Podcasts about national touring

Coming up, the National 100 this weekend is drawing big names. We'll run you through some of them expected to race, including a new deal for Tim McCreadie. Plus a sprint car driver I think should actually fall off a national tour and go pick and choose.

Dot Kelly is currently performing in the National Touring Company of the musical "Funny Girl." The show will be at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles through Sunday, April 28th, and then moves to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa from May 28th to June 9th, before traveling across the country through the end of April 2025. Dot is a former Miss Virginia with the Miss America organization. She's traveled thousands of miles promoting cultural diversity awareness education with the Virginia Alcoholic and Beverage Coalition's Youth Education Initiative, highlighting alcohol abuse prevention and youth leadership.  She's a creative and versatile professional who combines her expertise in event planning and performing arts to deliver unforgettable experiences for diverse audiences and clients. She holds a master's degree in performing arts leadership and management and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Shenandoah University. As an Event Specialist at ESP Creative, she's played a pivotal role in curating and executing memorable events, including NBC's SNL Wrap Party, Baldor Food Group's Holiday Event, and several private events both nationally and internationally. She is skilled in creating event concepts, discussing event details with clients, securing venue, catering and other services, and preparing budgets. Learn more about Dot Kelly. Get tickets to "Funny Girl." Find out more about The Passionistas Project. Read the Show Notes.

My guest today is such a talented performer and a real fun guy to be around.  He loves what he does and he loves life, and he is Gregory Hollimon. Gregory is a veteran of the world famous Second City in Chicago, and performed with the National Touring company all over the United States.  Throughout his career, he has performed in so many great improv shows, as well as various plays and films. You may also remember him as Principal Onyx Blackman from the hit show Strangers With Candy on Comedy Central, which he co-stared along with Amy Sedaris and Stephen Colbert.  Gregory is also a cast member of the hit show Pimprov, an improv show in Chicago about 4 pimps who took improv classes by accident. Gregory was such much fun to talk to!  In our conversation today, we talk about his early beginnings as a performer, his time on Strangers With Candy, and his opinions about the art of improv and comedy in general.  I had a great time, and I believe you will too my friends! Be sure to look this guy up, he's truly an amazing person.  Check him out on the show Strangers With Candy, which currently can be viewed on Paramount +, YouTube, Amazon Prime, Roku Channel and Google Play.  You can also watch it for free on Pluto TV.  And if you're in Chicago, don't forget to check out Pimprov.  It truly is an amazing show that you will love. You can find out all about the show at their website, pimprov.com.

GRAMMY Winning, NYC based singer-songwriter Joanie Leeds is a National Touring recording artist, early childhood educator and activist. For her original children's music, she has won a GRAMMY, 1st place in the USA Songwriting Competition, an Independent Music Award, International Songwriting Competition, several Gold Parents' Choice Awards, NAPPA Gold Awards, Family Choice Awards and is a John Lennon Songwriting Award Finalist. Joanie has played at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Clearwater Festival, The Kennedy Center & Lincoln Center, Wolftrap, Levitt Pavilion. Her music has been featured in The New York Times, People Magazine, Parents Magazine, Huffington Post, Billboard and The Washington Post. Joanie's 9th children's album, All the Ladies is a female empowerment folk collection and earned a GRAMMY Award in 2021 for Best Children's Album. Her recently released children's album titled "FREADOM," is a vibrant celebration of diverse literature and the freedom to read starring the multi-talented "Book Band" (Regina Carter, Divinity Roxx, SaulPaul, Oran Etkin and Cheryl B. Engelhardt.) Each song is inspired by a different children's picture book that has been removed from the shelves of libraries and schools in over 30 states nationwide. Find more at www.joanieleeds.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode took some fun twists and turns! We got to interview Lance Blythe from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service. That's a mouthful, and the amazing services they provide our community is even bigger! We brought Lance in to talk about the incredible opportunities available to local citizens and even uncovered the history of his three year stint touring the nation with Mercury Records signed band Twister Alley. They were signed artists at the same time as Vince Gill and Reba! 

Kennedy Caughell stars as Katie White in SuperYou. Kennedy is a Broadway performer and voice over artist, who is based out of New York City. She got her BFA in Music Theatre from Elon University. She's performed across the nation and abroad as Heather in American Idiot. Kennedy then traveled the country by broomstick in the National tour of Wicked, covering the role of Elphaba. On Broadway in The Great Comet with Josh Groban and was most recently seen playing Carole King in the Broadway and National Touring production of Beautiful: the Carole King Musical before the shut-down.  Catch her on TV in “Law & Order: SVU,” “Parked For Love,” and “The Outlier.” Follow SuperYou Musical and connect with them on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and TikTok. Connect with Kennedy at KennedyCaughell.com and on Instagram,  Facebook and Twitter. Thanks to our sponsors at BrainLoveHealth.com. Please support UnsilencedVoices.org.  WordofMomRadio.com - sharing the wisdom of women.  

Meet Christine Horn, a Broadway, film, and television actress, live in The Locher Room Known to many as "The Booking Magnet," this Bronx, New York native is also a career coach for actors and the author of "Playing Small: The Actor's Guide To Becoming A Booking Magnet." With over 20 years of experience, Christine has performed across the U.S. with the Broadway, Las Vegas, and National Touring companies of Disney's "The Lion King" and performed for President George W. Bush at the White House.Her Film/TV credits include a variety of powerful performances on Snowfall, The Good Doctor, American Crime Story, Terminator: Dark Fate, Blackish, Good Girls, Bosch, Mom, S.W.A.T., Timeless, Triple Frontier, NCIS, and Ray Donovan, to name a few.Although acting became Horn's first love, music was never far behind. She started her own record label and production company (Chocolate Superstar Productions) and released two successful projects on iTunes: her debut album, "Walk With Me," and her internationally released sophomore album, "Therapy."When not performing, Christine spends her time as a Career Coach for Actors. It is her way to give back to the community that has given her so much. Through her acting, singing, writing, producing, and coaching, Christine Horn is determined to make a difference in the entertainment industry.Original Airdate: 3/11/2022

In this episode, Jennifer talks to Sarah Dacey Charles about her 30-year acting career, what has sustained her long journey, and what keeps her coming back. They get into heart conversations around redefining expectations as an actor and putting things into perspective. Sarah reminds us to keep our eyes on our own paths and the importance of surrounding ourselves with community.    About Sarah: Sarah Dacey Charles' 30-year acting career spans Network TV, Broadway and Film. Sarah recently guest starred on The Blacklist. She is also featured on Prodigal Son, House of Cards, Jessica Jones, & Law & Order: SVU to name a few. Her Broadway and National Touring credits include Les Miserables, 9 to 5, The Musical and Sunset Boulevard. Favorite theatre roles include Vivian Bearing in Wit, Fosca in Passion, and Gloucester in King Lear. Her film portrayal of Barbara Stanwick earned Sarah the LIFF Best Actor Award. MFA from UC, Irvine.   Sarah's IG: @sarahdaceycharles Sarah's Website: www.sarahdaceycharles.com Want to coach with Jennifer? Schedule a session here! https://appt.link/jenniferapple Monologue Sourcing Promo Link! https://empoweredartistcollective.com/podcastpromo Learn more: https://www.empoweredartistcollective.com/podcast EAC IG: @EmpoweredArtistCollective  EAC TikTok: @EmpowerArtistCollective EAC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empoweredartistcollective/ Check Out Our Merch! https://www.empoweredartistcollective.threadless.com/ Any thoughts you'd like to share? Email us at EmpoweredArtistCollective@gmail.com

KFOR's Dale Johnson Carly Ann Moore, Pius High graduate, is in the National Touring Production of Annie at the Orpheum Theater in Omaha

As noted in the previous episode, auditions are the backbone of this industry. It is the fundamental job of every actor to do as many jobs as we can and do each one to the best of our ability. But there is an important gatekeeper when it comes to submitting our self tapes or actually getting in the audition room, and that is the casting Director. You've heard from Actors and their experiences in front of the audition table. Well, now it's time to hear from the other side of that proverbial table and what goes in to casting, and the vital role they play in the production for the stage or screen. Daryl Eisenberg, along with fellow casting director Ally Beans, works to create a comfortable space for actors, so they can take risks and really show their full potential as artists. You'll hear Daryl's thoughts on how actors can make their mark in the audition room or on a self-tape, and then you'll get an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at how she uses her position and expertise to make the audition process enjoyable and inclusive for artists on both sides of the table. Learn more about WINMI Podcast at whyillnevermakeit.com  Subscribe to WINMI and get access to Bonus Episodes on Supercast  Donate to the production efforts that make this podcast possible Follow Why I'll Never Make It on Instagram or Twitter Watch interviews on WINMI's YouTube channel Read the Final Five with Daryl Eisenberg on the WINMI Blog ---------- Why I'll Never Make It is an award-winning, top 25 theater podcast and is hosted by Off-Broadway actor and singer Patrick Oliver Jones. It is a production of WINMI Media, LLC. and is also a part of Helium Radio Network and a member of the Broadway Makers Alliance.  Background music in the episode is by John Bartmann (Public Domain) and Blue Dot Sessions (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License).     Audition Stories of Diversity and Inclusion Covid certainly has changed the way we now audition, with self-tapes and Zoom auditions becoming the norm. But the summer of 2020 also changed the way we think about who is coming to the auditions and what that creative team looks like. In this week's bonus episode, Daryl shares a few of her own experiences as she advocates for more diversity on both sides of the table. You'll also hear how she works with fellow casting director Ally Beans, who is both partner and collaborator in the casting process. Bonus episodes like these are only available to monthly supporters of Why I'll Never Make It. So if you'd like to help this podcast as well, then please consider a monthly subscription and get access to bonus episodes like the Audition Stories.     CASTING OFFICES IN NYC Some of the biggest casting offices for stage and screen (like Eisenberg/Beans) reside in New York City, and at the top of the list is... The Telsey Office Formerly known as Telsey + Company, The Telsey Office is perhaps the best known casting office for commercials, film, television, and course, theatre. The company has bases in both New York City and Los Angeles. Recent Broadway: Waitress, MJ the Musical, Flying Over Sunset, Mrs. Doubtfire, Diana, West Side Story, Tina, The Sound Inside, Beetlejuice, Gary, Oklahoma!, Be More Chill, To Kill a Mockingbird, Network, The Cher Show, The Prom. Website: www.thetelseyoffice.com Contact: info@thetelseyoffice.com | 917-277-7520 Tara Rubin Casting Rubin began her company in 2001 after working for 15 years as a Casting Director at Johnson-Liff Associates. She is a graduate of Boston University and serves on the board of the Casting Society of America. Recent Broadway: Six, Ain't Too Proud, Summer, The Band's Visit, Prince of Broadway, Bandstand, Indecent, Miss Saigon, Dear Evan Hansen, A Bronx Tale, Cats, Disaster! Website: www.tararubincasting.com Contact: tararubincasting.info@gmail.com | 212-302-3011 Binder Casting Binder Casting was founded nearly 40 years ago by Jay Binder, who passed away in April 2022, and has been a part of RWS Entertainment Group since 2016. The office has cast 150+ Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Touring productions, in addition to countless national and international projects spanning both stage and screen. Recent Broadway: The Lion King, In Transit, Dames at Sea, It Shoulda Been You, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Nice Work if You Can Get It, Born Yesterday, White Christmas, Finian's Rainbow. Website: bindercasting.com Contact: info@bindercasting.com | 212-586-6777 Stewart/Whitley An award-winning office in New York City that delivers excellence and innovation in casting. Respect for the creative process: the artistic teams, actors and all who collaborate in it is paramount. Connecting creativity is at the cornerstone of what they do. Recent Broadway: Hadestown, The Lightning Thief, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Pippin, Chicago Website: www.stewartwhitley.com Contact: info@stewartwhitley.com | 212-635-2153 Wojcik Casting Team Wojcik/Seay Casting opened its doors in January of 2009 with the national non-union tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and has also been featured in Season 2 of the podcast. But Gayle Seay has since gone to become Artistic Director of Stages St. Louis, while Scott Wojcik continues to cast shows in and out of New York. Recent Broadway: Jesus Christ Superstar, Motown Website: wscasting.com Contact: info@wscasting.com Jim Carnahan, CSA Recent Broadway: Moulin Rouge!, Kiss Me, Kate, Tootsie, Burn This, The Ferryman, Head Over Heels, Travesties, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Angels in America, Farinelli and the King, Time and the Conways, 1984, Groundhog Day, The Price, The Cherry Orchard, Long Day's Journey Into Night, She Loves Me, Noises Off, Fun Home. Stephen Kopel, CSA Recent Broadway: Moulin Rouge!, Jagged Little Pill; Kiss Me, Kate; The Play That Goes Wrong; Beautiful; Sunday in the Park with George; Amélie; She Loves Me; Noises Off; Violet; The Glass Menagerie; Harvey; Once; Anything Goes Caparelliotis Casting Recent Broadway: The Minutes, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, In the Height of the Storm, Ink, Hillary and Clinton, King Lear, The Waverly Gallery, The Nap, The Boys in the Band, Saint Joan. Daniel Swee, CSA Recent Broadway: Pass Over, The Great Society, To Kill a Mockingbird, Six Degrees of Separation, Oslo, The Present, The Heidi Chronicles, The Audience Cindy Tolan, CSA Recent Broadway: Company, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Betrayal, Macbeth, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella. Other standouts on the theatre scene: Bass/Valle Casting Bob Cline Casting Franck Casting HBD Casting Jamibeth Margolis Casting Klapper Casting Laura Stanczyk Casting Michael Cassara Casting  

Welcome to the week's episode of The CreatiVisibility Podcast! In this episode I'm speaking with Carla Stickler. Carla Stickler is a woman of many talents! She is currently a software engineer at G2 in Chicago. Before entering the field of tech, she spent over a decade performing in musicals, most notably as the understudy for Elphaba in the Broadway and National Touring companies of Wicked. Other shows include the first national tour of Mamma Mia, the Asia-tour of Sound of Music and many readings and workshops of Other World. She has also spent time as a guest entertainer onboard Norwegian Cruise Lines and Disney Cruise Lines. She holds a masters degree in educational theatre from NYU and has taught on the faculties as Marymount Manhattan and Cap21 in New York City, as well as maintaining her own voice studio (now mostly over Zoom) and traveling to Thespian Festivals around the country as a teaching artist. She lives in a far too hip neighborhood in a house she still can't believe is hers with her amazing husband and adorable dog! Enjoy! Click here to learn more about Carla and follow her on Instagram. If you are a coach, entrepreneur or creative who is looking for an all-in-one business solution. Click here to sign up for Kajabi's totally free 45-Day Idea To Income Challenge. Click here to subscribe on YouTube. Click here to follow me on Instagram. Click here to let me know what questions you have about building your brand, becoming known and making money online. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe and leave a review: Click here to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Click here to subscribe and leave a rating on Spotify. Click here to subscribe on Google Podcasts.

On this episode of Chaos, Rocky does another 1 on 1 interview and sits down with National Touring comic and Local Badass AJ Wilkerson. From Autism to German people, this episode will upset all the Karen's.

We’re joined today by past podcast guest David White, who has played for many Broadway and National Touring shows, including Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, The Bridges Of Madison County, Motown: The Musical, The Producers, HAIR!, Guys & Dolls and The Illusionists: Turn Of The Century.   We talk about a wide array of topics, including the pandemic’s effect on musical theatre and how various companies are handling this crisis.  We also dig into the value that music school actually offers and whether this is the best path for many aspiring performers.    Enjoy, and be sure to check out David’s website and his YouTube Channel!   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!   Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 80+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.   Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle. Check out my Beginner's Classical Bass course, available exclusively from Discover Double Bass.   Thank you to our sponsors!   Dorico - Dorico helps you to write music notation, automatically producing printed results of exceptional quality — and plays it back with breathtaking realism. It is easy enough for anyone to learn, yet has hundreds of advanced notations, features, options and sounds to satisfy even the most demanding professionals.  With its streamlined, natural user interface, students and those with less experience in scoring can compose and arrange straight into Dorico, making learning the language of music notation much faster and more intuitive. Editing and making changes — such as instrument, time signature or key — are straightforward, with the notation instantly and correctly adapting to include them, reinforcing the learning outcome.   Ear Trumpet Labs - They make hand-built mics out of Portland, OR and they have an excellent mic for upright bass called Nadine. The Nadine is a condenser mic with a clear natural sound and incredible feedback rejection. This mic is a completely new design -- the head mounts in between the strings above the tailpiece with a rubber grommet, and the body securely straps to the tailpiece with velcro elastic. A 14-inch Mogami cable connects the two parts making it easy to place on any bass. It’s durable and holds up to the demanding needs of the instrument while offering excellent sound quality. Ear Trumpet Labs is offering a free t-shirt just for Contrabass listeners with the purchase of a mic, just visit EarTrumpetLabs.com/contrabass to claim yours and check out the Nadine!   Practizma - The Practizma practice journal is packed with research based strategies to turn your ho-hum practice into extraordinary practice.  Develop your curiosity, discipline, creativity, daring, tenacity and zen.  Take a journey with four elements each week: goal setting, reflection prompt, action challenge, and journal pages to track your practice.  Curious? Download the introductory chapter of the journal for free - this gives you an idea of what it's all about.   Modacity - Are you a practice-savvy musician? Get Modacity – the music practice app that organizes, focuses, and tracks your progress.  Recorder… metronome… tone generator… timer… note taking… Do away with the random assortment of music practice apps in your arsenal. Modacity™ combines all the tools you need into one easy to use, music practice tool.  Organize, focus, and reflect on your practice – motivating you to increase retention in less time.  Modacity has a special offer for Contrabass Conversations listeners that includes lifetime access to the app.     Contrabass Conversations production team: Jason Heath, host Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing Mitch Moehring, audio engineer Trevor Jones, publication and promotion Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging theme music by Eric Hochberg

akaRadioRed welcomes two smart, savvy creatives. Yi Zhou is a polyglot artist whose video works have been shown at Shanghai Biennale, Venice Biennale, Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. As an influencer, she endorses global brands including Levi's, Clarins and Shiseido. In 2011, she founded her personal brand company YiZhouStudio in Shanghai and Hong Kong and in 2018 in LA. She is developing her first feature film, Stars and Scars, as director. yizhouworld.com Sarah Dacey Charles's 30-year acting career spans Broadway, Film and Network TV. Her Broadway and National Touring credits include Les Miserables, 9 to 5, The Musical and Sunset Boulevard. On TV, she has played principle roles on House of Cards, Jessica Jones, Madame Secretary, Elementary, Law & Order: SVU, FBI and more. For her portrayal of Barbara Stanwick in the indy film, Agnes Moorehead is God!, Sarah won the LIFF Best Actor Award. sarahdaceycharles.com Join akaRadioRed for Read My Lips: Brainy Creativity.

akaRadioRed welcomes two smart, savvy creatives. Yi Zhou is a polyglot artist whose video works have been shown at Shanghai Biennale, Venice Biennale, Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. As an influencer, she endorses global brands including Levi’s, Clarins and Shiseido. In 2011, she founded her personal brand company YiZhouStudio in Shanghai and Hong Kong and in 2018 in LA. She is developing her first feature film, Stars and Scars, as director. yizhouworld.com Sarah Dacey Charles’s 30-year acting career spans Broadway, Film and Network TV. Her Broadway and National Touring credits include Les Miserables, 9 to 5, The Musical and Sunset Boulevard. On TV, she has played principle roles on House of Cards, Jessica Jones, Madame Secretary, Elementary, Law & Order: SVU, FBI and more. For her portrayal of Barbara Stanwick in the indy film, Agnes Moorehead is God!, Sarah won the LIFF Best Actor Award. sarahdaceycharles.com Join akaRadioRed for Read My Lips: Brainy Creativity.

On today's episode, you're in for a treat! My next guest has been the Bassist for artists such as Janelle Monae, LECREA, Ashlee Simpson/Even Ross and so many more. He has played the White House, not once but twice, Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Fallon, Coachella, and the list goes on. Along with scoring bass for movies “Ferdinand” and Rio 2. And trust me this is only I'm only scraping the surface. So let's just get to it, here is Brand Gilliard! To learn more about Brandon: www.mybassplayer.com And don't forget to visit www.theenlightenedmusician.com for more episodes, free content from this episode, and to submit questions for future shows. Also while you're there make sure to subscribe to us on your platform of your choice, so you never miss an episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theenlightenedmusician/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theenlightenedmusician/support

Interview with Anthony Cumia Show co-host, A Fair One co-host and national touring comedian Dave Landau. Landau called in to talk about his new comedy release NIMBLE FINGERS, as well as his role on The Anthony Cumia Show, dealing with guests he doesn't like or doesn't believe, the state of comedy today, social weakness and more. GET THE NEW CMS APP to keep up with THE CLASSIC METAL SHOW. Available on Android and iOS! https://www.theclassicmetalshow.com/get-the-cms-app/ NOTE: Due to YouTube Censorship, all In Studio Cam videos of the entire week's edition of THE CLASSIC METAL SHOW are uploaded to: https://www.vimeo.com/ondemand/cmsstudio WANT TO COMMENT? Use Dissenter - https://www.dissenter.com Catch THE CLASSIC METAL SHOW Saturdays from 9pm to 3am EST at www.theclassicmetalshow.com. SHOW/SOCIALS: WEBSITE: https://www.theclassicmetalshow.com CHATROOM: https://www.chatandkill.com GAB: https://www.gab.com/theclassicmetalshow MINDS: https://www.minds.com/ClassicMetalShow REDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/classicmetalshow VIDEO: VIMEO: https://vimeo.com/classicmetalshow BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/classicmetalshow PORNHUB: https://www.pornhub.com/users/classicmetalshow/videos DAILYMOTION: https://www.dailymotion.com/theclassicmetalshow PODCAST: SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/user/cmsrocks iTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/classic-metal-show-best-podcast/id295946198 LAUNCHPAD (PODCASTONE): https://www.launchpaddm.com/pd/The-Classic-Metal-Show SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5B6g73ONnQskxRk79KAJ9I GOOGLE PLAY: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ilolxypla5l5zk7diswqfm2zae4 TUNEIN: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Talk-Show-Replays/The-Classic-Metal-Show-p587552/ STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-classic-metal-show SUPPORT THE CMS: BUY A T-SHIRT: https://www.theclassicmetalshow.com/cms-shirts/ BUY GENERAL MERCH: https://www.zazzle.com/store/cmsmerch CHRIS' BOOK CAUSE & EFFECT MOTLEY CRUE: https://amzn.to/2WuK2El CHRIS' BOOK CAUSE & EFFECT METALLICA: https://amzn.to/2WS0zkY CHRIS' BOOK CAUSE & EFFECT JUDAS PRIEST: https://amzn.to/2Myr8I8 CHRIS' BOOK LITTLE VICTORIES: https://amzn.to/2MucPE7 CHRIS' BOOK CALL ME CHRIS: https://amzn.to/2EXb1gJ BULLSHIT CENSORED MEDIA: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/thecms TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/cmsrocks INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/classicmetalshow YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/CMSClassicMetalShow/

The guest for this episode is Nick Fradiani, who you might know as the 2015 winner of American Idol, but it now playing the role of Lorenzo in the national touring production of A Bronx Tale: The Musical. Since his time on American Idol, Nick released his debut solo project, Hurricane, in 2016 along with a follow-up EP in 2017, Where We Left Off. Nick’s latest release is the single “Must Be Another Way”, available now on all digital platforms. During our conversation, Nick shared how he got the role of Lorenzo, his transition into musical theater, his experience on American Idol, and his meetings with Chazz Palminteri, who wrote the screenplay based off his life. A Bronx Tale originally was a play written by Chazz Palminteri and later adapted as a film. This new production of this musical features a book from Palminteri, along with music by Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award winner Alan Menken, and lyrics by Grammy Award winner and Oscar and Tony Award nominee Glenn Slater. A Bronx Tale: The Musical will play Detroit’s Fisher Theatre, January 21 – February 2, 2020. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit broadwayindetroit.com or bronxtalemusical.com. Purchase/Stream “Must Be Another Way”: smarturl.it/MustBeAnotherWay Follow Nick Fradiani: Web: nickfradiani.com Instagram: instagram.com/nickfradiani Twitter: twitter.com/nickfradiani Facebook: facebook.com/NickFradianiMusic SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW FRESH IS THE WORD: Subscribe on all major streaming platforms. Please rate and review on Apple Podcast and Stitcher. List of where Fresh is the Word streams: linktr.ee/freshisthewordpodcast or just search “Fresh is the Word”. Also available on IHeartRadio. THEME MUSIC Courtesy of Knox Money, Bang Belushi, and Foul Mouth. Support via Patreon If you want to support Fresh is the Word, please consider pledging via Patreon at Patreon.com/freshistheword. Support via Paypal If you don’t want to do Patreon, you can donate via Paypal: PayPal.Me/kfreshistheword SPONSOR: 20x20apparel.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/freshistheword/message

Join Melissa, Adrienne, and Abby in studio talking to National Touring comedian Rob Little! Melissa and Rob are kicking off their Local Michigan Comedy Tour this Thursday September 19th, 2019 at Arrowhead Golf Course in Caro! See all dates for their 4 stop tour on thecomedyseries.net. There's always a ton of laughter when Rob is around. Do you need a pick me up? Listen to this episode to do just that!  roblitte.com

BaltSoundManagement Presents The Toys For Tots Concert Special!FeatBootleggers and Baptists Old Bay ThrashersA Year Too Late The Stifled Snow Villain$10tixDoors 6:30All Ages Till 9:00/after 9:00 21+What You Can Do To Help:We will raise money and have a donation spot on site for Toys For Tots. GySgt Prieto of Marine Corps recruiting station Towson will be on hand representing The Marine Corps organization Toys For Tots. We ask that all in attendance bring items below to help donate. Toys/Donations:Majority of the children are 12 and under. Toys for Tots prefers not to accept realistic looking weapons and gifts with food. In the past, items purchased for these groups have included, but are not limited to: sporting equipment/bags/balls; books, backpacks, cosmetics, purses, watch/wallet gift sets, bath gift sets, board games, radio control cars/trucks, hand-held electronics, skateboards/helmets, curling irons, hair straighteners, and hair dryers. To donate by check, simply mail your check to:Marine Corps Toys For Tots Foundation18251 Quantico Gateway DriveTriangle, VA 22172Make check payable to: Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.What you can Win!Seasonal Inspired Best Dressed will have a panel of judges.$50 Male Christmas Inspired Outfit$50 Female Christmas Inspired OutfitFirst 100 people through the door receive a raffle ticket. This for attending this event. $10 ticket purchased through the Bands Listed below for this event, will earn you two free tickets to any show National Touring or Independent Artist.$5 Raffle that will be announced at the show. With help from Re:Gen, Music Land Store and Fish Head Cantina. The money from this raffle will be donated to Toys For Tots.Special Thanks to:Fish Head Cantinahttps://www.facebook.com/FishHeadCantina/Nic Ellison & Members of The Streamsfacebook.com/thestreamsbaltimoreRe:Genhttps://www.facebook.com/regenstore/Music Land Storehttps://www.facebook.com/musiclandbelair/Olivia Clark Photographyhttps://www.facebook.com/OliviaClark.Photography/Ryan Fowler's Guitar Experiencehttps://www.facebook.com/FowlersGuitarExperienceAll the bands involved and YOU for helping make this event amazing!

BaltSoundManagement Presents The Toys For Tots Concert Special!FeatBootleggers and Baptists Old Bay ThrashersA Year Too Late The Stifled Snow Villain$10tixDoors 6:30All Ages Till 9:00/after 9:00 21+What You Can Do To Help:We will raise money and have a donation spot on site for Toys For Tots. GySgt Prieto of Marine Corps recruiting station Towson will be on hand representing The Marine Corps organization Toys For Tots. We ask that all in attendance bring items below to help donate. Toys/Donations:Majority of the children are 12 and under. Toys for Tots prefers not to accept realistic looking weapons and gifts with food. In the past, items purchased for these groups have included, but are not limited to: sporting equipment/bags/balls; books, backpacks, cosmetics, purses, watch/wallet gift sets, bath gift sets, board games, radio control cars/trucks, hand-held electronics, skateboards/helmets, curling irons, hair straighteners, and hair dryers. To donate by check, simply mail your check to:Marine Corps Toys For Tots Foundation18251 Quantico Gateway DriveTriangle, VA 22172Make check payable to: Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.What you can Win!Seasonal Inspired Best Dressed will have a panel of judges.$50 Male Christmas Inspired Outfit$50 Female Christmas Inspired OutfitFirst 100 people through the door receive a raffle ticket. This for attending this event. $10 ticket purchased through the Bands Listed below for this event, will earn you two free tickets to any show National Touring or Independent Artist.$5 Raffle that will be announced at the show. With help from Re:Gen, Music Land Store and Fish Head Cantina. The money from this raffle will be donated to Toys For Tots.Special Thanks to:Fish Head Cantinahttps://www.facebook.com/FishHeadCantina/Nic Ellison & Members of The Streamsfacebook.com/thestreamsbaltimoreRe:Genhttps://www.facebook.com/regenstore/Music Land Storehttps://www.facebook.com/musiclandbelair/Olivia Clark Photographyhttps://www.facebook.com/OliviaClark.Photography/Ryan Fowler's Guitar Experiencehttps://www.facebook.com/FowlersGuitarExperienceAll the bands involved and YOU for helping make this event amazing!

MEGHAN HANLEY  is a National Touring stand-up comic, writer and baseball blogger. She has appeared on AXSTV's “Gotham Comedy Live,” DreamsTv, as well as Fox's “Laughs,” and “Red Eye.” This past March she finished her first tour with Armed Forces Entertainment, performing for the Troops in Kosovo, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium and England. As a writer she has contributed to WABC's “Curtis and Kuby Show” & “Sports Rants”. Additionally, Meghan can be seen in the web series “Seeking Sublet,” on Funny or Die, and is the creator and host of the popular web series “Sports Tabata.”  Twitter& Instagram:@TheMeghanHanley

Shawn Rapier is a comedian, businessman, and family man. He is best known for his comedy acts like "Latter Day Live" and "Speaking in Sacrament". Shawn takes pride in his acts being family friendly and clean. Shawn has 7 kids of his own and is happily married while living in the State of Utah.Even though most people know Shawn for his hilarious performance, Shawn is also a very sought out Executive for business. He has led some large brands through mergers and buy outs as the companies Executive Sales Manager and Partner.Currently, Shawn has a popular Podcast called "Latter-Day Lives" which is an LDS Podcast that has had some amazing guests and viral episodes. 

- An exclusive interview with Stephanie Torns (former s/b Elphaba – 2nd Ntl. Tour; former ensemble, u/s Elphaba – Broadway, 1st Ntl. Tour) -- listen to her thoughts on performing, getting her equity card, WICKED experiences, and more! - Our intro is hijacked by a former Elphaba standby who has some exciting news to share! Check it out and give what she has to say a listen! - Excellent reviews of the Broadway & 1st National Touring performances of WICKED by Ryan and Shira. - Our usual fun sections!

  Alison Grambs is a humor writer and the author of: The Man Translator: Your Essential Guide To Manland;  The Smart Girl's Guide To Getting Even;  Totally Silly Jokes; Nutty Names Knock Knocks; Hilarious Halloween Jokes; and Crazy Christmas Jokes.  She would like to say she's climbed Mount Everest, but that would be a lie.  As a homely pre-teen, she played the role of “Pepper” in the 2nd National Tour of Annie and, disturbingly, still remembers all the songs and choreography from the show.  She attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (a.k.a the Fame school) where she spent four years as a Drama major, rolling around the floor in a leotard and tights, trying to speak like Katharine Hepburn.  From there, she miraculously graduated Haverford College with a degree in English Literature, and returned to Manhattan where she joined the National Touring company of the Off-B'way comedy improvisation show, Chicago City Limits.   When not working on one of the three novels she'll never finish, she can be seen fighting with the copy machine at the Friars Club where she works as a staff writer, producer and the Director of Membership.  She lives in New York City with her husband, a professional protector of doughnuts, an oddly-shaped Yorkie, and a camouflage sidecar motorcycle that sounds like a lawn mower. www.NapoleonWasQuiteTall.comhttps://twitter.com/Alison Grambs, Facebook Alison Grambs.