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In this insightful episode of Comma Convos, Dricka M. Carter is joined by Aitza Negron to discuss strategies for building a successful business while maintaining a full-time job. They dive deep into the importance of establishing strong money systems, managing time effectively, and transitioning from side hustle to full-time entrepreneurship. Aitza shares actionable advice and practical tips that will inspire listeners to take control of their finances and grow their business without feeling overwhelmed. Key Takeaways: Importance of Money Systems: The foundation of a successful business is having clear money systems in place. Aitza emphasizes tracking income, setting budgets, and reinvesting profits smartly. Time Management Hacks: Dricka and Aitza explore practical tips for maximizing productivity while juggling work and business. Techniques such as time blocking, prioritizing high-impact tasks, and automating processes are highlighted. Scaling Your Business: Strategies for transitioning from a side hustle to a full-time business, including when to hire help and how to assess readiness for scaling. Mindset Matters: The discussion touches on overcoming limiting beliefs, building confidence, and staying consistent even when challenges arise. Avoiding Common Mistakes: Learn how to avoid common pitfalls such as underpricing services, neglecting self-care, and failing to delegate tasks. Follow Aitza Negron on Instagram: @strategiesandtea Visit her website strategiesandtea⁠.com Follow our show @CommaConvosPodcast and our host @Drickamcarter

Reconocimientos Deportivos en Yauco; ganadores de las elecciones en EE UU y PR anuncian quienes formarán sus gobiernos. Vivien Mattei y José Raúl Cepeda conversan en este episodio sobre diversos temas. Segmento 1 William Ortíz Negron, líder cooperativista y maestro jubilado de educación física, nos habla del Premio Nacional Nigaglioni Caparoz. Este reconocimiento es resultado de de la colaboración de Yaucoop y la Asociación de Periodistas Deportivos. Martes, 19 de noviembre 1PM, en Yaucoop. Segmento 2 Actividades en El Candil sábado 16/noviembre. Anuncios nombramientos Trump https://apnews.com/article/trump-equipo-nombramientos-42445243041ac34fdf32961e7105b26c Segmento 3 Continuamos con la lista de nombramientos anunciados por Trump. Segmento 4 Los nombramientos de JGo en Puerto Rico y los retos que le vienen debido a los anuncios de políticas públicas de Proyecto 2025 de Trump. Parece que tanto Trump como JGo enfrentan retos de liderato interno en sus respectivos senados.

In this episode, Lauren and Elizabeth engage in a lively conversation with their guest, Heidi Negron. They share confessions, first impressions, and the evolution of their relationship, highlighting the importance of communication and understanding in friendships.    Takeaways: Understanding love languages can enhance emotional connections in friendships. Family upbringing plays a significant role in shaping one's personality and communication style. Effective communication is key to evolving friendships and understanding each other better. Setting boundaries is important for maintaining healthy relationships. Connect With Us: Coco The Shop Instagram

Hey, Mama! Today's episode comes from Christian Business Coach, Jessica Negron-Solis. This episode is one of the most popular episodes from her podcast, A Purposeful Brand. In this episode, she shares her five step process for streamlining your content creation workflow so you can create content with ease. I highly recommend you grab your notebook and pen because these tips are so good!Connect with Jessica Negron-Solis:WebsiteInstagramA Purposeful Brand PodcastRecommended Podcast + Business Tools:Plug & Play Email Templates: Jenny Roth's Email InsidersPodcast Hosting: Captivate (7-Day Free Trial) Simplify your marketing through podcasting: Make Money Podcasting Audio CourseCreate podcast content that nurtures and converts your podcast listeners into your paid programs and offers: The Lead Generation Playbook Private PodcastEmail Marketing: Convertkit (14-Day Free Trial)CRM: Dubsado (Save 20% on your first month or year)Website Builder: Showit (30-Day Free Trial)Host your community and sell your digital products: PodiaSome of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.For the full show notes, head to https://mamaturnedmompreneur.com/content-creation-workflow/I want to hear from you! Have a question or an episode idea? Leave me a message and have your message played on the podcast! Leave a message here.Connect with Andria:Instagram: @mamaturnedmompreneurEmail: hello@mamaturnedmompreneur.comWebsite: www.mamaturnedmompreneur.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Manny Negron of Little Lager in St. Louis, MO came on the podcast this week to talk all things Little Lager! We asked him about the origin of LL and how he manifested this dream he wants had into reality. We talk about the Lukr system that was a custom setup for the bar. We dive into the eclectic style that is all over the bar including how his bar top was constructed. We dive into so much more in this episode, so tune in and enjoy!!

Alejandro Negron nos pone al día con todo lo que esta pasando en la política hoy día Harris vs Trump

Carey spoke with Tony Negron, a retired Air Force Pararescueman and Chief Master Sergeant, Board Member of the Pararescue Foundation, and Principal at Fusion Cell, where they assist transitioning veterans with job placement by matching their unique skill set and talents to the civilian workforce. Follow Fusion Cell and Veteran Made on Instagram for daily updates! This episode is sponsored by Go Pills. Use "VM15" at checkout for 15% off your order. Intro Song composed and produced by Cleod9.

Big Game this weekend in Sioux City between the Cobras and Bandits. Join Jim Meunier and Matt Patten as they breakdown two keys matchups this week in the NAL. #indoorfootball #arenafootball ‪@carolinacobrasarenafootball‬

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Bump and Stacy dive into the Mariners base running strategy with First Base Coach Kristopher Negron, they look back on last night’s win over the Royals with Insider Shannon Drayer, and they get you ready for the rest of the series with broadcaster Aaron Goldsmith. 

Hey, Mama! Do you desire to have a purpose driven business? If so, today's episode is for you. Today, I'm chatting with Christian Business Coach Jessica Negron-Solis all about building a purpose driven business. Jessica shares what it truly means to build a purpose driven business, how to incorporate your faith into your business even if your business isn't a Christian business, and how to build a purpose driven business as a homeschooling mama. Grab your notebook and pen because this episode is full of so many great tips and strategies!In this episode, you will learn:Jessica's mompreneur journeyPivoting your business to be in alignment with what God is calling you to doWhat it means to build a purpose driven businessHow to build a purpose driven business as a homeschooling momConnect with Jessica Negron-Solis:WebsiteA Purposeful Brand PodcastInstagram: @jessican.solisFreebie: Purposeful Business Blueprint. This blueprint is your guide to crafting a business at the intersection of faith and entrepreneurship, dedicated to bringing glory to God. Download the Purposeful Business Blueprint HERE.Recommended Podcast + Business Tools:Plug & Play Email Templates: Jenny Roth's Email InsidersPodcast Hosting: Captivate (7-Day Free Trial) Simplify your marketing through podcasting: Make Money Podcasting Audio CourseCreate podcast content that nurtures and converts your podcast listeners into your paid programs and offers: The Lead Generation Playbook Private PodcastEmail Marketing: Convertkit (14-Day Free Trial)CRM: Dubsado (Save 20% on your first month or year)Website Builder: Showit (30-Day Free Trial)Host your community and sell your digital products: PodiaSome of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.For the full show notes, head to www.mamaturnedmompreneur.com/episode163/I want to hear from you! Have a question or an episode idea? Leave me a message and have your message played on the podcast!

How do you know if you are in alignment with your values? What if something feels "off" in motherhood or in business? In this week's episode, I'm joined by Jessica Negron-Solis, a podcast host and Christian business coach, Jessica has a heart for moms who desire to build a business rooted in their purpose.In this episode, Jessica and I talk all about how to align your calling and mission to your values. Learn how to embrace pivots as opportunities for growth, integrate faith into your work, and achieve balance in life.KEY TAKEAWAYS:Discovering and aligning with your family's valuesShifting your mindset to embrace pivots as part of the journeyIntegrating faith into your business and everyday lifeGet to know Jessica!Jessica's Podcast: A Purposeful BrandJessica's InstagramSPONSOR:MRS. PUSH --> The Push Present Mom Deserves: Celebrating a new life with timeliness jewelry for moms. Shop here and use code: MOTHER to get 15% off your order! Commemorate one of the most meaningful moments of a women's life with a push present. Mentions in the Episode:✨EXPERIENCE IDENTITY COURSE WAITLIST: Discover your values and find alignment in your own motherhood journey. Get a discount offer only to those on the waitlist!✨Use my AG1 link to get one year supply of vitamin D3+K2 and 5 travel packets FREE!Let's Connect: Follow over on Instagram: @experiencemotherhood GET MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Discover YOU again after kids through The Experience Identity Waitlist Get access to other resources over at https://www.experiencemotherhood.com/resources -->Take one minute to subscribe, rate and review the podcast! Your support is incredibly meaningful!Support the ShowA small monetary gesture helps me keep this podcast going, so thank you in advance!Until next time. . . Go Experience Motherhood!Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only.

In this episode Eric Negron shares his journey as an entrepreneur and advisor in the industry. He discusses how he structures his time and manages multiple businesses. Eric emphasizes the importance of mindset, character, and activity in achieving success. He recommends collaboration over competition and building a supportive board of mentors. Eric encourages listeners to ask for help and contribute value to others on their personal development journey. “Ask for help. There's always a book you could read. Somebody that you can talk to and in today's day and age, a YouTube video you could watch or podcast you could listen to. So please ask for help." - Eric Negron   This week on The Model FA Podcast: Entrepreneurship, ADHD, and mentorship in the advisor space. (0:10) Building a successful financial services business and managing multiple entities. (4:03) Time management and empowering team members. (9:13) Work-life balance and efficient email management. (15:52) Developing a financial advisor's mindset, heart set, and skill set. (23:50) Business success and mindset. (28:34) The benefits of collaboration over competition in the financial industry. (36:31) Building relationships, mentorship, and personal growth. (40:15)   Connect with Eric:   Website: https://forefrontan.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericjnegron/   About the Model FA Podcast   The Model FA podcast is a show for fiduciary financial advisors. In each episode, our host David DeCelle sits down with industry experts, strategic thinkers, and advisors to explore what it takes  to build a successful practice — and have an abundant life in the process. We believe in continuous learning, tactical advice, and strategies that work — no “gotchas” or BS. Join us to hear stories from successful financial advisors, get actionable ideas from experts, and re-discover your drive to build the practice of your dreams.    Did you like this conversation? Then leave us a rating and a review in whatever podcast player you use. We would love your feedback, and your ratings help us reach more advisors with ideas for growing their practices, attracting great clients, and achieving a better quality of life. While you are there, feel free to share your ideas about future podcast guests or topics you'd love to see covered.    Our Team: President of Model FA, David DeCelle   If you like this podcast, you will love our community! Join the Model FA Community on Facebook to connect with like-minded advisors and share the day-to-day challenges and wins of running a growing financial services firm.

Check out FYI FLI Episode 117 w/ Millennial Money Coach and the founder of Strategies & Tea: Aitza Negron  In this episode, Hassan and Aitza chop it up about: - How to plan for your FUN - Strategies for paying DOWN debt - How to SAVE without a high income - Should we be saving, investing, and paying down debt at the SAME time If you're looking to be motivated, educated, and entertained…this podcast is for you!

In this episode, we dive into the wealth of experience Tony Negron brings from his 26 years in the USAF, including a decade each in AFSOC and ACC, and notable combat tours. Tony shares critical lessons from the field, tips to crush the 24th STS selection, and strategies for a smooth military to civilian transition. He also opens up about the highs and lows of starting his own business after service. With Tony's guidance, rooted in extensive operational and entrepreneurial experience, this talk is a must-listen for those looking to navigate their future paths with confidence.

KP chats with Javier Negron, worship pastor at River of Life Church in Spotsylvania, VA. They talk all things multicultural worship, how to stay an original, and the beauty of slowing down.  Connect with Javier: Instagram: @Javier.negron.music1 To learn more about Kurtis' book Worshipology: www.worshipologybook.com or www.kurtisparks.com 

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In this episode of The Erik Sherman Show, Erik interviews Ray Negron, who has one of baseball's most endearing stories. As a kid caught spraying graffiti outside Yankee Stadium in 1973, Negron was given a second chance by George Steinbrenner and made a Yankee bat boy. Mentored by icons like Reggie Jackson, Billy Martin, and Thurman Munson, Negron went from the streets of the Bronx to becoming a pro baseball prospect drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now a prolific children's book author and film producer who has worked with Hollywood legends, Negron serves as the Community Affairs Advisor for the New York Yankees, ensuring veteran players and rookies promote the club's tradition of pride and inspiration by visiting sick kids and supporting inner-city youth.

This year for Valentine's Day, skip the corner store bouquets and mass-produced cards and make a plan to head out to Lawton and pick from a selection of lovely, original art and jewelry from Native makers. The Valentine's Day Extravaganza this Saturday at the Comanche Nation Complex promises dozens of vendor booths and an array of delicious food options. The event's organizer, Martha Negron, joins the podcast to talk about what will be available for purchase, the work it takes to pull off an event like this, and her own Wild Spirit's Native Boutique label (which will have a booth present on that day).    Also on this week's podcast, the editors share some of their favorite Oklahoma date destinations, podvents crush it, and a special surprise at the very end. You don't want to miss it! 

Calling him a wizard with an ink needle is barely scratching the surface of Nico Negron's skills when it comes to tattooing. I may not have any tattoos, but his art speaks for itself. We talk tattoos, trends, and how every industry deals with business. Turns out tattooing and real estate aren't that different! Sell your house, land or commercial property on: https://handsomehomebuyer.com/ Follow us on: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@handsome_homebuyer Twitter: https://twitter.com/handsome_hb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handsome_homebuyer/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/handsome_homebuyer/ Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/charles-weinraub-94376116b --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charles-weinraub/message

This week on the Live to Walk Again podcast we had the pleasure of speaking with Bailey Negron who is a Spinal Cord Injury Survivor, and an SCI Advocate. We discussed the car accident that left her paralyzed with a spinal cord injury, the miraculous recovery she had, and the pitfalls she had to deal with because of the lack of the security net for people dealing with SCI. We also spoke about mental health after dealing with his injury, the courage to share her story on social media, and couch surfing with a spinal cord injury. Connect with Bailey at her social media links below!!! And please listen, like, rate, review, and share the podcast!!! We're just trying to find a cure for paralysis!!! Bailey Negron: IG: @blessedbailey305 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bailey.negron YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@blessedbailey3

In this special mid-week edition of our show - Martin Negron, the young entrepreneur who, along with his father, created Duzter Armor checks back in to share some amazing updates after their first year on the market. Their invention, Duzter Armor, has acquired the official nod for use in NHL games, and their product range now includes junior sizes. To recap our original conversation with Martin - this isn't just your run-of-the-mill protective garment; Duzter Armor offers an added layer of safety, extending its cut-resistant coverage to the neck, arms, and even the vulnerable Achilles area. Following the journey of Martin's entrepreneurship, he shares the invaluable lessons he has learnt along the way and how the bond he shares with his father is a testament to their dedication and teamwork as they navigated the challenges of creating a unique product and running a business. Martin, beyond sharing the practicalities of Duzter Armor, also dives into the heart of its creation- ensuring safety for young hockey players. We encourage our listeners to consider Duzter Armor not just for its style and comfort, but most importantly, for the safety it provides - find it online at https://duzter.com/.If you enjoyed this episode please feel free to let us know by leaving us a 5 Star review on your preferred podcast network or a comment on social media which you can follow here: linktr.ee/WeLiveHockey For more content from your favorite Hockey Podcasting Line, follow Lee MJ Elias, Christie Casciano Burns, and Michael Bonelli on all social platforms and feel free to email our team at Team@OurKidsPlayHockey.com! OurKidsPlayHockey.com

Nos sentamos a hablar con Weslie Negron de la Banda Moths que en octubre tiene su gira por USA y terminando en La respuesta en Santurce. Degustamos la Galaxy 2ways de Collective Arts y después la BREWA BUNGA COVE de Boulevard nos explotó la cabeza! Subscríbete a GW5 Network https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_IW8iAm6gBBVVLbqSWsgrA Busca tu pinta en nuestra tienda  https://teespring.com/es/stores/the-birra-lounge En todas las plataformas de podcast 'The Birra Lounge' Buscamos en IG y FB @thebirralounge y a Mr. Birra en @onixortiz #birra #cerveza #podcast #thebirralounge #gw5network #gw5studios #entrevista

Join us this week for the fourth message in our series, "First Things First," with Guest Speaker, Judah Negron.

Bump and Stacy break down last night's tough loss with Mariners Insider Shannon Drayer, they look at the causes of the M's losing skid with Seattle Sport's own Brandon Gustafson, and they look at the Mariners base running strategy with Mariners First Base Coach Kristopher Negron. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Christ alone we are called to Rejoice! here's a couple of questions to consider as you listen to this week's Message. When was the last time I rejoiced in Jesus Christ alone? How has running into Jesus changed your life?What is the first thing that comes to mind when asked: Who are you?We are New Life Philly,  a church in the Olney section of North Philly that prioritizes Real People. Real. Love. and Real Hope. We do this by Pursuing God Together by making disciples of all nations through equipping each member, serving in ministry, connecting in community, and engaging our neighbors. We'd love to connect with you https://newlifephilly.churchcenter.com/people/forms/224507Would you like Prayer today? https://newlifephilly.churchcenter.com/people/forms/382423

Matthew Negron is the president of Dauphin, a prestigious furniture manufacturer based out of Germany with a focus on ergonomics. Beginning from the position of design engineer and developing his own department, Matthew expanded into project management and catalog build-outs. Matthew speaks to the benefits of "intrapreneurship" and mentorship and how both of those have provided him with the skills and knowledge to succeed in the industry today. Listen in to hear more about how he is driving change in the contract interiors industry and the big things that can be expected to come from Dauphin in the years to come. In this episode: [01:08] Welcome to The Trend Report![01:33] Meet my guest, Matthew Negron, and learn about how he got started in the furniture industry.[04:52] Matthew's draw to teaching.[08:47] How Matthew approaches sustainability in his lectures.[10:13] The history of Dauphin and where it is today.[15:10] Matthew's history at Dauphin and how he became one of the youngest presidents in the company's history.[21:22] The big takeaways from Matthew's journey with Dauphin.[24:18] What lead to Matthew becoming a HiP finalist at NeoCon 2023.[28:34] The importance that mentorship has played in Matthew's life and how he pays it forward.[35:17] We are always growing and evolving as professionals and as people.[36:03] How Matthew grows and develops while managing everything.[39:10] What is Matthew reading right now?[41:05] What is Matthew listening to for education and inspiration?[42:36] Final thoughts from Matthew.[43:52] Thanks for joining us today!Links & Resources: Support the Trend ReportThink Like A Monk by Jay ShettyHOW TO MAKE FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE: A Comprehensive Guide to Making Friends, Building Connections, and Achieving Success by Michael LonesConnect with Matthew:DauphinLinkedIn | Instagram | PinterestConnect with Sid:www.sidmeadows.comEmbark CCT on FacebookSid on LinkedInSid on InstagramSid on YouTubeSid on Clubhouse - @sidmeadowsThe Trend Report introduction music is provided by Werq by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4616-werq License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chris pulls out the recording equipment after a Sunday morning training session in the humid Florida heat and sits down with ATT students Jonathan Negron and Tristan Moreno to discuss Jonathan's background and experiences both on and off the mat. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support

Domitilo Negron Garcia 939-239-0892 Hoy dialogamos con el profesor de arte en La Fundación Walter McK Jones,  el señor Domitilo Negron Garcia. Ha sido colector de fotografía histórica del pueblo de Villalba, autor del libro "Villalba Ayer y Hoy". El director de La Fundación Walter McK Jones ubicada en el pueblo de Villalba, Puerto Rico es el Dr. Rigoberto Rodríguez Roche. El profesor Domitilio Negron Garcia nos relata su historia y pasion por la educacion.  https://www.mckjones.org/  Donaciones a la escuela Walter Mck Jones...  Puede comunicarse con la institucion; Apartado 1200 Villalba, PR  00766    

This week, we have two guests, Dr. Magdalena Barrera and Dr. Genevieve Negron Gonzalez who share their experience in academia and discuss their new co-authored book, The Latinx Guide to Grad School.  Dr. Magdalena Barrera is an author, educator, and university leader with 18 years of experience in higher education. A former first-generation college student, she is an expert in diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly within Hispanic Serving Institutions. Dr. Genevieve Negron Gonzalez is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of San Francisco. She is an interdisciplinary scholar of education and immigration.  In this episode we go over: Dr. Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales' upbringing on the US-Mexico border, her involvement in political activism, and grad school path. Dr. Magdalena Barrera's experience growing up in the Midwest and her mother's influence in her pursuing higher ed. They both share an inside look on what it was like collaborating on the book project from start to finish and how collaboration can enhance the quality and impact of academic work.  You can purchase a copy of their book here and contact them at magdalena.barrera@sjsu.edu and gnegrongonzales@usfca.edu. Follow me on your favorite social media platforms: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for my ⁠⁠⁠free email newsletter ⁠⁠⁠to learn more about grad school, sustainable productivity, and personal development Get my free 15-page ⁠⁠⁠Grad School Femtoring Resource Kit ⁠⁠⁠ To download episode transcripts and access more resources, go to my website: ⁠⁠⁠https://gradschoolfemtoring.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠  *The Grad School Femtoring Podcast is for educational purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for therapy or other professional services.* --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gradschoolfemtoring/message

The Negron duo of Chris & Sean is back to discuss men's flyweight and all of the women divisions. 

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The boys are joined by voice actor and comic nerd Ryan Negron where they are talking all about growing up in the arts, moving all around America and making his dreams come true.As always make sure you support the podcast by giving us a 5 star rating and subscribing to us on Apple Podcast, it really helps us out in the algorithms. You can also listen on all other podcast platforms by clicking the link below:https://pod.link/levelingupbanksAlso, make sure you subscribe to the YouTube channel where we post a brand new video everyday and upload the video portion of this episode on Friday. You can find that by clicking the link below:https://www.youtube.com/c/LevelingUpwithBenjaminBanksSupport the show

Giovanni Negron-Garcia is the CEO/Owner of GioEffect Life Coaching and Public Speaking, LLC. Giovanni was born and raised in Reading, PA, a city defined by crime, poverty, and corruption. Giovanni is caring, ambitious, and energetic. Throughout his journey, Giovanni encountered numerous battles with his mental and physical health. Giovanni reached a weight of 366 lbs, which set the course of his life ending by the age of 35. Through discipline and soul searching, Giovanni reclaimed his health and lost over 200 lbs in less than a year! Giovanni claims that he had to redefine his passion and purpose to share his gifts with the world and proclaim the glory he almost lost. Mr. Negron-Garcia has become an inspiration around the nation, as he displays his message of "Go.Inspire.Others". Giovanni believes everyone has a gift to share with the world that will contribute to their legacy.  Mr. Negron-Garcia helps underprivileged professionals achieve their goals and dreams based on their career aspirations.  @gioeffect_llc goinspireothers.com #giovanninegrongarcia #gioeffect #motivationalspeaker #author #speaker #weightloss #mentalhealth #physicalhealth #tsc #gogetit  Social Media Links Youtube Channel youtube.com/c/ChipBakerTheSuccessChronicles LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/in/chipbakerthesuccesschronicles Facebook- Profile https://www.facebook.com/tscchipbaker Facebook- Page facebook.com/chipbakertsc Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chipbakertsc/ Twitter twitter.com/chipbaker19 TikTok tiktok.com/@chipbakertsc Linktree https://linktr.ee/ChipBakerTSC Online Store http://chip-baker-the-success-chronicles.square.site/ Chip Baker- The Success Chronicles Podcast https://anchor.fm/chip-baker

Wednesday's last hour starts with a visit from Mariners first base coach Kristopher Negron. Later in the hour Bump and Stacy get the breaking news that M's starter Robbie Ray will miss the rest of the season after undergoing flexor tendon surgery. What does this mean for the Mariners' rotation going forward? They answer that to finish off the day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Tune in as Michael Jamin talks with his good friend, actor Rick Negron who plays King George in Hamilton. Discover what he has to say about being the first Latino King George, doing his first show in his home country of Puerto Rico alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda who was acting as Hamilton, and his overall Hamilton touring and acting career experience.Show NotesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rick_negron/?hl=enIMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0624508/?ref_=nmmi_mi_nmIBDB: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/rick-negron-107348The Spokesman-Review: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/apr/28/youll-be-back-in-playing-king-george-iii-in-hamilt/Michael's Online Screenwriting Course - https://michaeljamin.com/courseFree Screenwriting Lesson - https://michaeljamin.com/freeJoin My Watchlist - https://michaeljamin.com/watchlistAutomated Transcript:Rick Negron (00:00:00):That's still the case nowadays for a lot of young dancers and, and musical theater types. They go to New York and they take dance classes and they take voice lessons, and they take acting classes, and they get that picture and resume ready, and they go to open calls. And if you're talented and you're lucky sometimes you, you get an equity show, a, a union show from an open call. It's tough. And you have to, you have to hit that pavement. And sometimes, you know, getting to know, being in the right place at the right time. I, I, I was mentioning to you before that I, I booked this H B O commercial and I met more a dancer on that show who said, Hey, you'd be right for the show. And one of the guys is leaving the show and they're having auditions at the theater, and you should go. And that's how I got my first Broadway show.Michael Jamin (00:00:50):You're listening to Screenwriters. Need to hear this with Michael Jamin.Michael Jamin (00:00:58):Hey everyone, it's Michael Jamin. Welcome to Screenwriters. Need to hear this. If you are an aspiring theatrical actor, I got a present for you and we're gonna unwrap him right now. And his name is Rick Negron. And he's been my buddy for many years. He's at my wedding. We go back, Rick. Now Rick is most famous for probably, he's done a ton of stuff though, but he's probably most famous for playing the role of king George in the touring company of Hamilton, which he's been doing for four years. But he's done a ton of Broadway stuff. We're gonna talk about him. He's also done voices. I didn't know this, but he was also he does vo he did some voices in Red Dead Redemption as well as grand Theft Auto, which I wanna know all about that as well. But mostly I wanna talk about his incredible theatrical acting career. Rick, thank you so much. Thank you so much for . ForRick Negron (00:01:47):What? Michael Jamin? I'm in the room. I'm, I'm in the room where it happens, man.Michael Jamin (00:01:52):, this is the room. This, what people don't realize is that I recorded some of this and I bone, I didn't, I didn't record, so, yeah. And this is, this is part two of our interview. I had a record over cuz I wasn't recording. StuffRick Negron (00:02:03):Happens. And you know what, Michael, you, you and I can talk till the cows come home. This is not a problem.Michael Jamin (00:02:09):This Rick's great guy, and he's gonna tell us all about. I, I, I had, so there's so much I wanted to get outta you, but first of all, what I, we were talking about is, you've been doing Hamilton, you've been King George and Hamilton, the first Latino King George, I might say, which is a big deal. And so yeah, you've been touring the country from city to city, and I kind of really wanted to talk to you about like, what is your, what is your day like when you go up on stage, you know, what are you doing before, what you're doing all before that, before you got on stage, because it's a, you've been done. How many performances have you said you're done? This,Rick Negron (00:02:44):I'm over 900 easily. I'm close to like nine 50. I, I, I don't count 'em, but every time the, the company management has like, oh, this is our 900th performance, I just kind of go, well, I've only missed maybe about between vacations and days that I've been sick. Maybe I've missed 30 at the most over a four year period. , that's, I've, I've done a lot of performancesMichael Jamin (00:03:11):And, and we were talking about this and your character, like I, I've, I hate to make you repeat it, but how do you get, like, how do you get psyched up before each show when you do that many shows? How are you, what's your process before you, you run on stage?Rick Negron (00:03:27):Well, this, this character is a real gift in the sense that it's beautifully written. Mm-Hmm. , it's just three songs. honestly, Uhhuh . I'm on stage for a little over 10 minutes, but it's so well written that if I just hook into the words of, of the songs, I got 'em. Uhhuh you. I, I, I can, I can hook my myself into that myself, into that character very easily, just with the words. But the other gift is that I have time to get ready. So when every, when the show, when we are at places and the show starts, that's when I get my wig on. Mm-Hmm. I still have 15 minutes to do some vocal warmups and get dressed. And are youMichael Jamin (00:04:12):To being like tea with lemon? What are you sit, what are you doing that day?Rick Negron (00:04:16):Nah, nah. I, I mean, I'm not a huge tea guy unless, unless I'm having some vocal distress. And then I do like a nice warm tea with honey and lemon if I'm, if, if my voice is a little wonky or my throat's a little sore. But the main thing for me for vocal capacity is sleep. If I get less than seven hours, my voice suffers. If I eat a lot of cheese and dairy, that's gonna be a lot of gunk on the vocal courts.Michael Jamin (00:04:45):But if you're nervous the nightRick Negron (00:04:46):BeforeMichael Jamin (00:04:47):Hmm. But if you're nervous, if you have, if you get stage nerves and you can't sleep the night before , right? I mean, no. Are you, are you beyond that?Rick Negron (00:04:55):Yeah, I'm beyond that. I mean, I've been in the business long enough that, that I, I get nervous. Uhhuh and God knows, I was nervous the first time I did the show in front of an audience in Puerto Rico of all places. Right. That's where we opened, right. With Lynn Manuel Miranda back in the role of Hamilton after being a away from it for a few years. That was a dream job because I'm from Puerto Rico and I literally went back homeMichael Jamin (00:05:23):To a heroRick Negron (00:05:23):Welcome star and one of the biggest shows on Broadway with Lynn Manuel Miranda and me playing the king. Yeah. I was born like four blocks away from the theater that we were at. It was just crazy sauce. So yes, I was incredibly nervous opening night. And there was my wife, my sister-in-law, in the audience you know, yes. Really nervous. But did I lose sleep the night before? No. I slept like a baby. No, really? My nerves don't really hit me until I start putting on that costumeMichael Jamin (00:05:51):. Really? Yeah. I see. I would imagine to me, I mean, I know it's a big deal to be star of a movie, but to me this to me seems like a bigger deal. What you, what you're doing in terms of, it seems like a you are lead in this giant freaking play that, I mean, one of the biggest plays, you know, of our, of our time on. Seriously. Yeah. Yeah. And you are these, you play this character who the minute he walks on stage, the place goes nuts cuz you hit a home run and then you walk out, you're the home run guy. Exactly. Bye. Hello. No. ExpectRick Negron (00:06:21):Bye. And by the way, no expectation. I'd literally walk on stage and the place goes bananas. And I haven't saidMichael Jamin (00:06:26):A word. Right. They love you before. You haven't even said anything. I mean, what a huge, I don't know. I just think this is like, I don't know, if I were an aspiring actors, that would be the part. I don't see how you, I don't know how, where you go from here, Rick Rick Negron (00:06:41):. It's all downhillMichael Jamin (00:06:43):.Rick Negron (00:06:45):No, I guess listen, it, the beauty of it is also that I've had this really long career mm-hmm. and, you know, I started out as a chorus boy on Broadway and then worked myself into understudy and then did some roles. And then finally at, at a ripe old age. I've gotten this great job and I've really, I'm at the point in my life where I'm really enjoying it. Yeah. I'm enjoying the process. I'm enjoying the traveling cuz I, I, I've toured some, but I haven't toured a lot. And this tour has been to some really great cities all on the west coast up and down the west coast. Yeah, the mountain west. In the winter I got some snowboarding in, in Salt Lake City, Denver. I,Michael Jamin (00:07:33):Where are you supposed to do that with you if you break your leg?Rick Negron (00:07:36):Yeah, I'm not supposed to do that. Can we delete that from the podcast? ? We can take that out. . It's in the past. I don't care. Okay. I, I stayed on the bunny slopes. I Right. I really took it easy. But then we spent summer in Canada, which was amazing. I was up in Calgary in the summer and went up to band for the first time in my life. And my wife, Leslie, who you know well, came up to visit and we stayed on Emerald Lake and I just spent two months in Hawaii. So this tour has just been amazing. Well, it started out in Puerto Rico, as I said, right. For a month with Manuel Miranda. And then we went to San Francisco and sat for a, a year in San Francisco. So I got to live in San Francisco Right. For a year and experienced that incredible city until the pandemic. And then we shut down for a year and four months before we started up again.Michael Jamin (00:08:27):And then, and then So how did you start? We, how did you start? Like, you know, take me back. I know you, I know you were, take me back to when you were a child. Did you, I mean, this is, did you dream of being a Broadway star like this? Like, what happened? Who, who dreams of that? Like who, how, I mean, you all dream of that, but who achieves it, I guess?Rick Negron (00:08:46):Well, a lot of people do. A lot of people do. And, and, and not everybody has the path that I had, but some of us get bitten by the bug early on. And I got bitten by the bug when I was 10. Right. And my mom was the drama teacher at school. And I guess I blame her for everything. But this mustMichael Jamin (00:09:06):Be the be like, you must be the, the crowning achievement in her, in her in her life.Rick Negron (00:09:12):Yeah. She's, but I did, she's pretty proud. And I have ano another sister who also went in into theater and and so the whole family kind of w it was the family thing we all sang. Right. we all did mu mu musicals in the local community theater and children's theater. So it was a family thing for us growing up. But I'm the one that sort of got bitten hard. And then I got involved, like at 14 mm-hmm. a choreographer. I was doing a, a mu a children's theater show, said, Hey, you've got some talent as a dancer. Come take, I'll give you a scholarship at my little dance school. And so after school at 14, I would go take ballet, jazz, tap and acrobatics after school with Susan Cable, who luckily was a great dance teacher. She had been a, a chorus person on Broadway.(00:10:05):Wow. And, and, and that's what, how I started in my dance career. And then it kind of took off. And by the time I got to college I thought I was gonna be a, a concert dancer. I was in college, I was sort of groomed to, to, to possibly go into the Paul Taylor Dance company. And I actually was not on scholarship. I was a intern with a Paul Taylor dance company for a while until I realized I'm making no money. I'm working super hard and I've always wanted to be on Broadway. That was my realMichael Jamin (00:10:42):Dream. So those people don't interchange those concert dancers. Don't, they don't.Rick Negron (00:10:46):Some do it. Usually the concert dancers, if they can sing.Michael Jamin (00:10:52):Right.Rick Negron (00:10:54):Will, will sort of move into the musical theater world and sometimes move back into the concert dance world. One of the great concert dancers of all time who I met when he was super young, Desmond Richardson mm-hmm. he was a lead dancer with the Alban AI company for many, many, many years. I mean a God in the dance world. And now he owns his own owns, he runs his own dance company, complexions. And he's a great choreographer. And he was in the bad video with me back in the day with Michael Jackson. Right.Michael Jamin (00:11:30):So Rick was in the, I should say for the, I don't wanna gloss over this. Rick. Rick was in the a dance for, in the Michael Jackson's bad video directed by Martin Scorsese. Yeah. Was Quincy Jones produced?Rick Negron (00:11:41):Yeah, 1985. I was, I was a chorus dancer at the time. I was in I was doing my second Broadway show. The mystery of Evan, Dr. My dance captain was Rob Marshall. went on to direct Chicago, the movie and many other movies since then. And, and while I was doing the show, there was this audition for the bad video and yeah, it was, it was really surreal. I took vacation from, from the Broadway show to do the video and, and, and got to meet Michael who was really sort of like, it was two people in that body. I mean, he was super shy and, and sort of very reserved, but the minute the cameras went on it, he was, he became somebody else. Right. And he was a perfectionist. 25 takes sometimes e every setup. And Scorsese was famous for just burning through film. Easy 20 Takes the video was supposed to shoot for two weeks, and I think it went for four. And this is a music video. It was the first SAG music video at the time, by the way.Michael Jamin (00:12:44):Really?Rick Negron (00:12:45):Anyway, Desmond Richardson was a young dancer at the time. There were a lot of young New York dancers in, in that show. And he famously went into the Avid Ailey company, but then he also worked on Fosse the Musical. And he also worked on Chicago. The, the movie with me. I, I got to work on Chicago, the movie cuz I had this great relationship with Rob Marshall and, and I was invited to audition. I didn't get, the dancers don't usually just get the job. You still have to come in and audition. Right. But even though, you know, the people involved it just is the way it is. And, and there was, and, and Desmond and, and I, we bump into each other all the time and we have so many memories. You know, going back 20, what is that, 85? 1985 was the bad video.(00:13:35):And I, I still bump into 'em. I I've been into 'em at the opening of the new USC school a few years ago. The School of Dance there at usc, the Kaufman School of Dance, I think it's called. But anyway yeah, people go in in from the dance world into musical theater and they go back and forth. Not a lot. Actually. We have one member of our, our of our of our Hamilton company, Andrew who was a modern dancer in the dance world and then moved into musical theater. And,Michael Jamin (00:14:04):But you were telling me how, and this is kind of important cause people are gonna be like, well, how do I break in? And you were, I mean, what, as you were explaining, it's like, it's basically you had this, you were just, you were in the circle, you were just there, and then things le one thing leads to enough simply because you put yourself there. Right. So how did you, what was your first break? How did you get that? I mean,Rick Negron (00:14:24):Every, everybody, everybody has a, a different story about first breaks. And when I was starting out, it was really different. Things have changed, you know, in all these years. Now, if you go to the right school, you can get into the right you know casting director workshop. And they see, oh, really? You, and, and maybe you get an agent out of that workshop and, and you know, it's, it, when I started out it, that wasn't the case when I started out. You go to New York, you start taking dance class at all the big dance studios where all the other Broadway dancers are taking dance class mm-hmm. . And then you pick up Backstage. Mm-Hmm. newspaper, and you go to the open equity calls for every show. I remember my first open equity call was for cats, the national tour, right after Cats had opened on Broadway.(00:15:14):And I, I had four callbacks. I got really close to booking cats, but I didn't. And and I just kept going to open calls. And that's still the case nowadays for a lot of young dancers and, and musical theater types. They go to New York and they take dance classes and they take voice lessons and they take acting classes and they get that picture and resume ready and they go to open calls. And if you're talented and you're lucky sometimes you, you get an equity show, a a union show from an open call. It's tough. And you have to, you have to hit that pavement. And sometimes, you know, getting to know, being in the right place at the right time. I, I, I was mentioning to you before that I, I booked this H B O commercial and I met one, a dancer on that show who said, Hey, you'd be right for the show. And one of the guys is leaving the show and they're having auditions at the theater and you should go. And that's how I got my first Broadway show by somebody suggesting that I go audition and I showed up at the theater and auditioned. And that night I got the job. And that's how I got my first Broadway show. The moreMichael Jamin (00:16:24):People, you know, the more you work, the more you hear andRick Negron (00:16:27):The more you Exactly. Yeah. You're in the mix. You have to in be in the mix and you have to network. And nowadays that involves, as you know social media and getting, getting followers and, and and, and putting out videos of yourself, singing and putting out videos of yourself, dancing and putting out videos of yourself, acting. I mean there's all that stuff that's going on now that wasn't going on when I started. But is, is is the new reality of how do you get into the business really. Okay. And, and when young, when young people ask me how, you know, how do I get started? And I say, well, in your hometown, get involved. Do the, do the school musicals, but get involved with the community theater. In any way you can. If, if you want to be an actor, but you know, there isn't a role for you do the work on the sets.(00:17:19):I worked on sets in community theater. Mm-Hmm. , I helped my mom. She, she was makeup artist too. And so I helped with makeup and I, I did lights. I, you know, I did all kinds of stuff just to be in the room. Right. Just to see other people work, to, to network, to meet people. And and I'm glad I did because I kind of know my way around all the different elements of theater. You know, I know what Alico is. I know, you know what all the different microphones are that they use in theater. And I, I always, I always befriend the crew. I think , as an actor, we can tend to be insular andMichael Jamin (00:17:57):Oh reallyRick Negron (00:17:58):Hang out with just the actors. I hang out with the crew. The crew knows what's up. Uhhuh , the crew knows where the good, the good bars are in town. They, you know, the crew is, and, and they're the ones that watch your back. When you're on the road.Michael Jamin (00:18:13):Now you were explaining to me the, and I didn't know the difference between, cuz you as the king, king, king George, you have two understudies, but there's also swing actors. Explain to me how that all works.Rick Negron (00:18:24):So in the show, you usually, you have the ensemble, which is what we used to call the chorus. Yeah. And then you have the leads. And in the ensemble you usually have two male swings and two female swings. So those individuals are not in the show nightly, but they literally understudy all the f the, the females understudy, all the females and the males understudy. All the males. And that's usually a case. They have two male and two female. In Hamilton, we have four female swings and four male swings. I think I'm right. Three or four. We have a lot. And that's because Hamilton is such a, a beast of a show. It's so hard. Physically. People get injured, people get tired.Michael Jamin (00:19:06):It's like being a professional athlete. It's no different.Rick Negron (00:19:08):Yeah. Yeah. And you're doing it eight times a week. And after a year it's repetitive motion for a lot of dancers. Oh. So I always tell those dancers, don't just do the show. Go, go and do yoga. Go do a dance class cuz you have to work your muscles a different way. Otherwise you're gonna get repetitive motion injuries. Wow. You know, like the same person that that screws on the, you know, back in the day when they screwed down the, the toothpaste cap every day that those muscles every day, all day long are gonna get messed up.Michael Jamin (00:19:37):But do they have like a trainer or doctor on set at all times?Rick Negron (00:19:40):We have a personal train PT, physical therapist right on tour with us. Most heavy dance shows will have that on tour. Because they need, they need the upkeep. The dancers, especially in this show work so hard. They, they need somebody to help them recover from injury. And, and just keep their bodies tuned up.Michael Jamin (00:20:04):And so let's say you get, you're in Hamilton, let's say you're, you're a swing or whatever, but, and then you're on tour, they what, give you a per diem? Or do they put you up in housing? How, like what is the, what is that really like to be?Rick Negron (00:20:15):So let me I'm, I'm gonna finish the whole understudy thing because Oh yeah. You have the swings and then you have the understudies, which are people in the chorus who understudy the leads. But then you also have standbys. And the standbys aren't in the show. Right. But they're backstage and they understudy anywhere between 2, 3, 4, 4 different characters. And so at the drop of the hat, they can say, Hey, you're on tonight for Burr, or you're on tonight for Hamilton. It, it can happen five minutes before the show. You can know way in advance cuz you know that character's going on vacation and stage management has told you, oh, you're gonna do the first five of, of, of the, of the vacation or the first four and somebody else is gonna do the other four. So you may know ahead of time and you can ask or tell your friends and family to come see you do that role. Right. Cause you know, ahead of time. But many times you, you find out last minute that somebody is sick or, or doesn't fe or hurt their knee or whatever. Or even in the middle of the show, sometimes somebody will twist an ankle and boom, we have a new bur in act two. It, it's, it's happened not a lot, but it's happened often enough that the understudies come in, warmed up and ready to go.Michael Jamin (00:21:26):But you explained to me even before every performance, even though you've done the same freaking songs for 900 times, you still mentally prepare yourself. You go through, you rehearse each, each song that you go through. So you walk yourself through it. But I can't even imagine if, like, if you, how do you prepare yourself for four different roles possibly. You know, like how do you do that? It's like you, it'sRick Negron (00:21:49):Crazy. Yeah. They, they, I know some of them will go over like difficult passages in the show because there's, there's moments in the show, like for Lafayette he's got in guns and ships. He's got some, some rap that are so fast. Yeah. That I, I know the understudies will go over those, what, what we called the, the, the moments when you can trip up. You go over those moments before you go on, but the rest of you can't go through the entire show. Right. Just pick and choose those moments where you can like go backstage and just go over your words and make sure they're, they're, you know, under your belt. I go over my words because I sing the same tune three times, but with different lyrics. Right. And the, and the trap is to sing the wrong lyric in the wrong song, which I had done. And it's, there's nothing more embarrassing and gut wrenching than to sing the wrong lyric in the wrong song. And you just have to find your way back. And it, they call it walking into the white room. And because literally what does that will happen and your mind will, your mind will explode, your armpits will explode with sweat. Your eyeballs will get this big, your throat will dry. It is flight or flight or flight moment.Michael Jamin (00:23:07):Yeah. AndRick Negron (00:23:08):It's so hard to, to like try to grasp the right lyric. And, and you're in, you're literally in a white room. Yeah. And you're going, oh shit. How, how do I get back?Michael Jamin (00:23:20):Right.Rick Negron (00:23:21):And for me it's a little easier cuz my song is nice and slow, but can you imagine being Hamilton and you're rapping a mile a minute and you go into the white roomMichael Jamin (00:23:29):And do you guys talk about that? OhRick Negron (00:23:32):Yeah. Yeah. Famously on Broadway, there, there, there was a something called Burst Corner. Uhhuh which was, I, I forget who started it, but I think , they, they told 'em not to do it anymore. It was something where they post on Instagram or Facebook. Oh. so-and-so, you know, said this instead of what they should have said, you know, basically coming out and, and owning your faux PAs during a live show. Right. I remember when I did Manda La Mancha with Robert Gole on tour. He used to make up lyrics sometimes. And we, and one of the guys in the show started jotting them down. And at the end of the tour, they basically roasted him at a, at the closing night party with all the lyrics that he made up throughout, throughout the entire thing. And he was not amused.Michael Jamin (00:24:20):He was not amused. I was gonna say, IRick Negron (00:24:23):Was not amused with that one. Okay. But my favorite faux pod of his was we were in Nashville and he started singing Impossible Dream. And he's sang to dream the Impossible Dream to fight the unat of a fo to carry Moonbeams home in a jar.Michael Jamin (00:24:41):And there was like, what?Rick Negron (00:24:44):That's a big Crosby song. Oh, funny. Carry Moon Beams Home in a Jar. It's an old Bing Cosby song. And he just pulled that lyric outta nowhere and inserted it into the impossible dream. And everybody backstage just went,Michael Jamin (00:24:59):What do he say? Oh my God. That's hilarious.Rick Negron (00:25:03):But you know, I I'm, I'm, I might be roasting Robert Gole at the moment, but everybody's had those moments. Yeah. Especially in Hamilton, it happens cuz the, the words are coming fast and furious and boy, if you miss that train or you screw up, oh, it's hard to get back on.Michael Jamin (00:25:18):And I imagine ifRick Negron (00:25:20):You do, everybody does. Everybody, if youMichael Jamin (00:25:21):Do it one too many times, are you looking at unemployment?Rick Negron (00:25:24):Mm-Hmm. ? No. Really? No. Yeah. I mean, nobody does it one too many times. Uhhuh, . I mean, some understudies have more bumps in the road than others. Uhhuh. . But you, you, you know, we give them a lot of grace because being an understudy is really hard. Yeah. And so when somebody's honest and understudy you, everybody has their, their, their side view mm-hmm. just because they, they might be in the wrong spot in a certain moment or cross a little differently than the usual guy. So you just have to have some grace. Don't get upset if they're in the wrong spot. You know, just maybe nudge them a little bit or pull them or, or, or just watch out for them and don't bump into them because, you know, somebody is on. I, because I've understudied so many in so many shows, I have a lot of empathy for, for understudies and swings and, but I, I, I don't, in my experience, and I've been in a ton of shows, I haven't been around somebody who's messed up so much that they've got gotten fired. Usually when somebody's not up for the task creatives know during rehearsals that they're not cutting it. Uhhuh . And then so somebody will get, will get let go. Right. the only other time I, I remember somebody lost their voice and, and took time off and came back and lost their voice again. And it was just a situation where they couldn't do the job. Their voice just, wow. Their voice just couldn't ha hack it. And so, you know, those are tough and difficult moments. They don't happen often, but it happens.Michael Jamin (00:27:09):Wow. Yeah. And now you were also telling me, which I thought was fascinating, is that your character, because he's the king, you were talking, you know, how, how your character has evolved, you playing the same exact part has evolved over, over all these years of you playing it.Rick Negron (00:27:24):Yeah. It's, it's been a gift. I'm, I'm, you know, I've realized early on that theater really is my thing. Even though I did some TV and film when I moved to la I, I didn't, I didn't really love the work. Right. It sort of felt a little bit empty just in the sense that, you know, you sit in a trailer for hours and hours and then you get a couple of rehearsals and you shoot and you're done. And that's it. You know, and it's on, it's out there for posterity and you walk away from the, from the gig going, oh, I could have done this, I could have done that. But in theater, you get to redeem yourself every night. You know, if you screwed up the night before, you, you make it better the next night. And I love that about theater.(00:28:07):And and so for, for me I just get better over time and people say, oh, but don't you get tired eight times a week a year. I don't. I I like to, I like to tell people that it's, it's almost like being a potter. You have the same, you know, square block of clay and you're making that same pot. But every time you're doing something a little bit different and you're learning from the, the, the, yesterday when you made that pot, today you're making the same pot, but you learn something new, you discovered something new, making this pot, it's still the same pot, but you're, you may be doing a little filigree or a little curve here, or a little something different. So every night you get to shape this pot a little bit differently. And that's, for me, that's the, the beauty of it.(00:28:59):That's the challenge. I remember early on with, with this, with this character, I was in rehearsals and the the associate director Patrick Vassell said, you know, Rick, this is interesting. Most guys come in with a really large, over the top take on the king. Mm-Hmm. , you're coming in with a very spare low-key take on it. I mean, we're gonna build you up, which is usually not the case with this character. And build, build him up. Not make him bigger, but just give him more depth. Okay. And that was the rehearsal process for me. And then when I started working with Thomas Kale the, the director of Hamilton right before we opened in Puerto Rico, he said, the trick to this guy is to make him, make him as simple and as small as possible because the king can, with one finger kill a whole community. Right. Know, he just has to say, those people are gone and they're gone. So he doesn't have to do much. He has all this power. So that, that was like the best bit of information for me. And so the challenge is over time is to do less.Michael Jamin (00:30:14):Right. AndRick Negron (00:30:14):Still with all the homework that you've done and the character work that you've done, but do less. And I, and I was telling you this before, that you walk out on stage Yeah. And the audience goes crazy. And, you know, there's all this expectation and sometimes you get suckered in by this adoring audience to do more. Right. But you have to fight that feeling and do less. And that's,Michael Jamin (00:30:38):It sounds like though you got conflicting notes though. No. They directed the eight. Well,Rick Negron (00:30:43):I think because in rehearsal I was still sort of finding my way with him. Uhhuh . And instead of making this broad fabish character, which is how somebody who starts with King George and thinks, oh, I'm just gonna do this and make him big and fabish. Right. that's sort of a two-dimensional view of, of the king. And I came in with a lot of research about the guy and thinking, I, I, I don't wanna make him this two-dimensional caricature. Right. I really wanna make him a, a guy who is number one dangerousMichael Jamin (00:31:21):Uhhuh ,Rick Negron (00:31:21):Who has a lot of power and who, who is feeling jilted, but won't allow you, you can't break up with me. Right. I'm breaking up with you. You know, that kind, that kind of dynamic in this, in the first song specifically. And so I came in with that and he said, that's great. Now we're gonna just work and put more layers on him, but not necessarily make him bigger, but just give him more layers.Michael Jamin (00:31:52):Let me ask you the, because when you're in, when you say, you know, you're the analogy of making a pot, are you going into the performance thinking, I wanna try this today? Or are you so into character you forget and, and somehow it it organically arises?Rick Negron (00:32:10):I try to stay in, in the more organic realm.Michael Jamin (00:32:13):Uhhuh, ,Rick Negron (00:32:14):Because I think that's where the really good stuff is. The stuff that just pops out of you.Michael Jamin (00:32:20):But you can't make that happen. That's the problem. Yeah.Rick Negron (00:32:23):If, if, if I plan somethingMichael Jamin (00:32:26):Mm-Hmm.Rick Negron (00:32:26):, I, I feel like it, it feels fabricated a little bit. Right. And so I, I try not to, but sometimes I'll get a note from, we have a resident director that travels with us, and also sometimes the director or the associate director will show up to whatever city we're in and will watch the show and give us notes and say, you know, in this moment, maybe try this or try that. And so I really pay attention to those notes and I try to implement them, but I try not to I try not to quote unquote fabricate them or, or, or think too much on it. I try to, maybe, maybe the best thing that I can say is I'll tr I'll try on my own four or five different ways to achieve that note. Mm-Hmm. . Okay. I can, I can, I can make it more dangerous in this section if I lean into this word or if I, you know, take a pause or whatever it is. I'll come up with four or five different ways to get the note across and then let whatever which one pops out pops out when it, when I do the performance. So I give myself some choices. So I don't, so I don't get, I don't pigeonhole myself into a specific choice, which then feels fabricated and fake.Michael Jamin (00:33:51):Right. But do you ever get into the part and then n notice, oh, I, I just slipped out of it. I, I'm, I'm, I'm observing myself now. I'm not in the partRick Negron (00:34:00):Happens all the time.Michael Jamin (00:34:02):And what do you do? How do you get back inRick Negron (00:34:04):The words the text will save you for every writer out there. Thank you. Because the text will save you. You have to get back into, into what it is you're saying. When, whenMichael Jamin (00:34:16):You, but the words are in your head that you don't, you're not reading something, they're in your head.Rick Negron (00:34:19):You're in your head, but in your head. I've been doing this so long that I can be in the middle of my performance and going, Hmm. That wasn't good. Right. Like, I'll be criticizing myself while I'm doing it,Michael Jamin (00:34:31):But that's not good. Now you're out of character.Rick Negron (00:34:33):Now I'm out of character. Now I'm in my head. Right. And the first thing that I'll do is I'll, I'll bite something. I'll bite a word or I'll, I'll make a gesture. Or basically I'll snapped my myself out of that.Michael Jamin (00:34:47):Do it.Rick Negron (00:34:48):I guess. I didn't silence my phone.Michael Jamin (00:34:51):That's okay. So,Rick Negron (00:34:52):Interesting enough. That's, that's the resident director of Hamilton just texted me.Michael Jamin (00:34:57):. He can wait. It's not important.Rick Negron (00:34:59):No. She, she, luckily this is she. Yes. Better. Sherry Barber. Amazing director.Michael Jamin (00:35:05):So we that's my next question though. I wanna talk about that. But, so, all right. So you snap so you, you, you get back into it with a physical, something physical, a gesture or something.Rick Negron (00:35:14):Physical or, or, or, or vocal. Yeah. Or some different intention. Yeah. Just mix it up. Right. Mix it up. Yeah. Do something different that, that's gonna get you outta your head.Michael Jamin (00:35:27):Right. I mean, I mean, I would think that we, that way my fear is going up, going up, forgetting, oh, what, what's my line? Line? Oh,Rick Negron (00:35:34):It is, that's every actor's fear. And, and, and if anything keeps me nervous, it's that, it's the fear of, of messing up. But the, and people say, oh, how do you get over being nervous? And I always say, you, how, how do you get to Carnegie Hall? Yeah. Practice, practice, practice. Confidence comes from being, I can sing that song with another song, playing over a loud speaker. That's how well I know that song.Michael Jamin (00:36:04):Really. With another song playing. There'sRick Negron (00:36:05):Another song playing over the loud speaker. And I can sing my song while that song is playing. That's how much in the bones in my cell that song is. See, I just have to, I, I rehearse, rehearse, rehearse, rehearse, rehearse.Michael Jamin (00:36:18):Do you think it's possible to over rehearse?Rick Negron (00:36:21):Yeah.Michael Jamin (00:36:22):Uhhuh. . Yeah.Rick Negron (00:36:24):But I mean, for me, you know, every actor's different. For me, my comfort, what gives me my comfort zone is, and, and gives me confidence, is feeling like I, I know this inside out, left, right. I, I know ev Yeah, I know this. I got this Uhhuh . That's how I getMichael Jamin (00:36:46):There. But, but you don't feel that way in opening night cuz you haven't done it 900Rick Negron (00:36:49):Times. No, no, no. You haven't done it 900 times. So you just, you you, I go back to my yoga and I, I I do some deep breathing mm-hmm. and I try to focus on the intentions of the character. What is he trying to do?Michael Jamin (00:37:05):Do you, do you sometimes kick yourself? Like, do you feel like, oh, I wasn't in the Tonight Show. I was, I tried. I wasn't in it. I wasn't in it. OhRick Negron (00:37:14):Yeah. I walked out, I walk off stage sometimes and go, Ooh, that was terrible. Or whatev, you know, I'm, I'm my worst critic. Right. And sometimes I walk away and go, oh, that was good.Michael Jamin (00:37:26):Right. Because you're justRick Negron (00:37:27):Lost. I don't pat myself on the back as often as I should. Uhhuh , I'm usually more critical of myself. And, you know, and now I try, I try to not beat myself up as much as I used to. I try to be a little kinder to myself, but yeah, I totally walk away sometimes going, oh, that was, that was not your best.Michael Jamin (00:37:46): . And, and so these, these directors, like, what do they, what's their job? Because they didn't direct the show. The show has been choreographed. It's been directed. Now they're just jo they're just there every night to make sure it doesn't go off the rails.Rick Negron (00:37:59):Yeah. PrettyMichael Jamin (00:38:00):Much tune things.Rick Negron (00:38:01):Yeah. And the really good ones, like, like sh like our our resident director Sherry they're there to keep it fresh. And so she's constantly feeding you ideas. Hey, what, what if we do this? What if we do that? How about, how about, you know, and, and that's, she, she's great at bringing new ideas to something that we've been doing for four years,Michael Jamin (00:38:27):But I'm not sure how much I would wanna hear that if I were you. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, oh, I love it. This is what I You love that.Rick Negron (00:38:34):I love it. I love trying new stuff. I love messing about with that pot that I'm creating. Oh, what about, why, why don't you do a lip on, on, on the top? Oh, yeah, yeah. Do it. We'll curl out the lip on the top. I've never done that before. Right. Why don't we do that? You know, I did something a few months ago at the end of the song, the song I famously go, famously I should say the, the king famous famously says, and no, don't change the subject. And he points at somebody in the audience and he gets, he, it's a rare moment where he gets upset. Uhhuh . And that's, and, and if you've seen the Disney Plus, Jonathan Gruff famously just spits all over the place. It just is, it's, it's an explosion of saliva. And it's, it's a brilliant moment. I think. I think his take on the king is, is wonderful and he sings it so well. And and I usually point, they want you to usually point in sort of the same area of the, you can point anywhere, but they, they usually take point over here. And I always point over there, and one night, man, this is maybe about four or five months ago, one night at the end of the song, I went, I went,Michael Jamin (00:39:45):I'm watching youRick Negron (00:39:46):Uhhuh . Like, I pointed to my eyes and I pointed to that person who I had pointed to earlier in the song. And no, don't change the subject as if that's my one nemesis in the room. And I'm just saying, I'm watching you . And it got such a reaction, right. That I kept it, it's been my new little bit until I, until I decide I don't want to, or until, you know, the associate director walks in and goes, you know what? I don't like that thing that you do at the end, cut it. And I'm like, okay, it's gone. Right. Well, think of something else. You know, unless there, there's always, there's always something right. That I can think of. And that's, that's the fun part that I can always improve it, I can always make it better. I can always have fun with it.Michael Jamin (00:40:29):Hey, it's Michael Jamin. If you like my videos and you want me to email them to you for free, join my watch list. Every Friday I send out my top three videos. These are for writers, actors, creative types. You could unsubscribe whenever you want. I'm not gonna spam you and it's absolutely free. Just go to michaeljamin.com/watchlist.Michael Jamin (00:40:53):I'm surprised you, I mean, I, I would wa I'm curious like, but you allowing yourself to watch, you know, Jonathan Grots version as opposed, you know, is that, are you, do you, you know, what's that like, you know, cause character yoursRick Negron (00:41:08):Now. Yeah. I saw him do it originally on Broadway when I saw the show in previews. And then of course I saw him do the Disney Plus version. And then when we were in rehearsals in 2018 for our company, we were the third national tour to go out when we were in rehearsals, they said, oh, you you know, you can go stand back in the, at the back of the house at the Richard Rogers and watch the Broadway company. And at that point, the king was Ian I'm forgetting Ian's last name, but he's, I think he's still the king right now. He's been there for a long time. He's brilliant. Uhhuh as the king. And I watched him play the King while I'm in rehearsals for the King. Right. And for me, I wish I could see all the kings really? Because really they all do something different. And, and you, and, and the stuff that's really good. You wanna steal it, man. You wanna, but can you, I mean, love that,Michael Jamin (00:42:00):But can youRick Negron (00:42:00):Take it from the best baby steal from theMichael Jamin (00:42:02):Best stuff from the best.Rick Negron (00:42:04):Interesting. Yes. I mean, you gotta make it your own. You can't do the exact same thing. Right. But, but it, for me, it feeds me as an actor. I'm like, oh, what a cool idea. I should, I can do a version of that or Right. Or so. Oh, that makes me think of something else. You know, I, I I, yeah. I I love it. DoMichael Jamin (00:42:20):You get together and talk with the other kings at all? Yeah.Rick Negron (00:42:23):I've met the king that's on on Zoom, actually. I haven't met him in person, but the guy Peter Matthews who, who does the Angelica tour and he's been doing it for a while. Most of the Kings. It's a, it's a nice gig. So yeah, you stick around right. As long as you, you know, want to, or as long as they'll have you. Right. And Hamilton's been really great about, you know, letting us stay. But Peter Peter's really a funny guy and I haven't gotten to see his king because obviously I'm doing it at another part of the country while he's doing it. But I would love to see him play the King. Really. yeah. And Rory O'Malley, who played it here in la, he did the first national, he I think Tony Winter for book of Mormon. Fantastic guy. I met him in San Francisco when he came to see our company. I'd love to see his cane cuz he's a great singer and, you know, everybody's got their, their their take on him. And I, I find it fascinating to see what somebody does with, with this character.Michael Jamin (00:43:25):Right. Cuz there's so much, there's so much. Yeah. That's so much how much constantly reinvented fun,Rick Negron (00:43:29):Fun role and,Michael Jamin (00:43:30):But by still, but you still gotta remain true to what the words are and what the intention of the words. But it still can be interpreted while still being true to thoseRick Negron (00:43:38):Words. Which, which is the beauty of, of, of, of Hamilton and, and I give a lot of credit to the creative team, is that yes, you have to sing the words and sing the melody, but you get a lot of creative license to, to make it your own Uhhuh . And so if you see our company of Hamilton and then you see the Broadway company of Hamilton, it's almost like two different shows. Right. It's the same show. But because you have different actors in those roles, it's pretty remarkable the difference in the companies.Michael Jamin (00:44:10):And tell me a little bit more about some of the other Broadway and traveling, because you've had such a resume, man, such a resume.Rick Negron (00:44:17):. Well, you know, I, I started back in the eighties as a, as a Chorus Boy and, and doing some really cool shows. Man La Mancha, the Goodbye Girl, theMichael Jamin (00:44:27):GoodbyeRick Negron (00:44:27):Girl leader of the Pack. I, I did, I did In The Heights on Broadway Right. For a couple of years. That's when I, I actually did a workshop of In the Heights in 2005 with Li Manuel Miranda and the whole gang, and I got to meet them back then. So they've been good loyal friends since then. Yeah. And, and have kept me employed for many years. I hand, you know, hats off to them . Oh, I do have hair by the way, but it was kinda messy. So I put on my, my hat. YouMichael Jamin (00:44:58):Could have worn your wig, your powdered wigRick Negron (00:45:01):. Oh yeah. IMichael Jamin (00:45:02):Used to wear, Hey, I'm always in characterRick Negron (00:45:04):. Yeah, A actually I have I'm, I have a few weeks off right now, which is why I'm home in la Right. Because we just did Hawaii and, and the show had to pack up and, and be put on the ship to come back to the us So they shipped, the show changed and that's how we, how it got to Puerto Rico too, which is why it makes it kind of difficult to send those shows to the, the Islandss because they have to ship it.Michael Jamin (00:45:29):But even still, how long does it take to set up for them to build, you know, build the set?Rick Negron (00:45:36):Well the shipping of it took a, takes about two weeks.Michael Jamin (00:45:40):All right. But once you're,Rick Negron (00:45:41):But then once it all gets there, our crew can, can put the set up in day and a half.Michael Jamin (00:45:47):Wow. Okay.Rick Negron (00:45:48):It's, it's like, it's all been carefully crafted. It's like Lincoln Logs, everything fits together, butMichael Jamin (00:45:54):Stages are different sizes. That's what I don't understand.Rick Negron (00:45:57):Well, they ahead of time, the, the production management and, and, and, and company management, they sit together and they go, okay, these are the cities that we're doing, which is the smallest theater we're in Uhhuh , that, those are our dimensions. We can't, we can't get bigger than that.Michael Jamin (00:46:15):But you can put a smaller on a bigger, on a stage, you can put a small,Rick Negron (00:46:19):Yeah, yeah. And the show, I mean, the show was made for the Richard Rogers, which is a pretty small theater. I mean, it's an old 1920s Broadway theater, Uhhuh , that seats about 1300. So it's pretty small. And the stage backstage is kind of small too. So most of the theaters that we do on, that we go to on the road are much bigger than the Richer Rogers. Okay. So they just, you know, they just do black baffling on the sides and just make it more of a letter box. And it works. It works. As long as we're not in a place that's smaller than our set. And some shows have what they call a jump set, which means that while we're in one city, we have a, a second set that goes to the next city and gets built. And so that we close in, in Boise on a Sunday and we open in Salt Lake City on a, on a Tuesday, you know, but let's say one day.Michael Jamin (00:47:13):But let's say that you're doing a dance number and the stage is this big and your's, the dancer, you know. Okay. Six pace steps to get my next mark on a bigger stage. It's, isn't it more steps or No,Rick Negron (00:47:23):No, no, because you're, you're, regardless of the size of the stage you are set. It remains the same.Michael Jamin (00:47:30):Okay. So no one will go out of that.Rick Negron (00:47:32):Yeah, no. Yeah. We'll, we'll we'll never stretch it. Right. The set itself never gets stretched. If anything, the, the theater will come in with, with black you know what the, what they call the legs, those are, you know, a break a leg comes fromMichael Jamin (00:47:48):No,Rick Negron (00:47:48):Literally they, you know, break a leg is good luck. But it literally means the legs are those black drapes that come down in the front and also in each wing.Michael Jamin (00:47:59):Okay. SoRick Negron (00:47:59):When you, when you, when you go on stage, sometimes you have to move that drapery to get on stage or to, if you're gonna go in front of the, the, the in front of the curtain, you, you, you move it with your arm, you break the leg.Michael Jamin (00:48:15):So you're not, so you're not literally break. Okay. So you're,Rick Negron (00:48:18):You're not literally breaking the leg, you're not breaking anything. Parting, parting the drapery to go on stage.Michael Jamin (00:48:23):Oh. So this is very interesting. This is gonna be, yeah.Rick Negron (00:48:25):Yeah. It's a little theater trivia for Yeah. The, the folks out there.Michael Jamin (00:48:30):Fascinating. Now. Okay, so on a regular day, you go to a town, your new, your your new city or whatever, and they give you a per diem to Yeah. Goodbye lunch and get out apartmentRick Negron (00:48:42):Diem. The union sets a weekly per diem. And that is for you to spend as you wish. Uhhuh, . And then also company management way ahead of time will say we have three or four different hotels that we've negotiated a special deal for and choose which one you want to stay in. And these are the prices and these are the amenities and people choose from that list of hotels. But a lot of people nowadays are doing Airbnb, especially on a tour where you sit in a city for four weeks, five weeks, six weeks. The shortest stays we've ever had have been two weeks. But we've, we've done six weeks. And so a lot of people do Airbnbs cuz you have a kitchen and you have a washer dryer and more, you know. But isMichael Jamin (00:49:26):It, is staying in a hotel more fun? Is that dorm living, is that more fun for the cast?Rick Negron (00:49:31):Some, no, I don't think it's more fun for them. Some stay in the hotel cuz it'll be right next to the theater. And that's convenient. Yeah. Especially if we are in Denver and it's seven degrees outside. Being, you know, li living right near the theater is really cool when it's, when the weather's bad. But most people, a lot of people nowadays, they're getting Airbnbs and they're rooming together. So three or four people can get a really cool house.Michael Jamin (00:49:57):But I'm picturing Rick Negron (00:50:00):And, and they save money because they're rooming together. Right. So, you know, the rent, their ability to pay rent, I mean now they can use their per diem to live on, not just for their place to stay. They canMichael Jamin (00:50:12):Have you shared, have you shared apartments or No. Does the king, does the king have his own place now?Rick Negron (00:50:16):, I'm too old to have roommates. You're tooMichael Jamin (00:50:18):That crap.Rick Negron (00:50:18):I had roommates in my twenties and thirties. I'm done. But the only roommate I have is my wife. And CauseMichael Jamin (00:50:24):You're right.Rick Negron (00:50:24):But she's not really my roommate. SoMichael Jamin (00:50:26):My like, my naive opinion of what it must be like is like in high school when you're in the play it's like, you know, or even at a high school, you know, community, you are like, Hey, it's the, we're all the, it's the group, we're the gang, we're doing everything together. But once you become a pro, that's not the way it is. Huh? It's not likeRick Negron (00:50:45):It is at first it is, it's the honeymoon phaseMichael Jamin (00:50:49):Real. Okay. Where you're like hanging out togetherRick Negron (00:50:51):Where we all just meet and Oh, I know that person. We did a show together a long time ago. And so we become a little bit of a clique and then the, the cliques start happening early on. But we're one big happy family. Right. And we have opening night parties and you know, and all that occurs early on. But then the clicks really start creating Right. You know, the, the peop certain people start to hang out together. We had the, an our, our company's called an Peggy cuz each separate tour has a different name. There's the Angelica tour, the Philip Tour. These are characters in the show. Right. And Peggy is the third Skylar sister. So we became the third company. So we are called the An Peggy tour and we're, and there's a group of us we're called the, an Peggy Alpine Club. And literally, literally a bunch of us who like to hike and, and do outdoorsy stuff. We went snowboarding and skiing a lot in the winter. We, a lot of us got scuba cert certified for our Hawaii stay. Wow. And we've done incredible hikes all over the place. So that's our little clique. But also, you know, people that have, are married and right on tour together or have ki there's a few people that have kids on tour. They get together a lot.Michael Jamin (00:52:07):So and they bring their fam, they bring their kids on onto tour with them.Rick Negron (00:52:10):Yes. There's some people that do that. Yes. But some, some, someMichael Jamin (00:52:16):Like little kids are like high school age. Like you can't be like a high school-aged kid.Rick Negron (00:52:20):No. Most, most of 'em have young kids. You gotta understand. I, I'm working with a bunch of 20 and 30 year olds. Right. And I'm the oldest guy by far in, in, in, in, in the, in the company.Michael Jamin (00:52:30):What's that like being the oldest guy in the company?Rick Negron (00:52:33):Oh, I love it. Love. I used to be the youngest guy then I was, you know, in the same age as everybody. I love it because I as a king too. I, I have plenty of time to sort of mentor everybody. Yeah. And so I've become a little bit of, I, I'm the cheerleader. I check in on everyone and say, how you doing? I'm, I used to be a ma massage, massage therapist. So a anytime peop people are having issues. I, I'm close friends with our, our physical therapist that tours with us. So we work on people sometimes together in tandem.Michael Jamin (00:53:03):What is it they're worried? What is it they want mentoring at the, the career strategy? Like what, youRick Negron (00:53:08):Know, that this career strategy, sometimes it's just dealing with personalities in theater sometimes there's some, some headbutting. Um-Huh. sometimes people are just having problems with a, a particular, an understudies having a problem with a new character that they're understudying or, you know, there's issues on stage with somebody who doesn't quite know where they're supposed to stand at a certain point. Right. And all that is internal stuff that should be worked out with the dance captains and the stage management and, and the resident director. But you know, unfortunately, actors, you know, we have huge egos and, and they're also very fragile egos. And so there's a, a, a bit of nuance involved and people get their, their panties in a twist. And I'm, I'm usually the guy that comes around and, and talks people off the ledge sometimes. AndMichael Jamin (00:54:02):I would imagine we be very hard even, especially for the new guy or the new woman coming in, youRick Negron (00:54:06):Know? Yeah. And I, I I, I, I tend to be the welcome wagon too. Right. You're the new ones. Come on, I'm the king. You know, I'll show you the ropes.Michael Jamin (00:54:13):Wow.Rick Negron (00:54:14):So, so that's, I, I like taking that mantle, not just because I'm the king, but also because I'm sort of the senior member of the Right. And I've been around the block and people have asked me, you know, I'm sick and tired of show business. I want to do something else. And I'm like, you know, that's, I hear that I've, I've had that conversation many, many times in my career.Michael Jamin (00:54:34):Interesting. So why, yeah. I would think, see, right, you've made the touring company of Hamilton, it's pretty much the peak, you know, like, you know, forRick Negron (00:54:41):A lot of 'em want to do Broadway. So they're, you know, they're still focused on doing that Broadway show. And some of them have done Broadway, have done the tour, and, you know, they wanna settle down and meet somebody and have a Right.Michael Jamin (00:54:53):So they want to, is that, is that what the problem is? They, you know, they're done with the business. What, what's the problem?Rick Negron (00:55:00):Well, I mean, you know, you, we've got the new kids who are just starting out who wanna know about, you know, how do I get my, my foot in Broadway? You know, and there's those kids, and then they're the ones that have been around for a while who wanna maybe transition out of, out of the business and, and want some there was one girl who was interested in massage therapy. Oh, wow. And I said, you wanna become ao? Okay. Well, this is what you need to do. And matter of fact the union has something called what is it called? Career Transition for Dancers, which is a, a, a program where you can get grants to do some further education. So if you wanna learn how to be a massage coach, wow. Get a grant through the union. And, you know, I know some of this stuff so I can impart some of that knowledge. And for the young kids who, you know, I wanna get on Broadway, I'm like, okay, well, to get on Broadway, you have to be in New York. And while you're on tour, you know, can't do that. It's hard to get into that audition for that Broadway show. ButMichael Jamin (00:55:57):Are you still in those circles? I mean, it seems like you, I don't know. It seems like you must know. I don't know. You're, I, I guess I'm completely wrong. If you were you know, a dancer on the touring company, Hamilton seems like it wouldn't be that hard to, to find out about an audition on Broadway. And certainly wouldn't be that hard to get a job, because you're obviously really good.Rick Negron (00:56:18):Yeah. and we've had a few people leave our tour to go do a Broadway, Broadway show. I mean, actually, we just lost like two or three people to, one Girl is doing Bad Cinderella. She left our show to Do Bad Cinderella, which is a new Broadway show, a new Andrew League Webber show. Mm-Hmm. . Another guy just left our show to do the, the Candor Nbb, New York, New York that's opening on Broadway soon. So that does happen luckily with the advent of auditioning remotely via video that's helped things out a lot nowadays, so that if you're in Portland on tour, you can send in an audition via video for something back in New York.Michael Jamin (00:57:02):Even dancing. You can, like, you pull the camera back and you do some dance steps. I mean,Rick Negron (00:57:06):Is that what you do? Yeah. Or sing a song or, or, or, or read a scene. Okay. depending on what's needed. And sometimes you, you are able to take a personal day and fly back to New York and audition for something. Right? Yeah. Michael Jamin (00:57:23):Cause I would think, and I, I don't know. Obviously, I don't know it, I would think that if you're in Ham, the touring company of Hamilton, you're practically on Broadway and it's like, it's almost the same circles, except this is where the job is, you know?Rick Negron (00:57:34):True. But if you've been on tour for a year, you'd like to settle down and stop living out of a suitcase. I It'sMichael Jamin (00:57:39):Hard to be on the road.Rick Negron (00:57:40):Yeah. Or you've been doing Hamilton for a while and you just wanna do something different. Yeah. There's those, those kids, you know, they're hungry, they wanna do different stuff. Yeah. They don't wanna be on tour on Hamilton for four years like I have, but I've done a lot of stuff andMichael Jamin (00:57:53):Yeah. What, let's talk about what other, what, yeah, let's talk about some other, we, we, I think we got off track of your other Broadway shows and, and Off Broadway and not touring shows, rather.Rick Negron (00:58:01):Well, you know, I started, I started out young in the biz at 10 cuz my mom was a drama teacher. And then I sort of worked my way through community theater and children's theater and all that. And, and then I was a concert dancer in college and studied for who? Well, I, in college I studied modern dance in, in ballet. But when I got outta college, I, I was an

On February 27th, 2020, Bad Bunny got on stage on the Tonight show and performed while wearing a skirt, a white shirt and a salmon colored Jacket. The shirt read "Mataron a Alexa no un hombre con falda". They murdered Alexa, not a man in a skirt. For many, that was the first time we learned her name. Alexa Negron Luciano. She was a trans woman, murdered in Puerto Rico and her case remains unsolved. In today's episode, Cristina tells MJ about Alexa Negron Luciano and MJ shares the legend of Salome and Aracua, from Puerto Rico. This episode contains talk of murder, child sexual abuse and transphobia, listen with care or skip the true crime portion and listen to MJ's part of the episode at minute 32:08 If you have a spooky story to share, email Espookytales@gmail.com or call the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486 Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People (current book the Hacienda by Isabel Canas):  https://open.substack.com/pub/espooky/p/coming-soon?r=1b883z&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web For more spooky stories, watch us on Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytales Join us for movie nights on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/espooky_cristina Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/4zVbvd7Hek For pictures on the places we discuss each episode, check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/ Tweet us https://twitter.com/EspookyTales/  Support Espooky Tales on Patreon and receive bonus episodes, shout outs, stickers and more! https://www.patreon.com/Espookytales Join Espooky Tales Premium for ad free episodes and bonus episodes (like Patreon BUT it works with Spotify): https://espookytales.supercast.com/new_landing? Music: Silent Night (Dark Piano Version)-Myuu   Heard in this episode: Scary Mystery Surprise Podcast, listen here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this program we welcome Tony Negron for a second appearance on the Rational Boomer Podcast. It's another lively discussion with Tony and I'm pretty confident you will enjoy. We spoke about the classified documents at Mike Pence's home, the latest happenings in Georgia. let's get into it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rational-boomer/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rational-boomer/support

In this episode, Karmen sits down with Audiobook Narrator Lisa Negron. Lisa is the voice behind the audiobook edition of Karmen's memoir, Learning to Fly. Her vulnerable story about "growing up" is brought to life with Lisa's narration of grief and incredible sadness from the illness and death of her mother, becoming "hardened" and losing her innocence through life's circumstances, heart-wrenching breakups, and grace in motherhood. Plus, Lisa shares her experience from reading the same passage from Learning to Fly twice - and how she connects with the spirit world just as Karmen was able to with her estranged father after his passing.Connect with Karmen and A Line:aline-online.comIG: @alineboutique@karmenberentsenCheck out Karmen's memoir Learning to Fly, here.https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Fly-Memoir-Karmen-Berentsen/dp/1735235008

Ken Negron has been in the United States Air Force for seventeen years and as one might imagine, he's been all over the world. I had a chance to visit with Ken on Veterans Day, November 11th.  Ken talked about growing up as the child in a military family and how that meant constant moving around, which meant constant goodbyes to friends.  He also explains how he arrived at the decision to join the Air Force, and I'll just say, he didn't go the typical route. 

In this episode, we interview current wrestler at Arizona State University, Tony Negron.We discuss his rollercoaster of a ride to end up on one of the best wrestling programs in the country. His love and desire for the sport of wrestling wasn't always there and it came and went every so often. After a loss that he knew he should have won, that sparked a fire and a chip on his shoulder to pursuit this with everything he's got. After he attended three years of community college to get his grades to where they needed to be to play Division 1, he committed to Penn State and then transferred to ASU. Listen to the full episode to hear the rest of his journey!-Follow Tony on Instagram (@tony99negron)-You can follow us on social media @underdog_brand on Instagram, @underdog_brand  on TikTok and The Underdog Brand on YouTube where we share podcast snippets, athletic research, and our products.Visit our website to shop clothing and our just released energy drink, UD Energy.Thanks for letting us share inspiring stories with you! Make sure to leave us a review and rating, it Is very much appreciated! Most importantly, share with a friend that needs to hear this story.Support the show

Kristal (@folk_witch) a mixed indigenous Taino folk practitioner from Puerto Rico shares her Catholic folk practice and traditional culture from the Caribbean.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today we meet Isaiah Negron, a musician, writer, and lover of God. He takes us back into his childhood trauma of battling with bullying and how it shaped he who he is today. God uses the trials in our lives to propel us into our destiny. Let's talk about it!

On this weeks episode we are joined by Vanessa Negron of Sweet Miss V's to chat dessert bars, driving over 20 minutes , and how to successfully transport a cake Shannon Tarrant fills in for Jo and tells us about her next project beyond the map We highlight Winter Park's celebration gardens, our gracious host for this weeks pod Selina treks over to NOLA for sports, but why? Would you Meet for Meat? One of our favorite networking event returns in November, plus we highlight the upcoming events for the next weeks, brought to you by the Trivia skills of USA Gameshow

Ep. 124 features Larissa De Jesús Negrón. She is a multidisciplinary artist who yearns for introspection and finds self evaluation through her intimate and often otherworldly spaces and portraits. Her stylistically varied and neo-surreal imagery is linked to the artist's curiosity of the subconscious and psychoanalysis. Through her work, Larissa has a profound interest in healing and addressing her childhood and adult trauma. Her pieces give light to profound moments in her life where she's felt despair, shame, fear and also positive emotions like excitement, optimism and faith. These scenes are brought to the eyes of the viewer as a cathartic way to connect through shared experiences. Existential themes such as gender roles, the vitality of nature, using humor as a coping mechanism and the power of storytelling as a tool for healing are all present in her work. Larissa was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Throughout nineteen years, she lived in several municipalities such as Guaynabo, Trujillo Alto and Caguas. Her commitment to art making began as early as nine years old, where she excelled in the drawing classes her mother signed her up for. Larissa went on to study middle school and high school at Central High, the most well regarded specialized art school in Puerto Rico. Graduating with the highest honor the school has to offer, Larissa continued her education at The School of Plastic Arts in Old San Juan where she began majoring in Drawing and Painting. After two years, she transferred to Hunter College in NYC where she got her BFA degree with high honors in 2017. The artist is now based in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. Studio shot by Carolina Isabel Artist https://www.larissadejesus.com/ Lorin Gallery https://www.loringallery.com/larissadejesusartistpage L21 https://www.l21gallery.com/ It's Nice That https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/larissa-de-jesus-negron-art-050122 Idioma Studio https://idiomastudio.com/island-nostalgia-larissa-de-jesus/ Conceptual fine arts https://www.conceptualfinearts.com/cfa/2021/05/17/larissa-de-jesus-negron/ https://selenasmountain.com/These-Opalescent-Dreams-of-Mine Ghetto Gastro https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2020/10/06/larissa-de-jesus-negrons-debut-solo-exhibition-enages-the-many-meanings-of-interior-life https://www.harkawik.com/larissa-negron

We're a little more than 24 hours away from the first Mariners playoff game in 21 years, so what are the biggest questions needing answers before Friday? Bump and Stacy answer their burning M's questions to begin Thursday. Also in hour one, M's 1st base coach Kristopher Negron stops by to share how the team is feeling ahead of their playoff opener.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anat Peri, now Mrs. Anat Negron, is a master intuitive transformational coach with laser sharp strategies and effective execution models that help people like you dissolve fear & limiting beliefs, unlock potential, & maximize their performance to make their biggest dreams a reality. In this episode, she provides you with tools to connect to your inner child and Higher Self so you can rewrite the script that's running in the background, and step into becoming the director of the movie that is your life. If you want to learn how to: Release perfectionism Replace self-doubt with confidence Reduce busyness and stress Increase clarity, easier decision making Improve relationships AND connect with your inner child and step into your Higher Self, then connect with Anat on Instagram - she DM's every new follower! @anat.peri Don't forget to rate, review, and share this episode! @rawveganrita @tradingrawstoriesthepodcast

Puerto Rican born Rick Negron made his professional debut at age ten in a production of the musical The Me Nobody Knows in San Juan. By the time he graduated high school he had performed in musicals and danced on television with some of Puerto Rico's top celebrities. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and briefly pursued a concert dance career before setting his sights on Broadway. His Broadway credits include: Leader of the Pack, Drood, Legs Diamond, Man of La Mancha, The Goodbye Girl, Ragtime (L.A.), Mamma Mia! (Sam Carmichael/LasVegas), In The Heights  (Kevin Rosario). National Tours: West Side Story (Action, Riff, Bernardo), Man of La Mancha with Robert Goulet. Rick also danced in Michael Jackson's Bad video and Chicago the movie. Currently he plays King George III in the "And Peggy Tour" of Hamilton. He is a proud member of AEA & SAG/AFTRA. Follow him on Instagram @1stpuertoricanking and learn more at ricknegron.com