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    The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales

    Intimate, personal conversations with the biggest talents from professional theatre, tv, film, and more. Hear their secrets, what makes them laugh, stresses them out, and how they manage the anxiety of success. We feature both stars and creatives such as producers, stage managers, directors, press and marketing agents, or even the people who own the theaters or productions themselves.​

    This is a podcast for artists, made by artists. With over 2 decades of experience in film and theatre both as cast and creative, host Alan Seales speaks with Broadway, TV, film and beyond’s biggest talents to learn more about not only how the world of theatre and performing operate, but also what makes it so real and human. In-depth, personal, behind-the-scenes conversations will highlight special details of the industry that most people may not know exist, will always find out what makes the guests love their craft, what makes them tick, and what truly inspires them.

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    Bonus - Andrew Barth Feldman: Avvatar the Musical Science Consultant Apr 01, 2021
    Show notes

    Many people know Andrew Barth Feldman made his Broadway debut in the title role in Dear Evan Hansen and is now starring in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, but what most people don’t know is that while he was in DEH performing his 6 shows a week, he was also attending Yale -- and obtained a master’s degree that has landed him his latest gig being the Science Consultant on the forthcoming Avvatar The Musical.

    Find More about Avvatar the Musical:

    • IG: @AvvatarOnBroadway
    • Web: http://avvataronbroadway.com/
    • As The Curtain Rises


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

    A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible!

    Cheryl Hodges-Selden, Paul Seales, David Seales

    If you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit ttp.fm/patreon to become a member and show your support!

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    Ep136 - Adam Jacobs: Aladdin, The Lion King, Les Miserables Mar 30, 2021
    Show notes

    A Disney prince and a family man, this performer opens up about the importance of faith, hard work, and determination, and shares a look behind the curtain of his career both past and present.

    Adam Jacobs is an actor and singer maybe best known for originating the title role in Aladdin on Broadway, a performance which garnered him both Grammy and Drama Desk Award nominations. Adam’s other Broadway credits include The Lion King, and Les Miserables, as well as the national tours of Mamma Mia!, Cinderella, Les Miserables, The Lion King, and Aladdin. Offstage, Adam’s talents and credits range from writing, and directing, to producing, and even visual effects. His latest film project, Adam Jacobs Behind The Curtain, features a live recording of his 2019 cabaret at Feinstein's Upstairs at Vitello's in LA, as well as interviews and a behind the scenes look at Adam’s artistic journey.

    During our conversation, Adam speaks candidly about his mixed-ethnicity and the confusion it led to as a child trying to figure out where he fit in. He recalls it first feeling like an obstacle he had to overcome, but explains how he later discovered his heritage was an advantage, allowing him to play a variety of roles. Adam also talks about the decision to leave NYC and move to the suburbs of Chicago with his family a few years ago, which has offered him more performance opportunities, and a homebase between LA and NYC. And we delve into the evolution of Adam’s latest project Behind The Curtain, from live cabaret to filmed “docu-concert”.

    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Overcoming self-doubt and challenging the status quo
    • The impact of his high school mentor and teacher
    • His experience in NYU’s CAP21 program
    • Having other interests outside of performing
    • How his family influences career decisions
    • The creation of the Behind The Curtain film


    Connect with Adam:

    • IG: @AdamJacobsNYC
    • Twitter: @adamjacobsnyc
    • Stream on Spotify


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

    A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible!

    Cheryl Hodges-Selden, Paul Seales, David Seales

    If you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit ttp.fm/patreon to become a member and show your support!

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    Ep135 - Donny Most: Happy Days, Middletown Mar 23, 2021
    Show notes

    From a meteoric rise to fame at 20 years old, to all the performances he hopes to still tackle in his 60’s, this artist opens up about balancing multiple passions, and serves as an inspiration for all to keep plugging away at your dreams.

    Widely recognized for his rise to fame as Ralph on one of the most successful television sitcoms of the 1970’s - Happy Days, Donny Most is a multi talented artist with an amazing career spanning decades across stage and screen. Donny’s numerous stage credits include two national tours - Grease in the 90’s, and Damn Yankees with Dick Van Dyke in the 80’s; while he also boasts a slew of TV and film credits including The Love Boat, Glee, Star Trek: Voyager, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Bold and The Beautiful, Edtv, Murder, She Wrote, Baywatch, and Family Guy. In addition to acting, Donny is an accomplished producer, director, writer, and singer, with 2 albums and 4 singles and EP’s to his name. Adapting to the time of COVID, he can currently be seen starring in a virtual stage production of Middletown, now available for streaming online.

    During our conversation, Donny describes his journey on Happy Days as “an incredibly exciting time”, and reveals why he actually turned down the initial offer. He talks about how the notoriety from the show changed his life, in great but also challenging ways, and also opens up about the brick wall he hit when he left the show after 7 years. Noting how he now feels he is at an age where people can accept him as a different sort of character, Donny shares some of the “cool roles” that have been coming his way, and gives us an in depth look at his latest project, Middletown.

    In this episode, we talk about:

    • His fathers early influence on his acting career
    • The decision to leave college and move to LA
    • Working with Gary Marshall and Ron Howard
    • Life after leaving Happy Days
    • Developing a TV series with his wife
    • His love for singing, and Bobby Darin


    Connect with Donny:

    • IG: @donmost1
    • Twitter: @most_don
    • Get tickets to watch Middletown


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

    A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible!

    Cheryl Hodges-Selden, Paul Seales, David Seales

    If you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit ttp.fm/patreon to become a member and show your support!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


    Ep134 - Lena Hall: Tony Award Winner (Hedwig), TNT's Snowpiercer, Tarzan Mar 16, 2021
    Show notes

    From the non-stop nature of a Broadway performer's life, to the slower pace of TV, this Tony Award winner opens up about her struggles as an artist during the pandemic, and the importance of stopping to “look back and realize how far you have come” on your way to your goals.

    Lena Hall is a Tony Award winner and Grammy nominee known for her phenomenal performance of Yitzhak in the 2014 Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Following her award winning run, she toured North America with Josh Groban on his Stages tour. Lena’s slew of Broadway credits include 42nd Street, Tarzan, and Cats, as well as originating the role of Nicola in the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots. She is a recording artist, with 2 albums and 12 EP’s to her name, and numerous TV and film credits including Girls, BoJack Horseman, Sex and the City, and All My Children. Lena can now be seen as Miss Audrey in Snowpiercer on TNT.

    Currently in Canada quarantining and filming season 3 of Snowpiercer, Lena opens up about how her “light” shooting schedule leads to nostalgia for the workhorse nature of being a Broadway performer. She speaks candidly about the impact the pandemic has had on her creative mind and vision; and shares how she has struggled with the stress, the anxiety, and the not knowing, while taking solace in the knowledge that “we are all in the same boat”. Lena also takes a look back at her career and chronicles how tonsil problems from hell led to a chance to re-start, re-learn, and explore new parts of her voice.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Working on TV versus working on Broadway
    • Missing her creative mojo
    • The impact social media and sitting in front of screens has on our brains
    • Singing for Pope John Paul II when she was 7
    • Getting a re-do, and learning how to sing again after tonsil surgery
    • Her “Obsessed” series


    Connect with Lena:

    • IG: @LenaRockerHall
    • Twitter: @LenaRockerHall
    • https://www.youtube.com/lenahall
    • Watch her "Obsessed" series


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

    A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible!

    Cheryl Hodges-Selden, Paul Seales, David Seales

    If you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit ttp.fm/patreon to become a member and show your support!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


    Ep133 - Guys Who Like Musicals Podcast: A Special Crossover with Joe & Dan! Mar 09, 2021
    Show notes

    The amazing podcast crossover event that no one asked for but everyone needs! Joe Carroll and Dan Tracy, two dudes who love musicals and have numerous Broadway credits of their own, sit down with me to discuss... what else... musicals! Or maybe I sit down with them? We were never quite sure what was going on, but all we know is that we love Broadway.

    Think of this episode as an origin story - for both podcasts. We recount why and how both podcasts start, how everyone's pivoted during COVID and the Broadway shutdown, and all of our hopes for the future.


    Connect with Guys Who Like Musicals:

    • IG: @GuysWhoLikeMusicals
    • Twitter: @MusicalGuys
    • Facebook
    • On the web


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

    A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible!

    Cheryl Hodges-Selden, Paul Seales, David Seales

    If you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit ttp.fm/patreon to become a member and show your support!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


    Ep132 - Robert Hartwell: 5x Broadway Triple Threat Turned Education Leader Mar 02, 2021
    Show notes

    From Broadway performer to Broadway educator, this performer opens up about the teachers that became his mentors, setting him on his unique course, and urgently encourages us all - “Don’t let your parade pass you by!”

    Robert Hartwell is a Broadway performer and Founder of The Broadway Collective. His Broadway credits include Hello, Dolly! starring Bette Midler, Motown The Musical, Cinderella, Nice Work If You Can Get It, and Memphis, as well as the National Tours of Dreamgirls and Motown The Musical. As a Director/Choreographer Robert’s work has been seen at Lincoln Center, Music Theatre Wichita, Pace University, Naples Performing Arts Center, and The University of Michigan. He also served as the Assistant Director on the First National Tour of Once On This Island. Robert is a member of the Tony Award winning Broadway Inspirational Voices, and is currently the Associate Artist at North Carolina Theatre.

    Robert opens up about his teaching journey. At the height of his Broadway success, Robert realized that although he loved performing, his true passion was teaching the arts. This led him to create The Broadway Collective, a musical theatre training academy where he and his team of performing arts professionals train the next generation of Broadway stars. In order for this endeavor to be successful, Robert discusses the Imposter Syndrome he defeated by realizing that his value was not attached to being in a Broadway show. He also talks with us about his working relationship with Eric Woodall, which has allowed him to return to North Carolina Theatre as an Associate Artist, as well as a director and choreographer.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Working on Memphis at NCT before COVID-19 forced them to close
    • Founding The Broadway Collective
    • Building trust in your company
    • Focusing on self-care with his students, before their 16-bar cuts
    • The spiritual moment he experienced nightly in Hello, Dolly!
    • Principal v. Ensemble journeys


    Connect with Robert:

    • The Broadway Collective
    • IG: @SirRobertTakesPics
    • Twitter: @SirRobTweets


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

    A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible!

    Cheryl Hodges-Selden, Paul Seales, David Seales

    If you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit ttp.fm/patreon to become a member and show your support!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


    Ep131 - Rebecca Vocal Athlete: YouTube Star, Vocal Coach, Theatre Lover Feb 23, 2021
    Show notes

    Rebecca Moore, better known as Rebecca Vocal Athlete, is a vocal coach, mentor, singer, songwriter, YouTuber and entertainer with more than 20 years of experience within the music industry. She provides ongoing professional training in reputable vocal techniques, methodologies, vocal anatomy, physiology, and voice research. Over the years, Rebecca has cultivated a massive social media following with her videos, particularly on YouTube. Her 2018 album “Black and White Sunset” is currently available on Spotify and iTunes, as is her 2020 EP “Golden Daffodils”.

    Based in England, Rebecca’s fascination with music started very young; her father recalls her dancing in front of the TV when she was 2 years old. As a child, she quickly fell in love with voice, sound, music, and even doing impressions. This soon evolved into a love for songwriting and all of the ways “we express ourselves”.

    Rebecca speaks candidly about her struggle with depression and anxiety over the years, and the impact negative self talk can have on our bodies. She opens up about the operation she had in 2016 to remove a non-cancerous tumor, involving the removal of one of her ovaries, and shares that the recovery afterwards was “the worst” as she wasn’t able to walk for a while. However, it was also during this time that Rebecca delved into self-improvement, meditation, yoga, and a journey to expand her platform on YouTube. With 1.14 million subscribers, Rebecca’s reach continues to grow as she helps people all over the world learn about their voices and gain confidence in their art.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Her interest in the physiology of the voice
    • How she would conduct a lesson with a new student
    • Inviting failure
    • The YouTube journey
    • Her operation in 2016
    • Dealing with internet trolls


    Connect with RVA:

    • YouTube
    • IG: @RebeccaVocalAthlete
    • Twitter: @RVA_Official
    • On the web


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

    A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible!

    Cheryl Hodges-Selden, Paul Seales, David Seales

    If you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit ttp.fm/patreon to become a member and show your support!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


    Ep130 - Drew Gasparini: Composer for The Karate Kid Musical, The Skittles Musical, Smash, and all-around good guy Feb 16, 2021
    Show notes

    "I only ever want to be Ben Harper famous." Drew Gasparini is an award winning musical theatre songwriter and performer. Currently he is writing the scores for a number of new stage musicals including the Broadway-bound adaptation of The Karate Kid, an adaptation of Night Shift for Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, and an adaptation of the Ned Vizzini novel/film It's Kind of a Funny Story for Universal Theatrical Group (book by Alex Brightman), among others. Some of Drew’s original musicals include Crazy Just Like Me (winner of “Best Of Fest” and runner up for “Best Book” in the New York Musical Theatre Festival 2011), and Make Me Bad (book by Alex Brightman, Bloomington Playwrights Project, winner of PACE New Musicals). Drew was a contributing composer for the fictional musical Hit List on the NBC series Smash, and in 2019 wrote the music for Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical, a highly publicized PR stunt starring Michael C. Hall for Super Bowl LIII. He has released several of his own albums, and on January 13th, Drew launched his new podcast "Now We're Talking with Drew Gasparini" on the Broadway Podcast Network.

    Born and raised in southern California, his father a drummer and his mother a music teacher, Drew recalls that “music was like water, food, and oxygen” in his household. But it was ultimately his music teacher in high school who, after listening to some of his original songs (which he began writing when he was 12), challenged him to work harder and inspired him to dedicate his life to songwriting.

    Drew chronicles the journey which took him from living out of his car in LA, to writing his first musical and moving to New York City; where a few years later, he put up a concert of his songs starring Titus Burgess, Jeremy Jordan, and others. He shares that some of the best education he’s had has come from failing in New York, and reiterates that there are going to be down moments for all artists, but if you love it, you have to stick with it. Drew has signed 5 contracts for projects which were Broadway bound but never made it, which he says only makes him hungrier - “I want to write something that’s left behind in a big way.” This dream could just be on the horizon, as Drew recollects landing his current big project - writing the score for the Broadway bound adaptation of Karate Kid.

    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Wanting to be Ben Harper famous
    • Getting “permission” from success
    • The first song he ever wrote at age 12
    • Leaving school to travel the west coast with his band “Drew G and the B”
    • Creating his “Now We’re Talking” podcast


    Connect with Drew:

    • Subscribe to his podcast
    • IG: @drewgasparini
    • Twitter: @drewgasparini
    • Listen to him on Spotify


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

    A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible!

    Cheryl Hodges-Selden, Paul Seales, David Seales

    If you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit ttp.fm/patreon to become a member and show your support!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


    Ep129 - Stephanie Hsu: Be More Chill, Spongebob Squarepants, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Feb 09, 2021
    Show notes

    Stephanie Hsu is a familiar face on both the stage and screen, maybe best known for originating the role of Christine in Be More Chill at Two River Theater, and then on Broadway. She previously made her Broadway debut as Karen the Computer in the original cast of Spongebob Squarepants: The Broadway Musical. Her TV and Film credits include The Path (seasons 1-3), Set It Up, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Awkwafina is Nora from Queens, Asking For It, and Mei in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

    Born in Torrance, CA, Stephanie shares that it was mostly just her and her mom growing up. The two clashed at times - her mother was not sure America was built for her as an immigrant, while Stephanie was “adamant about being an American.” As a child, Stephanie was very into basketball, and fought against the urge to become a “drama geek”. But when a fellow classmate in high school arranged an audition for her with the drama teacher, it “launched everything”, including heading to NYU to study acting.

    Stephanie stresses the importance of visibility in the arts, and candidly talks with us about her role on The Marvelous Maisel - Mei, who as a bilingual, strong and independent Chinese American woman in the 1960’s, was “unlike any character” she’d ever seen in her life. During our conversation, Stephanie continues to bring us back to themes of “love”, sharing, “Love has always been my favorite thing in the whole world,” (her college thesis was about love). When she was recently commissioned by Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, to create a piece of self expression, she found herself in the silence of the pandemic trying to understand “if being in love is ok”. Stephanie walks us through the creation of her piece “Another Love Letter”, where she battled between feeling the desire and responsibility as an artist to be productive and to make something big, but also feeling drawn to explore the poetic parts of quiet simplicity.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Creating her virtual commission “Another Love Letter”
    • One of her favorite things to do at museums
    • Working on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    • The importance of making work you care about with people you care about
    • Her journey to landing a role in the new film Everything Everywhere All At Once


    Connect with Stephanie:

    • Watch Another Love Letter
    • IG: @hsulace


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

    A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible!

    Cheryl Hodges-Selden, Paul Seales, David Seales

    If you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit ttp.fm/patreon to become a member and show your support!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


    Ep128 - Michael Urie: Ugly Betty, Torch Song, Grand Horizons Feb 02, 2021
    Show notes

    Maybe best known for his starring role as Mark St. James on Ugly Betty (opposite Vanessa Williams), Michael Urie is not only a star of the stage and screen, but also a director and executive producer. He originated the role of Arnold in the Broadway revival of Torch Song (after receiving Lucille Lortel Award and Drama League Award nominations in the off-Broadway production), as well as the role of Brian in Grand Horizons on Broadway. Other stage credits include How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, High Buttons Shoes, The Government Inspector, Angels in America, and his award winning performance in Buyer and Cellar. Michael’s other TV and film credits include Modern Family, Workaholics, Younger, The Good Fight, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and a guest judge on RuPauls Drag Race. Michael can currently be heard in As the Curtain Rises, Broadway's first podcast soap opera, and is part of a digital performance of a new play called Smithtown, which premieres online February 13th.

    Although born in Houston, Texas, Michael grew up outside of Dallas, and as a child loved and wanted to make movies. It was eventually his high school theater teacher who encouraged and challenged him to pursue his passions for directing and acting, and a poetry competition where he discovered his comedic chops, that led him on his journey to Juilliard.

    Looking back on the beginning of his career post college, Michael opens up about the first time he auditioned for a TV pilot, while also balancing being in play. Although that particular pilot didn’t get picked up, Michael chronicles how the experience guided him to his starring role on Ugly Betty a few years later. He also shares his thoughts on film acting vs. theater acting, and “the feat of watching a theater artist go on the journey in front of you right then and there”. Michael talks with us about how he was able to incorporate this feat in his newest project Smithtown, a play which was adapted for Zoom and shot virtually.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Finding his footing in high school theater class
    • Falling in love with Shakespeare and the classics
    • His first TV pilot audition, a flop, and Ugly Betty a few years later
    • Working with Vanessa Williams on Ugly Betty
    • His new project, Smithtown
    • His approach to and opinion on social media


    Connect with Michael:

    • IG: @MichaelUrieLikesIt
    • Twitter: @MichaelUrie


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

    A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible!

    Cheryl Hodges-Selden, Paul Seales, David Seales

    If you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit ttp.fm/patreon to become a member and show your support!

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


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