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As a showbiz kid, host Eli Tokash knows what it’s like to balance childhood normalcy and the demands of starring on Broadway, Television, and Film. Kids in the industry have to balance multiple jobs, auditions, and performances on top of their schooling every single day. As Eli is becoming a young adult, he wants to share his industry experiences and expertise while he talks to other professionals about the grind of the industry as we all continue to find our next success on this weekly podcast, Take A Bow! Take A Bow walks audiences through life in the entertainment industry with guests from all facets of the entertainment industry including top actors, directors, stage managers, casting directors, musicians, child wranglers/tutors, writers and more. Eli highlights each guest’s unique story and celebrates their journeys and accomplishments as they give insight on how they came to be where they are in the spotlight. This podcast offers helpful information for those just starting out in the industry such as the process of auditioning, headshots, getting agents/managers, the daily life of actors, funny mishaps, and so much more. Join Eli weekly as he engages in these insightful and fun conversations and he and his guest’s offer their experiences, thoughts, and advice on all aspects of the industry, seen through a kid’s perspective, while speaking with child and adult actors alike. Part of the Broadway Podcast Network.

Copyright: © Sydney Lucas, Eli Tokash and Broadway Podcast Network

Latest Episodes:

#204 - Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer Jun 07, 2024

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In this episode, hear all about:

1st Tony Nomination
Spamalot
Improvisation
Balancing comedy with high stakes
How to read your audience to not cross a line with a joke
The Creation of Lady of the Lake: The Farewell Tour
Live Show at Joe's Pub
Alex Brightman creating cults
Beetlejuice
Indebted to a fan base
+ So much more!

Curtain up, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer

Connect with Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer on Instagram: @lesliekritzer

Connect with Take A Bow on social: @takeabowpodcast

Connect with host, Eli Tokash on social: @tokash_eli

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#203 - Diego Lucano May 25, 2024

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In this episode, hear all about:

Journey to becoming a performer/storyteller
How he grew up in this industry
School of Rock
Working with Alex Brightman
Trevor on Disney+
Filming a new TV Show in Paris
Sing Street
Becoming an award nominated actor
Broadway Star Project
Actors Tool Kit
+ So much more!

Curtain up, Diego Lucano

Connect with Diego Lucano on Instagram: @diego_lucano

Connect with Take A Bow on social: @takeabowpodcast

Connect with host, Eli Tokash on social: @tokash_eli

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#202 - CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB May 11, 2024

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Velkommen, bienvenue! Welcome to the Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club! That's right, we are bring the Kit Kat Club to you as we talk to the cast, creatives, and Broadway's biggest celebrities ahead of the opening night. Hear the behind the scenes inside scoop to a show like never before. From what it was like to bring a production from the UK to the US, reviving an iconic show in such an innovative way, completely redesigning a Broadway theatre and what it's been like to perform in the round, and so much more.

Hear from stars such as Eddie Redmayne, Ato Blankson-Wood, Henry Gottfried, Marty Lauter (Marcia, Marcia, Marcia), BERNADETTE PETERS, Harvey Fierstein, Julie Benko, Julia Lester, Tom Francis, Dylan Mulvaney and more.

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#201 - TONY NOMINATION RECAP May 02, 2024

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Listen Now - Singular Sensation: The Podcast Apr 13, 2024

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Join us for an extraordinary deep dive inside the most transformative decade on Broadway through gripping behind-the-scenes accounts of shows such as Sunset Boulevard, Rent, Angels in America, Chicago, The Lion King, and The Producers - shows that changed the history of the American theater. Host Michael Riedel, author of the best-selling book Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway, has created a companion podcast featuring his never-before-heard, taped audio interviews with legendary artists from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim, Patti LuPone, and so many more.

Michael presents the drama behind the decade’s mega-hits and shocking flops, bringing readers into high-stakes premieres, fraught rehearsals, tough contract negotiations, intense Tony Award battles, and more. From the bitter feuds to the surprising collaborations, all the intrigue of a revolutionary era in the Theater District is packed into Singular Sensation. Broadway has triumphs and disasters, but the show always goes on.

Enjoy Singular Sensation: The Podcast everywhere you get your podcasts or use http://bpn.fm/singularsensation to listen and learn more, and be sure to get the book here: https://amzn.to/4cNdfO3.

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#200 - Matthew Morrison Apr 11, 2024

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OUR WHITE WHALE GUEST! He's here! The only one person in the world who could be our guest for episode 200. Matthew Morrison. He has graced both the screen and stage for many years. He is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Tony Award nominee (among many other award nominations and wins). You know him for playing the role of Mr. Will Schuester in Glee. I know him as "my dad" in Finding Neverland, as host, Eli Tokash, reunites with "Mr. Barrie." Here, it's safe, in this place, above the clouds, that is episode 200!

Hear all about:

Journey to becoming a performer/storyteller
What took so long
How he grew up in this industry
The constant shifts
Finding Neverland
Mentorship roles
Earning your stripes
How he deals with the media
Glee
Directing while acting
How directing shaped his new process as an actor
Chicago in Japan
+ So much more!

Curtain up, Matthew Morrison

Connect with Matthew Morrison on Instagram: @matthewmorrison

Connect with Take A Bow on social: @takeabowpodcast

Connect with host, Eli Tokash on social: @tokash_eli

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#199 - Amber Ardolino Apr 04, 2024

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

Hear all about:

Journey to becoming a performer/storyteller
How she didn't listen to her teachers (thank god) who told her she wouldn't make it
Making her Broadway Debut
Hamilton Shoulder
Bouncing from show to show
The difference between originating and replacing a role
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE
A Beautiful Noise special bows
The process of her "Show Announcement Videos"
Red Flags
Vocal Tips
+ So much more!

Curtain up, Amber Ardolino

Connect with Amber Ardolino on Instagram: @ambernicoleardolino

Connect with Take A Bow on social: @takeabowpodcast

Connect with host, Eli Tokash on social: @tokash_eli

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#198 - Sam Pauly Mar 28, 2024

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

Hear all about:

Journey to becoming a performer/storyteller
How theatre chose her
Audition process of Gatsby
How she heard she got the role (it was by accident)
Returning to Broadway in Great Gatsby
Pre-Broadway run at PaperMill Playhouse
Journey to creating Jordan Baker
How her songs have been cut, re-added, changed, etc. from the show.
Sharing a stage with Jeremy Jordan and Evan Noblezada
Falling in love with Noah J. Ricketts
+ So much more! (including a psa from our host about their school, PPAS)

Curtain up, Sam Pauly

Connect with Sam Pauly on Instagram: @sampauly

Connect with Take A Bow on social: @takeabowpodcast

Connect with host, Eli Tokash on social: @tokash_eli

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#197 - Jared Goldsmith Mar 20, 2024

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Hear all about:

Journey to becoming a performer/storyteller
Growing up auditioning
Touring with Dear Evan Hansen
Having their Broadway moment
Adjusting to eight shows a week
What working with Ben Platt, Jordan Fisher, etc. taught him
Voice Over/Commercial acting
TikTok
Sephora Musical
Advice for performers to gain exposure and allow social media to help you
+ So much more!

Curtain up, Jared Goldsmith

Connect with Jared Goldsmith on Instagram: @jaredbgoldsmith

Connect with Take A Bow on social: @takeabowpodcast

Connect with host, Eli Tokash on social: @tokash_eli

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#196 - Mia Sinclair Jenness Mar 15, 2024

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

Hear all about:

Journey to becoming a performer/storyteller
Growing up on Broadway
Normalcy of a Broadway Kid
Sharing stories of her time growing up with Gaten Matarazzo and Joshua Colley
Appropriate on Broadway
Understudying Elle Fanning
Grey House
Les Miz
Broadway Park
Voice Over acting
Meeting celebrities who watch her perform
Matilda
+ So much more! (including a psa from our host about their school, PPAS)

Curtain up, Mia Sinclair Jenness

Connect with Mia Sinclair Jenness on Instagram: @miasinclairjenness

Connect with Take A Bow on social: @takeabowpodcast

Connect with host, Eli Tokash on social: @tokash_eli

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