In this episode of Broadway Talks, Cassie Silva gives an unparalleled insight into the world of entertainment, from starring in multiple Broadway shows, Broadway National Tours, Nickelodeon shows, and even the MTV Reality Show, "Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods." Tune in to hear Cassie discuss her experiences in her range of artistic endeavors! 

**Please note that some episodes were recorded as far back as early 2021, so please excuse any information that may have changed since then.**

With roles ranging from Valerie Clark in A Chorus Line to Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda on Broadway, Cassie Silva is a true triple-threat with over two decades of training and success in the NYC and LA entertainment industry. Getting her start as a dancer at a young age, Cassie made her Broadway debut in Rock of Ages before moving on to Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda on Broadway and subsequently playing the same role on the Broadway National Tour. Interestingly, one of her first big gigs was being cast on the hit MTV reality TV show, "Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods."

Broadway Talks, hosted by theatre-fanatic Arav Anand, brings you closer to your favorite Broadway stars! From theatre horror stories to advice about the industry, our guests can tell you what it really means to be a Broadway star! Tune into Broadway Talks, an unscripted show that is sure to keep you laughing & learning for as long as the bright lights of Broadway keep shining! New episodes coming every Saturday on your favorite podcast app! Check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com for more updates!

This week, Arav is joined by the multi-talented, #DrewGasparini. An award-winning musical theatre composer/lyricist, singer-songwriter, actor, and musician - Drew has done it all! Tune in to hear about his unique experience as a composer in the biz, invaluable career advice, composing a Broadway musical, and of course, his podcast, "Now We’re Talking with Drew Gasparini." Drew is known for his creative and unique twists as a composer, with over 10 shows under his belt including the Broadway-bound "The Karate Kid – The Musical." 

**Please note that some episodes were recorded as far back as early 2021, so please excuse any information that may have changed since then.** 

Broadway Talks, hosted by theatre-fanatic Arav Anand, brings you closer to your favorite Broadway stars! From theatre horror stories to advice about the industry, our guests can tell you what it really means to be a Broadway star! Tune into Broadway Talks, an unscripted show that is sure to keep you laughing & learning for as long as the bright lights of Broadway keep shining! Season two episodes of Broadway Talks are being released now on your favorite podcast app! Check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and www.broadwaytalks.com for more updates!

This week, Arav is joined by the crazy awesome, #SamanthaPauly. Famous for her powerhouse vocals and shining stage presence as Katherine Howard in SIX on Broadway, Sam knows what this crazy biz is all about! Take a listen to hear about the transition into New York life, how she booked SIX, and her journey as an artist - you don't want to miss what she has to say! 

**Please note that some episodes were recorded as far back as early 2021, so please excuse any information that may have changed since then.** 

Samantha made her Broadway debut originating the role of Katherine Howard in SIX, a show that has taken the world by storm. A graduate of Viterbo University with a BFA in Musical Theatre, she has been seen regionally in hit shows such as Honeymoon in Vegas, Elf the Musical, and Hairspray, to name a few. In 2019, Sam was handpicked by Andrew Lloyd Weber and Jamie Lloyd from an international search to play Eva Peron in a dynamic presentation of Evita at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre on the West End. She toured with SIX across the United States and Canada before transitioning to Broadway in the spring of 2020.  

Broadway Talks, hosted by theatre-fanatic Arav Anand, brings you closer to your favorite Broadway stars! From theatre horror stories to advice about the industry, our guests can tell you what it really means to be a Broadway star! Tune into Broadway Talks, an unscripted show that is sure to keep you laughing & learning for as long as the bright lights of Broadway keep shining! Season two episodes of Broadway Talks are being released now on your favorite podcast app! Check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and www.broadwaytalks.com for more updates!

This week, Arav is joined by the immensely talented, #EmilyBautista. Famous for her star power in roles such as Kim in Miss Saigon and #Emponine in Les Misérables, Emily definitely has some stories about experiences in the biz. Tune in this weekend to learn about what it’s like to star in such iconic musicals, touring life, and so much more! 

**Please note that some episodes were recorded as far back as early 2021, so please excuse any information that may have changed since then.**

Emily made her Broadway debut understudying the role of Kim in Miss Saigon, a role she later played across the nation on tour. She is famously recognized for her portrayal as Eponine (or #Emponine) in Les Misérables on the 2017 Revival US Tour. She was recently studying theater and communications at Ithaca College, a top 10 program for musical theatre in the country. 

Broadway Talks, hosted by theatre-fanatic Arav Anand, brings you closer to your favorite Broadway stars! From theatre horror stories to advice about the industry, our guests can tell you what it really means to be a Broadway star! Tune into Broadway Talks, an unscripted show that is sure to keep you laughing & learning for as long as the bright lights of Broadway keep shining! New episodes coming every Saturday on your favorite podcast app! Check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com for more updates!

This week, Arav is joined by Ian Coursey, a self-proclaimed “Jeremy Jordan fanatic” and a student studying musical theatre at the University of Michigan! Tune in to hear Ian and your host discuss college auditions, life at Michigan, and of course, an opportunity to laugh and learn!  Broadway Talks, hosted by theatre-fanatic Arav Anand, brings you closer to your favorite Broadway stars! From theatre horror stories to advice about the industry, our guests can tell you what it really means to be a Broadway star! Tune into Broadway Talks, an unscripted show that is sure to keep you laughing & learning until the bright lights of Broadway turn back on! New episodes coming every Saturday on your favorite podcast app! Check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com for more updates!

BONUS EPISODE! In honor of the opening night of Frozen on Broadway, we are releasing our very first bonus episode with Broadway's best, AishaJackson! Her life has been a rollercoaster from start to finish (in the very best way possible) and she has some of the funniest stories and some of the best advice to give, along with a whole lot more!  Aisha Jackson is an NYC-based Broadway star who made her Broadway debut swingin' in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and went on to some of the biggest Broadway shows as she starred in Waitress and Frozen as the "Princess Anna" standby. Other credits include Invisible Thread (Off-Broadway), Once Upon a One More Time, The Suffragists, and Despereaux. Broadway Talks, hosted by theatre-fanatic Arav Anand, brings you closer to your favorite Broadway stars! From theatre horror stories to advice about the industry, our guests can tell you what it really means to be a Broadway star! Tune into Broadway Talks, an unscripted show that is sure to keep you laughing & learning until the bright lights of Broadway turn back on! New episodes coming every Saturday on your favorite podcast app! Check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com for more updates!

After a short hiatus, we’re back! This week, Arav is joined by Broadway’s dynamic duo, Sam Leicht and Jared Reinfeldt, on season 2, episode 4 of Broadway Talks! Arav, Jared, and Sam discussed everything including Broadway debuts, film & TV acting, the stress of touring, and of course, their favorite theatre horror stories! Sam Leicht is an NYC-based Broadway actor who most recently starred in The Lightning Thief on Broadway and on the 1st National Tour, understudying “Percy” and “Luke”. Other credits include Hairspray, Ragtime, My Fair Lady, Last Ferry, Les Misérables, and A Chorus Line. A graduate of Boston College, Jared Reinfeldt is no stranger to the world of performing, given his expansive roles on multiple hit movies and TV-shows, including Gossip Girl, The Flight Attendant, Little Women, and No Way Back. Additional Off-Broadway and theatre credits include Rules of Desire, Frankenstein, Fiddler on the Roof, Spamalot, Cabaret, Godspell, and Rocky Horror Picture Show. Broadway Talks, hosted by theatre-fanatic Arav Anand, brings you closer to your favorite Broadway stars! From theatre horror stories to advice about the industry, our guests can tell you what it really means to be a Broadway star! Tune into Broadway Talks, an unscripted show that is sure to keep you laughing & learning until the bright lights of Broadway turn back on! New episodes coming every Saturday on your favorite podcast app! Check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com for more updates!

In this week’s episode, you’ll hear Nathaniel Hill, founder and president of Broadway Plus (broadwayplus.com), talk all about his roots in theatre, how Broadway Plus started, and all of the exciting things coming up in his theatre-filled life! Tune in every Saturday on your favorite podcast app for more episodes, and don’t forget to check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com. Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy! Nathaniel Hill is the founder and president of “Broadway Plus”, a Broadway VIP service that provides official VIP experiences for real Broadway shows! From meet-and-greets, backstage tours, travel itineraries, and more, Broadway Plus is the one-stop-shop for theatre-goers everywhere! Since the pandemic has hit the theatre industry, Broadway Plus has transitioned into providing unique virtual experiences, to keep fans connected to Broadway. Head over to their website to find some of the most affordable rates to meet your fav Broadway stars! Broadway Talks, hosted by theatre-fanatic Arav Anand, brings you closer to your favorite Broadway stars! From theatre horror stories to advice about the industry, our guests can tell you what it really means to be a Broadway star! Tune into Broadway Talks, an unscripted show that is sure to keep you laughing & learning until the bright lights of Broadway turn back on! New episodes coming every Saturday on your favorite podcast app! Check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com for more updates!

This week on Broadway Talks, Arav is joined by Melanie Chartoff, an Emmy-award winning actress, who is best known for her work as "Didi" on "Rugrats" and all subsequent Rugrats media. Don't forget to check out Melanie's new memoir, "Odd Woman Out", releasing on Amazon on February 2nd! Tune in this Saturday to hear all about what it was like starring in one of the most famous animated series of all time, or even what it was like to star in a Broadway show that was way ahead of its time! New episodes released every Saturday - check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com. Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy! A student of the legendary Stella Adler, Chartoff appeared on Broadway in Galt MacDermott’s “Via Galactica,” and “Scapino,” with England’s Young Vic Company. Off-Broadway: she sang in Sondheim and Rodgers’ “Do I Hear a Waltz?” and was featured in the improv musical revue, “The Proposition.” She starred in and wrote “Fridays”, on ABC, and has a household name for starring as Didi Pickles and Grandma Minka on “Rugrats”.

This premiere guest of season two is the queen of everything theatre, J. Elaine Marcos. Not only has she starred in over 10 Broadway shows, but she’s also an adjudicator for some of the top musical theatre college programs throughout the country! Tune in to hear what it really takes to get into college MT, or what it’s actually like to be a literal Broadway queen! Tune in weekly on Saturday at 10 AM EST for more episodes, and don’t forget to check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com. Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy! With extensive credits on Broadway, film, and television, J. Elaine Marcos is known for her brilliant comedic timing and scene-stealing roles. Broadway credits include: A Chorus Line (Val, Connie), Annie (Lily St. Regis), Flower Drum Song (Mme. Liang), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Cynthia), The Wedding Singer (Imelda Marcos), Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Sweet Charity, Wonderful Town, and Miss Saigon. Featured film & TV credits include: RENT: Live!, 2 Broke Girls, Law and Order: SVU, School of Rock, Farm Girl in New York, and Ana Smile. She played to sold-out crowds with her autobiographical one-woman show, What I Did for A...Job!.

The season finale of Broadway Talks features the best possible guest for that type of occasion, Julia Knitel! Tune in this Saturday at 10 AM EST to hear about touring, Broadway debuts, and what it’s like to star as the titular character in a Broadway show! Making her Broadway debut at just 16 years old in Roundabout’s revival of Bye Bye Birdie, Julia has continued to be a force in the world of theatre! Making her principal Broadway debut at 22 years old as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and subsequently playing the titular character in the national tour a few years later, Julia is no stranger to the feeling of being a Broadway star! Tune in weekly on Saturday at 10 AM EST for more episodes and don’t forget to check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com. Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy! Growing with parents who ran a community theatre, Julia was essentially raised on the stage! She made her Broadway debut at just 16 years old in Bye Bye Birdie and her principal debut at 22 years old as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, subsequently playing the titular role in the national tour a few years later. Other credits include: Janice in Come From Away (North American Tour), Louise in Gypsy (MUNY), and Barbara in A Letter to Harvey Milk (Off-Broadway).

Episode twenty features an interview with Broadway veteran, Samantha Massell. Making her Broadway debut at just 12 years old in La Boheme, and then again in Fiddler on the Roof, Samantha can tell you all you need to know to make it on Broadway! Tune in weekly on Saturday at 10 AM EST for more episodes and don’t forget to check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com. Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy! A graduate of the University of Michigan, where she doubled majored in both Musical Theatre and English, Samantha Massell is a native-New Yorker with over 6 NY & Broadway shows under her belt. Theatre credits include: Fiddler on the Roof (Broadway), La Boheme (Broadway), Little Me (NYC), ...It’s Superman (NYC), Appelemando’s Dreams (NYC), The Ballad of Baby Doe (NYC), Rags, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Aladdin, Into the Woods, and Bye Bye Birdie.

This week on Broadway Talks, Kimberly Immanuel (Godspell, White Christmas, The Fantasticks) will be telling you all you need to know about college auditions, NYU Tisch, and of course, what it was like starring in the first-ever Actors’ Equity-approved theatre performance since the COVID-19 shutdown. Tune in weekly on Saturday at 10 AM EST for more episodes and don’t forget to check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com. Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy! A graduate of NYU Tisch (The New Studio on Broadway - ranked #3 in the world by The Hollywood Reporter), Kimberly knows the biz through all of the ins and outs! From starring in the tour of White Christmas to Off-Broadway performances of The Fantasticks, Heartbreak House, Pacific Overtures, and Thoroughly Modern Millie, Kimberly has done it all! Other credits include: Godspell, 42nd Street, The Little Mermaid, Singin’ in the Rain, Evita, Grease, Chasing Rainbows, and more.

This week on Broadway Talks, you can join Arav and Matt (Raoul, The Phantom of the Opera) as they discuss everything from advice to aspiring performers all the way to what it’s like being the only Broadway world tour still running today! Tune in every Saturday at 10 AM EST for more episodes and don’t forget to check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com. Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy! Matt Leisy is a British American actor whose body of work spans film, television, plays, and musicals. Currently, Matt is starring as Raoul in the world tour of The Phantom of the Opera, the only production that is currently running! Other theatre credits include: Sweeney Todd, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, Carousel, and The Fantasticks. Film/TV credits include: The Blacklist, Nothing Without You, Eva, Live from Lincoln Center (PBS), and Tell.

This week, we have the incredibly talented, Gianna Yanelli joining us on Broadway Talks! Gianna (OBC Mean Girls) was able to give us all of the ins and outs of the theatre industry, auditioning, booking Broadway, and so much more! Tune in weekly on Saturday at 10 AM EST for more episodes and don’t forget to check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com. Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy! A graduate of Texas State University, Gianna has starred in everything from Junie B. Jones (as the titular role) to being in the ensemble and understudying Janis Sarkisian in the original Broadway company of Mean Girls! Trust us, you’ll have a whole new look into the biz once you hear what Gianna Yanelli has to say!

Friday, October 30th (the day of this episode's release) marks the opening night of WICKED on Broadway at The Gershwin Theatre in 2003. Join Arav, Lindsay (the current Elphaba), and Sam (the current Fiyero) as they discuss their theatre beginnings, the magic of Wicked, and of course, what it’s like working in one of the most iconic shows ever! Tune in weekly on Saturday at 10 AM EST for more episodes and don’t forget to check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com. Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy! Lindsay Heather Pearce is a legend on both TV and Film. Starring as a competitor on The Glee Project and subsequently featured in 2 episodes in Glee as Harmony to making her Broadway debut as Elphaba in WICKED, she can tell you everything you need to know about making it in the biz. Other credits include: Spring Awakening, American Idiot, A Moment in Time, and Bare. A graduate of Princeton University, Sam is a veteran when it comes to playing Fiyero! From understudying Fiyero on the WICKED National Tour to now playing him on Broadway, he knows exactly what it takes to be a Broadway star! Other credits include: Almost Famous, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Once.

This week on Broadway Talks, Bethany Tesarck, who will be starring in the upcoming Broadway musical (and soon-to-be Netflix film!), Diana, will give us the ins-and-outs of the industry and what it means to be starring in a musical-slash-movie! Maybe you'd rather hear about what it's like to star on Broadway at just NINE years old and then again at TWELVE years old! Tune in weekly on Saturday at 10 AM EST for more episodes and don’t forget to check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com. Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy! A graduate of Pace University: BFA Musical Theatre (Ranked in the Top 25 BFA Programs by OnStage Blog), Bethany is no stranger to the world of Broadway. Having starred in three Broadway shows; Gypsy, Bye Bye Birdie, and the upcoming Diana; she knows what life is like as a Broadway star! Other credits include Mamma Mia!, 42nd Street, A Chorus Line, Xanadu, and more. Trust us when we say, “There’s no one better than Bethany Tesarck!”

Join Arav along with Broadway’s dynamic duo, Chris & Clay Rice-Thomson! Learn all about how they met, what it’s like starring in Hamilton, and even going on a national tour at just 12 years old! Or maybe you want to learn more about how Chris proposed with a flashmob filled with their Broadway friends! Tune in weekly on Saturday at 10 AM EST for more episodes and don’t forget to check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com. Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy! Chris Rice-Thomson is currently starring in the iconic, Hamilton, on the Philip Tour, and has done everything from West Side Story to The Book of Mormon on Broadway! Clay Rice-Thomson has been performing professionally since the age of 12 when he booked the national tour of Oliver! as a swing! You won’t want to miss out on what these two have to say!

In episode thirteen, Arav is joined by Adrienne Walker (Lion King, Dirty Dancing, Kiss Me Kate, Founder of 32 Bar Cut) where they discuss everything from equity cards, to career changes, to survival jobs, to what it means to be a Broadway Star! Tune in weekly on Saturday at 10 AM EST for more episodes and don’t forget to check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com. Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy!

Join Arav and the star of WICKED, Lindsay Pearce as they talk about The Glee Project gossip, her foundation in theatre, and of course, her green debut appearance the hit Broadway musical, WICKED, where she stars as the iconic, Elphaba! Tune in weekly on Saturday at 10 AM EST for more episodes and don’t forget to check us out on IG @BroadwayTalks and on www.broadwaytalks.com. Thanks for tuning in and we hope you enjoy!