The Jayme Starr Podcast

Ilana Sedaka is an ice skater and entrepreneur. Sedaka started ice skating at the age of 5, and her coach saw some true potential in her and encouraged her to consider dive deeper into the sport. She has done several competitions and live performance shows over the course of her career. A few years back, she got the chance to perform alongside ice skating legend, Nancy Kerrigan. Outside of ice ska...

Alyssa Anani is a musical theatre actress who is no stranger to touring the country. She made her touring debut with the Non-Equity tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (alongside Abby Jaros [ featured in Season 3]). This opportunity came her way just shortly before graduating college. After turning her tassel, she packed her bags and hit the road. Anani was part of the original ca...

Ashley Morton is a musical theatre actress. She made her national tour debut when she brought Christmas all around the country with The Grinch where she was cast as Mrs. Who. On this tour, there were days where her and the rest of the cast did more than two shows per day which is something that not a lot of musical theatre tours/shows do. Most recently, Morton was on the national tour of the hit m...

Madeleine Bourgeois is an actress who has worked on in film and in theatre. One of her favorite books is, Where the Crawdads sing, and she was actually cast in the film adaption. She loved getting to see what she was reading come to life on screen, and make realizations where she says to herself "Oh, this is whats happening in this scene." Bourgeois has also had her fair share in musical...

Sydney Freihofer is an actress who has been cast in several different popular musical theatre productions. One of her first big shows a was a production of Heathers: The Musical. When she auditioned for the show, she had her heart set on one role that really stood out to her, but then feel in love with a different role that she ended up playing in the show. Luckily, her she was also able to unders...

Logan Floyd is an actor who has been able to take part in memorable musical theatre shows. In their early days, they got the part take in productions of Legally Blonde, Cats, and Into the Woods. Pre and post pandemic they have been traveling the country on the national tour of the hit musical, Chicago as Velma Kelly. Floyd finds inspiration for their version of this iconic character from musical t...

Cecilia Trippiedi is a musical theatre actress. She made her professional theatre debut playing, Sally (sister of Charlie Brown) in a Peanuts production. She has gone on to do regional productions of shows such as Into the Woods where she played Little Red, she was a swing in A Chorus Line and played the starring role of Sophie in Mamma Mia. In fact, Mamma Mia was her first musical she got to do a...

Bella Esler is a new comer in the world of professional theatre. She graduated high school in 2022, and now she is starring in the national tour of Beetlejuice: The Musical as Lydia Deetz. Growing up, Esler always loved going to the theatre and catching her favorite national tours such as Wicked and The Book of Mormon . Little did she know that shortly after she flipped her high school tassel from...

Alyssa Corella is an actress who has been able to get her feet wet in some awesome projects. Corella did a production of the musical, Avenue Q. While in this show she was able to professionally learn how to use a puppet and how to multi task while being on stage. When she was a kid she did little puppet shows, but it wasn't even close to Avenue Q. Corella did a regional production of Legally B...

Evy Vaughan is a performer who has grown up dancing from a young age. She had a true passion for it ever since she was a kid, and she eventually taught dance to young kids. Performing is where Vaughan's heart really is at, and she has been able to be in the ensemble of several different musicals. For example, she starred in productions of Tarzan, West Side Story and The Producers. Now, Vaughan...

Reagan Danel-Ogle is an actress who has performed in beloved stage musicals and has worked on the Disney Cruise Line. When it comes to musical theatre, Danel-Ogle has been in shows such as Rock of Ages, Shrek and Singing in the Rain just to name a few. In addition to her love for musicals she loves Disney, and made her dreams come true by getting to work as a performer on the Disney Cruise Line. S...

Kendall Becker is a fashion blogger based in New York City. As a fashion merchandising major in college, Becker had her heart set on doing something in that industry for her professional career. She has been able to even do something for New York fashion week. In addition to her love for fashion, she is also extremely passionate about writing and has contributed to of the most popular fashion blog...

Cassie Tumasz has always been someone who has been passionate about dance. She practically grew up on the dance floor and always knew in her heart that she wanted to be part of the community some day. One of Tumasz's first gigs as a professional dancer was getting to work at Six Flags. Here she was able to participate in several shows all across the theme park. Tumasz has danced during New Yor...

Nicole Wallace is a professional dancer. She began dancing in pre school, and started dancing competitively when she was 8 years old. With a huge passion for dance, Wallace never imagined what it would be like to one day be a dancer for an NBA team. Luckily, she was able to make her dreams come true and be able to do just that. Wallace used to be a dancer for the Indiana Pacers, and was seen on th...

Hannah Bonnett is an actress with a true love for musical theatre. One of the first gigs she ever booked was a production of Peter Pan. (The musical version) which was a show that truly opened her eyes to being in the business professionally. In fact, she grew up watching the Cathy Rigby version of the beloved musical, and has been a fan of it ever since she was a kid. Bonnett is also a huge fan o...

Lea Sevola is a performer who has done tons of different types of entertainment over the of her career. She did a regional production of the musical Xanadu where she got to roller skate on stage. As well as getting the opportunity to participate in the DC Justice League tour where she played Wonder Woman. One of Sevola's other favorite things to do is perform with a the USO Troupe of Metropoli...

Meg Frost is no stranger to the world of performing. She grew up in a family with a true love and appreciation for the stage. Her mom and dad met when they were on tour. One was a ballerina and the other was a stand up comedian. Even her grandparents were performers, making her a third generation in her family to live out this dream. Right now, Frost is touring the country with the national tour o...

Spencer Martinez is an actress in New York. She was introduced to musical theatre by her mom when she watched Singin' In The Rain at the age of 5 and she has been hooked ever since. While in college, Martinez took part in various school musical productions. For example, she starred in Legally Blonde, Sister Act, and Company. Recently, Martinez was featured in the In The Heights movie on HBO Ma...

Jess DiForte is an actress from Staten Island, New York. She grew up with lots of love and appreciation for both dance and musical theatre. DiForte has performed in productions of iconic shows such as West Side Story and A Chorus Line where she danced her heart out on stage. One of her major career accomplishments was doing a production of Cats on The Royal Caribbean Cruise Line where she got to d...

Kate Mazza is a musical theatre actress. One of her big starting roles as when she played Ariel in a production of The Little Mermaid. She found this experience to be a big check off of her bucket list, since she has been a big fan of the Disney Princesses ever since her childhood. While in college, Mazza performed in productions of Guys and Dolls and A Chorus Line. Getting to be in these shows in...

Khalifa White is a musical theatre actress. She was introduced to fans of Broadway during Broadway.com's The Search of Roxie, when the musical Chicago was looking for a new Roxie Hart. In this contest, White made it to the top three, and even got to do a final callback audition for broadway legends such as the late Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuworth and Bianca Marroquin. Although she didn't win,...

Teah Renzi is an actress who works mostly in musical theatre. She was a Jimmy Award nominee when she played Eponine in a production of Les Miserables back in 2018. Renzi was cast as an understudy in productions of 25th Annual Puntam County Spelling Bee and Noises Off. Other shows Renzi protrayed principal roles in include A Little Night Music and Metamorphoses. Most recently, Renzi got to live out...

Morgan Paige is an Opera singer. She has always loved music ever since she was a kid, but she didn't find her love for opera until college. When she was in undergrad, she discovered that singing opera music is a possibility for her and her career, and she's been doing it ever since. In addition to her love for singing, Paige is a huge fan of musical theatre, and has big dreams of making it...

Megan Grosso is an actress currently who has been lucky enough to star in two national tours of musicals. She began her journey with touring on the national tour of the musical, The Prom where she was in the ensemble and understudied the role of Emma. (The tour also starred Alexa Magro [Season 4]). This tour only last for one year, and she was with the company through it all. After that, Grosso jo...

Gabriella Marzetta is a musical theatre actress. She recently was on the 2nd national tour of the hit Broadway musical, Waitress where she played the role of Dawn. This role was truly a dream for her, and she got the opportunity to play it not once but twice. Prior to the pandemic, she was on the road playing the same role, and was honored to go back once touring resumed. On the first tour, Marzet...