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Host Joe Rosko founded Built for the Stage with the goal of creating a bridge for the theatre community that would transport actors from the initial discomfort of how to workout to a guided experience to train like the true actor-athlete they are. This podcast is all about theatre, inspiration, laughs, and some fitness. Part of the Broadway Podcast Network.

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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 23 Ratings

Host Joe Rosko founded Built for the Stage with the goal of creating a bridge for the theatre community that would transport actors from the initial discomfort of how to workout to a guided experience to train like the true actor-athlete they are. This podcast is all about theatre, inspiration, laughs, and some fitness. Part of the Broadway Podcast Network.

    Henry Gottfried - appear in the Broadway revival of CABARET at the Kit Kat Club as Ernst Ludwig.

    Henry Gottfried - appear in the Broadway revival of CABARET at the Kit Kat Club as Ernst Ludwig.

    This spring, Henry will appear in the Broadway revival of CABARET at the Kit Kat Club as Ernst Ludwig. His directing and associate directing credits include Broadway and Off-Broadway projects, as well as NYC concerts and the development of new works. Henry has also developed new plays as a director/collaborative dramaturg at Ojai Playwrights Conference, Hedgebrook Playwrights Festival, and Vineyard Arts Project. As an actor, he has performed in the Broadway production of WAITRESS (original cast; later, the role of Dr. Pomatter), the national tours of BRIGHT STAR (Billy) and PIPPIN (u/s Pippin), and the world premiere production of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA at Chicago’s Nederlander Theatre. Henry performed with the televised broadcast of Peter Pan Live! on NBC and has appeared on Good Morning America and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Henry holds a BA in Theater Studies from Yale University. At Yale he traveled with the world-famous Whiffenpoofs to over 30 countries worldwide.

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    • 34 min
    David Guzman - Broadway and Film: Hell's Kitchen

    David Guzman - Broadway and Film: Hell's Kitchen

    Broadway and Film: Hell's Kitchen Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, Hamilton, Newsies 
    Co-founder of @PLAYSPACE.NYC
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    • 34 min
    Steven Booth - recently a part of DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES on Broadway!

    Steven Booth - recently a part of DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES on Broadway!

    Enjoy our chat with Steven Booth / @stevenbooth_verified who was recently a part of DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES on Broadway!
    Broadway: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Phil Spector/Terry Britten), School of Rock (Ned), Glory Days (Will), Avenue Q (Princeton/Rod u/s). Off-Broadway: Days of Wine and Roses, Dogfight, National tours: Kinky Boots (Charlie Price), Happy Days (Richie Cunningham), Recent Regional: Elf the Musical (Buddy). Film/TV: "Modern Love" (Craig). Much thanks to my manager Steve Maihack, All my love to Molly, Maezie, and Sawyer.
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    • 39 min
    Ryan Vasquez - as NOAH in the new Broadway musical, The Notebook!

    Ryan Vasquez - as NOAH in the new Broadway musical, The Notebook!

    Ryan Vasquez/@itsryanvasquez is currently starring as NOAH in the new Broadway musical, The Notebook! He has been featured in Broadway productions of WICKED, WAITRESS (original Broadway cast) and HAMILTON, where he became the only actor to play all the roles of Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson, and Hercules Mulligan/James Madison on Broadway, after premiering the show in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He also originated the role of Man in Black in THE WRONG MAN at MCC Theater (directed by HAMILTON’s Thomas Kail with choreography by Emmy Award-winner Travis Wall), for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination, as well as originating leading roles in the world premiere productions of THE NOTEBOOK (Chicago Shakespeare Theater, directed by RENT and DEAR EVAN HANSEN’s Michael Greif and Schele Williams, with music by Ingrid Michaelson), THE OUTSIDERS (La Jolla Playhouse, directed by Danya Taymor with a book by Pulitzer Prize-finalist Adam Rapp), and WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (Alliance Theater, directed by KIMBERLY AKIMBO’s Jessica Stone), all opening on Broadway in 2024. Ryan returned to MCC this fall in the world premiere of WALK ON THROUGH: CONFESSIONS OF A MUSEUM NOVICE (music by Tony and Olivier Award-winner Gavin Creel). He has also appeared in film and on television, including roles in the THE GOOD FIGHT (CBS), CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (HBO), THE CODE (CBS), and the film adaptation of TICK...TICK...BOOM! (Netflix), directed by Lin Manuel-Miranda, starring Andrew Garfield. His voice has also been featured in several films, including VIVO! and IN THE HEIGHTS. He has performed around the country in theaters and symphony spaces, at the St. Louis Muny, Music Theater Wichita, Sacramento Music Circus, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and others. As an organizer, Ryan founded the voter outreach organization Swing From Home, which made contact with hundreds of thousands of voters in the 2020 election cycle, bringing Broadway talent to the homes of people across the world during the pandemic, and raising nearly one million dollars for down-ballot races across America. He was also a founding organizer of Generation We, a community support organization for LGBTQIA+ candidates running for local office. The son of an educator, Ryan has also worked as a teacher at the elementary, pre-college, and university level. Proud Michigan Graduate.

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    • 41 min
    Joe Rosko began his professional career as a trainer and actor at the exact same time in 2007.

    Joe Rosko began his professional career as a trainer and actor at the exact same time in 2007.

    Joe Rosko began his professional career as a trainer and actor at the exact same time in 2007. Since then, it has been his mission to build a bridge between the worlds of fitness and theatre. Rosko believed that actors were truly professional athletes but didn't feel as though the theatre community was equipped with the proper resources to train like said athletes. This realization led to the creation of Built for the Stage. In the past seven years BFTS has had clients represented in over fifty Broadway shows and other stages across the globe while training on a fitness app. Rosko and his coaches pride themselves in having the unique abilities to continue a performer’s fitness progress while being in or out of a show. All professional athletes train a certain way while in season or out of season, and with actors it’s no different.
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    • 15 min
    Mike Baerga - The Heart of Rock and Roll, Bad Cinderella, King Kong and Miss Saigon

    Mike Baerga - The Heart of Rock and Roll, Bad Cinderella, King Kong and Miss Saigon

    Mike Baerga / @mikebaerga (a native Puerto Rican-Houstonian,) Choreographed and Produced for HBO’S EMMY Nominated Reality Show, We’re Here, Showtime Network King Mo Fight, New York Fashion Week, RuPaul’s Drag Race: Shangela’s Big Apple Circus, World Pride 2021 Stonewall-inn.
    Broadway: The Heart of Rock and Roll Bad Cinderella King Kong Miss Saigon

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    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
23 Ratings

23 Ratings

Adaumbelle ,

Theatre + Fitness = Great Interviews

I love the backstage fitness angle to these theatre stories. Feels like I got my weekly workout done in under 30 minutes.

BearintheBigCity ,

Amazing!!!!

This podcast is brilliant! So many great tips and such a great motivation! Built for the Stage is an amazing program! Definitely subscribe to this podcast and then check out the free trial! Best decision I ever made!

Miss Juanita ,

Love Built for the stage!

This is amazing. So many great insights and tips!

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