Built For The Stage Podcast

Built For The Stage Fam, @michalkolaczko recently closed up a show with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet. He now is transitioning into his Broadway debut with The Cher Show. Hear how a dreamer who grew up with Polish parents in Detroit, Michigan has made it to the bright lights of Broadway.  BROADWAY: THE CHER SHOW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway Actress, Dog Mom, Entrepreneur, Britney Spears Impersonator... Need I say more? Join me on this episode with @rachel_schur as we sit in Bryant Park with some tea from her company Realitea Check and her little doggy sitting by. You can also see this full interview on @builtforthestage IGTV channel. http://shoprealitcheck.com/ BROADWAY: CHICAGO JERSEY BOYS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

@mikelongofoto tells many secrets that are worth the listen. Tune in to hear Mike’s journey from $100 a week gigs to being an actor in now his second Broadway show. IGTV : https://www.instagram.com/tv/Bx8oq6RHFIu/ BROADWAY: BEAUTIFUL ALADDIN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Dickey / @biguglyjacob chats with me at Bryan Park about his Broadway debut where he played Aladdin in Aladdin. We talk about his strong mustache game and also his past as a theatre intern working crazy hours at a rate that would be worse than a Carnegie steel mill worker’s in the late 1800’s. IGTV : https://www.instagram.com/tv/Bxs51tvD59P/ BROADWAY: ALADDIN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Built For The Stage fam, @thejohnriddle joins me on the podcast and talks about his time playing Hans in Broadway’s Frozen, funny broadway debut stories, sailing the Hudson, and more! You can also view this interview on @builtforthestage IGTV. We chat over some octopus at a restaurant, walk by the water of the South Street Seaport, and end our chat by the Brooklyn Bridge. IGTV : https://www.instagram.com/tv/BxZ1KBGjah8/ BROADWAY: THE VISIT, FROZEN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode with @thebrandiporter we talk about her Broadway debut, being amongst talent like Robert De Niro and Chazz Palminteri, how she stays extremely fit (see for yourself on her Instagram page), and her path in education. Enjoy! www.builtforthestage.com  BROADWAY: A BRONX TALE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

@happymeahl sits down with me in Times Square to chat all the things. In this episode we’ll talk about her experiences growing up as a Disney kid, making her Broadway debut, working along side the likes of Bernadette Peters, Sutton Foster, Kelli O’Hara, and her point of view on falling in love with a city and ultimately how to love yourself. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bww59XjB0Co/ www.sarahmeahl.com BROADWAY: PARAMOUR, HELLO DOLLY, KISS ME KATE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our first dual interview with @jeffkuhr and @katiegoffman ! These two were just swings together in the recent Off-Broadway production of Clueless The Musical. Lots of laughs, lots of inspiration, hope you enjoy! www.jeffkuhr.net / www.katiegoffman.com / www.builtforthestage.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

@ashleyblairfitzgerald is not just a superb dancer but, a Super Mom and grounded, intelligent woman. Listen in as we talk all things Broadway, working with Twyla Tharp and Chris Gattelli, and about being a giving wife/mother in the midst of a sometimes self-centered business.  BROADWAY: THE CHER SHOW ON THE TOWN GIGI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode with @marija_abney is gold! Listen in as we talk about her experience filming AVENGERS and BLACK PANTHER, being in THE CHER SHOW on Broadway, women's empowerment, and what it truly means to be an athlete/actor. www.builtforthestage.com  BROADWAY: THE CHER SHOW AFTER MIDNIGHT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode with Alanna Saunders / @alannasaun, we hear how she's truly, "livin' the dream," as she is currently in the cast of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD on Broadway. We talk about Alanna's experience playing Tiger Lilly in the NBC live telecast of PETER PAN, her lover for basketball, her recollection of learning to play multiple instruments as she toured with INTO THE WOODS, originally seen at Roundabout Theatre, and much more. Enjoy the episode!  BROADWAY: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

@jc_schuster is a proud Texan who was seen on Broadway in Soul Doctor, Finding Neverland, Fiddler on the Roof, and Spongebob Squarepants. He’s been seen dancing on a Madonna music video, Glee, and much more. This guy is not the typical “actor type” which made this episode quite interesting. Enjoy! www.jcschuster.com  BROADWAY: SpongeBob SquarePants The Musical  Finding Neverland  Soul Doctor Fiddler On The Roof Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Jeffrey has currently played Pumbaa in The Lion King on Broadway for 9 years now. He shares a story about his move to NYC and how having no plans turned out to be the best plan of all. Tune in to this episode to also hear Ben share some of the magic of a Disney production, his journey in fitness, and a whole lot of laughs with this funny guy.  BROADWAY: THE LION KING, ALADDIN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

@thejennoble is currently in King Kong on Broadway. Here’s a fun list: Gene Kelly, M&M’s, finding your worth, throwing towels at a Knicks’ game, learning how the magic of making King Kong come to life works, and going on as the lead for the first time in King Kong with less than two hours notice. Sound like a fun list? Tune in to hear about it! www.builtforthestage.com www.jennifernoble.me BROADWAY: KING KONG, GHOST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode we chatted with @jamesbrowniii via phone call while he was all the way over in Australia! Tune in to hear some Harry Potter talk, fashion, performing with Michael Jackson and more! www.builtforthestage.com www.jamesbrowniii.com BROADWAY: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD FROZEN HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS ROCKY WICKED GHOST PRICILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT MEMPHIS THE LITTLE MERMAID THE COLOR PURPLE THE FROGS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

@kylematthewhamilton goes from pro skateboarder to debuting in his first Broadway show via a short birthday video for Spongebob The Musical’s director, Tina Landau. Well, it wasn’t that easy...it took some practice, along side 11 year olds in tap class. www.builtforthestage.com www.kylematthewhamilton.com BROADWAY: SpongeBob SquarePants The Musical Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take a journey with CCS on this episode through Texas, Cincinnati, India, and now NYC. On this journey, Christine talks about her plants, wipe-outs during silent moments on the Broadway stage, and a handful of stories of how @christinecornish used grit, humor, and a life-long, student-like mindset to go from jobless to performing in now her third Broadway show. www.builtforthestage.com www.christinecornishsmith.com BROADWAY: Cats My Fair Lady Kiss Me Kate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode with @adammperry is overflowing with inspiring comeback stories from his career on and off the Broadway stage. Adam has graced The Great White Way seven times, and has garnered a reputation as one of Broadway's most assiduous and handsome, dancing ensemble members. However, don't get his story twisted. Adam shares his story of starting dancing very late in his young-adult life in "middle-of-nowhere," Tennessee. He talks about overcoming bullying, dreams of being a Dollywood performer, and his time being a brand rep at Abercrombie. Towards the end of the episode, @adammperry talks about how he went from carrying Broadway Playbills, to carrying 50 pound bags of mulch with the thoughts that his career might be over. If you want to get the whole story, tune in to the episode and get to know Adam Perry.  www.builtforthestage.com BROADWAY: Wicked A Chorus Line Promises, Promises Anything Goes Nice Work If You Can Get It Rocky Frozen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

@barbara_jo inspires us with the constant pursuit of her best. She shares huge road blocks that would have derailed most. But, through her values of respect, discipline, as well as showing up early and prepared, she finds herself performing in her second Broadway show while sharing the stage with Patti LuPone and now Laura Benanti and Norbert Leo Butz. Enjoy this episode with the talented, well-grounded, and genuinely lovely, Barbara Jo Bednarczuk. www.builtforthestage.com BROADWAY: War Paint My Fair Lady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

@blainekr talks coffee, dogs, soul food, mounting The Cher Show on Broadway, doing his costume fittings with Bob Mackie, walking his way towards some of the best abs in the business, and much more. He’s into politics so, if you want to support his campaign, give him a follow on Twitter @blainekr ! Enjoy! www.builtforthestage.com BROADWAY: Kinky Boots The Cher Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices