Built For The Stage Podcast

Zachary Daniel Jones / @aspiredance shares with us not one, but two, funny audition stories where he booked Broadway on both occasions. We also chat a bit about how he has drawn inspiration from his mom throughout his career. BROADWAY BEETLEJUICE CATS www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

Riza Takahashi / @rizatakahashi joins us from the cast of Mean Girls! While Riza has been away from the stage she's still been performing and also finding the time to learn how to fly fish. Enjoy! www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shereen Pimentel / @shereenpimentel chats with us about playing Maria in the Broadway revival of West Side Story, her new venture starting her MBA, and her new dog Thor! Enjoy! www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were fortunate enough to interview a group of Broadway's finest to discuss how they've been staying motivated throughout the pandemic and their reaction to the recent election. Dana Steingold / @dsteinface - Beetlejuice Nadia Brown / @naughtya_or_nice - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Gabe Hyman / @gabehyman - Hamilton tour, King Kong Jerusha Cavazos / @jerushacavazos - The Prom Jennifer Nobl...

Adrianna Hicks / @missadriannahicks from the Broadway show in waiting, SIX, shares with us about the day the show was scheduled to open, while simultaneously, the announcement to shutdown Broadway occurred.   BROADWAY THE COLOR PURPLE ALADDIN SIX www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Christine Cornish Smith / @christinecornish was a special guest for our Built For The Stage University series that focuses on training the future Broadway stars of tomorrow. Christine shares with us some of her experiences at CCM and her Broadway career that followed. The wisdom she shares you might not expect...enjoy! Special thanks to our friends at The Ensemblist who conducted this interview. M...

Anthony Festa / @festafied & Emily Bautista / @em_bautista last were seen touring the country playing Chris and Kim in MISS SAIGON. They now joined us from upstate NY during the pandemic to chat about their experience on tour, the sudden stoppage, and now, life in the pandemic. Special thanks to our friends at The Ensemblist who conducted this interview. Make sure to subscribe to their podcast for...

Patricia Kelly / @genekellylegacy is a film historian and the widow and official biographer of Gene Kelly. She has worked as a writer at a film production company, as a contributing scholar for the authoritative Northwestern/Newberry Writings of Herman Melville, and as a freelance journalist. She and Kelly met at the Smithsonian in 1985, when he was the host/narrator for a television special for w...

Eric Bean Jr / @ebjdance is a loved member of our BFTS Fam, a cast member of The Lion King national tour, and a choreographer based out of Las Vegas, NV. Hear Eric's story of how one blown audition didn't slow him down from booking one of those most well known musicals in history! www.ebjdance.com www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn...

Paula Leggett Chase / @paulaleggett is a Broadway vet that was recently seen in Tootsie the musical. She shares great wisdom on how to establish a lasting career in this ever changing industry and also the hopeful message that it's never too late. BROADWAY: A CHORUS LINE  CRAZY FOR YOU  DAMN YANKEES  KISS ME, KATE  THE PAJAMA GAME  DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS  CURTAINS  BYE BYE BIRDIE  ON THE TWENTIET...

Jody Reynard / @otherblkguy joined us to chat about his journey to his Broadway debut, a golf cart crash in Legally Blonde, and his thoughts on what it takes to make it in this competitive industry. BROADWAY: FOSSE SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER TABOO LEGALLY BLONDE SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more abou...

Terence Archie / @terencearchie chatted with us about his time playing Apollo Creed in Rocky on Broadway, his time in waiting during the pandemic as his current show Company on Broadway is paused, and a few other topics definitely worth a listen for. BROADWAY: RAGTIME ROCKY KISS ME, KATE COMPANY www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn mo...

Susie Carroll / @susiecarroll was recently seen as a vacation swing at Broadway's, The Prom and suddenly, in two weeks time, took a hop, skip, and a jump to Mean Girls on Broadway. Susie shares about her year long journey of simultaneously swinging two shows on Broadway. BROADWAY THE PROM MEAN GIRLS www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Lear...

Dan Lauria / @realdanlauria joins us to talk about his experience playing Vince Lombardi in the Broadway play, Lombardi. We also get to hear stories about his time starring in the famous TV series, The Wonder Years, his take on auditioning, how he got his start in acting, and more. For more on Dan Lauria, go to www.thedanlauria.com BROADWAY A CHRISTMAS STORY LOMBARDI www.builtforthestage.com - Sc...

Michael Mindlin / @mindlin_choreo joins us to chat BRING IT ON in our series, "Fitness on the Broadway Stage." We also chat a bit about Michael's role as the dance supervisor for HAMILTON, the stresses of conducting online classes, and inspiring conversation about the simplicity of putting the work in. BROADWAY CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG 9 TO 5 MAMMA MIA BRING IT ON ALADDIN HAMILTON www.builtforthes...

Shonica Gooden / @shonica joins us to talk all things BRING IT ON, Broadway babies, and her story starting out her career where she didn't even want to do musical theatre! BROADWAY CATS HAMILTON CINDERELLA BRING IT ON www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vince Oddo / @vinceoddo talks to us about his Broadway debut in ROCKY and how he volunteered his way into a career in stunt work. BROADWAY MICHAEL MOORE: THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER AMAZING GRACE ROCKY www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jerry Mitchell / @jammyprod, Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics, Olivier award winner joins us as our first guest in our series, "Fitness on the Broadway Stage." We chat with Jerry about the iconic Legally Blonde number, "Whipped into Shape." Grab your jump rope, lace up your sneakers, and join us for a college tour where we revisit Harvard U. BROADWAY PRETTY WOMAN ON YOUR FEET KINKY BO...

Mark Peikert / @markpeikert joins us from our BPN neighboring podcast, "Today in Theatre History." Aside from hosting "Today in Theatre History,""he also serves as the editor in chief at Playbill so, we thought who better to join us to kick off our new podcast series, "Fitness on Broadway," than a theatre expert like, Mark. Listen to Mark and Joe chat about some well known Broadway favorites and h...

Alan H Green / @alanhgreen has a wild story about how he ended up on the Broadway stage! The story goes from college football, to singing for the President, to booking his first Broadway show. You'll want to tune in for this one! CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY SCHOOL OF ROCK SISTER ACT THE VISIT PLAY ON! www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork....

Amber Iman / @amberskyez kindly shares how struggles during her career ultimately led to some of the best opportunities she'd ever come across. We also got to talk to Amber about the Broadway Advocacy Coalition and how a "one-time" event evolved into a full time movement. BROADWAY SOUL DOCTOR SHUFFLE ALONG www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.c...

Ross Lekites / @rosslekites didn't really know what he wanted to do growing up as a kid. He knew that he was good at singing so, he decided to keep that up...it just happened that he was good enough to become a working actor on the Broadway stage. BROADWAY TINA FROZEN KINKY BOOTS www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad...

Tomás Matos / @tomatos_ chats with us about his soon to be Broadway debut in Diana the Musical. He was just weeks away from making his debut when Broadway closed its doors due to Covid-19. Listen in as we chat about learned lessons during the ups and downs of his young career. BROADWAY DIANA www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more a...

Jelani Remy / @itsjelaniremy talks to us about his road to Broadway, his time as Simba in The Lion King, overcoming today's recent struggles, and how the things that seem so far away are actually quite attainable. BROADWAY THE LION KING AIN'T TOO PROUD www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

James Snyder / @thejamessnyder aka Harry Potter joins us on BFTS Podcast from his backyard that displays his newly finished jungle gym that he constructed himself for his kids. James is not only a talented builder of childrens' playgrounds, but also in building substantial characters of depth on the stage. Listen to us chat about his process while bringing to life on stage one of the most iconic c...