MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL INTERVIEWS

The Ordway's GreenRoom is a paid musical theater training fellowship created by and for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) artists. The GreenRoom the first-of-its-kind fellowship in Minnesota running for six weeks that's created by and for BIPOC artists. Maia Maiden, the Ordway's new Dir...

Devin Lewis is an actor and music producer. He has appeared in national touring production of Newsies as well as other productions such as Kiss Me Kate, Light in the Piazza, and more! Devin also produces his own music that can be found on all music streaming platforms!...

Lyric Arts is putting on Smokey Joe's Cafe: The music of Leiber and stoller. Leiber and Stoller are two of the biggest songwriters in rock 'n' roll history and their songs provide the baseline for this electrifying musical revue of the songs the shaped the American soundscape in the 1950s. SMOKEY JO...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid the musical will be playing at the Children's Theatre Company....

Memphis the musical will be playing at the Artisty Theater. This musical will blast you out the door humming! Inspired by actual events in the turbulent south of the 1950s, Memphis is the story of Felicia Farrell and Huey Calhoun - one a Black singer, talented and determined to share her voice; the ...

Memphis the musical will be playing at the Artisty Theater. This musical will blast you out the door humming! Inspired by actual events in the turbulent south of the 1950s, Memphis is the story of Felicia Farrell and Huey Calhoun - one a Black singer, talented and determined to share her voice; the ...

An Office and A Gentleman toured through the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. The musical is based on the Oscar-winning film, An Officer and a Gentleman is the timeless love story that celebrates triumph over adversity....

This past year, thousands of young women competed to become Miss America and on December 16th, 2021, as the organization celebrated its 100 the Anniversary, Emma Broyles from Anchorage, Alaska became the first Miss Alaska to earn the coveted Miss America crown and was awarded a record $100,000 in sc...

Nicolina Bozzo is current contest on American Idol season 20 on ABC and has made it to the top 24! She will be performing live for America's votes on Sunday/Mondays on ABC. Nicolina has a theatre background! She sang She Used To Be Mine from Waitress the musical for her first American Idol audition....

Becky Gulsvig is singer, actor, and dancer who grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota where she found her passion for theatre. She now resides in New York and has appeared in the original Broadway cast of Legally Blonde, School of Rock, Hairspray, and most recently Come From Away, as well as many other regi...

The Prom is currently playing at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis now through April 17th. It's a wonderful show! I am so glad to be chatting with Ashanti J'Aria, who plays Mrs. Greene in the show....

Escape to Margaritaville is currently playing at the Old Log Theatre now through August 27, 2022. We had a chance to interview Amanda Mai who plays Tammy in the show....

Lady Camden is a current contestant on Rupauls Drag Race season 14. Lady Camden is the stage name of Rex Wheeler, who was born in the U.K. and is based in Sacramento, California. She is a professionally trained ballet dancer, enjoys theatre and is currently in acting school, and performing drag....

It's prom season! Josh Zacher (Ensemble, Dance Co-Captain) from the cast of The Prom joins Spotlight Education through Hennepin Theatre Trust for a dance & choreography masterclass. Students will learn choreography from (and in the style of) The Prom! ...

Jordan is a New York City based actor with a career spanning the Stage, Television, Film, and Voice-over. He has been in many theatrical productions including Choir Boy, Hairspray, Peter Pan, Wicked, and more!...

The area premiere of Jelly's Last Jam is currently playing at Theatre Latte Da is playing now through May 8, 2022, at the Ritz Theater. ...

Ryan McCartan is known for playing Jason 'J.D. Dean' in the original off-broadway production of Heathers. Brad Majors in the 2016 Fox musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Ryan also played Diggie Smalls in Disney Channel's sitcom Live and Maddie. Fiyero in Wicked, and most recently Hans in Frozen....

Broadway veteran Telly Leung has co-produced a documentary with Aaron Albano, another Broadway veteran and active member of the AAPI Broadway community. It is called ENSEMBLE and it is currently available via Broadway on Demand....

Margie Mays is based in Los Angeles, California. She is a singer, songwriter, actor, and host. She appeared on seasons 2 and 3 of American Idol on ABC. She also teaches voice and piano lessons and wants to aspire young artist and performers. Currently, Margie is playing Elle Woods in Legally Blonde ...

John Battagliese is a graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory with a BFA in Musical Theatre. He was in the first national tour of Cruel Intentions the musical as Greg (u/s Sebastian) and the Las Vegas production of BAZ: Star Cross Love as Romeo, and many other regional productions. He won one of Set...

The Bachelor Live in Stage is currently touring different cities. This is the second tour and this time, they are using men from the previous seasons to be the Bachelor in the Bachelor Live On Stage....

World Premier Drama, Parks:A Portrait Of A Young Artist by Harrison David Rivers in collaboration with Robin P. Hickman-Winfield ...

The Tempest runs now through April 16, 2022 at the Guthrie Theater. I interview John Kroft who is playing Ferdinand. I saw the play opening night and it was fantastic, I would recommend seeing it! I was so impressed with John's take on Ferdinand....

Coach Brian Osborne, who lives out in Pennsylvania and is a college and high school track coach. Brian was also on a season of The Bachelorette and was the Bachelor in the Bachelor Live On Stage where he mentioned his love for musicals!...

Abigail Brooks Lehrer (Abby Lehrer) is from Castle Rock Colorado, she is a singer and songwriter, and TikTok star. She competed on American Idol Season 20 and her audition aired last weekend. She recently graduated from the Institute for American Musical Theatre. She currently resides in New York Ci...