Life Between Gigs Podcast

We're fools. We asked our audience what their biggest quarantine confessions are... Come play.

It's been awhile, sweet love-bugs... Your girls are BACK. We're quarantined and sitting still - Well, sort of. At least inside and cozy. Aliya and TIff talk the craziness of our world and what is to come. You're inside anyway. Hang out with us.

Will Connelly @awillandaway & Sam Nagel @Sammynaynay are engaged and both working actors in Philadelphia. We talk audition holding rooms, NY vs Philly, and how community helps you stay sane in this business. How to not put too much pressure on yourself, and why do we perform in the first place? 7th Heaven, Miss Piggy, Bernese mountain dogs, and running lines with your loved one. These men are rays of light and we were so honored to talk with them.

Aliya's childhood friend, Bonnie Kelly is an effervescent and sassy powerhouse of a woman who is getting shit done. This dancer turned triple threat unveils her stories from touring the country to helping people feel great in their 'Broadway bodies'. Listen to how suburbia, Baayork Lee, and a breakdown in Penn Station helped Bonnie stop her art from running her life. Ahhh, balance. Tune in to this girl talk episode from the floor of Aliya's childhood bedroom.

Originally from San Diego, West coast 'boy next door', Joshua David Cavanaugh charms us and plays right along with our antics. We talk transitioning from opera to musical theater, to photography, to whatever else falls in his lap. We discuss auditions, dames, ukuleles.. and how to take it all under pressure. Hint: You know the answer. How do you achieve balance between big dreams and attainable goals? And what happens when we see networking as an opportunity to give rather than receive? Listen to the magic!

Chelsea Zeno a New Jersey native who finds the joy and fun in everything she does, which isn't hard with her infectious personality. From national tours to Disney cover bands and acapella groups, she talks to us about always finding new creative ways to stay creative

Pat Childers is from northeast Ohio. He has been rapping and joking around since middle school (where he met one of your hosts)! But for the past 11 years, he’s toured around as LT. HEADTRIP, developed The Karma Kids, in addition to mixing music and running his own studio out of his NY apartment. Pat relays sage advice articulately and exposes the negative side of collaboration and our process as artists. You’ll laugh while simultaneously cleaning up Pat’s spilled truths. Oh yeah, and all those sick beats you hear? It’s basically all his music. ENJOY THIS GEM.

Savannah Frazier, Nashville Tennessee. From her Nashville-born, award-winning folk band, to Opera, then Broadway... Savannah Frazier possesses a multitude of talent to perfectly match her shining, shimmering, hysterical personality. We talk heart, soul, and horrifying career moments. Get ready to live your hippie dreams in this episode, babies. It's a magical one. What does it mean to be an artist? And how do you stay inspired?

Kathryn Allison has been a part of Disney's Aladdin on Broadway for close to 4 years now, but that's just the beginning of what she 'does for a living'. From politics to Broadway, Kathryn discusses how her expectations exploded into something bigger than she could ever imagined. ------------------------------------- When does perfectionism become a road block rather than a method to improve? How do we transition our patterns of self-doubt and criticism into a mantra of affirming and BELIEVING in our own talents? Here's what Kathryn has to say...

SEASON 2, EPISODE 1. The girls are back!! This time with SOLOMON KEE! Producer & Performer Solomon Kee welcomes us in to season 2 with sass and class. We talk dream jobs, day jobs, and catering to your strengths. Having always stood out for his unique voice, find out how Solomon transformed insecurity into a hit show, all while paying homage to his idols: Sammy Davis Jr & The Ratpack.

Aliya and Tiffany take a look back at what they've started. A much goofier episode, we talk (and occasionally sing) through what it was like dipping our toes into the pool, and how we plan to dive in head first for season 2! Laugh with us!

SEASON 1. J. Harrison Ghee When's the last time you gave yourself purpose? When's the last time you lived in your truth? When's the last time you wore 5-inch heeled boots that laced to your upper thigh? Joe Ghee has transformed as a church-singing southern boy from Fayetteville, North Carolina to playing Lola in Kinky Boots on Broadway in New York City. Joe tells us of his journey and how something for love and fun became the catalyst to his success.

SEASON 1. Ariel Seidman-Wright hails from Victoria, BC in Canada. Now a NYC-based dance teacher, photographer and musical theater professional; Ariel talks finding type, knowing your stuff, and coming full circle, but her skills don't stop there.. Violinist, award-winning writer, and epic Halloween costume planner are more attributes that compile this wonderful soul that is Ariel. Is our unapologetic recklessness in our youth something we should strive to release or hold on to? Ariel proves that there's no limit to how far we can enhance not just our talents, but our minds as a whole in the vibrant land of opportunity that is NYC.

SEASON 1. Jesse Havea, A young boy from Phoenix,AZ finds his love of musicals and goes from homemade productions to NYC where he finds a community and his inner "queen" and becomes Brita Filter! Jesse talks about following his dreams and what a person can achieve when they find the right community and support system.

SEASON 1. Nicole Cucurullo hails from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Having grown up in the spotlight, she faces the harsh reality of international affairs and working visas when she takes the plunge and moves to NYC at a young age. Find out how Nicole found her strength, literally and figuratively by listening to what she needed for herself above anyone else.

SEASON 1. Tim Murray, comedian, Youtube sensation, hit-parody writer Sandusky, OH A midwest Catholic school boy finds his authenticity and individuality in Miami when he "accidentally" checks the theatre arts box as his major. Tim Talks relinquishing feelings of security in order to ask "is this my dream or someone else's" And how many forms can our dreams take?

SEASON 1. Shannon Hamm, Meditator, Drag mom, Film Actor and Producer A big fish from a small Erie, PA pond moves to NYC. From struggle to hustle. From network background work to producing her own films. Shannon reminds us that opening yourself to your community can create magical opportunities.

Aliya and Tiffany talk about how the podcast came to be in New York City and what to expect for the upcoming season. Two chicks trying to be Broadway stars, or at least we think that's what it is.