Matt Lenz created In The Works- In The Woods. I always tell young actors to try to get in on the ground level of new shows- here is your chance! In The Works is a like a summer camp for creatives! There is an opportunity to create your own work, or audition to be in a new show, or go see a work in progress! Listen for all the info!   Matt Lenz is a New York-based theatre director whose career has spanned the globe. He has directed plays and musicals in North America, the UK, Australia, South Africa, Germany, Singapore, and India. Currently, Matt is at the helm of Broadway tours in the US, Canada, and China. His impressive body of work includes collaborations with many of the brightest stars and most renowned theatre makers in the industry. Matt is a member of the SDC, a long-time teaching artist for the Broadway Dreams Foundation and the Founding Artistic Director of the annual In The Works ~ In The Woods Festival of new plays and musicals in upstate New York.  You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danya Taymor just directed her first big Broadway musical, The Outsiders, and got nominated for a Tony! She tells us all about the casting process, what draws her to a certain actor, and gives great advice on how to start your career and break into Broadway!   Danya Taymor is a Tony-award nominated and Obie-award winning New York based director, writer and translator. Recent direction includes the musical adaptation of THE OUTSIDERS (Tony Award nomination and Drama Desk Award nomination), and the Broadway production of Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu's PASS OVER. Other recent work: Rachel Bonds' JONAH (Roundabout), Will Arbery's HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING (Playwrights Horizons) and Jeremy O. Harris' "DADDY" (Almeida, London and New Group/Vineyard). Her production of PASS OVER was filmed in collaboration with Spike Lee and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Now streaming on Amazon Prime. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have TikTok star and Wicked National Tour standby for Elphaba, Emily Kristen Morris. In addition to being a working actress and social media influencer, Emily is a certified vocal coach. Because she has so much to share, Emily is my guest for the next two episodes. She will share stories about her career and offer her favorite vocal tips. We will also learn all about her digital course and take a deep dive into using social media to help your acting career. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Follow Emily Kristen Morris: Instagram: @emilykristenmorris and @EKMvocalstudio TikTok: @emilykristenmorris Youtube: @emilushkaa www.emilykristenmorris.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s college audition time! I did a joint podcast with "Mapping the College Audition" and talked about MY college experience and how that is different from today. (Loved Ithaca College!) They don’t cut people anymore?!!! Hope this helps you trust the process! And trust you will get in where you are meant to be.   Follow Mapping the College Audition! Instagram: @mappingthecollegeaudition YouTube: @MTCA (Musical Theater College Auditions)  TikTok: @mtcollegeauditions  Charlie Murphy:@charmur7  Meghan Cordier:@meghanmarie2014 You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your show is moving to Broadway! Actually, not happening. Your show may move to Broadway! Not yet... How do you handle the hope/stress and live your life while you are involved with a show that MAY go to Broadway?  After years and years, Jose Llana is finally back on Broadway with the hit show Here Lies Love.  Listen to his journey getting there!   Follow Jose Llana on Instagram @thejosellana and check out Here Lies Love @herelieslovebway. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Douglas J. Cohen recently wrote a a book, How to Survive a Killer Musical, Agony and Ecstasy on the Road to Broadway, giving great insight into creating a new musical. Great insight for anyone who wants to get in on the ground level of creating a new show! Part two of two. Douglas J Cohen's composing credits: Music & Lyrics for No Way to Treat A Lady, The Gig, The Big Time, and The Opposite of Sex (Kerry and Doug worked together on this show). Follow Douglas J. Cohen on Instagram @douglasjcohen and get more info at douglasjcohen.com. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Douglas J. Cohen recently wrote a a book, How to Survive a Killer Musical, Agony and Ecstasy on the Road to Broadway, giving great insight into creating a new musical. Great insight for anyone who wants to get in on the ground level of creating a new show! Part one of two. Douglas J Cohen's composing credits: Music & Lyrics for No Way to Treat A Lady, The Gig, The Big Time, and The Opposite of Sex (Kerry and Doug worked together on this show). Follow Douglas J. Cohen on Instagram @douglasjcohen and get more info at douglasjcohen.com. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway star Matthew Scott - best known for Jersey Boys and Sondheim on Sondheim talks about creating his own show. Get some tips on how to create your own work and how to write your own show.   Matthew's Broadway credits: Grand Horizons, An American in Paris, Sondheim on Sondheim, A Catered Affair, and Jersey Boys Follow Matthew Scott on Instagram @m.a.t.t.h.e.w_s.c.o.t.t. He'll be performing his show, The Jesus Year, A Letter From My Dad at Theatre Raleigh on September 22nd - theatreraleigh.com and 54 Below on September 26th - 54below.org. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reunited with my co-star from Xanadu, Cheyenne Jackson. Cheyenne moved from a very small town, not knowing anything about theater to… Not Broadway... Seattle! From there he eventually made it to Broadway and then Hollywood. I asked him about that transition. He has great self-tape tips!  Cheyenne's Broadway credits include: Into The Woods, Finian's Rainbow, Xanadu, All Shook Up, & Thoroughly Modern Millie Follow Cheyenne on Instagram @mrcheyennejackson. He'll be performing at 54 Below this September - 54below.org/events/cheyenne-jackson/, and you can see us both on thebroadwaycruise.com in March 2024! You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brilliant award winning song writing team Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman are my guests. Currently they are represented on Broadway in the smash hit Some Like it Hot. I had the privilege of working with them on Hairspray and Catch Me If You Can. You also may know their music from the tv show Smash. We talk about their incredible careers, and they give advice on how to audition. Can you take their music and make it your own? To riff or not to riff, that is the question. Learn more about Marc at marcshaiman.com. On Instagram, follow Marc @marc_shaiman and Scott @scottwittman. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continuing our discussion of side hustles, we have Mandy Gonzalez. She starred in Hamilton for five years, was Elphaba in Wicked, and originated Nina in In the Heights. Even with all those amazing credits, she still finds other work. We also have Aurore Joly, who moved to NYC from France to try to make it on Broadway. While going on auditions and working theater jobs, she created her own pilates business (that I go to!)  Learn more about Mandy Gonzalez at mandygonzalez.com. Follow her on Instagram @mandy.gonzalez. Learn more about Aurore Joly at aurorejoly.art and @cleophaseve and Move Art Studio at themoveartstudio.com and @moveart_studio. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I have been doing a series on side hustles, because people don’t talk about how much an actor’s salary can fluctuate. There could be one great year, and then a few years where you barely make money acting. That’s normal. This week we have Katie Webber and David Josefsberg - actors who between the two of them have been in over 20 Broadway shows! They both found side hustles they love that work around their audition schedules AND tap into their other talents and creativity.  Learn more about Katie, her favorite recipes, and her cookbooks at katiewebbernyc.com. Follow her on Instagram @katiewebbernyc. Follow David on Instagram and TikTok @davidsjosefsberg. Learn about his classes at broadwaybreathwork.com, and learn more about the Target 100 program at target100.net. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Musician, composer, and writer, Henry Koperski, joins Reeve Carney and Jeanine Tesori in our final installment of the live interviews from The Broadway Cruise. Henry Koperski is a composer, writer, and music director based out of Los Angeles. He has composed for stage and screen, and has scores and songs featured on Netflix, Audible and Showtime. The New York Times has called him “the connective tissue” of the NYC music/comedy scene (where he performed regularly from 2012-2020). As a music director, he often works with Alan Cumming, Ari Shapiro, Matt Rogers and Matteo Lane.  Follow Henry Koperski on Instagram: @henkiskidu You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Bell Bundy is about to star on Broadway in The Cottage!  She has been acting in this business since she was eleven, when she starred in Ruthless! Off-Broadway. (She had some very famous understudies.) We have the best time catching up and hearing all her wonderful advice for performers AND learning all about her business and activism that is so important to her - Womxn of Tomorrow. Learn more about Laura Bell Bundy at laurabellbundy.com and on Instagram @laurabellbundy. Follow Womxn of Tomorrow Foundation at womxnoftomorrow.org and on Instagram @womxnoftomorrow. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dream of getting a Tony on Broadway? Here are some words of advice from this year's Tony nominees, including Nikki Crawford, Wendell Pierce, Kevin Cahoon, Kevin Del Aguila, Jordan Cooper, Jen Weber, James Ijames, Eva Price and many more! You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Horn, the Tony nominated writer of Shucked and classic tv shows Designing Women, Teen Beach Movie and so many others, tells us what the creative team looks for during auditions. And, why you may have given the best audition, but still not have gotten the part!   Follow Robert @rhorn1 on Instagram and Twitter. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bonnie Milligan tells us how she went from open calls to getting a Tony nomination for Kimberly Akimbo on Broadway.   Follow Bonnie in Instagram at @beltingbons and Twitter @BeltingBonnie. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2023 Tony Nominees share the tough times they made it through before becoming a nominee. We spoke live with Nikki Crawford, James Ijames, Kevin Cahoon, Julia Lester, Lorna Courtney, NaTasha Yvette Williams, and Miriam Silverman just days after the nominations were announced. Get ready to be inspired! You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have Tovah Feldshuh, star of Funny Girl, as our guest. Tovah celebrates a milestone this month - 50 years being on Broadway!  Listen as she shares her unconventional journey to getting on Broadway and decades of incredible stories along the way.    Learn more about Tovah at tovahfeldshuh.com/. Follow her on Instagram @tovahfeld, Facebook @TovahFeldshuh, Twitter @TovahwithaV & YouTube @SolidGolda. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once you have made it on Broadway are you set? NO! We are always hustling! Dana talks about how she kept her “day” job while performing on Broadway. The dry spells can be long, so we all have to have other ways to make a living.   Follow Dana Steingold @dsteinface on Instagram and Twitter. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have Aurore Joly, a dancer who lived and trained in Paris alone at a very young age, talking about her journey to New York. She is my Pilates instructor, and she helped me be able to do 8 shows a week with an injury.  We ALSO have Dana Steingold on to talk about getting through 8 shows a week in Beetlejuice, and we may bring up the competition we had going to win the coveted "Most Shows" award.   Learn more about Aurore Joly at aurorejoly.art and @cleophaseve and Move Art Studio at themoveartstudio.com and @moveart_studio. Learn more about Dana Steingold @dsteinface on Instagram and Twitter. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have my dear friend - the fearless Mandy Gonzalez. Mandy has starred in so many amazing Broadway shows - Wicked, Hamilton, and In the Heights to name a few. Mandy talks about getting her start in theater, and how she was able to do 8 shows a week in Hamilton while being a mom AND going through cancer treatments. She is a survivor. Join us for this truly inspirational episode.   Learn more about Mandy at mandygonzalez.com. Follow her on Instagram @mandy.gonzalez. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have triple threat Katie Webber on. Not only has Katie been in 9 broadway shows, but she is also a trained holistic nutritionist. Performers are athletes.  She talks about how best to fuel our bodies to be able to do eight shows a week. Learn more about Katie, her favorite recipes, and her cookbooks at katiewebbernyc.com. Follow her on Instagram @katiewebbernyc. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanine Tesori talks casting, piano training, writing and more! She gives great advice on auditioning, and what she looks for in the room in part two of The Broadway Cruise! Jeanine Tesori is an American composer and music arranger, best known for her work in the theater. Tesori began her Broadway career as a dance music arranger for the 1995 revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. She went on to compose the scores for the musicals Violet, Caroline, or Change, Shrek the Musical, Fun Home, Soft Power, and Kimberly Akimbo. Her work is known for its emotional depth, its lyrical brilliance, and its innovative musical style. Tesori has also composed music for several films and television shows, including Nights in Rodanthe, Every Day, and You're Not You. She is a recipient of the Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, and the Obie Award. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Josefsberg has been in 9 broadway shows, and most recently he had the great pleasure of playing my husband in Beetlejuice 😂. Staying on the topic of doing 8 shows a week, I interviewed David to find out his tricks. When you are put in for a show, it can be very stressful. You barely have any time to rehearse with the cast. I remember when David came into Beetlejuice and on his first night he had to close his dressing room door and take time to meditate before the show. He ended up doing a fantastic job, and I was really impressed with how he set boundaries and took that time for himself because he knew he needed it! Follow David on Instagram and TikTok @davidsjosefsberg. Learn about his classes at broadwaybreathwork.com, and learn more about the Target 100 program at target100.net. As always, you can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Part 2 of my interview with casting director Andrew Fem! I found Andrew through Instagram and LOVED their content. Andrew breaks down the do’s and don’ts of self tape auditions from the casting director’s perspective. Whether it is for TV, film or theater, Andrew discusses the differences and shares how to nail the self tape. Learn more about Andrew Fem on Instagram @castingbythem and at castingbythem.com. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All auditions have changed in a big way since Covid! I found casting director Andrew Fem‘s Instagram and LOVED their content! Andrew breaks down the do’s and don’ts of self tape auditions from the casting director’s perspective. Whether it is for TV, film or theater, Andrew discusses the differences and shares how to nail the self tape. Learn more about Andrew Fem on Instagram @castingbythem and at castingbythem.com. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever wonder how dancers can do the things they do eight shows a week?!! Me too! I have my dear friend and Broadway darling Angie Schworer (Currently in Some Like it Hot) on to let us know how she has the stamina and energy to keep going from show to show. Angie gives us all the tips on how to get it, and how to flaunt it, eight times a week! Learn more about Angie Schworer on Instagram @angieschworer. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As someone who gets rejected pretty much every day, I have always felt comfort in hearing other people’s rejection stories. My advice is know that rejection is just part of being an actor and try not to take it personally. This episode will feature stories from Laura Bell Bundy and Telly Leung.  As always, you can follow me on Instagram @kerrybutler1. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com.   Learn more about Laura Bell Bundy: Laura Bell Bundy (co-host and co-creator of Women of Tomorrow Podcast) is a Tony-Award nominated actress and singer whose many Broadway credits include the original Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray and the original Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. Her TV credits include Dr. Jordan Denby on television's Anger Management and Rachel Ragland on The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder. She also is a recording artist, songwriter, director, producer, and mother. In recent years, her creative work has been focused on the education and empowerment of women. Twitter & Instagram: @laurabellbundy  Learn more about Telly Leung: Telly Leung is a New York City native, Broadway performer, recording artist, producer, and theater arts teacher. His Broadway and national touring credits include Aladdin in Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway, In Transit, Allegiance, Godspell, Rent, Wicked, Pacific Overtures, Flower Drum Song. Television audiences will remember him as Wes the Warbler on Glee, as well as appearances on Instinct, Odd Mom Out, Deadbeat and Law and Order: Criminal Intent. He can be heard on many original Broadway cast recordings and has released two solo albums, I’ll Cover You (2012) and Songs for You (2016), and the You Matter EP (2020).  Twitter & Instagram: @tellyleung / www.tellyleung.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As someone who gets rejected pretty much every day, I have always felt comfort in hearing other people’s rejection stories. My advice is know that rejection is just part of being an actor and try not to take it personally. This episode will feature stories from Constantine Maroulis and Ann Harada.  As always, you can follow me on Instagram @kerrybutler1. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com.   Learn more about Constantine Maroulis: Constantine first came to prominence as the beloved rock n’ roll underdog on American Idol. He then secured his place in pop culture as a Broadway superstar, best known for his Tony-nominated role in Rock of Ages. Now, for his third act, he begins an invigorating and promising new era with a bevy of intriguing projects, which include touring with his band Foreigners Journey and working on his new Broadway endeavor, Rock and Roll Man: The Alan Freed Story. Instagram: @constantinemaroulis / Twitter: @ConstantineM / ConstantineMaroulis.com   Learn more about Ann Harada: Ann is best known for originating the role of Christmas Eve in Avenue Q on Broadway and in London’s West End. Other Broadway: Rodgers+Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Les Miserables, 9 to 5, Seussical, M.Butterfly. Recent Off-Bway: Pacific Overtures, Stuffed, Dear World, Brooklynite. Film: Sisters, Admission, Hope Springs, Happiness, Youth in Oregon.TV: Smash, Blue Bloods, Schmigadoon!, Indoor Boys (Indie Series Award nomination). Instagram: @iamannharada / Twitter: @annharada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s the story morning glory?... Insta-story that is!  Find out how to work social media to market yourself. This episode is the second part of our conversation with the incredibly knowledgeable Bret Shuford - Broadway Actor, Create Life Coach and one half of the Broadway Husbands. You do not want to miss it!   As always, you can follow me on Instagram @kerrybutler1. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about Bret: @bretshuford bretshuford.com broadwayhusbands.com Listen to The Broadway Husbands Podcast at bpn.fm/broadwayhusbands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s the story morning glory?... Insta-story that is!  Find out how to work social media to market yourself. Our guest is the incredibly knowledgeable Bret Shuford - Broadway Actor, Create Life Coach and one half of the Broadway Husbands. You do not want to miss this one!   As always, you can follow me on Instagram @kerrybutler1. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about Bret: @bretshuford bretshuford.com broadwayhusbands.com Listen to The Broadway Husbands Podcast at bpn.fm/broadwayhusbands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ghost-with-the-most is returning to Broadway! Barbara Maitland herself goes behind the scenes with Alex Brightman, Elizabeth Teeter, David Josefsberg, Adam Dannheisser, and Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer! She gets the inside scoop on all things Beetlejuice with answers to never-before-asked questions, funny back-stage anecdotes and rituals... all while having a few chuckles along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we talk to Sammi Cannold about her journey to becoming a director - from putting on shows with shampoo bottles as a kid, to going to Stanford to study theater, to landing on Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 in Hollywood and Entertainment list. Listen to Sammi discuss what she looks for at auditions, her process as a director, and the fresh take she’s been bringing to the industry through site-specific musical theater. As always, you can follow me on Instagram @kerrybutler1. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about Sammi: Twitter: @sammicannold Instagram: @sammi.cannold sammicannold.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are going live from the Broadway Cruise!  Our first of three guests is Reeve Carney. He tells us about the highs and lows in his career, and how he takes control and creates his own work. Reeve Carney an American actor and singer/songwriter known for originating the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark on Broadway and playing Orpheus in the original Broadway cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown. Follow Reeve on Instagram: @reevecarney You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features more of my conversation with my friend from Beetlejuice, Presley Ryan, and her mom Kim about getting into the business as a kid and what it’s like being the youngest person in the room. We also have some VERY special guests. Spoiler alert - it’s my parents! This episode is for all the child and teen actors out there (and your parents!)  As always, you can follow me on Instagram @kerrybutler1. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Follow Presley @prezryan and learn more at prezryan.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I ask my friend from Beetlejuice, Presley Ryan, and her mom Kim all about getting into the business as a kid and what it’s like being the youngest person in the room. This episode is for all the child and teen actors out there (and your parents!)  As always, you can follow me on Instagram @kerrybutler1. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Follow Presley @prezryan and learn more at prezryan.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we're joined by Schele Williams, director of the upcoming revival of AIDA. We explore looking at the world and theater through a post-COVID lens, talk about her children’s book Your Legacy, in which she looks at slavery through a new lens - and as always we get some great audition advice.   Follow me on Instagram @kerrybutler1. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at www.kerrybutlercoach.com or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about Schele Williams on Instagram: @schelewilliams @yourlegacybook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our interview with Kaitlin Hopkins from Bat Boy fame and currently the head of the Musical Theatre program at Texas State University. In this episode she talks about the mental wellness program that she founded and shares with universities around the world.    As always, you can follow me on Instagram @kerrybutler1. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at www.kerrybutlercoach.com or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about Kaitlin: IG: @Hopkinskaitlin  kaitlinhopkins.net  LivingMentalWellness.com FontusDryMouth.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ask and you shall receive! This episode is all about going to college for theater.  Kaitlin Hopkins created the BFA Musical Theatre program at Texas State University, ranked in the top 10 musical theatre programs in the nation. She also starred as my mom in Bat Boy - “Shelly nooooo!” (Insider joke). Kaitlin shares great insight and information on the college admissions process and tells you everything you can get from a theater education.     As always, you can follow me on Instagram @kerrybutler1. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at www.kerrybutlercoach.com or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about Kaitlin: IG: @Hopkinskaitlin  kaitlinhopkins.net  LivingMentalWellness.com FontusDryMouth.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turn those no’s into yes’s and make your own work.  Scott Coulter tells us how he started his own company spot-on entertainment, and now produces concerts around the country. He explains how you can use your voice and passion for performing in other ways outside of broadway. Learn how to take control of your career the way Scott did.   Resources mentioned in this episode Spot-On Entertainment Feinstein's/54 Below Marcy Heisler & Zina Goldrich  Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Produced by Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded LIVE at BroadwayCon 2020 Find singing jobs while you wait for your broadway break; or create your own door to broadway through cabaret and concert work.  Sierra is such a positive force in this world! The topic is concert work, but we really discuss finding your purpose, and living the life you were meant to live. She speaks my language, I loved having her as a guest!   Produced by Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the episode I have been waiting for. If the doors to Broadway aren’t opening for you, find a window! YouTube sensation Todrick Hall is so inspiring. He talks about how he created his own opportunities using social media. Learn how to make social media open your window to Broadway!!   Produced by Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you get in on the ground level of a new Broadway Show?  Readings and workshops for no money of course!   Think of it as an investment.  We have Joey Mazzarino and Aron Arcurso on talking about the process of creating their new show Seeing Red, and how people can get cast in readings and workshops.   Joey is an award winning writer, director and puppeteer.  Worked on Sesame Street for twenty five years, and is currently writing on Kidding starring Jim Carrey. Spoiler alert- he is my husband and wrote this show for me.  Aron is also an award winning writer snd composer.  He has been the musical director, arranger, and conductor for many broadway shows- currently working on Aladdin.  Resources mentioned in this episode Broadway Inspirational Voices BMI workshop @iamallenlouis Produced by Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liz Caplan is one of the most sought after vocal teachers in New York. She is even hired by broadway shows to help the company. We discuss how to do 8 shows a week healthily and even give you all the tricks on how to sing over a cold, or tears or even scream on stage. Ever wonder how Ben Platt sang that song at the end of Dear Evan Hansen while sobbing? Tune in to this episode! Resources mentioned in this episode Dr. Dahl App Store app: Liz Caplan Vocal Coach Cures for voice and inflammation  Ester C Garlic  Navage  Netty pot  Zycam  Apple cider vinegar  Oregano oil  Peppermint oil  Sinu-orega Cucumber- cantaloupe  Produced by Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can you create your own work? Sandy Rustin started out as a performer and transitioned into writing. The Cottage, written by Rustin, recently played on Broadway and her play Clue is on tour. Today we will hear about her transition into writing and what she learned about auditioning from being behind the table.   Sandy Rustin is a Broadway playwright and actress. One of the most produced playwrights in America, Sandy penned the adaptation of the cult-hit film, CLUE which has enjoyed over 3,500 productions worldwide. The NY TIMES called CLUE “a welcome throwback to an era of physical comedy!” CLUE will launch a national tour in February 2024 and is available for licensing via Broadway Licensing. Sandy’s original comedy, THE COTTAGE, (“Laugh Out Loud!” – The NY Times), directed by Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) ran at The Hayes Theatre for a limited-engagement on Broadway, starring Eric McCormick and Laura Bell Bundy, and is available for licensing via Broadway Licensing’s Dramatists Play Service. Follow Sandy on Instagram: @sandyrustin_ You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Award winning director Alex Timbers whose work is currently represented in three broadway shows- Beetlejuice, Moulin Rouge and American Utopia gives audition advice, and tells what he looks for in actors. Resources mentioned in this episode Williamstown Theater Festival Vassar New York stage and film Berkshire Theater Festival ARS NOVA Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) The Flea Theatre Produced by Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the best song to sing for your audition? Seth Rudetsky helps to find the right song and 16 bar cut. He also gives great advice on performing the song, and his audition pet peeves.   Resources mentioned in this episode Seth’s Twitter and Instagram accounts Seths Broadway cruises Sarah Lazarus Oberlin Faith Prince - Also Teaches  The Town Hall - Seth’s Sirius XM show Volunteer singing - Hearts and Voices Jack Plotnick affirmations Michael Lavine YouTube Ed Sullivan Produced by Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barrett Weed gives insight into how to deal with anxiety and the nerves that go along with auditioning and performing. Connect with Barrett via Instagram: @barrettweed Resources mentioned in this episode Elon College Walnut Hill Opera Produced by Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actress & coach Annie Meisels gives advice on how to get voice work: voice overs, cartoons, audiobooks, and video games to help pay the bills while you wait for your big break on Broadway. Connect with Annie on IG: @AnnieMeisels or via email: Annie [at] apowerfulvoice.net. Resources mentioned in this episode Garage Band Audacity Ithaca College Produced by Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices