Big Theatre Kid Energy

Ryan W Garcia
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🎭 Big Theatre Kid Energy is a theatre podcast and review show celebrating the best of Los Angeles theatre and beyond, hosted by LA actor and Try Guy Ryan W Garcia. Each episode features candid interviews with actors and creatives, behind-the-scenes insights, and reviews of plays, musicals, and live performances across LA and beyond. Funny, passionate, and just the right amount of dramatic, Ryan is on a mission to prove that Los Angeles is a world-class theatre town.

  1. 19H AGO

    BRENT BAILEY joins for: Death of a Salesman at A Noise Within Theatre

    Brent Bailey (Hot Santa at Target, LBJ, The Lincoln Lawyer, Holiday Dating Guide) joins to talk about a classic: Death of a Salesman at A Noise Within Theatre. They discuss the business of being a BUSY working actor, the relevance of Arthur Miller’s play, and why using your notes app as a calendar is the least efficient way to function in society. Check out A Noise Within Theatre: https://www.anoisewithin.org/ SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGY Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtheatrekidener Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTheatreKidEnergy Apple Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-theatre-kid-energy/id1838234535 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DFCft7YJEddofnqd0UIHp?si=TOURv5gJQm2SKw3XQuxFAQ Brent Bailey: https://www.instagram.com/brentmbailey/ Brent’s AFFORDABLE Headshots: https://www.instagram.com/artistfootprint/ See you at the cast party!

    59 min
  2. JARED POPKIN joins for: Reefer Madness at Wisteria Theater

    MAY 11

    JARED POPKIN joins for: Reefer Madness at Wisteria Theater

    Jared Popkin (Poppa’s home the bitch is back) joins to talk about Reefer Madness at Wisteria Theater. They talk about the difference between performing as an actor vs. as a Try Guy, how baller the women who own and operate Wisteria Theater are, and all about the power of the almighty REEFER! Reefer Madness is playing at Wisteria Theater through May 17th: https://www.wisteriatheater.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGY Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtheatrekidener Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTheatreKidEnergy Apple Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-theatre-kid-energy/id1838234535 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DFCft7YJEddofnqd0UIHp?si=TOURv5gJQm2SKw3XQuxFAQ Jared Popkin: https://www.instagram.com/jaredpopkin/ See you at the cast party!

    57 min
  3. MANUEL OLIVER joins for: Guac at Kirk Douglas Theatre

    MAY 4

    MANUEL OLIVER joins for: Guac at Kirk Douglas Theatre

    Manuel Oliver joins to talk about his show Guac at Kirk Douglas Theatre. They talk about the power theatre has to create real change as a form of activism, how to bring real authenticity to the stage, and how to turn something as traumatic as the Parkland High School Shooting that took the life of 17 students, including his son Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, into an art piece that can change the world. Guac is playing at Kirk Douglas Theatre through May 17th: https://www.centertheatregroup.org/ SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGY Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtheatrekidener Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTheatreKidEnergy Apple Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-theatre-kid-energy/id1838234535 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DFCft7YJEddofnqd0UIHp?si=TOURv5gJQm2SKw3XQuxFAQ Links for the non profit foundation Change the Ref, founded by Patricia and Manuel Oliver: https://changetheref.org/ https://youtube.com/@changetheref?si=YMQE5ZePAOfApsS_ https://www.instagram.com/changetheref/ See you at the cast party!

    48 min
  4. LEAH MCKENDRICK joins for: TINA at Hollywood Pantages Theatre

    APR 27

    LEAH MCKENDRICK joins for: TINA at Hollywood Pantages Theatre

    Leah McKendrick (Bad Moms, M.F.A., Scrambled, Voicemails for Isabelle) joins to review Tina: The Tina Turner Musical at Hollywood Pantages Theatre. They talk about Leah’s past as a record label signed Pop Star and burlesque dancer, the INSANE talent of Darilyn Burtley who played Tina Turner, and Leah’s upcoming Netflix feature film Voicemails for Isabelle, starring Zoey Deutch, Nick Robinson, Harry Shum Jr. and Nick Offerman. It will be live on Netflix Jun 19th! See what’s next at Hollywood Pantages Theatre: https://www.broadwayinhollywood.com/venues/detail/pantagestheatre SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGY Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtheatrekidener Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTheatreKidEnergy Apple Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-theatre-kid-energy/id1838234535 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DFCft7YJEddofnqd0UIHp?si=TOURv5gJQm2SKw3XQuxFAQ Leah: https://www.instagram.com/leahmckendrick/ See you at the cast party!

    58 min
  5. TOMMY HOBSON joins for: "Master Harold"...and the Boys at Geffen Playhouse

    APR 20

    TOMMY HOBSON joins for: "Master Harold"...and the Boys at Geffen Playhouse

    Tommy Hobson (The Fresh Beat Band, That Girl Lay Lay) joins to review “Master Harold” …and the Boys at Geffen Playhouse. They talk growing up as child actors (ESPECIALLY Tommy, he was on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for crying out loud!), the deeply moving real life story of South African legend John Kani (King T’Chaka in Black Panther, and lead of this play), and how powerful and important art is for the health of society and humanity. “Master Harold” …and the Boys is playing at Geffen Playhouse through May 10th. https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/ SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGY Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtheatrekidener Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTheatreKidEnergy Apple Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-theatre-kid-energy/id1838234535 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DFCft7YJEddofnqd0UIHp?si=TOURv5gJQm2SKw3XQuxFAQ Tommy: https://www.instagram.com/tommyhobson/ See you at the cast party!

    1h 1m
  6. AVA LALEZARZADEH joins for: English at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

    APR 13

    AVA LALEZARZADEH joins for: English at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

    Ava Lalezarzadeh (English on Broadway, Before Apple TV, The Morning Show Apple TV) joins to review English at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. They talk having to relearn their mother tongues (Farsi and Spanish respectively), Ava’s incredible short film In the Garden of Tulips, and what it’s like to be thrown into the deep end as a young actor. English is playing at The Wallis through April 26th. https://thewallis.org/show-details/english SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGY Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtheatrekidener Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTheatreKidEnergy Apple Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-theatre-kid-energy/id1838234535 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DFCft7YJEddofnqd0UIHp?si=TOURv5gJQm2SKw3XQuxFAQ Ava: https://www.instagram.com/avalalezarzadeh/ https://www.avalalezarzadeh.com/ In the Garden of Tulips: https://vimeo.com/1014413019 See you at the cast party!

    54 min
  7. YB BISTE joins for: Kim's Convenience at Ahmanson Theatre

    APR 6

    YB BISTE joins for: Kim's Convenience at Ahmanson Theatre

    YB joins to review Kim’s Convenience at Ahmanson Theatre. They talk about YB’s first time EVER seeing theatre, being cast members of the TRY GUYS, and growing up children of immigrants, . Kim’s Convenience is playing at the Ahmanson Theatre through April 19th. https://www.centertheatregroup.org/ SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGY Instagram: @BigTheatreKidEnergy TikTok: @BigTheatreKidEnergy Youtube: @BigTheatreKidEnergy YB: @xoybox See you at the cast party!

    52 min
  8. DANIEL DAVID STEWART joins for: Richard III at A Noise Within Theatre

    MAR 30

    DANIEL DAVID STEWART joins for: Richard III at A Noise Within Theatre

    Daniel David Stewart (Spring Awakening, Catch 22, Memory of a Killer) joins to review Richard III at A Noise Within Theatre. They talk the road to getting on Broadway, how relevant Shakespeare is to current events, and why some pillows are decorative and some pillows are for hugging. Check out the current productions at A Noise Within Theatre: https://www.anoisewithin.org/ SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGY Instagram: @BigTheatreKidEnergy TikTok: @BigTheatreKidEnergy Youtube: @BigTheatreKidEnergy Daniel: @danieldavidstewart See you at the cast party!

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🎭 Big Theatre Kid Energy is a theatre podcast and review show celebrating the best of Los Angeles theatre and beyond, hosted by LA actor and Try Guy Ryan W Garcia. Each episode features candid interviews with actors and creatives, behind-the-scenes insights, and reviews of plays, musicals, and live performances across LA and beyond. Funny, passionate, and just the right amount of dramatic, Ryan is on a mission to prove that Los Angeles is a world-class theatre town.

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  • Creator
    Ryan W Garcia
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ryan W Garcia
  • Show Website
    Big Theatre Kid Energy

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