Host Joe Rosko founded Built for the Stage with the goal of creating a bridge for the theatre community that would transport actors from the initial discomfort of how to workout to a guided experience to train like the true actor-athlete they are. This podcast is all about theatre, inspiration, laughs, and some fitness. Part of the Broadway Podcast Network.
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#248 KIM EXUM - Can now be seen starring as Alpha Smith in the Broadway premier of the Louis Armstrong bio musical, A WONDERFUL WORLD.
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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 …
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#247 Jordan Chin - 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.
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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 S…
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#246 Brent Comer - made his Broadway debut originating the role of Darrel.
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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/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network
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#245 Dee Tomasetta - National Tour: Finding Neverland (Peter Pan/Associate Choreographer).
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Dee Tomasetta (Associate Choreographer/Swing/Dance Captain) (she/her) is thrilled to be on this amazing journey! Broadway/NYC: Heart of Rock & Roll (Assistant Choreographer); SIX (Associate Choreographer); Radio City Christmas Spectacular. National Tour: Finding Neverland (Peter Pan/Associate Choreographer). Television: “Gilded Age,” “Marvelous Mrs…
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#244 Elysia Jordan - Company Broadway Tour
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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.
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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.
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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
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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!
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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
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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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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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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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"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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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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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