Survival Jobs

Before closing out the episode with a fun game of  “Victoria Clark Trivia”, the cast shares a compelling variety of survival jobs including Hardy being a server at seafood joint that served imitation crab meat, Hogan quitting  the Century 21 department store after an argument with a rude customer, White who was a nanny for a wealthy family who demanded she make made change for a $5 bill and Iskander who worked in a medical office, even with a fear of blood! 

Steingold shares her experience working alongside so many television and theatre veterans in the cast and crew including Eric McCormack, Laura Bell Bundy and Lilli Cooper among others. She also dives into why audiences need to pay a visit to show sooner rather than later!  

The incredible duo of Jessica Hendy (writer and actor) and Brianna Kothari Barnes (composer/lyricist) sat down with us to talk about the journey of bringing this beautiful, heartfelt and mind-blowing one woman show to life. Before closing out the episode with a fun game of “One Woman Show Trivia”, the duo dives into their previous survival jobs and share what is coming next in the journey of “Walking with Bubbles”!  

Taped during a live panel at the 2023 BroadwayCon event on Friday, July 21, the actors give us a glimpse into their artistic journeys from working a memorable ‘survival job’ to the audition process for their respective shows and where they were when they got the call that they had booked their first Broadway gig!   

In this video, Survival Jobs welcomes Nicholas Christopher, who is currently portraying the roles of ‘Pirelli' and the ‘Sweeney Todd’ understudy in the Broadway revival of “Sweeney Todd”, currently playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Christopher shares his behind the scenes of what it was like performing  the titular role with less than three hours notice, why the iconic show continues to resonate with audiences through the years and working alongside his big brother Jonathan Christopher in the same company! 

In this video, Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with the wonderfully talented and humble Lisa Finegold who is currently the Dance Captain and Swing in the Broadway company of “Wicked”, currently playing at the Gershwin Theatre. Finegold shares her favorite part of being in the iconic groundbreaking show and what she loves about wearing so many different hats as part of the company.  

Though Cost of Living played its final Broadway performance over seven months ago, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play certainly was not forgotten by the nominating committee of the Tony Awards. It was nominated for five awards, three of which for its stars- Katy Sullivan, Kara Young, and David Zayas.

Your favorite podcast hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with the insanely talented and handsome triple threat, John Behlmann who is currently starring as Gordy in the hit new Broadway musical, SHUCKED, currently playing at the Nederlander Theatre. Behlmann shares why he believes audiences are flocking to the theater in droves to see the country musical comedy, how the show has changed since its Salt Lake City premiere last fall and the full circle moment between himself and music icon Reba McIntire .

In this video, watch as Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with two amazingly talented and insightful guests, Sami Gayle and Morgan Higgins who play the Evil Step Sisters Adele and Marie in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bad Cinderella, currently playing at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway.

Your favorite podcast hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with the mega talented, charming and kind actor Alex Joseph Grayson, who is currently playing ‘Jim Conley’ in Broadway’s hottest musical revival Parade. Watch the full video!

After a brief hiatus your favorite podcast hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with the extremely candid, funny and talented actor Lucy Freyer, who is currently playing ‘Esther’ in Anna Ziegler’s The Wanderers. Check out the full video!

In this video, your favorite podcast hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with the grounded, charming and superbly gifted actor Jordan Dobson, who will be playing ‘Prince Sebastian’ in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bad Cinderella at the Imperial Theatre this spring.

In this video, your favorite podcast hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with the vastly talented, kind and funny actor Daniel Beeman, who made his Broadway debut last year in Funny Girl at the August Wilson Theatre!

This video features the massively charming and thoughtful triple threat Apollo Levine, who made his Broadway debut last year in “MJ”! On the one year anniversary of the show, Apollo shares his audition process for the musical and why audiences should flock to the theatre to see this epic production!

In this video, Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with the incredibly talented, funny and charismatic musical director and conductor, Dan Micciche, who shares how he transitioned from working as an actor to the musical director of one of the most iconic shows in Broadway history!

In this video, Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with the dynamic multi-hyphenated actor and filmmaker Sarah Ann Masse, who dishes on her role as New York Times journalist Emily Steel in the Universal Pictures film “She Said”.

Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with Obie Award winner April Matthis, who is making her Broadway debut as ‘Grace’ in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” gives us the inside scoop on what it is like working on the highest grossing August Wilson play in Broadway history!

In this video, your favorite podcast hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with the three-time Tony Award Nominee Robin de Jesús, who can be currently seen in the new Hulu original limited series “Welcome to Chippendales”! Robin gives us the inside scoop on what audiences can expect over the course of the show, why audiences need to tune in week to week and what his audition process was like for the role of ‘Ray Colon’.

Your favorite podcast hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with actor and voiceover artist, Dan Rosales who gives us the inside scoop on his new audio comedy podcast “Rolling Calls” currently streaming on Broadway Podcast Network! Dan also shares his experience recording episodes virtually and working alongside the “Rolling Calls” writing team of veterans David Greenberg and Steve Rosen.

In this video, your favorite podcast hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with the prolific and mega-talented Merrily We Roll Along actor, Corey Mach. Corey gives us a glimpse into his creative journey from being a church pianist to booking his first national tour a few days after moving to New York City!