Built For The Stage Podcast

Stephen Mark Lukas Gaston Stephen has appeared on Broadway and on Tour as Nick Arnstein in Funny Girl and Elder Price in The Book of Mormon. Regional: Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (Paper Mill), Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees (Goodspeed – CT Critics Circle nom), Curly in Oklahoma! (Ogunquit Playhouse and Reagle Music Theatre- IRNE nom), Lancelot in Camelot (Westport Country Playhouse). Television: “Elsbeth” (CBS), “FBI: Most Wanted” (CBS) and “Gossip Girl” (CW). Love to my family and B. Follow along: @smlukas Try your own Broadway Fitness Program via an interactive fitness app at www.builtforthestage.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dianté Lodge / @diantelodge is currently in the ensemble in EVITA in London's West End! Theatre credits include: MJ The Musical (Prince Edward); Matilda (Cambridge); Peter Pan (The London Palladium); Carousel (Kilworth House); Best of West End (Royal Albert Hall); Coppelia (Cockpit). Film credits include: Snow White (Disney). Television credits include: Royal Variety Performance 2020 (ITV). Workshop credits include: Burlesque; Play On!; Sinbad; KIN. Music video credits include: Hip Neck Spine (Daphne Guinness); Twisted & Black British (V V Brown). Movement director/choreographer credits include: Remembrance Monday (Seven Dials Playhouse); Charity (BFI). Training: Laine Theatre Arts. Want to try our Broadway fitness program for free? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.builtforthestage.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Theatre credits include: My Fair Lady; West Side Story (Curve, Leicester); Sister Act (Eventim Apollo/ UK Tour); Grease (UK Tour); Mamma Mia (Novello); Thoroughly Modern Millie (UK Tour); In the Heights (Southwark Playhouse/ King’s Cross); Bugsy Malone (Lyric); Jersey Boys (UK Tour). Want to try our Broadway fitness program for free? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.builtforthestage.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

STEFAN LAGOULIS / @stefann96 is currently in the Ensemble of HERCULES on the West End in London. He's originally from Australia and his story of breaking into the London theatre scene via BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL is beyond inspiring.Disney's Aladdin (Australian National Tour); Faust (Arts Centre Melbourne); Hamilton (Australian National Tour); Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Regent Theatre); West Side Story (Sydney Harbour); Burlesque The Musical (Manchester Opera House / Glasgow Theatre Royal) Want to try our Broadway fitness program for free? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.builtforthestage.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie Ortega is an actor living in West New York, NJ. Yes, that's a city in NJ for those who don't believe it. Originally from Orlando, FL he is the proud son of two immigrants from the Dominican RepublIc. He recently closed the Philip tour on June 1st; one of Hamilton's long running national tours. He played Hercules Mulligan and James Madison on the tour and is excited for whatever fun opportunity is coming next! Want to try our Broadway fitness program for free? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.builtforthestage.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PJ Adzima is a New York based actor and comedian currently playing Elder McKinley in The Book of Mormon on Broadway. He is the creator and host of STAGE TIME with PJ Adzima, the hit downtown variety show that unites the best of New York City nightlife. Select credits include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon), Girls5Eva (Peacock), Madam Secretary (CBS), The Good Fight (Paramount+), FBI: Most Wanted (CBS), Girl Haunts Boy (Netflix), The Wake by John Patrick Shanley, The Tycoons! at RAVE Theater Festival (Winner: Outstanding Performance), Volleygirls and The Cobalteans at NYMF, The Bacchae at La Mama, and GUNS: A Cabaret under director Liz Swados. PJ is a Story Pirate and Co/Lab Supporting Artist and can be seen next in the upcoming theatrical release of The Kiss of the Spider Woman starring Jennifer Lopez. Stage Time: https://stagetimenyc.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAad-3R4NAgclQmI98gVPYmp9O2td0Zleus2CTicpboGE5tMeqSjjv55MQTU5UQ_aem_-xK01FhRlbm8CTdruB89BQ Want to try our Broadway fitness program for free?

Daniel Quadrino Currently playing the role of Boq in WICKED. Other Broadway: The Who’s Tommy (Harmonica Player,Tommy/Kevin understudy),Wicked(ensemble, Boq understudy),Newsies(Albert,Crutchie and Davey understudy),Bye Bye Birdie(ensemble,Hugo understudy)  National Tours: Waitress(Ogie),Charlie & the Chocolate Factory(Mikey Teavee). Off Bway: Fowl Play (Archie) Other: Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys at Papermill Playhouse.  NBC’s Peter Pan Live! (Lost Boy),The Goodman,PCLO, The Muny. @dannyquadrino Want to try our Broadway fitness program for free? ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.builtforthestage.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behind the Awards with Eila Mell & Bruce GotliebCelebrating extreme excellence in theater, film and tv, this podcast takes listeners all over the world on a journey behind the scenes featuring never-before-heard stories from Academy Award winners, Tony Award winners, Golden Globe Award winners, and so much more. Co-Hosts Eila Mell, bestselling author (The Tony Awards: A Celebration of Excellence in Theatre) and Bruce Gotlieb, take guests through their experience of being nominated and subsequently winning their award(s), highlighting interesting and intimate details about their awards experience that will leave everyone happy to be a part of the experience. Eila Mell - Eila Mell is the author of Designing Broadway, as well as the official guide to the hit television series Project Runway, titled Project Runway: The Show That Changed Fashion. Among her other books are New York Fashion Week and, with Ty Hunter, Makeover from Within: Lessons in Hardship, Acceptance, and Self-Discovery. Mell has been featured

Charlie is a native Pittsburgher and a proud graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied Acting. As an actor, select stage credits include the NY Public Theatre’s “Shakespeare in the Park” (All’s Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure), the Pearl Theatre Company (Richard II), the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (King Lear, The Three Musketeers, Romeo and Juliet, Love’s Labour’s Lost), The Shakespeare Theatre of DC (Richard II, Henry V, As You Like It, Mrs. Warren’s Profession), Middlebury Actor’s Workshop (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina (The Unexpected Guest), and Chautauqua Theatre Company (Much Ado About Nothing, Vaidehi, Ah, Wilderness!).  In 2015, Charlie co-founded Esperance Theater Company — a company that produced classical-based work here in NYC. With Esperance, Charlie produced and performed in 12th Night, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Breitwisch Farm. As a teacher, Charlie has been working with MTCA (Musical Theater College Auditions) for over 20 year

Garen Scribner is a producer, manager, and arts leader with over 20 years of experience on stage and behind the scenes. Credits include four seasons of the 6x Emmy-nominated broadcast TV series BROADWAY SANDWICH (Creator, Host), the 10-part limited series AND THE TONY NOMINEES ARE (Producer), and the film WAITING PLACES (Producer), all for New York Public Media (PBS/WNET/ALL ARTS). On stage, Garen starred as Jerry in the Broadway and National Tour productions of An American in Paris after a decade as a soloist with the San Francisco Ballet and artist of Nederlands Dans Theater. Garen is the Artistic Director of the San Francisco Dance Film Festival and the founder of Pilot MGMT, a management and production company representing many of the world’s most extraordinary dance-based artists. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University and lives in Santa Monica, CA with his husband Geoff and their dog Maya. Rebecca Soldinger is an Emmy Award winning television producer with over two d

Robert Bannon is a multi hyphenate performer, talk show host, and educator. He has been featured on SNL/Real Housewives of NJ, and has performed at MSG, Beacon Theatre, 54 Below, Feinstein's in LA, Pride events in NYC, NJ, Detroit, LA, Ohio, and more. His debut album "Unfinished Business" debuted at #1 on the Amazon A/C. His new album “Rewind” was recorded live at Green Room 42. Robert hosts an online talk show called “The Roundtable with Robert Bannon” on YouTube with over thousands of viewers each week, described by transgender drag icon Peppermint as “where the queer kids come to play." The Roundtable is also heard on The Broadway Podcast Network. He also hosts “The Broadway Lecture Series,” where fans have an opportunity to hear their favorite Broadway stars in a unique, intimate setting. Want to try our Broadway fitness program for free? ⁠www.builtforthestage.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

J Savage, also known as Jonathan, starting March 11, you can catch him at the Imperial Theatre, (where he made his Broadway debut), in the highly anticipated Broadway production of SMASH! Also a singer/songwriter, Jonathan took his pandemic experience and wrote his critically acclaimed one man show, Farewell to the West. Three months into quarantine, he bought a one way ticket West, got a camper van and moved to Yellowstone National Park to teach preschool to the rangers' kids. He fell in love with a true mountain man who taught him how to climb, ski, ride horses and live a full mountain life. With 11 original songs he dives deep into the emotional and physical tug-of-war of his two major yet conflicting passions: the outdoors and musical theatre. The show was see at both Feinstein’s/54 Below and The Green Room 42 last year. After a year and a half away in the mountains, Jonathan moved back to New York City in August of 2021 on his 25th birthday. It was that day be promised himself that if he would come back

Sho from @BWAYSHO If there is a Broadway legend with a pulse, there's a good chance Shoshana has chatted with them on a mic! Watch this insightful and hilarious conversation that highlights not just the passion, but also the work ethic it takes to create bwaySHO! bwaySHO YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/bwaySHO To try your own Broadway Fitness Program, go to: https://builtforthestage.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cameron Amandus Jones, a Michigan alum, and member of Lion King on Broadway joins us on BFTS Podcast! More on Cameron here: @i.amandus Try your own Broadway fitness program on a mobile app! https://builtforthestage.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julio Rey - The Ups and Downs of Broadway - Playing Aladdin on Broadway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During his time at Ohio University’s BFA Acting Program, TT participated as a Scribe of their BIPOC theater, Vibrancy Theater, and an alumnus of Shakespeare & Company. Most recently, TT has appeared in Romeo and Juliet (‘Romeo’ at PSF), As You Like It (Orlando), Camden Shakespeare Festival; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (‘Demetrius’ at Cap21); Yerma (‘Victor’ at Vibrancy Theater); and The Motherf****r with the Hat (‘Ralph D.’ at Ohio University). “My goal is to change people through stories that matter, standing up for the unheard and uplifting their stories everywhere.” To my friends, family, and Shakes&Co. faculty/cohort, I love you all, let it rip. Instagram: @timothy_oh49 To try a free Broadway fitness program visit: https://builtforthestage.com/ ANNOUNCING EXCLUSIVE FLOOR SEATS AND $49 IN-PERSON RUSH AND DIGITAL LOTTERY TICKETS SAM GOLD’S NEW PRODUCTION OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S A LIMITED NUMBER OF FLOOR SEATS WILL PUT AUDIENCES AT THE EDGE OF THE ACTION EVERY NIGHT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me

Forbach joined the Las Vegas cast of The Phantom of the Opera understudying the roles of Raoul and Monsieur Reyer. In 2009, Forbach played the dual role of Rapunzel's Prince and The Wolf in Into the Woods at the Wells Fargo Pavilion. In 2012, Forbach joined the 25th Anniversary national tour cast of Les Misérables as Feuilly and an understudy for Enjolras. In 2024, it was announced that Forbach will make his film directorial debut with the short thriller film The Delicate Medium from a screenplay he wrote, with production set to begin in January 2025. Instagram: @jasonforbach For a free Broadway fitness program visit: https://builtforthestage.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can now be seen starring as Alpha Smith in the Broadway premier of the Louis Armstrong bio musical, A WONDERFUL WORLD. You also know Kim from being the longest tenured Nabulungi in BOOK OF MORMON Broadway. Instagram: @kim.exum To try a free Broadway Fitness program from Built for the Stage, go to https://builtforthestage.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen in as Coach Joe got to speak with Jordan Chin, a cast member of the Tony Award winning show for Best Musical, The Outsiders. Jordan Chin (Swing, u/s Two-Bit) Broadway Debut! Theatre: ACL, In The Heights, Flashdance. TV: Marvel's Hawkeye, Tonight Show, SNL, Tony Awards, Macy's Parade. Commercials: TD Bank, Gilead, Google. UF graduate. Ailey School. Instagram: @jOrdanchin To try a free Broadway Fitness program from Built for the Stage, go to https://builtforthestage.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Comer made his Broadway debut originating the role of Darrel. But, Brent's journey to Broadway wasn't your typical story. Listen in to hear how Brent accidentally signed up to become an actor. See more on Brent @_brentcomer_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices