Backstage with Becca B.

On this episode I talked with Donna Vivino about making her Broadway debut at only eight years old when she originated the role of Young Cosette on Broadway in Les Miserables, what goes through a young kid’s mind when they’re making their Broadway debut, her experience being the youngest in the cast of Les Miserables, her favorite Hairspray moments, her audition experience for Wicked, the number o...

On this episode I talked with Aimie about whether or not she’s always known she wanted perform on stage, what helped her jumpstart her professional theatre career the most, her West End debut as Daniela in In The Heights, whether she had previous knowledge of Spanish before getting cast in “In The Heights”, the secret as to why those in the UK are so much better at American accents, than American’...

On this episode, I talked with Justin about what he’s been up to during quarantine, where his love for musical theatre stemmed from, going to University of Central Florida to study musical theatre, how his college experience helped his career skyrocket, when he made his Broadway debut, how difficult the jobs that swings and understudies have are, the pressure involved with playing an iconic charac...

On this episode I talked with Samantha about the first theatre show she ever saw, the moment she realized that she wanted to be an actress and that it was possible for her to perform on stage, how she worked on becoming the well-rounded and multi-talented performer she is today, getting to play Eva Peron in Evita THREE TIMES, West End included, what prepared her to be in a show like Evita where sh...

On this episode I talked with Ruby about when she discovered she loved musical theatre, her vocal training and how it’s prepared her for the shows she’s starred in, how she discovered For The Record Live, what it’s like to play multiple characters within in one For The Record show, her favorite FTR show, what makes For The Record so successful, touring with We Will Rock You, Jersey Boys, and Greas...

On this episode I talked with Emily about diving into the theatre industry as a child and immediately falling in love, why she chooses to live in Los Angeles vs. New York, her introduction to the LA theatre community, leading Carrie The Musical at La Mirada, her introduction to For The Record, her audition experience for For The Record Brat Pack, landing the role of The Basketcase in FTR Brat Pack...

On this episode I talked with Kerry about her glowing resume, the day she made her West End debut, taking over the role of Elphaba after Idina Menzel in 2006 and being the first ever British Elphaba in Wicked, the difference between playing Elphaba on West End and playing Elphaba on Broadway, how her Elphaba was different when she returned to the role in 2008, how she managed to have the vocal sta...

On this episode I talked with Cailen about the moment she realized she wanted to be a theatre performer, how growing up in Fresno and going to school where Audra McDonald went to school made her realize that if Audra grew up where she did and made it then she could too, why she chose to study theatre at UC Irvine and continue with their program, the most valuable lesson she learned in college, her...

On this episode I talked with Jake about the moment he first knew he wanted to perform on stage, going to auditions in NYC as a kid, how he works on being a well-rounded performer, his experience in the musical theatre department at UCLA, the viral performance of Waitress he starred in at UCLA, the off-Broadway production of Superhero he got to be in, his audition for Dmitry on the Anastasia tour,...

On this episode I talked with Taylor about the moment she realized she wanted to combine all three of her passions and be a theatre performer, how dance, specifically ballet, has helped her career on stage, her reason for wanting to go study theatre at TCU, booking the lead Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie at Goodspeed Opera House, her audition experience for the National Tour of Anast...

On this episode I talked with Ben about his experience at Ithaca College, how going to Ithaca kickstarted his professional career, auditioning for Spring Awakening and booking Ernst on the First National Tour, playing Davey in Newsies, the moment he knew Newsies was going to be a hit on Broadway, being committed to learning the choreography for the dance numbers in Newsies, his favorite memory fro...

On this episode I talked with Kate about how having parents who were involved in theatre and growing up around theatre world instilled her love for theatre, how she worked to become a well-rounded and triple talented theatre performer, getting to play Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden, why she ended up choosing to go to Carnegie Mellon to study theatre, making her Broadway debut in the My Fair Lady...

On this episode I talked with Jessie about when she knew she wanted to be a performer and be on Broadway, 36 Questions the Podcast Musical and what made her want to take on the role of Natalie/Judith in it, getting cast to be Dawn on the Waitress tour, how she managed to adjust to life on the road with Waitress, how she ended up getting involved in the off-Broadway production of Cruel Intentions M...

On this episode I talked with Jewelle Blackman about breaking into the theatre industry in Canada, starring in shows like The Lion King and Dreamgirls on Canada stages, how playing the violin has helped her in the theatre industry, how she first heard of of Hadestown and what made her want to audition for the show, when she heard that she would be going to Broadway with the show, how her and fello...

On this episode I talked with Jillian about her experience at Boston Conservatory, how it helped prepare to audition for Broadway and National Tours, getting to go on a tour as magical as the R+H Cinderella tour, her reaction when she got cast in the National Tour of Wicked and what her audition process was like, getting to understudy iconic roles such as Glinda and NessaRose, whether she thinks s...

On this episode this I talked with Harrison about when he realized he wanted to be an actor and perform on stage, the reason he chose to transfer schools, valuable advice and lesson he took away from his school experience, how he got involved in the LA theatre community, his work with After Hours Theatre Company over the years, how After Hours Theatre company has been successful at making their sh...

On this episode I talked with Elena about her when and how she decided to trade gymnastics for theatre, how her gymnastics past helped her with the audition for the World Premiere of Bring It On The Musical, getting to tour the country as part of the Mamma Mia ensemble, her Broadway debut, her reaction when she was told that she was going to play Sophie Sheridan in Mamma Mia on Broadway, her most...

On this episode I talked with Audrey about how she was able to overcome obstacles that got in her way when she was young, how going to school and getting her BFA in Theatre at Penn State University helped her believe in herself, how she got cast as a swing in her first National Tour “Anything Goes”, how her first National Tour prepared her for the National Tours she’s been part of since, her Cinde...

On this episode I talked to Damon about the moment he realized he really wanted to pursue theatre as career, how he decided to go to the school he went to to study theatre, getting cast in a dance heavy show like Newsies and making his Broadway debut at age 20, maintaining the stamina needed to perform and dance eight times a week, being in Disney’s Aladdin, being part of the beginning stages of s...

On this episode I talked with Sophie about when she discovered she had a passion for performing on stage in theatre shows, her audition for BBC’s “Over The Rainbow”, becoming the runner up at only 17, Andrew Lloyd Webber calling her mom to tell her he wanted her to be the alternate Dorothy in “Wizard Of Oz” in London, what it was like becoming the lead Dorothy and singing an iconic song like “Some...

On this episode I talked with Jonalyn about growing up in a family that was very into theatre, going to school for theatre at Syracuse University, what it takes to be a Broadway understudy or swing, her reaction when she found out she was making her Broadway debut in Bullets Over Broadway, her experience not only being in the ensemble of Mean Girls on Broadway, but also understudying Regina, Karen...

On this episode I talked with Daniel about making his Broadway debut in Bye Bye Birdie, learning the choreography for Newsies, understudying Boq in Wicked on Broadway, characters he’d want to play besides Boq if he went back to Wicked, the reason he took on the role of Mike Teavee in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory on Tour, workshops for Beetlejuice, Dear Evan Hansen, and more that he’s particip...

On this episode Addison and I talked with Jackie about the most valuable lesson she learned at University of Connecticut where she got her degree in theatre, her Broadway debut in Hair, what it takes to play a role like Elphaba and be the longest running Elphaba in WICKED The Musical, who she would cast opposite her in a Wicked movie, the character choices she made to distinguish between Liz/Beth...

On this episode I talked with Natalie about her transition from sports to theatre as a kid, her college experience majoring in theatre, what made her decide to move to Los Angeles for theatre rather than New York, how she got involved in the Los Angeles theatre community, how she discovered Rockwell Table & Stage and got cast in Bradley Bredeweg's Scissorhands Musical, what makes performing at...

On this episode I talked with Kara Lindsay about the moment she knew she wanted to be a performer, the most valuable thing she learned while at school at Carnegie Mellon University, how she prepared to originate the role of Katherine Plumber in “Newsies”, how she made Glinda her own in Wicked, getting to be quirky and silly during “Popular”, how she got starstruck when she got to meet Carole King...