We're back with Nik Walker and Sarah Joyce for part two of our three part double date! This week Nik and Sarah answer questions from the Patreon Peeps, tell us where to find the best pizza in the country and how touring gave him a chance to better know his literary hero. Nik tells us about learning to say goodbye to Burr and we listen as Nik and Sarah tell us the personal stories and deep roots of racism in America. Avengers during Nik's final bow Misbehavin’ from The Righteous Gemstones...
Mar 16, 2020•59 min
Nikky Burr, Sir is back for the first double date of the pod! This week Mike and I sit down with Nik Walker and his wife, Sarah Joyce to talk what it's like to say I do while taking your first spin on the turntables, the ins and outs of tour life, why Nik loves the stage door, and of course the battle continues with #NoMoreJobsForJames HIGHLIGHTS! Tweet to Kelly AuCoin Kelly’s response Sarah’s #IgnoreNikWalker vid De'Adre Aziza Javi’s video taunting James Anthony Ramos taunting James Kevin Conro...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 8 min
This week Hannah and I finish up our two part conversation by going IN on who lives, who dies, and who tells your story. We delve into Eliza’s blues as Hannah brings us on her journey Uptown. We talk where she is, where she started, and the flames that fed her Eliza to have such burning passion. Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Schuyler, 20 July 1780: “You would love even my weaknesses…” Hannah on Instagram Hannah on Twitter...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr
Hannah Cruz peels off the mask to take us on her journey into Eliza. In part one of our two part conversation, we talk the worlds you keep creating in your mind, grappling with forgiveness, and what it’s like living in the greatest city in the world. We both let it go as we take a note from The Cabinet™ that you can always find something new and I LOSE MY MIND OVER SOMETHING I’VE NEVER HEARD ABOUT BEFORE! TeeRico HER ROSE’S TURN IN HIIIIIGH SCHOOL I CAN’T Alone by Heart...
Feb 24, 2020•52 min
This is the second half of my chat with Hamilton Broadway's Deon'te Goodman (Ensemble and cover for George Washington/Hercules Mulligan/James Madison/and Aaron Burr). We go in even more in his Hamilton journey, and then take deep dives into EACH of the characters he plays. You do not want to miss this. Enjoy!! Freedom Riders and Bayard: https://www.facebook.com/FREEDOMRIDERSbayard/
Feb 17, 2020•55 min
This week is my first episode with Hamilton Broadway's Deon'te Goodman (Ensemble and cover for George Washington/Hercules Mulligan/James Madison/ and Aaron Burr)! We talk about his training in classical music, how he chooses roles that lead to important conversations, his audition process for Hamilton, and so much more! Come hang!! Kyle Scatliffe episode # 202 “Me for Me” from Bayard: A New Musical https://www.facebook.com/FREEDOMRIDERSbayard/videos/614201272411164/ Bayard Rustin: https://kingin...
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 29 min
This week wraps up my completely joyous chat with Jennie Harney-Fleming (Hamilton Broadway's Angelica/Eliza/Peggy cover)! We go in on how she prepares to play each sister, working with Carvens Lissaint on his Target Practice album, and of course... more Bob's Burgers! Come hang!! Jennie Harney-Fleming singing “Black Coffee.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8UavOcxQRk Carvens Lissaint - Can We Be Free (feat. Jennie Harney-Fleming) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1BxwmzVYx8 Target Practice by Ca...
Feb 03, 2020•39 min
This week kicks off my INCREDIBLE episodes with Jennie Harney-Fleming (Hamilton Broadway's Angelica/Eliza/Peggy standby)! This week we talk about her Brooklyn roots and passion for teaching, making her debut in Hamilton on Broadway and then immediately being flown out to San Fransisco, and her journey to making her Broadway debut in The Color Purple! Enjoy!! Spirits of Christmas from Bob’s Burgers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lud3bgEJeTg The Oz Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUi9Yg6T...
Jan 27, 2020•52 min
Gregory Treco (Hamilton Broadway and Chicago) recently lost his husband Rich Affannato. Rich was a wonderful person and Mike and I are sending all of our love to Greg during this time. This short announcement has all of the information from Gregory Treco himself, and below are resources and ways you can help. GoFundMe: In Support of Greg Treco Gregory Treco on Facebook BWW Obituary: Producer Rich Affannato Dies...
Jan 23, 2020•7 min
This weeks wraps up my series with Kyle Scatliffe (Former Hamilton Broadway and Philip Tour's Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson) and we close out by continuing our deep-dive into all things Hamilton, how he came to join the cast, and what the transition was like from the Philip Tour to Broadway. Kyle is currently starring in "To Kill A Mocking Bird" on Broadway! Click here for tickets! https://tokillamockingbirdbroadway.com/ Kyle is also featured on my #LasVegust eps! 130 , 131 Anthony Ramos and Lin-Ma...
Jan 20, 2020•56 min
This week is episode two of my chat with Kyle Scatliffe (Former Hamilton Broadway and Philip Tour's Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson). We talk vocal health, working with John Doyle on The Color Purple, and yes; we finally get into the Hamilton of it all. Enjoy! Hey friends! This episode was recorded way back in September, when Freestyle Love Supreme was still on Broadway. Their last performance (for now) was on January 12th, 2020 but please keep following them on social media to see what comes next! T...
Jan 13, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Kyle Scatliffe (Former Hamilton Broadway and Philip Tour's Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson) is on the pod for three INCREDIBLE episodes! This week we discuss how he grew up playing basketball, playing Jud Fry in 5th Avenue Theatre's production of Oklahoma!, and what it was like being nominated for an Olivier for his performance in The Scottsboro Boys. Kyle is currently starring in To Kill A Mockingbird on Broadway, click here for tickets! https://www.telecharge.com/eventoverview.aspx?cityName=NY%20Ci...
Jan 06, 2020•1 hr 8 min
What an incredible year this has been!! In the last episode of 2019, we talk everything from BroadwayCon to Freestyle Love Supreme, peep meets to opening night parties, and so much more! Plus we answer your questions about what happens behind the scenes and what's to come! Thank you so much to all of the listeners, peeps, and every single person I've interviewed this year for all of your support. This podcast would not happen without you and I am so so grateful. Now LEZ GO 2020!
Dec 16, 2019•1 hr 14 min
This week we wrap up my incredibly fun and inspiring chat with Aneesa Folds (Freestyle Love Supreme). We go in on the the Broadway run of FLS, performing with UTK on his debut, being one of two women to join the company for the first time, and so much more! Enjoy! Freestyle Love Supreme Academy https://freestylelovesupreme.com/academy/ Dope by UTK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUPbWQihMrQ A Stud and a Babe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25MUoRxJ-lQ Kaila Mullady’s second episode https://www.t...
Dec 09, 2019•53 min
This. is. episode. TWO of my chat with Aneesa Folds of Freestyle Love Supreme!! We talk about the first time she was asked to perform with FLS, her bananas audition process for the Broadway production, and the extreeemely brief rehearsal process! Freestyle Love Supreme Academy https://freestylelovesupreme.com/academy/ Freestyle Love Supreme: Broadway https://freestylelovesupreme.com/ Fleet Week at National Sawdust http://waterwell.org/event/fleet-week-follies/ American Young Voices http://www.am...
Dec 02, 2019•53 min
YOUNG NEES IS ON THE TRACK AND IT'S ABOUT TO BE CRAZY! This is part one of my chat with Aneesa Folds (Freestyle Love Supreme) and it was an absolute blast. This week we talk about the FLS academy, being a fan of Hamilton since the White House performance, opening night of Freestyle Love Supreme, and so much more! Freestyle Love Supreme Academy https://freestylelovesupreme.com/academy/ Wingspan Arts Theatre Conservatory https://wingspanarts.org/conservatory/ Young People’s Chorus of New York City...
Nov 25, 2019•54 min
I absolutely loved my chat with Kaila Mullady (Kaiser Roze in Freestyle Love Supreme), she is just unreal. We talk about Lightship, a program that Kaila and her boyfriend Mark created that uses beatboxing as a tool for speech therapy, plus Kaila gives Mike (you know Mike) and I a beatboxing lesson!! Enjoy! Lightship clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8kR0BfjkUE https://www.kailamullady.com/ https://www.markmartincreative.com/...
Nov 18, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Kaila Mullady (Kaiser Roze in Freestyle Love Supreme) is seriously out of this world. This week we talk about how she broke onto the beatbox scene, her audition process for Freestyle Love Supreme, and what it was like to get the call (from Shockwave!) that she would be making her broadway debut! Original beat rhyming song “Dopamine” by Kaila Mullady : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BCcydkZqUo Pet Peeves (clip taken from Episode 6, The Burbs) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9n1KMJzd_8&list...
Nov 11, 2019•1 hr 4 min
In part three of my epic trilogy with Mike Anthony (Bar Manager at the Richard Rodgers) and Mike (you know Mike) we discuss how butterflies have become a very specific symbol in M.Ant's life, the horribleness that is people selling fake tickets to Hamilton, and how Hamilton invokes an emotional reaction in people unlike any other show he's ever seen. And of course so much more! PART THREE LEZ GO! Derren Brown: Secret https://derrenbrownsecret.com/ This Official Hamilton Cocktail Recipe Is the Ne...
Nov 04, 2019•49 min
In the second episode of my hang with Mike Anthony (Bar manager at the Richard Rodgers) and Mike (you know Mike) we talk about M.Ant seeing Hamilton for the first time, how the Richard Rodgers is most definitely haunted, plus we get pretty emotional when talking about grief and mediumship. It gets real, but we have fun too I promise. Here we go! Got Milk? Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLSsswr6z9Y #100: Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine: https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-10...
Oct 28, 2019•47 min
Mike Anthony (Bar Manager at the Richard Rodgers) truly encapsulates the meaning of "built palaces out of paragraphs" in the first episode of our epic three part series! This week Mike shares how he came to be the bar manager at the Rodgers, why he refers to Lin-Manuel Miranda as "the cup guy", and the difficulties of being face to face with the elected officials of our current administration. We also discuss how lovely and warm the Obamas are and how M.Ant met President Obama while going to get...
Oct 21, 2019•1 hr 12 min
Part Two of my hang with Austin Scott ( Hamilton Broadway's Alexander Hamilton) is here! Austin is taking a deep dive into Alexander Hamilton himself: was he really a womanizer? How did it all change between Hamilton and Burr? What is going through his mind during the final duel? Not to mention Eliza's final moment! We also talk Austin's appearance on FX's Pose, how crystals and meditation are his self care, and how much he loves the stage door.
Oct 14, 2019•51 min
Austin Scott ( Hamilton Broadway's Alexander Hamilton) is on the pod this and next week! This week we're talking all about the Cabinet Battles, we show love for Andy Blankenbuehler and Thomas Kail, and learn why people at the Richard Rodgers confuse Austin for Nik Walker. We also have a super real conversation about slavery and the many flaws of The Founding Fathers. “They Found Hell” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5113926/ “Prep School” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2577668/ Does the Dog Die? http...
Oct 07, 2019•59 min
Here's the second half of my most recent chat with Ashley Graffeo (listener favorite, NYC teacher, EduHam participant, and 🎤my best friend! 🎤). Ash gives more details about #HamiltonLDN, we totally geek out about history, and we have a great and vital conversation about queer visibility in the classroom. And yes, the dogs are still there. SWOON.
Sep 30, 2019•49 min
Ashley Graffeo (listener favorite, NYC teacher, EduHam participant, and 🎤my best friend! 🎤) is back on the pod after returning from a solo trip to London to tell me how much she loved seeing the West End production of Hamilton. We also talk about all the Harry Potter fun she had all the way across the sea, and if you haven't seen Documentary Now!'s Original Cast Album: Co-Op episode... now seems like a good time. And Pete and Alfie (DOGS!) were present! This was so, so much fun. Harry Potter T...
Sep 23, 2019•59 min
Live from New York, it's Sunday afternoon! I introduced my dear friend Horatio Sanz ( Saturday Night Live ) to Hamilton by taking him to a Sunday matinee in the middle of a heatwave. Then we met up with Mike and talked about Raj's (Horatio's nickname) experience. Spoiler: he loved it! There's laughing, there's singing, there are non-sequiturs, there's a lot going on. This episode is off the rails from the very beginning. Enjoy! "The Residuals" Season 2, Episode 3: "The Client" The Hooray Show...
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Thank you for coming to the #HamiltonCHI party! This is the third episode of the party recording but the fifth and final episode of my series covering my Chicago Adventure. Mike and I were joined by Dylan Hoffinger (Man 1), Akron Watson (Aaron Burr), Tamar Greene (George Washington), and Justin Bryant (Man 3). I hope you had a blast! Get home safe!
Sep 09, 2019•43 min
Welcome to the #HamiltonCHI party! This is the second episode of the party recording but the fourth episode of my series covering my Chicago Adventure. Mike and I were joined by Dylan Hoffinger (Man 1), Akron Watson (Aaron Burr), Tamar Greene (George Washington), and Justin Bryant (Man 3). I hope you're having a great time!
Sep 02, 2019•58 min
Welcome to the #HamiltonCHI party! Mike and I were joined by Ebrin Stanley (Mulligan/Madison), Nikki Renee Daniels (Angelica Schuyler), Dylan Hoffinger (Man 1), Akron Watson (Aaron Burr), and Tamar Greene (George Washington). Have fun and stay tuned a different crew of guests next week! Lin-Manuel Miranda on The Hamilcast: https://www.thehamilcast.com/lin-manuel-miranda/...
Aug 26, 2019•55 min
Miguel Cervantes (#HamiltonCHI’s Alexander Hamilton) was generous enough to find some time to record and we had such a great time. From the story of asking Gillian to be a stand in (seriously), to breaking down the role of Alexander Hamilton, to playing trivia with the listeners, we covered a lot of ground. The Hamilcast Goes to Las Vegas https://www.thehamilcast.com/tag/las-vegas/ CURE Epilepsy https://www.cureepilepsy.org/ Kelly Cervantes https://twitter.com/KellyGC411 https://www.cureepilepsy...
Aug 19, 2019•44 min
