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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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    • 3.7 • 3 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.

    Elysia Jordan - Company Broadway Tour

    Elysia Jordan - Company Broadway Tour

    Elysia Jordan (U/S Jenny, U/S Sarah, U/S Susan, U/S Joanne) National Tour: School of Rock. Regional / Concerts: Billy Elliot (Ogunquit Playhouse), Lincoln Center, Playwrights Horizons. BFA: Ithaca College. Elysia is a passionate teaching artist and works with students around the world through MTCA. Grateful for Merri, Avalon, and the incredible family and friends who keep me company, especially Steve.
    https://www.elysiajordan.com/  

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    • 37 min
    Julio Rey - opened his second Broadway as a swing in LEMPICKA.

    Julio Rey - opened his second Broadway as a swing in LEMPICKA.

    Originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico; Julio grew up moving all over the country, stopped in Pennsylvania to get his BFA from Penn State, and moved to NYC six months before Covid-19 took over. Since then Julio made his Broadway and Principal debut in BAD CINDERELLA as the understudy for Prince Sebastian. This past Sunday he also just opened his second Broadway as a swing in LEMPICKA. Other credits include: WHITE CHRISTMAS (Phil Davis, CSTC), THE GREAT GATSBY (Papermill Playhouse), THE GRISWOLDS’ BROADWAY VACATION (The 5th Avenue Theatre), TITANIC (Fleet, Milwaukee Rep), 42nd St (Billy Lawlor, The Rev), and MAMMA MIA (Sky, NSMT).
    Thanks to Coach Joe for helping stay nice and strong to keep up with the Broadway schedule!!!

    And yes before a matinee totally works! I could honestly do any day I have a matinee so whatever is best for the photographer I can make sure I’m at the theatre early whenever they’re available.
    -Julio

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    • 29 min
    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

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