Caitlin Houlahan made her Broadway debut earlier this year in the hit musical Waitress about Jenna, a woman stuck in an abusive relationship. The young actress has an effervescence in her performance and her personality. I recently spoke with Houlahan about audition anxiety, what her […]

Family movies of Tatro creator Will Barrios would show a young boy creating a stage out of the living room, using sheets as curtains, orchestrating a fully realized, one-man show with lighting, music, and a complete storyline. Barrios was able to parlay this passion into […]

Alex Wong is a tremendous dancer, singularly embodying beauty and power. The 30-year-old grew up in Canada, where his love of dance was evident from a young age. With the encouragement and support of his parents, he pursued his love for movement, taking classes from […]

To watch Jeremy Jordan perform is to witness confidence and swagger personified, whether leading the newsboys’ strike in Newsies, exploring childhood imagination in Finding Neverland, or charming his way through a string of heists in Bonnie & Clyde. So you might be surprised to learn […]

Alexandra Silber has played many of the great roles in the West End, Broadway, and major concerts, including Julie Jordan in Carousel, Sophie de Palma in Master Class, Maria in West Side Story, and Amalia in She Loves Me. But the world she has spent the most time inhabiting by […]

Ask fans of musical theater to name the best musical of all time, most will quickly say Gypsy. This 1959 musical is the penultimate stage mother story, led by a pedigreed creative team that included Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne, and Jerome Robbins and […]

Play is the work of childhood. It is practice for our adult roles, exploration of ourselves, trying on identities, the excavation and examination of emotions. A child at play is a child who is learning. Story Pirates has been honoring and elevating play since 2004 […]

MJ Rodriguez is a force on and off the stage. She has had breakthrough roles in Rent (playing Angel in the 2011 off-Broadway production), Runaways at Encore! City Centers, and the world premiere of Burn All Night this past summer at the American Repertory Theater, […]

I have lots of great interviews in the works, some in the process of editing and some exciting Broadway favorites scheduled. Continuing to work on setting up great folks for upcoming pieces. I would love to hear from YOU who you want to see interviewed […]

There is no way to introduce this guest except to say that if you are not yet listening to her podcast, Little Known Facts, you need to start now. Ilana Levine is doing some of the most in-depth, intimate interviews out there. Her guests have […]