Best Mike Rosko Podcasts (2024)

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#244 Elysia Jordan - Company Broadway Tour 37:06

7d ago37:06

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Elysia Jordan (U/S Jenny, U/S Sarah, U/S Susan, U/S Joanne) National Tour: School of Rock. Regional / Concerts: Billy Elliot (Ogunquit Playhouse), Lincoln Center, Playwrights Horizons. BFA: Ithaca College. Elysia is a passionate teaching artist and works with students around the world through MTCA. Grateful for Merri, Avalon, and the incredible fam…

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#243 Julio Rey - opened his second Broadway as a swing in LEMPICKA. 29:43

17d ago29:43

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Originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico; Julio grew up moving all over the country, stopped in Pennsylvania to get his BFA from Penn State, and moved to NYC six months before Covid-19 took over. Since then Julio made his Broadway and Principal debut in BAD CINDERELLA as the understudy for Prince Sebastian. This past Sunday he also just opened his sec…

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#242 Henry Gottfried - appear in the Broadway revival of CABARET at the Kit Kat Club as Ernst Ludwig. 34:28

21d ago34:28

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This spring, Henry will appear in the Broadway revival of CABARET at the Kit Kat Club as Ernst Ludwig. His directing and associate directing credits include Broadway and Off-Broadway projects, as well as NYC concerts and the development of new works. Henry has also developed new plays as a director/collaborative dramaturg at Ojai Playwrights Confer…

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#241 David Guzman - Broadway and Film: Hell's Kitchen 34:58

1M ago34:58

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Broadway and Film: Hell's Kitchen Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, Hamilton, Newsies Co-founder of @PLAYSPACE.NYC Try out your own Broadway fitness program via an app at no cost and no catch! www.builtforthestage.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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#240 Steven Booth - recently a part of DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES on Broadway! 39:14

1M ago39:14

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Enjoy our chat with Steven Booth / @stevenbooth_verified who was recently a part of DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES on Broadway! Broadway: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Phil Spector/Terry Britten), School of Rock (Ned), Glory Days (Will), Avenue Q (Princeton/Rod u/s). Off-Broadway: Days of Wine and Roses, Dogfight, National tours: Kinky Boots (Charlie Pric…

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#239 Ryan Vasquez - as NOAH in the new Broadway musical, The Notebook! 41:03

2M ago41:03

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Ryan Vasquez/@itsryanvasquez is currently starring as NOAH in the new Broadway musical, The Notebook! He has been featured in Broadway productions of WICKED, WAITRESS (original Broadway cast) and HAMILTON, where he became the only actor to play all the roles of Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson…

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#238 - Joe Rosko began his professional career as a trainer and actor at the exact same time in 2007. 15:46

2M ago15:46

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Joe Rosko began his professional career as a trainer and actor at the exact same time in 2007. Since then, it has been his mission to build a bridge between the worlds of fitness and theatre. Rosko believed that actors were truly professional athletes but didn't feel as though the theatre community was equipped with the proper resources to train li…

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#237 Mike Baerga - The Heart of Rock and Roll, Bad Cinderella, King Kong and Miss Saigon 40:04

2M ago40:04

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Mike Baerga / @mikebaerga (a native Puerto Rican-Houstonian,) Choreographed and Produced for HBO’S EMMY Nominated Reality Show, We’re Here, Showtime Network King Mo Fight, New York Fashion Week, RuPaul’s Drag Race: Shangela’s Big Apple Circus, World Pride 2021 Stonewall-inn. Broadway: The Heart of Rock and Roll Bad Cinderella King Kong Miss Saigon …

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#236 Carly Anderson - Polly in Crazy for You at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London. 40:06

3M ago40:06

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Carly Anderson / @anderson_carly recently starred as Polly in Crazy for You at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London. Carly’s stage credits include playing Polly in Crazy For You at Chichester Festival Theatre; Glinda in Wicked in the international tour; Betty Schaefer in Sunset Boulevard at the London Coliseum / ENO; Kira/Clio in Xanadu at Southwark…

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#235 Jennifer Apple - Anna in the 10x Tony Award-winning The Band's Visit First National Tour 51:10

3M ago51:10

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Jennifer Apple / @jenniferapple_ originated the role of Anna in the 10x Tony Award-winning The Band's Visit First National Tour. She’s also appeared on TV in New Amsterdam and Law & Order: SVU. Jennifer also hosts her own podcast, The Empowered Artist Collective Podcast. She has conversations with fellow creatives from all aspects of the industry t…

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#234 Natalie Kassanga - Roth in the West End Revival of Crazy For You! 33:16

3M ago33:16

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Natalie Kassanga is a professional actress and singer from England, and she is best known as a musical theatre performer. A 10-year-old Natalie was first seen in the West End as Young Nala in The Lion King, a role she portrayed for about a year. Later, she joined Oliver! In its original cast as Fagin alongside the renowned Rowan Atkinson. Most rece…

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#233 Joanna Woodward - Clare in the West End The Time Traveler's Wife 26:57

3M ago26:57

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Joanna Woodward / @thejoannawoodward is currently starring as Clare in the West End production of “The Time Traveler's Wife” and was seen before on the West End in Pretty Woman. Joanna is an internationally renowned singer, actress, and burlesque dancer with multiple performances in theatres and cabaret clubs all around the world. She grew up in Gl…

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#232 - Fernell Hogan - KIMBERLY AKIMBO 27:59

7M ago27:59

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Fernell Hogan / @fernellhogan (Martin) Credits: The Prom (Broadway); Mean Girls (National Tour); For You Paige (TikTok musical); Fernell is overjoyed to return to Kimberly Akimbo after an exciting run at The Atlantic Theater Company. Huge thanks to his family, friends and the Carson Kolker Organization for their continued love and support! https://…

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#231 - Angie Schworer - SOME LIKE IT HOT 35:25

7M ago35:25

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Angie Schworer / @ngieschwore - "It's all about the button, baby." - Susan Stroman Broadway! The Prom (Angie ), The Producers (Ulla) , Something Rotten!, Big Fish, Catch Me If You Can, Young Frankenstein, Annie Get Your Gun, Chicago, Sunset Boulevard, Crazy For You, and The Will Rogers Follies. Met Opera: The Merry Widow. Regional: The Cher Show (G…

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#230 - Devon Hadsell - Some Like It Hot 30:33

7M ago30:33

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"It's a matter of staying true to yourself while putting up healthy boundaries for yourself. Especially in our business, we don't want to dissapoint anybody. But at the end of the day if you stay true to yourself, if you stay authentic, then the right jobs will actually come to you. Then you won't have to be chasing things and you won't need to wor…

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#229 - Leslie Bowman - London's West End Guys and Dolls 34:37

7M ago34:37

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Leslie Bowman / @lesliegbowman booked Hamilton on the West End with a broken collarbone throughout the entire audition process! He also performed on the streets to raise money to support his studies to go to conservatory. Leslie's story of climbing from the bottom to the absolute biggest stage on the West End is beyond inspiring! THEATRE INCLUDES: …

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#228 - Jarvis Manning Jr - Some Like It Hot 33:21

8M ago33:21

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Jarvis Manning Jr / @jarvisbmanningjr - "Be yourself. It's so basic but it's such a freeing phrase. I was told that exact phrase, 'Go into the room and give them Jarvis. No one is going to go into the room and do Jarvis today.'" Broadway: Motown the Musical Ain't Too Proud Some Like It Hot Corinne Louie Photography - Headshot https://builtforthesta…

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#227 - Ayla Ciccone-Burton - SIX 36:37

8M ago36:37

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Ayla Ciccone-Burton / @aylaccb - "I'm a very firm believer that your words matter and saying things out loud. You just have to keep being sure of yourself." Ayla Ciccone-Burton is over the moon excited to be joining the Queendom! Credits: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Broadway), The Book of Mormon (Australia), Dirty Dancing (National Tour). Many t…

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#226 - Nick Drake - Broadway's Back to the Future 30:17

8M ago30:17

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Nick Drake / @nickxdrake - "The biggest thing that I've learned is that you have to be kind. As a younger generation person, you just have to show up as yourself every single day." NICK DRAKE (Ensemble)(They/them). Broadway Debut!! From St. Louis, Missouri, they grew up performing at The Muny as a child and decided to extend their education in Musi…

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#225 - Richard Riaz Yoder - Some Like It Hot 33:38

8M ago33:38

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Richard Riaz Yoder / @richardriaz - "The people that fall, are the people that are really dancing." Richard Riaz Yoder is an award-winning tap dancer, performer, and veteran of 6 Broadway shows. He has been seen on Broadway in White Christmas, On the Twentieth Century, Shuffle Along…and all that followed, Hello Dolly, My Fair Lady, and can currentl…

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#224 - Andrew Durand - SHUCKED 31:27

8M ago31:27

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Andrew Durand / @durandrew - "Always focus on what you want to present, not what you think the people want to see." Broadway: Shucked, Ink, Head Over Heels, War Horse, Spring Awakening. West End: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Off-Broadway: The Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout), Gigantic (Vineyard), Love's Labour's Lost (The Public), The Wild Bride (St. …

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#223 - TyNia Brandon - Some Like It Hot 31:41

9M ago31:41

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TyNia Brandon / @thetybrand - "I try so hard to have this deep trust in my intuition and in my instincts. And, I just believe wholeheartedly that I'll be exactly where I need to be and things will just work out. But, in the midst of the waiting, my training never stops." https://builtforthestage.com/ - fill out the form and ask about our next fitne…

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#222 - Scott Stangland - Shucked 34:38

9M ago34:38

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Scott Stangland / @scottstangland on getting through the tough times within the theatre industry: "I think dreaming gets a bad wrap. There's an element of being a dreamer and hopeful... Listen, i have negative streaks in me too. There are days i think, this city is beating me up and what's the point. But, I guess ultimately it's just a matter of ch…

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#221 - Clyde Voce - The Play That Goes Wrong 38:20

9M ago38:20

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Clyde Voce / @clyde.voce What Clyde credits some of his consistent success in this tough industry: "Make mistakes. I make mistakes all the time. I have no problem being wrong. It's gonna happen anyway." https://builtforthestage.com/ - fill out the form and ask about our next fitness challenge! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad…

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#220 - Tinovimbanashe Sibanda - London's West End, Guys and Dolls 32:37

9M ago32:37

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Tinovimbanashe Sibanda / @tino_naledi "I had to decide that there's something that I had to tell as well. Then I just put my mind to absorbing and learning. I could still learn, but I also had something to offer. I used to stand behind these giants in my eyes and copy them and try to figure out what they were doing that helped them so much. So the …

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#219 - Kristina Leopold - SIX Broadway 32:16

10M ago32:16

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Kristina Leopold / @tinapold24 - "With basketball specifically, I was always stealing the ball. That’s what I did, so even still, my parents when I was younger, would say, “Swipe that ball,” because that would kind of ignite a different energy that would come out of me. Even if you scroll back to my text messages from my parents, as I was walking i…

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#218 - Ian Campayno - SOME LIKE IT HOT 30:56

10M ago30:56

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Ian Campayno / @icampayno - "It will happen. You just have to be committed to sticking with it. Nothing will ever really be handed to you. There are times now when I wanna just quit. They’re always gonna be moments when things seem unfair or they seem like they should’ve gone another way that is out of your control. So all you can really do is go i…

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#217 - Traci Elaine Lee - SHUCKED 37:38

10M ago37:38

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Traci Lee / @tracelaine - "I know I love to move my body and I’m much better when I move my body. I do it every day intentionally. And because of it, I know for sure my voice is better, my show is better, and more connected to anything I have to do on stage." Traci Lee is a Dallas, Texas native and pumped to be making her Broadway Debut at The Nede…

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#216 - Matt Gillett- Disney's FROZEN in the West End London 34:30

10M ago34:30

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Matt Gillett / @mattdgillett is a dance captain for the production of Frozen on the West End in London! Swing / Assistant Dance Captain / Understudy Oaken and King Agnarr Place of Birth: Sussex, England. Training: Arts Educational. Theatre: Matilda (UK tour); 42nd Street (Theatre Du Chatelet); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK tour); Jersey Boys (UK tour…

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#215 - Ross Carpenter - BOOK OF MORMON West End 38:57

11M ago38:57

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Ross Carpenter / @rosscarpenteruk has recently finished in the West End cast of THE BOOK OF MORMON as Elder Davis and playing the title role in PETER PAN at the Opera House Manchester. Credits include: Angel in Kinky Boots the Musical in Concert (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), Elder Grant in The Book Of Mormon (West End), Bobby C in Saturday Night Fev…

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#214 - Anna Woodside - Dance Captain for West End's FROZEN 33:38

11M ago33:38

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Anna Woodside / @annawoodside is currently the dance captain for the West End production of Frozen! More on Anna: Theatre: White Christmas and We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre); Oklahoma! (Chichester Festival Theatre); Man Of La Mancha, Sunset Boulevard, Carousel and The Wizard Of Oz (London Coliseum); Dick Whittington (London Palladium); The Las…

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#213 - Joshua Rivera - HAMILTON Germany 33:58

11M ago33:58

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Joshua Rivera / @shuarivera is currently the dance captain in the Hamilon Germany cast! Joshua was the first person in the world to perform in Hamilton in TWO languages! Listen to his journey on this episode of Built for the Stage Podcast! https://builtforthestage.com/ - fill out the form and ask about our next fitness challenge! www.broadwaypodcas…

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#212 - Amanda Lindgren - West End's SIX the Musical 41:07

11M ago41:07

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Amanda Lindgren / @amandili was previously seen as Anne Boleyn in SIX on the West End in London! More on Amanda: Amanda graduated from Base23, ‘Stockholm Musical Education’ in Sweden in 2015. Her recent credits include Cover Liat and Ensemble in South Pacific (Chichester Festival Theatre); Ensemble in Cabaret (Gothenburg Opera House, Sweden). Other…

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#211 - Ben Irish - FROZEN West End 32:58

12M ago32:58

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Ben Irish / @bencirish, from Portsmouth, England, currently can be seen as Pabbie in the West End production of Frozen! Training: Arts Educational Theatre: 9to5 The Musical (Savoy Theatre, London); Guys and Dolls (The Mill at Sonning); The Toxic Avenger (Arts Theatre, London); GHOST The Musical (Asia tour); Sasha Regan’s All Male HMS Pinafore (UK t…

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#210 - Natalie Chua - LES MISERABLES West End 34:01

12M ago34:01

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Natalie Chua / @natalie_chua1 Training: Sylvia Young Theatre School and The Urdang Academy. Theatre credits include: Understudy Erma in Anything Goes (Barbican Theatre), Ensemble understudy Cynthia and Diva 2 in Priscilla Queen of the Desert (UK tour),Consuelo and understudy Maria in West Side Story (The Royal Exchange), Spinotti in Bat Out of Hell…

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#209 - Alexandra Nylund - Actress / Model / Combat Sports 32:10

12M ago32:10

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Alexandra Nylund / @alexxinee From our guest: I'm a Swedish speaking Finn, born in Helsinki, Finland. Basically a viking from up North of the world. The population of Finland is only 5,5 million which is like half of the population of New York City. As most of us in this industry, I've always loved film, filmmaking and writing. Most of our home vid…

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#208 - Joe Rosko - Founder of BFTS 1:08:00

1y ago1:08:00

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Joe Rosko / @builtforthestage Tune in to hear how The Avengers lead to this week's guest accepting his claim to fame as “The Broadway Trainer.” We even get a few off-the-cuff renditions of Shut the Eff Up Alan! Joe Rosko is the founder of Built For The Stage, Broadway’s #1 online fitness training platform, and its accompanying podcast on Broadway P…

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#207 - Donald Craig Manuel - LES MIS West End 34:36

1y ago34:36

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Donald Craig Manuel / donaldcraig is a an actor, singer, songwriter, and voiceover artist from Lake Charles, Louisiana. He received the Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, LA, and also holds a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at…

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#206 - Collette Guitart - & JULIET West End 35:32

1y ago35:32

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Collette Guitart / @colletteguitart is a British Actor, Singer, and Dancer. She previously played Eleanor and understudied Anne Hathaway in the west end production of & Juliet. Her final performance was on the 25th March 2023. Theatre credits include: Dance captain/Understudy in Six (Arts, Lyric, and Vaudeville theatre) Swing in Bat Out of Hell (Do…

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#205 - Kyla Bartholomeusz - HAMILTON Australia 41:39

1y ago41:39

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Kyla Bartholomeusz / @kylalouiseb Training: Full-time Scholarship Student – Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance, 2012. Theatre: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (TML); Dirty Dancing (Gordon Frost Organisation); We Will Rock You (Gordon Frost Organisation); Dance Captain: American Idiot (Shake & Stir); Siren in Velvet Rewired (Rix Management). Television: The …

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#204 - Jordan Dobson - BAD CINDERELLA 33:05

1y ago33:05

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JORDAN DOBSON / @jordandobson (Prince Sebastian). Broadway: Hadestown (Orpheus), A Beautiful Noise (Shilo, OBC), West Side Story directed by Ivo Van Hove (Tony). Select regional: Austen’s Pride, Into the Woods (ACT of Connecticut); The Wanderer (Paper Mill Playhouse); Cabaret, Gypsy (Arden Theatre Co.); The Color Purple (Theatre Horizon). Upcoming …

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#203 - Kevin Shen - LIFE OF PI West End 39:59

1y ago39:59

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Kevin Shen / @_kshen Kevin Shen is an Asian-American and British East Asian actor currently appearing as Mr. Okamoto in LIFE OF PI on London's West End. Originally from Orange County, California, Kevin has worked as an actor in London and Los Angeles for the past twelve years. Prior to becoming an actor, Kevin studied Computer Systems Engineering a…

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#202 - Gabrielle Mariella - Performer / Social Media Creator 40:51

1y ago40:51

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Gabrielle Mariella / @gabriellmariella is a graduate of NYU Tisch where she received her BFA in Drama from the New Studio on Broadway for Musical Theatre. She has performed regionally, as well as in NYC in pre-Broadway and Off-Broadway workshops, labs, & staged readings of new musical theatre (Almost Famous, The Visitor, etc.). Gab has recently gai…

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#201 - Georgia Tapp - West End's BACK TO THE FUTURE the Musical 39:50

1y ago39:50

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Georgia Tapp / @georgiatapp is a US native who currently is performing on the West End in Back to the Future the Musical in London. Training: The Boston Conservatory of Music UK Theatre Credits: u/s Cinderella in Cinderella (Gillian Lynne Theatre); Carmen Diaz in Fame (UK Tour/Troubadour Wembley Park) US Theatre Credits: u/s Ellen in Miss Saigon (D…

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#200 - Joe Rosko - Founder of BFTS 21:59

1y ago21:59

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Joe Rosko / @builtforthestage gives away $400 worth of coaching and swag in this episode as he speaks about the power of starting regardless of feeling unprepared. https://builtforthestage.com/ - fill out the form and ask about our next fitness challenge! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#199 - Carl Man - & JULIET West End 38:30

1y ago38:30

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Carl Man / @carlmanofficial - Theatre credits include: understudy Fiyero in Wicked (Apollo Victoria), Rory in Proud (Turbine Theatre), Nintendo in Starlight Express (The Other Palace), Aladdin in Disney’s Aladdin (USA), understudy Galileo in We Will Rock You (RCCL), Tiger Bay The Musical (Wales Millennium Centre), The Who’s Tommy (USA). Workshops i…

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#198 - Laura Delany - West End's Revival of CABARET 34:21

1y ago34:21

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Laura Delany / @_lauradelany - SWING / ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN (SHE/HER) TRAINING: Royal Academy of Music. THEATRE CREDITS INCLUDE: Sex With Friends, Don’t Say Macbeth (Edinburgh Fringe); Merrily We Roll Along (Royal Academy of Music); Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends: A Celebration (Sondheim); Maria Friedman & Friends – Legacy (Menier Chocolate Fact…

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#197 - Ricardo Castro - COME FROM AWAY West End 32:49

1y ago32:49

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Ricardo Castro / @rico_castro was last seen in London on the West End in Come From Away and is now touring the US playing the role of Heathcliff in the in "Wuthering Heights"! https://builtforthestage.com/ - fill out the form and ask about our next fitness challenge! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…

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#196 - Joe Rosko - Founder of BFTS 14:26

1y ago14:26

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Joe Rosko / @builtforthestage discusses how the time you establish your worth is not when in a show but while in the waiting. He also goes over blockades that people struggle with that deter them from the ability to give themselves a chance to succeed. Joe Rosko began his professional career as a trainer and actor at the exact same time in 2007. Si…

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#195 - Rodney Vubya - West End's FROZEN 36:12

1+ y ago36:12

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Rodney Vubya / @rodneyvubya is currently in the cast of Frozen and certainly no stranger to the stages of the West End! Cinderella The Musical [West End] World Premiere Adaptation, 2022 Ensemble The Book of Mormon [West End] Original West End Production, 2021 Ensemble [Replacement] Tina - The Tina Turner Musical [West End] Original West End Product…

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