Dear Multi-hyphenate
108 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsAre you a combination of actor, director, producer, designer, or anything else? Congratulations, you're a multi-hyphenate! A multi-hyphenate is an artist who has multiple proficiencies that cross pollinate to help flourish professional capabilities. Dear Multi-hyphenate explores the full potential of artists in show business who have taken the paths less traveled. Are you unsure how to stay creative and garner income during the pandemic? Are you sitting on a project and you have no idea how to get started? What if others have cornered you into thinking that you are just an actor, or just a director, or just a producer? Let go of the rules and take agency of your full potential! Listen to me and my guests, the leaders of the multi-hyphenation station, as we dissect the mentality and possibilities about artistic agency."Michael is the glue that holds the Broadway community together." - Tony Award Winner Alice Ripley (Next to Normal)
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#103 - Adam DeCarlo: Post Pandemic Practices
March 11, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour“I love self tapes in the post pandemic world.” Why? Why does Adam love self tapes when so many other actors don’t? How can we embrace them? In fact, how can we embrace and adapt post-pandemic practices into our lives? Let’s face it – the industry looks different. So, we have to shift. And Adam DeCarlo has done a great job at doing just that. Adam DeCarlo is an award-winning actor and filmmaker based in NYC. Adam was born and raised in Orange County, California; where he began studying actin...
#102 - Jodi Carter: Taxes and Financial Mentality
February 27, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour“What ever jobs you have on your path to where you're trying to get to to your vision all matter. And the fact that we call these things a side hustle or we talk about ‘the unwanted jobs' and all of those types of descriptions… it's not empowering people.” -- Jodi Carter When it comes to being an artist, what is the first thing we have to know about money? According to Jodi Carter, it’s a new language. A wow, do we discover a new language in this episode. This episode is deeply, deeply pers...
#101 - Scott Barnhardt: The Worth of a College Degree
February 14, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour“If I were king of the mountain and I got to say how all arts education was – I would actually say the idea of being curiously creative is key; testing out all the ideas and options.” – Scott Barnhardt This is a wildly fun and informative podcast for artists of all ages – especially those looking into studying theatre in college. Here’s what you’ll find in this episode: The college audition mindset The falsehoods of being a “starving artist” What is true about being a “starving artist”? Lucr...
#100B - Rob Madge: I Find the Industry Hysterical
February 06, 2024 09:00 - 56 minutes“Collaboration is the most crucial thing you can do. Even if you are writing a solo show for yourself, for your family’s story, show it to somebody – share it with somebody.” - Rob Madge Rob Madge is about to open their solo play on Broadway – so how did it go from home videos to fringe to West End to Broadway? Listen to this amazing episode and learn all about the new play My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?). This is the second part to Dear Multi-Hyphenate's 100th Episode celebration! ...
#100A - Busy Philipps: Point of View
January 22, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour“The greatest success for actors comes … when they sort of let go of the idea that there's something that they need to be and they relax into the idea that who they are is the gift and they just need to bring that to the work.” - Busy Philipps Happy 100th episode of Dear Multi-Hyphenate! We are celebrating with two parts of a big 100th episode celebration. Let’s start with the amazing Busy Philipps as we discuss… An artist’s superpower Rise to stardom Knowing yourself Bad rep, good rep How T...
#99 - Jordan Kai Burnett: It's Okay to Love It
January 02, 2024 14:15 - 1 hour“If I had just focused on this one thing, I wouldn’t have gotten the opportunity to experience the life that I’ve had, which has been pretty sick.” -- Jordan Kai Burnett In this episode we discuss… Agism in the industry Is there a French Woods and Stage Door competition? Humping dogs! Are we ever too young to do a show in youth theatre? Allowing yourself to be a theatre nerd! What happens to your personal life when you open yourself up to new artistic experiences. Paying your bills based on ...
#98 - Hope Boykin: We Can Be Grateful and Frustrated at the Same Time
December 04, 2023 15:00 - 59 minutes“I don’t give you a trophy for showing up. I don’t applaud a bird for flying or a fish for swimming. You chose to be here and so you got to eat a little sand from the sandbox because it builds up your immunity.” In this episode we discuss… What do you do when you start to become a leader? What happens after you’re told no? What is good teaching? Hope Boykin, a two-time "Bessie Award" winner, is an acclaimed dancer, choreographer and artistic advisor known for her 20-year tenure with Alvin Ail...
#97 - Frances Ruffelle & Norman Bowman: Frankie & Beausy Perfect the Cabaret
November 03, 2023 15:00 - 50 minutes“It’s really, really important for them to see cabaret, go and see other people… go and see who’s good, go and see who’s bad, go and see what they want to portray because what I have noticed in the past, a lot of young people do a cabaret and you say, “What have you seen, what inspired you?” And a lot of them say, “Well, I haven’t been.” - Tony Winner Frances Ruffelle Frankie and Beausy are an adorable couple… and they work with each other professionally. So, what’s that like? How do you co...
#96 - Jai Rodriguez: A Thousand Sweet Kisses
October 11, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour“Trail blazers very rarely get to reap the benefits of the very trail they helped blaze.” This conversation with Jai Rodriguez is a perfect conversation when it comes to being a multi-hyphenate. What happens if we get pigeon holed into one thing? Jai had a tough time breaking out of what people thought they knew about him or what he could do after Queer Eye. So how did he lean into the full rounded multi-hyphenate he is now? In this episode we discuss… How he landed the original cast of Que...
#95 - Sarah Looper: Building A Wine Community
September 25, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes“It’s fascinating how other people, because they don’t feel comfortable with the changes you’re making, feel more comfortable if you are just one thing.” - Sarah Looper, Episode 95 of Dear Multi-Hyphenate If Sarah Looper is anything – she’s herself… but it took a second to get there. After questioning if she was too much because other people told her she was, she finally let that go and became the best artist she can be. She is finding her voice connecting with thousands of people on TikTok ...
#94 - Shivani Desai: Don’t Overpitch Yourself
September 11, 2023 13:30 - 1 hour“At its core, fundamentally being a multi-hyphenate is, to me, about exploration and not limiting yourself to one particular thing just because your natural strengths lie in that one particular thing.” -- Shivani Desai In this episode, we discuss… The importance of keeping hobbies separate from our hyphens. Starting a new small business. How multi-hyphenating helped get Michael out of a depressive episode. The importance of workflow. The common traps of netweaving. Leaning out and not ove...
#93 - Jamie Forshaw: Producing with Passion at Madison Wells Live
August 22, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour“The minute we think we know everything, or do everything… we become irrelevant.” – Jamie Forshaw What happens when we stop learning? What happens when we stop exploring? That’s what makes Jamie Forshaw’s artistry as a producer with Madison Wells Live extremely personal and special – he doesn’t stop exploring. We as artists always have to keep exploring… and sometimes that exploration heals us from a nervous breakdown or have massive commercial hits on Broadway. In this episode we discuss…...
#92 - BroadwayCon 2023 LIVE!
July 24, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour“For anybody that’s struggling or does not believe in themselves, you just have to keep going because one day it will happen and it will be the most glorious thing of your whole lives. So, never stop. Never stop.” – Marla Mindelle It’s BroadwayCon 2023! This special episode is filmed live in front of a BroadwayCon audience. We had such an amazing turn out and I already cannot wait until next year. This panel was loaded with incredible insight so let’s get into it. In this episode we discuss… ...
#91 - Alex Donnelly: A Numbers Guy
July 17, 2023 15:28 - 1 hour“Be as specific as humanly possible. Don’t tell someone that you want to be a trader. Tell them that you want to be the oil and gas exploration, large cap, single name, U.S. equity derivatives trader because then, the one time a year that position comes up, people remember…” In this episode we discuss… Being there for your inner child Creating positive work experiences Being specific with your work How to start producing Fortress Productions and Production Resource Group Alex joined Produc...
#90 - Lydia-Renee Darling: Breaking Out of the Scarcity Mindset
June 27, 2023 18:37 - 1 hour“If you’re branching into the U.K. market post Brexit, it’s going to be a nightmare and I don’t say that to dissuade you, just to remind you that what I did was very specific.” - Lydia-Renee Darling In this episode we discuss: Pandemic panic! Grad panic! What are the main differences and similarities for multi-hyphenates in the NYC and West End markets? How do you plant your feet when branching into new markets? What happens when you girl-boss too hard? Breaking out of the scarcity mindset....
#89 - Renrick Palmer: Way Your Way to Success
June 12, 2023 19:06 - 56 minutes“It’s the people who hang in there the longest who get to reap the benefits.” Sometimes multi-hyphenating in the theatre includes hyphens we didn’t know could affect each other. This amazing episode includes insight from actor – Veteran – writer Renrick Palmer. In this episode, we also discuss… Accepting love Establishing relationships and a network Where to start in the industry Hanging around long enough Relationships with educators Knowing about yourself but being on a journey How being in...
#88 - Giles Terera: Hamilton & Me
May 22, 2023 13:30 - 1 hour“The only thing you can control is what you take into [the audition], I always like to think, like the work that you’ve done – and as you say – who you are. You can control that, you can work on that. Often we put that to the side and go, what do they want to see? What do they want to hear? What do I need to do in order to be able to impress them enough to get this job? And if you don’t get things, you then go, ‘Oh is it because I’m not X, Y, Z?’ And then the danger is that you can start to c...
#87 - Jonathan Estabrooks: Creating a Production Business
May 11, 2023 19:00 - 58 minutes“I am living my best life. Honestly, the multi-hyphenate life, for me, is the best life. I can wake up and I am never bored. I am engaged and driven to work on different things.” Jonathan Estabrooks went to Juilliard for opera, but just like many of us, turned his other interests into professional capabilities. And multi-hyphenates… we know how to pivot. During the pandemic, just like millions of others, spun the situation into something positive and became Vice President and head of recordin...
#86 - Billy Porter: Leaning into Your Authenticity
April 24, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes“Well, I’m first generation post Civil Rights movement. I came out in 1985, right in the middle of the AIDS crisis. And we went straight to the front lines to fight for our lives. It was Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS and The Actor’s Fund that taught an entire generation how to activate. I was always activated, I have no other choice, I don’t know anything else.” - Billy Porter Billy Porter. Need I say anything else? An icon, mother, a trailblazer, an Emmy, Tony, and Grammy winner… and ...
#85 - Judy Gold: Yes, I Can Say That!
April 09, 2023 16:00 - 50 minutes“In this business, in this show-fucking-business, you have to reinvent yourself so many times. The attention span is zero and you have to also realize that most people who hire actors or any kind of performer or artist, will remember you from the first time they saw you. That will stick in their head, so reinventing oneself is a necessary evil. But you have to branch out as you grow as a person. Let your art grow. Multi-hyphenates do not sit on their laurels.” - Judy Gold on Multi-Hyphenating...
#84 - Derek McLane & Eila Mell: Designing Broadway
March 28, 2023 08:00 - 1 hourTony and Emmy Winning Production Designer Derek McLane and Eila Mell have come together to create the new hit book Designing Broadway, available wherever books are sold! This episode is incredible for all artists – especially theatre designers who are beginning to explore their multi-hyphenate identities. Together with other leading set design and theatre talents, McLane invites us into the immersive and exhilarating experience of building the striking visual worlds that have brought so many...
#83 - Michael Minarik: Cheap Happiness or Lofty Suffering?
March 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hourWhat if training to be on Broadway didn’t cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars? What if it didn’t come with some of the toxic environments students often experience when studying for their BFA? What if students can train intensively in a safer and more equitable space? That’s where Michael Minarik of IAMT comes in. What’s in this episode? Treating yourself after auditions or small wins Rejection is not about your soul Finding joy from within Not being debt after college Why the current ...
#82 - Ilana Levine: My Jewish Goddess
February 21, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourIlana Levine has got a lot of stories. I mean, a lot of stories. From Mel Brooks to Edie Falco to Michael Mayer, Ilana’s career path is a testament to who she is: an incredible talent and a brilliant human being. This incredible informative episode tackles so much about networking, identity, and creativity. What’s in a Jewish name? How Ilana’s 9 year old crush helped establish her career. When it’s necessary to burn a bridge. How her first musical she ever did was on Broadway. How Ilana join...
#81 - LaQuet Sharnell Pringle: Geared Up: Awake and Aware
February 06, 2023 16:08 - 1 hourBroadway’s LaQuet Sharnell Pringle (they/them/she/her) is an absolute powerhouse. Here’s some of the incredible topics we cover: Making friends in our 30s Preparing for relationships to close after the closing of a show. Craving ensemble and family. What is the purpose of a multi-hyphenate? Why LaQuet started her new clothing brand Geared Up. Who wants to listen and not listen. Existing is trailblazing. How swinging made LaQuet a better business owner. LaQuet Sharnell Pringle (They/Them/She...
#80 - Stephen Adly Guirgis: Sometimes You Don’t Find a Way Through
January 23, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour“I’m aspiring, even at 57 now, to try to be more free.” What’s in this episode? What is a multi-hyphenate to Mr. Guirgis? How writing made him respect other writer’s writing. Why do people think multi-hyphenates aren’t a thing? Scene work with Daphne Rubin-Vega “I can’t believe in myself 100%, but if I believe in myself 51% – it’s enough to keep going.” Work that isn’t as dangerous as it used to be. Being okay with being hurt. Loving acting, but not loving writing. LAByrinth Theatre Company ...
#79 - Douglas Lyons: Making Money in the Theatre
January 09, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour“Broadway is like going to the NBA. But do you really want to play basketball everyday? That’s different – waking up and wanting to play ball is different than waking up and wanting to go Broadway. I’ve met regional actors in Seattle and Minneapolis who have full lives and they work year round and they are great actors – and they are not on Broadway. So are you chasing a dream for a status or are you chasing the craft?” What’s in this episode? Stories from Parade at Encores How an Instagram m...
#79: Douglas Lyons - Making Money in the Theatre
January 09, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour“Broadway is like going to the NBA. But do you really want to play basketball everyday? That’s different – waking up and wanting to play ball is different than waking up and wanting to go Broadway. I’ve met regional actors in Seattle and Minneapolis who have full lives and they work year round and they are great actors – and they are not on Broadway. So are you chasing a dream for a status or are you chasing the craft?” What’s in this episode? Stories from Parade at Encores How an Instagram m...
#78 - Carson Kressley: 'Saying Yes'
December 26, 2022 19:43 - 53 minutes“I think that multi-hyphenates, and I’m flattered to be included in that bracket, they’re just creatives. It’s like you have a drivers license but some days you drive a truck, and some days you drive a car, and some days you drive a forklift, or whatever – the vehicle changes but I think they artist’s heart is always the same. We love to create things, we love to express who we are, we love to maybe entertain, we love to connect with people in that way. So I don’t really think it’s a matter o...
#77 - Ken Davenport: Producing 101
December 13, 2022 19:16 - 56 minutes“I believe the world is a better place if there is more theatre in it. There is only more theatre in it if there are more people making it. So, I do everything I can to help inspire, educate people to make more theatre. Does that mean I can produce every show? Unfortunately not.” What’s in this episode? Get a sneek peak into the brand new musical The Griswold’s Family Vacation! What exactly is producing? How do you pick a city to do an out of town tryout? How does the industry treat multi-h...
#76 - Sarah Jones: Sell/Buy/Date
November 28, 2022 17:18 - 51 minutesTony-winning writer and performer, Sarah Jones, is making her directorial debut when her new film Sell/Buy/Date which Cinedigm will be releasing in theaters in LA on October 14th, NYC on October 21st, and streaming in November on Amazon Prime. The wide release announcement exclusive is out with Variety here. The deeply personal film is a witty documentary / narrative hybrid following Jones and her multicultural characters (she plays 5 characters in the film!) on a journey exploring our relati...
#75 - é boylan: The Catalyst for Gathering
November 14, 2022 22:12 - 58 minutes“There is something that I think gets in my way, or has gotten in my way in the past when thinking about the multi-hyphenate,” says é boylan. “And I think it’s the hyphen. It’s the idea why I like I’m a non binary human that doesn’t like to hyphenate the non and the binary because that’s another binary! It’s like the barrier in the middle. It feels sometimes like it’s divisive within myself.” Topics of conversation: individual approaches to the multi-hyphenate the pros and cons of branding ca...
#74 - Ari Axelrod: Jewish Identities in Show Business
October 31, 2022 13:12 - 1 hourThis episode is special. I mean… really special. Ari Axelrod is an artist and I’ve seen him in action, growing throughout the years. The episode is sort of broken down into three parts. What crafts a great cabaret? Our views on the multi-hyphenate. And Jewish identities in showbusiness, which is a huge topic of conversation right now. When it comes to cabaret, according to Axelrod, cabaret should be perfectly imperfect. It is the art of being yourself on purpose. So what are the pitfalls an ...
#73 - Carl Moellenberg: The Path to Survival
October 18, 2022 14:51 - 57 minutes“All of a sudden,” says Moellenberg. “While I was sitting there, I literally heard for about 15 - 20 minutes a deep, male voice, which I assumed was a higher being, telling me that I had a long life to live. It was going to be very productive and my purpose was to help create beauty in the world. And the suggestion was made that that beauty might be through helping to create theatre.” According to Carl, he came out at the absolutely worst time. And after being diagnosed with HIV in the 1980’s...
#72 - Carol Burnett & Eila Mell: The Majestic is Fit for a Prince
September 29, 2022 11:00 - 56 minutes#themajesticisfitforaprince When Carol Burnett wants something done, it's gotta get done. That's why fashion writer and producer Eila Mell joined forces with Burnett to start the campaign The Majestic is Fit for a Prince, getting the Broadway, television, and film industries to rally behind the renaming of this legendary theatre. Yes, the very same theatre which has held The Phantom of the Opera for 35 years. In this episode we discuss how the campaign started, what Hal Prince means to the th...
#71 - Greg Carruthers of EveryBODY On Stage: Fatphobia in the Theatre Industry
September 06, 2022 01:02 - 55 minutes“People are dying from your fatphobia and that’s wild. We are so hung up on the way theatre has looked forever that we can’t change our perspective enough to literally save people’s lives.” TW: Discussion of eating disorders. I found Greg on TikTok. Greg is the founder of EveryBODY on Stage, which aims to break down stigma and fat-phobia in the arts. There is such multi-layered dialogue when it comes to each person’s experience. Being a CoVid long hauler changed my body by gaining weight – a...
#70 - Charles Busch: Too Gay for the Industry
August 15, 2022 13:20 - 1 hour“I’ve been blessed with a somewhat pragmatic view, and I had a good sense of who I was and what I had to offer.” Charles Busch has been around a while… and in the meantime. He is one of the first self-producers and self-advocates in the industry. Since he was eleven, he was writing three act places and found out very early at Northwestern that he would not find success in mainstream showbusiness. “Too gay” for the industry in the 70’s he says… so maybe the things that made him uncastable and ...
#69 - Robbie Rozelle: Broadway Adjacent: Sopranos Need Jokes
July 27, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes“You have to choose yourself and other people will choose you.” – Robbie Rozelle on what he learned from the late Jan Maxwell. There’s a lot of musical theatre references in this episode, folks. Proceed with caution! Robbie Rozelle is a beloved performer, director, writer, graphic designer, and record producer who is responsible for some of the funniest and touching moments in the cabaret space of recent. Rozelle does shows all over the city… even across the pond in London. So how does he d...
#68 - LIVE @ BroadwayCon 2022: John Cariani, Kaisha Huguley, Michael Kushner, Jennifer Ashley Tepper, and Jen Waldman
July 13, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutesThis amazing episode features an incredible live panel from BroadwayCon 2022, featuring some of the leading multi-hyphenates in the Broadway, television, and film communities. Topics include process and product, boundaries, and so much more. John Cariani – Broadway: Caroline, or Change; The Band’s Visit; Something Rotten! (Outer Critics Circle Award nom.); Fiddler on the Roof (Tony Award nom.; Outer Critics Circle Award). Off-Broadway: The Atlantic, The Public, Transport Group. Regional: Wil...
#67 - Jared Grimes: My Gifts Are Not A Distraction
June 29, 2022 08:00 - 46 minutes“Being a multi-hyphenate is not a disability – it’s an ability. It’s an advantage.” Jared Grimes is a Tony Nominated actor currently starring in Funny Girl on Broadway. His effervescent energy lights up the stage every night at The August Wilson Theatre. In this episode, his energy continues into our conversation as we discuss what being a “bag of tricks” in this industry actually means. In this episode, we discover Grimes’ road to Broadway, how he turned his ADD diagnosis into multi-hyphena...
#66 - Moisés Kaufman: Building Theatre from the Ground Up
June 01, 2022 20:09 - 38 minutes“Visibility equals donors. The more work you do, the more you’re out there, the more people come to see the shows, the more you continue to maintain your lists of who is coming to see the work – the more easy fundraising becomes.” What is the future of theater making? How has creating theater in rehearsal rooms helped cultivate the multi-hyphenate, an economically friendly hiring option for producers? From the point of view from one of the most sought after directors and cultivators, Moisés K...
#65 - Melissa Rose Hirsch: We Are All the Same, Afterall
May 16, 2022 19:10 - 56 minutes“Birth is art. Birth is theatrical. Birth is a nothing to a something. Birth is a ceremony. Birth is a transformation. So, my art – my writing, my blog writing, my performing, my acting – has gotten so much wider ever since I’ve witnessed birth. Because, isn’t that what we do as actors? We breathe life into people. Isn’t that what we do as writers? We breathe life into characters that never existed before.” - Melissa Rose Hirsch on adding Doula as one of her hyphens. Multi-hyphenating is an ...
#64 - Roman Molino Dunn: It's Not About You
April 27, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes“When I was younger I tended to think that I was an artist, and now I tend to think I’m more of an artistic collaborator… at least in my job. I’m certainly and artist at heart but when it’s for work, it’s not about me.” Calling all artists who are collaborators! Roman Molino Dunn is one of the leading music producers and film scorers in our industry. Not only is a multi-hyphenate himself, he works with multi-hyphenates in our industry. His approach is different from many who collaborate – and...
#63 - Dani Stoller: Jewish Representation & Washington D.C. Multi-Hyphenation
April 13, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes“For myself, I think for a long time I was worried that if I got my mental health and spiritual health in check… then I would lose the things that made me a really good artist.” Dani Stoller is unapologetic. An actor who takes risks, it bleeds into her other hyphens of being a writer and producer. She approaches her art by forming her own figurative rep companies – and while based in the “DMV” area (D.C., Maryland, and Virginia) she has found that those communities create their own community,...
#62 - David Loud: Sometimes You Have to Learn the Hard Way
March 30, 2022 08:00 - 52 minutes“To see your heroes fail,” continues Loud, “is to learn something really important at the beginning of someone’s career. Anybody can have a bomb. Anybody can flop. And to start out your career with a monumental flop, the way I did, boy do I appreciate a show that goes well and hits now!” We’re speaking with a multi-hyphenate legend, here. “That need to be in the theatre, that yearning to be in a musical or to work on a musical and have that be your life is so powerful,” says Loud. “And it bi...
#61 - Rye Myers: Hey Listen! Marketing, Producing, and Sponsorships in the Theatre
March 14, 2022 08:00 - 58 minutes“I think with mistakes and failure, you really learn who the other person is. Sometimes failure and mistakes are more informative to who your people are because then you really see who you’re working with – the real people – and how they handle high stakes, handle drama, and handle problem solving.” Ry Myers is a brilliant, accessible and adorable host and producer who somehow appears to be in more than one place in the industry at once. His brain moves a mile a minute, as do his words, and h...
#60 - Sarah Hamaty: Everything and Nothing
February 28, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour“Art and business… we’ve tried to blend it but it’s very difficult because art lacks boundaries sometimes.” - Sarah Hamaty Buckle your seatbelts because Sarah Hamaty is a rollercoaster of emotion, insight, and spirit. She revitalizes any room she walks into and invites a heady, complicated conversation about life! To be a multi-hyphenate during a pandemic and a reshaping of the industry is everything and nothing. It begs the question, “is anyone okay?” In this funny and vibrant episode, we ta...
#59 - Brian Jordan Jr.: People See Me As Revolutionary
February 16, 2022 17:07 - 1 hour“I think collaboration is the birthplace for brilliance.” - Brian Jordan Jr. Isn’t it amazing how in our industry you can move to one place just to get relocated in a new town? Brian Jordan Jr., had that exact experience. He moved from Atlanta to LA… only to go back to Atlanta. “Atlanta is a place where the cost of living is significantly cheaper than LA or New York,” says Jordan Jr., “I think when you are at the beginning of your career and trying to figure out things: where you belong and...
#58 - Christine Pedi: Drop Yor Pants And Go
February 02, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour“I just love the warmth of being in a cabaret. It’s my favorite place to be next to a Broadway theatre. Maybe more so because you get food.” Multi-hyphenates don’t always start as actors. Theatre multi-hyphenates find their way through multiple avenues and for Christine Pedi, The Lady of 1000 Voices, it started when she stumbled upon the radio station when she attended Fordham University studying communications. After focusing on a radio career, she started in community theatre, eventually l...
#58 - Christine Pedi: Drop Your Pants And Go
February 02, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour“I just love the warmth of being in a cabaret. It’s my favorite place to be next to a Broadway theatre. Maybe more so because you get food.” Multi-hyphenates don’t always start as actors. Theatre multi-hyphenates find their way through multiple avenues and for Christine Pedi, The Lady of 1000 Voices, it started when she stumbled upon the radio station when she attended Fordham University studying communications. After focusing on a radio career, she started in community theatre, eventually l...
#57 - Leigh Silverman: What is Essential?
January 18, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes“It is, I think in the funhouse of this time, a very, very hard thing to feel like the job that you do and the way that you do it, and the life that you’ve chose as your north star is not there… and not only a thing you always felt was essential, but you really start to understand the word essential and you understand it differently and you understand it doesn’t include you.” - Leigh Silverman. We’re trying, right? As we emerge from the rubble of this pandemic, lifting the theatre up has been...