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  • Tony Nominee, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star Julia Lester comes to Take A Bow where she shares how her built in love for Musical Theater changed her life.
    In this episode, hear all about:

    Into The Woods

    I Can Get It To You Wholesale

    HSMTMTS

    Fan-girling over cast mates Sara Bareilles

    Joe Serafini, Joshua Bassett, and Olivia Rodrigo turning to music

    Getting Stephen Sondheim's stamp of approval

    How EVERYTHING is connected

    Biggest learning moments

    How Ashlyn has grown in the High School Musical franchise

    "My Days" Joy Woods

    Coming from a musical family

    + So much more!


    Curtain up, Julia Lester

    Connect with Julia Lester on Instagram: @juilalester

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    Connect with host, Eli Tokash on social: @tokash_eli
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  • Musical theatre, Voice, and Tik Tok star Echo Picone comes to Take A Bow where she shares how Sesame Street began her never-ending love for singing and music.
    In this episode, hear all about:

    Trevor off-Broadway

    Watching herself on Disney+

    Pinkalicious

    Understanding your voice

    Impressions

    TikTok

    Creating trends

    Songwriting

    Riffing

    16 years old (for not much longer)

    + So much more!


    Curtain up, Echo Picone

    Connect with Echo Picone on Instagram: @echopicone

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  • In this episode, hear all about:

    Making her Broadway Debut

    On Your Feet on Broadway

    Influence of Gloria Estefan

    Meeting at the White House

    N/A the play

    Working with Diane Paulus

    Working with Holland Taylor

    Being a fan while being a professional in the industry

    Her process to approaching a role

    Performing in Sinatra in the West End

    The importance of N/A in today's time (especially for young audiences.)

    + So much more!


    Curtain up, Ana Villafañe

    Connect with Ana Villafañe on Instagram: @anavillafaneofficial

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    Connect with host, Eli Tokash on social: @tokash_eli
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  • We are in the presence of an ANGEL (DUST)! What a joy to be able to witness the emergence of Blake Roman who has accomplished it all in such a short amount of time. In just the past 2 years he starred as a leading role on Broadway, stars in a hit animated tv show, released his own music, and so much more. If you aren't already on the Blake Roman fan train, allow me to introduce you as we talk about his process as an actor throughout the industry, pointing out the differences, yet also similarities, between the different mediums of entertainment he continues to fall in love with.
    Blake Roman, Curtain Up!
    In this episode, hear all about:

    Making his Broadway Debut

    Harmony on Broadway

    Building a musical from the ground up

    Working with Barry Manilow + performing with him

    Imposter Syndrome in the industry

    Hazbin Hotel

    Creating the voice of Angel Dust

    Tips to voice over acting

    Writing his own music

    + So much more!


    Curtain up, Blake Roman

    Connect with Blake Roman on Instagram: @itsblakeroman

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    Connect with host, Eli Tokash on social: @tokash_eli
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  • In this episode, hear all about:

    Jimmy Awards

    Rehearsing at Julliard

    Performing "I love Betsy" in front of Andrew Barth Feldman after his iconic performance that won the Jimmy's

    Being a tall girl in musical theater

    Biggest takeaways from the week of "bootcamp"

    How many times have they watched the full show after having their Broadway Debut taped

    The audition process of advancing through the show

    Dream roles

    How the exposure has opened doors for them even just one week from the Awards

    + So much more!


    Curtain up, Peter Dessert and Mackenzie Crawford 

    Connect with Mackenzie Crawford on Instagram: @mackenziemcrawford
    Connect with Peter Dessert on Instagram: @peter_the_dessert

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  • In this episode, hear all about:

    Eden's 1st Tony Nomination

    Lempicka

    Rent

    Wicked

    Understudying her idol, Idina Menzel

    Playing her dream role in RENT

    Preparing for her Tony Nominated performance in Lempicka

    Taking paint classes to learn how to hold a brush

    Telling a queer story

    What it's like to be in shows where cast mates idolize her.

    + So much more!


    Curtain up, Eden Espinosa

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  • In this episode, hear all about:

    1st Tony Nomination

    Spamalot

    Improvisation

    Balancing comedy with high stakes

    How to read your audience to not cross a line with a joke

    The Creation of Lady of the Lake: The Farewell Tour

    Live Show at Joe's Pub

    Alex Brightman creating cults

    Beetlejuice

    Indebted to a fan base

    + So much more!


    Curtain up, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer

    Connect with Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer on Instagram: @lesliekritzer

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    Connect with host, Eli Tokash on social: @tokash_eli
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  • In this episode, hear all about:

    Journey to becoming a performer/storyteller

    How he grew up in this industry

    School of Rock

    Working with Alex Brightman

    Trevor on Disney+

    Filming a new TV Show in Paris

    Sing Street

    Becoming an award nominated actor

    Broadway Star Project

    Actors Tool Kit

    + So much more!


    Curtain up, Diego Lucano

    Connect with Diego Lucano on Instagram: @diego_lucano

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    Connect with host, Eli Tokash on social: @tokash_eli
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  • Velkommen, bienvenue! Welcome to the Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club! That's right, we are bring the Kit Kat Club to you as we talk to the cast, creatives, and Broadway's biggest celebrities ahead of the opening night. Hear the behind the scenes inside scoop to a show like never before. From what it was like to bring a production from the UK to the US, reviving an iconic show in such an innovative way, completely redesigning a Broadway theatre and what it's been like to perform in the round, and so much more.
    Hear from stars such as Eddie Redmayne, Ato Blankson-Wood, Henry Gottfried, Marty Lauter (Marcia, Marcia, Marcia), BERNADETTE PETERS, Harvey Fierstein, Julie Benko, Julia Lester, Tom Francis, Dylan Mulvaney and more.
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  • Join us for an extraordinary deep dive inside the most transformative decade on Broadway through gripping behind-the-scenes accounts of shows such as Sunset Boulevard, Rent, Angels in America, Chicago, The Lion King, and The Producers - shows that changed the history of the American theater. Host Michael Riedel, author of the best-selling book Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway, has created a companion podcast featuring his never-before-heard, taped audio interviews with legendary artists from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim, Patti LuPone, and so many more.
    Michael presents the drama behind the decade’s mega-hits and shocking flops, bringing readers into high-stakes premieres, fraught rehearsals, tough contract negotiations, intense Tony Award battles, and more. From the bitter feuds to the surprising collaborations, all the intrigue of a revolutionary era in the Theater District is packed into Singular Sensation. Broadway has triumphs and disasters, but the show always goes on.
    Enjoy Singular Sensation: The Podcast everywhere you get your podcasts or use http://bpn.fm/singularsensation to listen and learn more, and be sure to get the book here: https://amzn.to/4cNdfO3.
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  • OUR WHITE WHALE GUEST! He's here! The only one person in the world who could be our guest for episode 200. Matthew Morrison. He has graced both the screen and stage for many years. He is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Tony Award nominee (among many other award nominations and wins). You know him for playing the role of Mr. Will Schuester in Glee. I know him as "my dad" in Finding Neverland, as host, Eli Tokash, reunites with "Mr. Barrie." Here, it's safe, in this place, above the clouds, that is episode 200!
    Hear all about:

    Journey to becoming a performer/storyteller

    What took so long

    How he grew up in this industry

    The constant shifts

    Finding Neverland

    Mentorship roles

    Earning your stripes

    How he deals with the media

    Glee

    Directing while acting

    How directing shaped his new process as an actor

    Chicago in Japan

    + So much more!


    Curtain up, Matthew Morrison

    Connect with Matthew Morrison on Instagram: @matthewmorrison

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  • After her rise to stardom on social media, Amber Ardolino is proving she has the talent to lead a Broadway Company in A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. After appearing in the ensembles of Hamilton and Head Over Heels, she understudied Satine in Moulin Rouge where she showed her first glimpse of her triple threat abilities. She then continued to originate roles in Back To The Future and Funny Girl. Now, she's taking her, well deserved, solo bow on Broadway eight times a week in A Beautiful Noise. This episode has it all from vocal tips, bts of her iconic TikTok videos, advice, inside perspective of the industry at all the levels of a performer, and so much more.

    Hear all about:

    Journey to becoming a performer/storyteller

    How she didn't listen to her teachers (thank god) who told her she wouldn't make it

    Making her Broadway Debut

    Hamilton Shoulder

    Bouncing from show to show

    The difference between originating and replacing a role

    A BEAUTIFUL NOISE

    A Beautiful Noise special bows

    The process of her "Show Announcement Videos"

    Red Flags

    Vocal Tips

    + So much more!


    Curtain up, Amber Ardolino

    Connect with Amber Ardolino on Instagram: @ambernicoleardolino

    Connect with Take A Bow on social: @takeabowpodcast

    Connect with host, Eli Tokash on social: @tokash_eli
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  • After her Breakout performance on Broadway by originating the role of Katherine Howard in SIX: The Musical, Samantha Pauly comes to Take A Bow a day before she returns to Broadway at the Broadway Theater in the Great Gatsby. Sam chats with us right before heading to a call time for tech in her opening week of her first show in a brand new musical. This episode has it all from meaningful friendships, fandom, advice, knowledge, and so much more.

    Hear all about:

    Journey to becoming a performer/storyteller

    How theatre chose her

    Audition process of Gatsby

    How she heard she got the role (it was by accident)

    Returning to Broadway in Great Gatsby

    Pre-Broadway run at PaperMill Playhouse

    Journey to creating Jordan Baker

    How her songs have been cut, re-added, changed, etc. from the show.

    Sharing a stage with Jeremy Jordan and Evan Noblezada

    Falling in love with Noah J. Ricketts

    + So much more! (including a psa from our host about their school, PPAS)


    Curtain up, Sam Pauly

    Connect with Sam Pauly on Instagram: @sampauly

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  • Hear all about:

    Journey to becoming a performer/storyteller

    Growing up auditioning

    Touring with Dear Evan Hansen

    Having their Broadway moment

    Adjusting to eight shows a week

    What working with Ben Platt, Jordan Fisher, etc. taught him

    Voice Over/Commercial acting

    TikTok

    Sephora Musical

    Advice for performers to gain exposure and allow social media to help you

    + So much more!


    Curtain up, Jared Goldsmith

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  • EMMY Award Winner and Broadway star, Mia Sinclair Jenness joins us to Take A Bow and bares all about her journey through growing up in the Entertainment industry. This episode has it all from education, memories, advice, and tons of laughs. From open call to the EMMYs, to reminiscing of growing up on Broadway.
    Hear all about:

    Journey to becoming a performer/storyteller

    Growing up on Broadway

    Normalcy of a Broadway Kid

    Sharing stories of her time growing up with Gaten Matarazzo and Joshua Colley

    Appropriate on Broadway

    Understudying Elle Fanning

    Grey House

    Les Miz

    Broadway Park

    Voice Over acting

    Meeting celebrities who watch her perform

    Matilda

    + So much more! (including a psa from our host about their school, PPAS)


    Curtain up, Mia Sinclair Jenness

    Connect with Mia Sinclair Jenness on Instagram: @miasinclairjenness

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  • GRAMMY Award winner and Broadway star, Adrianna Hicks joins us to Take A Bow for her work in the entertainment industry. Adrianna has a wealth of knowledge from performing around the WORLD. From Germany to Austria, touring the United Stated to Broadway. She's done it all while performing in at least one of your favorite shows! Hear all about:

    Journey to becoming a performer/storyteller

    Why being an adventurer can help you as a performer

    Aladdin, Sister Act, Dirty Dancing, Legally Blonde and more!

    THE COLOR PURPLE

    Influences of other performers as a young actor

    What performing with Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Holliday, and Heather Headley taught her

    Going out on tour

    SIX

    Living out her Beyonce dreams on a Broadway Stage

    What changes were made from London to Broadway

    SOME LIKE IT HOT

    The GRAMMYs

    Becoming a GRAMMY winner

    + So much more!


    Curtain up, Adrianna Hicks

    Connect with Adrianna Hicks on Instagram: @missadriannahicks

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  • The new STARS of Hadestown come to Take A Bow chatting all things HADESTOWN! This episode features the different perspectives of performers in different stage of their career with different relationships with the show. Hear all about how the show began with Ani, to Lola making her debut in this GIANT show fresh off of a hit tv show, to Jordan Fisher cherishing the moment in his life he gets to tell this story.
    Ani Di Franco

    How HADESTOWN was made

    Hadestown as a concept album

    Why she decided to make her Broadway debut

    Finding the balance of Persephone

    Lola Tung

    The Summer I Turned Pretty

    On set vs on Broadway

    Surprising people by showcasing her singing talents

    Learning from Jordan Fisher and previous Eurydice such as Solea Pfeiffer and Eva Noblezada

    Jordan Fisher

    Becoming a Broadway Veteran

    What he has learned from playing Orpheus

    How he approaches a role

    THE GASP

    How he relates to all of the characters he's played on Broadway

    Fan-girling over the MUSIC

    + So much more from each of them!

    Curtain up on Jordan Fisher, Lola Tung, and Ani DiFranco!

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    Connect with Lola Tung on Instagram: @lola.tung
    Connect with Ani DiFranco on Instagram: @anidifranco

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