theatre Center in Maryland, and the beautiful Sis (@ucancallmesis on IG) who recently played Ado Annie in the Oklahoma! National Tour, you are rocking it and are so inspiring to SO many! 👏🏻 TW: we chat about body image and eating disorders. #BackstageTalk #BodyImage #BodyImageMovement #Broadway #EntertainmentIndustry #BodyPositivity #MusicalTheatre #BroadwayMusicals #BroadwayMusicalTheatre #EntertainmentWork #ArtWorkers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices