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 joined by actress Carrie St. Louis! Carrie is best known for her roles on Broadway as Glinda in Wicked, Sherrie in Rock of Ages and Lauren in Kinky Boots. She also is known for starring as Rose in Titanique (which I highly recommend seeing before it closes in June) and Annette in Cruel Intentions. She recently has been lucky enough to work with Dolly Parton on the Dolly Parton musical as Young Dolly. Carrie also is a vocal coach and you can check out Carrie's w...

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...

This episode we are joined by performer Tiffany Mann! Tiffany was last seen in City Center’s production of Urinetown. She’s been on Broadway in Waitress and Be More Chill, off-Broadway in Jerry Springer:the Opera (where she won a Lucille Lortel Award), Jelly’s Last Jam and Ragtime at City Center, on television in Rise, Orange is the New Black and New Amsterdam, the film You Go Girl! And much more! We speak with Tiffany about the hustle of being/making it as an artist, originating a role...

This episode we are joined by artist Solea Pfeiffer! Solea is currently starring as Satine in Moulin Rouge on Broadway, which she is great in- 10 out of 10 highly recommend! Her other Broadway credits include Hadestown and Almost Famous, where she made her Broadway debut. Her other credits include Gatsby at A.R.T., Evita and Songs For a New World at City Center, Hamlet with The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park, The Light in the Piazza, West Side Story at the Hollywoo...

This episode we are joined by the delightful Jordan Tyson! Jordan is currently starring as June in the Broadway revival of Gypsy with Audra McDonald and made her Broadway debut as Young Allie in The Notebook. Her other theater credits include Lempicka at La Jolla Playhouse, Into the Woods at PCLO, Bulrusher at McCarter/Berkeley Rep and Streets of New York at Irish Repertory. We speak with Jordan about her career, the importance of self care while working, making her Broadway debut...

This episode we are joined by actor Brandon Kalm! Brandon was last seen in Swept Away and has also appeared on Broadway in Waitress and American Psycho. Other credits include The Tempest at Shakespeare in the Park and on tour with American Idiot. Brandon is a fellow Pace alum and also studied at the Esper Studio. We talk with Brandon about his career, especially working as an understudy and swing, his experience working on Swept Away, beard maintenance, our mutual love of Once the...

This episode we are joined by Tony nominee and Drama Desk and Theatre World Award winning actor Tom Pecinka! Tom made his Broadway debut in Stereophonic which he also was a part of at Playwrights Horizons. He has numerous New York and Regional credits including Ghosts at Williamstown with Uma Thurman, which he also starred in the movie The Kill Room with. We talk with Tom about making his stage debut as a kid in The Wizard of Oz (FUN FACT: turns out that Tom and I did the sh...