The Jayme Starr Podcast

Evelyn Cormier was first introduced to the world when she was engaged to her now husband, David on the hit TLC show 90 Fiancé. After her experience with the show came to and end, she went on to audition for American Idol in 2019 where she made it all the way to the Top 14 on the show. In this episode, listeners will get to learn more about Evelyn's love  and passion for music, as well as some...

Courtney Mack is no stranger to working in musical theater. Prior to Broadway, she starred as Nancy Kerrigan in a Rock Opera of the Nancy and Tonya story. Additionally, she got to set sail with the Norwegian cruise line and perform in several different productions for guests on their ships. Just before the pandemic, Mack was going to be making her broadway debut in Six The Musical on Broadway. In...

Elena Ricardo started off her career as a professional gymnast, who excelled at the vault and showed her artistic passion through floor routines. Now, Ricardo is a musical theater star who made worked on the Atlanta tryout of Bring it On: The Musical. Then, Ricardo moved onto debuting in Mamma Mia on broadway (hence the title) where she was in the ensemble and got to play Sophie Sheridan. Most rec...

Jess Clarke is a jewelry collaborator and future esthetician from Nashville, Tennessee. She wears her heart on her sleeve and loves distribute her passions to the world. Whether it is through her collaboration with Unlocked, or her passion for skin care (@justskinjess in Instagram) Jess is making a positive name for herself and I KNOW she is going to make an impact on the world in the near future....

Tiana Okoye made her broadway debut in the ensemble of The Cher Show on broadway, alongside several podcast guests from season 1 like Micaela Diamond, Teal Wicks, and Dee Roscioli. Along with Tony Award winning superstar and one of my personal dream interviewees, Stephanie J Block. Okoye and I reminisce about the magic that The Cher Show brought to so many people including myself as well as some o...

Taylor Quick ia a musical theater star who was most recently of the touring cast of Anastasia. In the show, she was part of the ensemble and understudied the role of Anya. In fact, she made her Anya debut at the Wharton Center in East Lansing, Michigan. In this episode, get a chance to hear all about the journey Quick had performing in the show, as well as some of her favorite things to do while t...

Micaela Martinez has gotten the chance to travel the country twice with two of the most lovable shows. She began her career on the Sister Act tour, where she got to be in the ensemble and understudy Sister Mary Robert. Then she landed an opportunity in to tour with her dream show, Wicked. With this show she was in the ensemble and understudied the role of Nessarose with season one podcast guests,...

As her first professional gig in the musical theater industry, Sarah Anne Fernandez got the opportunity of a lifetime to join the cast of the Wicked tour as a member of the ensemble and to understudy the role of Elphaba.  For a year and a half, Fernandez travelled the country bring Oz to cities all of the country. Although she only got to portray Elphaba twice, Fernandez surely defied gravity...

Jillian Butler began her professional musical theater career touring with Cinderella in the ensemble. Then, she transitioned her way to an ensemble track and understudy position with the tour of Wicked, where she got to understudy the roles of both Glinda and Nessarose. Most recently, she has gotten to portray her first touring principal role of her own, Cosette in the tour of Les Miserables. Butl...

Colins Conley made her big break when she was part of the out of town try out for the hit Broadway musical, The Prom. Although she did not transfer to Broadway with the show, she did star as one of the members of the ensemble in the original cast of Mean Girls on Broadway. In this episode, get to hear all about Conley's adventures on broadway, her favorite NYC hotspots, and what some of her other...

SEASON 2 PREMIERE- Dana Steingold is a Metro Detroit native who has been killing it on Broadway these past few years. Just like me, Steingold is also a graduate of West Bloomfield High School. Some of the work on Dana's resume includes starring as Kate Monster in Avenue Q. Most recently. she starred in Beetlejuice on Broadway where she portrayed The Girl Scout and understudied the role of Lydia. I...

Audrey Cardwell is no stranger to traveling the country to show her passions. Ever since she saw the hit Broadway show Cats, she knew that musical theater is something she loves. So far in her career, she was able to understudy Broadway superstar, Eden Espinosa as part of the touring cast of the hit Broadway show, Falsettos. Additionally, Cardwell got the magical opportunity to play Cinderella in...

From Wendy Darling to Regina George, Taylor Louderman has made quite the name for herself in the world of musical theater. This proud former student of University of Michigan has quite the resume of accomplishments including originating three roles on Broadway and being a replacement principal in one show. In this episode, hear Taylor and I chat about all her accomplishments that she has been able...

Mariah Rose Faith has a true passion for musical theater, and before the pandemic she was traveling the country sharing it. Faith is the original touring Regina George of the Mean Girls tour. In addition to playing everyone's favorite plastic, she is also known for her various cover songs she has put on her YouTube for the whole world to see. Chatting with Mariah was absolutely awesome. I can't wa...

Erika Henningsen is a U of M grad who has made quite the name for herself in the broadway community. She made her broadway debut playing Fantine in Les Miserables on Broadway, and her breakthrough most iconic role is playing the OG Cady Heron in Mean Girls. Before the pandemic, Erika was was going to begin a brand new chapter in her broadway career in a new show called Flying Over Sunset. Chatting...

Happy Thanksgiving! On today's episode, I am chatting with Olivia Kaufmann. Kaufmann's broadway debut was being the standby for Cady, Janis, and The Adult Women in Mean Girls on Broadway. When replacements were being casted, Kaufmann got the opportunity to become Janis in Mean Girls full time. Getting to chat with Olivia was such an awesome experience. Enjoy the episode!

Her name is Kate and she played Karen (read this sentence while singing in the tune of "Meet the Plastics). Kate Rockwell was the OG Karen Smith in Mean Girls on Broadway. In addition to playing Karen, Rockwell has starred in shows like Rock of Ages, and Bring it On with former podcast guest, Ryann Redmond. Also, Rockwell was featured on the TV competition show Grease: You're the one that I want b...

For episode 2 of Thanksgiving week, I am chatting with the OG  Broadway Damian Hubbard himself, Grey Henson. Henson had the whole broadway community falling in love with him and his talent when he her originated the role of Damian. Additionally, this Carnegie Mellon Grad, has starred in The Book of Mormon both on tour and on Broadway. In today's episode find out more about Grey and passion fo...

Happy Thanksgiving Week! Each and everyday I will be releasing a brand new episode featuring cast members from Mean Girls. To kick things off, I am speaking with Krystina Alabado. Alabado replaced Ashley Park and plays Gretchen Wieners. Before working on Mean Girls, she worked along side Green Day in American Idiot, and she worked on American Psycho. Krystina is truly Fetch! (I had to put that in...

Ryann Redmond is a broadway superstar who made her broadway debut in Bring it On: The Musical. She has also starred in If/Then with musical theater legend, Idina Menzel and Jimmy Buffet's Escape to Margaritaville. Most recently, Redmond is known for her work as being the VERY FIRST WOMAN to portray the role of everyone's favorite snowman, Olaf in Frozen on Broadway. Getting to talk to Ryann was tr...

Desi Oakley is a University of Michigan graduate who has starred in Wicked, Annie, and Chicago on Broadway. She also toured the country in Evita alongside former podcast guest and her best friend, Caroline Bowman, and she originated the role of Jenna Hunterson in the North American tour of Waitress. Over her magical career, Desi has been able to add some magical projects onto her resume which has...

Tiffani Rooney has grown up watching her dad music legend, Cory Rooney work his magic with several of today's biggest artists. Now, she paving the way in the blogging world with her new pop culture and positivity blog, Elite Urbanite. In addition to working on this blog, Tiffani has worked for Bunim and Murray, the production company that is responsible for shows such as Keeping Up with the Kardas...

Dee Roscioli is a broadway star who made her Broadway Debut playing Elphaba in Wicked. Prior to her big debut at the Gershwin, Roscioli toured with the show, and performed in the Chicago company. Additionally, she is lended her talents to Pokemon Live! in the early 2000's, and Fiddler on The Roof on Broadway. Most recently, Dee was the stand by for Star and Lady (Oldest Cher, and Middle Cher) in T...

Diana DeGarmo has grown up in front of the eyes of the world. She was first introduced to the world when she was 16 years old when she became the runner up in season 3 of American Idol. Since then, DeGarmo has performed professionally in various musical theater shows on and off broadway as well as part of the touring cast of productions. Currently, she is married to Ace Young, another former Ameri...

Kaelin Roberts was born and raised in the Metro Detroit Area. Currently, she resides in Chicago where she is the executive producer of "The Fred Show." on 103.5 KISS FM in Chicago. Prior to her move to the Windy City, Roberts worked on Mojo in the Morning on Channel 955 in Detroit for two years. In this weeks episode, listeners will get the opportunity to get to know Kaelin as well as her story ab...