Carefully Taught: Teaching Musical Theatre with Matty and Kikau

Matty and Kikau sit down with two of the most popular Musical Theatre TikTokers @BroadwayBob and @Theatreislife.  They discuss TikTok, Musical Theatre TikTok and ideas about how to use TikTok in our pedagogy! Do you use TikTok in the classroom?  Email us at carefullytaughtpodcast@gmail.com and tell us about it! Music provided by Joshua Hegg

Matty and Kikau look at the world of Musical Theatre TikTok, and have conversations about how this technology can be used in our classrooms. Jessica Humphrey (@jmhumphrey1) from Texas Christian University talks about ways she uses TikTok in the classroom.   Co-creator of Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, Daniel Mertzlufft (@danieljmertzlufft), discusses his relationship with the app and ways i...

Matty and Kikau speak to the amazing Kristy Cates this week. Hear her talk about balancing family with Broadway and teaching obligations! We chat about international students and New York Film Academy's new BFA programs. At the end of the show Kristy recommends the books ' The War of Art' by Steven Pressfield, ' 50 Key Stage Musicals ' edited by Robert W. Schneider and Shannon Agnew, and the insta...

Matty and Kikau discuss summer adventures and getting back to school. We are excited to be back for semester 3 of our podcast and look forward to hearing from you! Follow us @carefullytaughtpodcast!  Here is a LINK to Matty's latest project: The Music of Tomorrow , an afternoon of new music from the next generation of Broadway composers. 

Matty and Kikau wrap up semester two with a vacation check-in and a discussion about each of the amazing guests they had the opportunity to connect with this season!  We are so thankful to our guests: Marty Austin Lamar, Chris Peterson, Aaron J. Albano, Drew Boudreau, Laura Enstall, Leo Ash Evans, Kaitlin Hopkins, Laura Rikard, Jodi Picoult, Timothy Allen McDonald, Kate Anderson, Elyssa Samse...

Amanda Flynn is  a “performer turned vocal technician who loves helping people achieve vocal success.” Amanda is currently on the musical theatre voice faculty at Pace University. She performed in two Broadway shows and her first book, So You Want to Sing Musical Theatre, Revised and Expanded Edition is about to be released. It will be available everywhere on June 15th.  She also works a...

Matty and Kikau talk to Broadway producer Sally Cade Holmes!  You can follow Sally Cade on TikTok @sally.cade SALLY CADE HOLMES is a two time Tony Award-winning producer and thought leader committed to making challenging and innovative entertainment with broad appeal. She believes that brave, accessible, social justice-minded storytelling will make the world a better place. Her Broadway produ...

Matty and Kikau sit down with the creators of the new must see Off-Broadway musical BETWEEN THE LINES , including New York Times Best Selling Author Jodi Picoult (@jodipicoult), the composer/lyricists Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson (@samselanderson), and co-writer Timothy Allen McDonald (@timmcdonaldnyc).  Between the Lines opens for a limited engagement beginning June 14th at 2nd Stage's To...

Matty and Kikau were very excited to speak to Laura Rikard (she/her) this week. She is one the of the co-founders of Theatrical Intimacy Education! Laura and TIE co-founder, Chelsea Pace (A Strange Loop and Resident Intimacy Consultant and Choreographer) have literally written the book on the topic, Staging Sex: Best Practices, Tools, and Techniques for Theatrical Intimacy .  Laura Rikar...

When Kaitlin Hopkins created the Musical Theatre BFA at Texas State in 2009, no one could have guessed that in just a few short years Texas State would become one of the most recognized names in Musical Theatre Education.  Matty and Kikau sit down for an inspiring conversation with one of most exciting individuals in the Musical Theatre Education landscape.  They talk about her goals, how she has...

Matty and Kikau have an in depth conversation with three College Audition Coaches who are currently working with high school students on the college audition process.  What are the pros and cons about auditions?  What exactly do college audition coaches do?  And what are these coaches hearing from students looking at applying to musical theatre training programs? Drew Boudreau (@collauditionpro) f...

Broadway's Aaron J. Albano (Newsies, Hamilton...) comes on to talk about a NEW film he produced (and is featured in) that comes out TODAY called ensemble.  Aaron and I go WAY back...like way way back and Matty and Aaron are both alums from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, OH.  Here is some Information about the movie: On the one year anniversary of th...

Matty and Kikau talk to Chris Peterson from OnStage Blog . They talk about the theatre community, college program rankings, and why it's important to cry from time to time!  Follow us on instagram @carefullytaughtpodcast or send us an email at carefullytaughtpodcast@gmail.com. 

Kikau and Matty sit down with Cal State Fullerton Assistant Professor Marty Austin Lamar (He/Him).    Marty (@MartyAustinLamar) graduated from the Florida A&M University’s School of Business and Industry and furthered his education at the University of Florida where he received his Master of Fine Arts degree (MFA) in acting with an emphasis in Musical Theatre performance and techniqu...

It's semester two y'all! We are so excited to get back to work. Matty and Kikau talk about the new semester, Broadway musicals, the West Side Story movie, and the MTEA annual conference. Matty's recommendation today is another podcast called "My Favorite Flop."  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-favorite-flop/id1546767941 Thank you for listening, following, and sharing! Send us a messa...

On our final episode of the semester, we interview Katie O'Halloran (she/her) and Vinh Nguyen (he/him).  Katie is a Dublin-based, interdisciplinary director and creator from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her work celebrates theatricality, examines the materiality and effects of borders and confines, and prioritises a thorough probing of the text. She fuses her love of analyzing language with detail...

On today's episode, we interview Mundo Ballejos Jr. (he/him) and Kyle Montgomery (he/him). Mundo is one of Matty's students at Chico State and Kyle is one semester away from an MFA in Musical Theatre at San Diego State University. Both are interested in careers as musical theatre teachers. The future of MT Education is BRIGHT! 

With only two episodes left this semester, Matty and Kikau touch base on how things are going and a handful of other current event topics.   Music Provided by Joshua Hegg ------------------------------------------ For more information about Alice Ripley's apology and denial, visit the link below- https://pagesix.com/2021/08/20/alice-ripley-apologizes-denies-vile-accusations-of-grooming/ For m...

This is part 2 of the two-part Best Friends Series Jacob Brent (@jacobbrentstagram) is the Musical Theatre Coordinator at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. Jacob is best known for his portrayal of Mr. Mistoffelees in the Broadway, London and Video productions of CATS. He is the only performer to have appeared in all three and the only actor to perform in both of the record-breaking per...

We are excited to welcome David Coolidge on part one of the 2-part Best Friends series.  David Coolidge is the director of the musical theatre program at Anderson University. He received his MFA in acting from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and his BFA in musical theatre from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. As a professional theatre artist, David toured with Jason Rober...

(Apologies for the sound issues. We are attempting to fix and repost asap)  The AMAZING Khalia Davis (she/her) is a guest on our show today! Here is a link to her website. She is the Artistic Director of Bay Area Children's Theatre (BACT) and a director and playwright and is so inspiring. She led the premiere of A Kids Play About Racism, based on a kids book about racism by Jelani Memory, cre...

Matty continues to weigh the pros and cons of directing Legally Blonde, and reaches a conclusion (what?!  No part 3?!?!). --- Guests include Broadway's Nikki Snelson (@nikkisnelsonaugh), CSU Chico Student Gaby Saxon (@gaby.saxon) and Megan Glynn Zollinger (@megan.glynn.zollinger). --- Plus, as always we share a recommended resource to enhance your musical theatre classroom.  This week's...

Matty wrestles with his 2021-2022 Directing assignment and talks to some colleagues about their point of view.   Plus, as always we share a Recommended Resource to enhance your Musical Theatre teaching. Guests Include:   Tim Espinosa (@timespinosaoffical), Lauren Haughton Gillis (@laurenhaughton) and Shavanna Caulder (@shaviexo) Follow us on Facebook or Instagram @carefullytaughtpodcast...

Kikau and Matty sit down with Carnegie Mellon Associate Professor Rick Edinger (he/they).   Rick (@redingernyc) is an accomplished music director, vocal coach, pianist, and actor, and is on the forefront of anti-racist Musical Theatre training.  As an actor, appearing in the 2004 Tony nominated Broadway revival of Pacific Overtures (dir. Amon Miyamoto) and the Broadway benefit concert production o...

We are very excited to Welcome to the Podcast, Amanda Wansa Morgan (@wansaham). Amanda Wansa Morgan is an Atlanta-based music director, composer, director, and actor who serves as Coordinator of Musical Theatre & Associate Professor at Kennesaw State University.  Amanda has a Certificate of Figure Proficiency from Estill Voice Systems and she is an Executive Board member of the Musical Th...