This week, Scott welcomes incredibly talented and wonderful Sara Wordsworth to the podcast. Scott also welcomes a special Guest who helps him with the "On This Day in Disney History" segment and the intro for this episode! Sara Wordsworth is the co-writer and creator of "In Transit," which was Broadway’s 1st a cappella musical. She also co-produced the "In Transit" Original Broadway Cast Recording. For Disney, Sara was involved with the original “Finding Nemo: The Musical” at Disney’s Animal Kin...
Jul 01, 2025•46 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Welcome to Michael Lyons - Chapter 2 Continued! If you haven’t already listened to Part 1 of Michael and Scott's conversation (Michael Lyons - Chapter 2), you have to check it out! Michael shares so many interesting and amazing stories from his book "Magic Moments - Stories, Lessons, & Memories from a Twenty-Year Career at Walt Disney World." During this episode, Michael talks about how a young Guest became a Cast Member of the Day, what he learned from the rich history and legacy of Walt Di...
Jun 17, 2025•30 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Scott welcomes back to the podcast his friend, Michael Lyons. Michael was a Guest during Season 2 and in that first interview back in 2023, Michael shared so many fun and interesting stories about his time working for THE WALT DISNEY Company, his podcast, and his first book, Drawn to Greatness: Disney’s Animation Renaissance . This book chronicles the unprecedented growth at the Walt Disney Studio during the 1990s. This time period resulted in such classic films as The Little Mermaid, The Lion K...
Jun 10, 2025•58 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Lindsay Northen Bradshaw stops by The Mouse and Me for a super fun chat about her Broadway and Disney career, her favorite ride, favorite snack, which country she'd like to see in EPCOT, what's on her Disney bucket list, and more! Lindsay is currently in Finding Nemo: The Big Blue…and Beyond in Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World and performs the roles of Dory, Peach, and Pearl…depending on the day. Prior to working for THE WALT DISNEY Company, Lindsay was in the Broadway Cast of Wicked for 15 y...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Hello, Disney fans and welcome to another incredible Disney trip recap! In this week's episode, Scott talks about the three magical days he spent at Walt Disney World as part of a spring break trip with his wife, Tracy, and their daughter, Ella. Throughout the episode, Tracy provides color commentary about the trip and Ella makes a Guest appearance, as does some friends from home that they all met up with. Also, former podcast Guest and good friend, Russell Fox, makes an appearance as well! Guar...
May 13, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Michele Waitman has been a Cast Member at Walt Disney World for 35 years! She joined the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular right after the show opened in in 1989 and is still in the show! Michele trained under Glenn Randal Jr, the Stunt Coordinator for Raiders of the Lost Ark and it was that amazing training that made her movie and television career take off. She went on to earn her SAG card in 1994 with John Zimmerman as her stunt coordinator. Michele was the Stunt Double for Sarah Michelle ...
Apr 29, 2025•58 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Broadway, television, and movie star, Patti Murin, stops by The Mouse and Me to share some incredible stories about what it was like originating the role of Princess Anna in Frozen on Broadway. Patti also talks about her Festival of the Arts performances at EPCOT, and so much more! Not many actresses get to say that they played a Disney Princess one time in their career. Well…Patti is extra extra extra extra special. That’s 4 “extra’s” because she’s played four Disney Princesses! Patti made her ...
Apr 15, 2025•56 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Hello, and welcome to The Mouse and Me. Scott Jacobs will be your chief podcast host today. There’s something very special about Soarin’. This attraction has been a Guest favorite at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World since the day it opened. A lot of work was put into Soarin’ by the Disney Imagineers, who are well-known to put hidden secrets, Easter eggs, and fun facts into the rides and attractions. You better believe that they took additional time to fill Soarin’ with some extra magic and ...
Apr 01, 2025•16 min
Welcome to Arthur Ross Continued! In this episode, Arthur shares some fun stories about costume mishaps at "Aladdin" on Broadway, the time he spent as Pumbaa in "Tale of the Lion King" at Disneyland Park, the rich history of the Fantasyland Theatre in Disneyland, what it was like working at the Hyperion Theatre in California Adventure, and his favorite rides, snacks, shows, and so much more! Email: TheMouseAndMePodcast@gmail.com Support: www.patreon.com/themouseandme FB & Instagram: The Mous...
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Arthur Ross recently played the role of Pumbaa in “Tale of the Lion King” at Disneyland Park in Anaheim. This was the Walt Disney Company’s FIRST EVER all black cast for a live show and Scott got to see him in it. In fact, the Themed Entertainment Association awarded “Tale of the Lion King” a Brass Ring Award for Best Theatrical Production. This award is considered one of the global attractions industry’s most prestigious honors. Arthur was also part of a vocal ensemble that performed during “Th...
Mar 11, 2025•56 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Hello, and welcome to A Birthday Trip of Galactic Proportions - Part 2! Last week, Scott, Steve, and some of their Disney pals talked about Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, dinner at Toledo, The Festival of the Arts at EPCOT, Remy's Ratatouille Adventure, Dole Whip, the amazing pizza and wine at Via Napoli, the Disney on Broadway Concert Series, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, more Dole Whip, the Jack Jack Cookie Num Num, Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage, The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, M...
Feb 25, 2025•38 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Welcome to the first Disney trip recap of 2025! In late January, Scott spent four days at the most magical place on earth - Walt Disney World - with his pal, Steve, and they had the best time ever! They hung out with some great friends, ate some incredible meals, and consumed more snacks than they ever should’ve been allowed to have. Scott and Steve also attended two After Hours events - one at Magic Kingdom and the other at Hollywood Studios - and they had some extra magic bestowed upon them be...
Feb 18, 2025•59 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Welcome to the Season 4 Premiere of The Mouse and Me! Scott rubbed the Genie's lamp and his wish came true! Michael James Scott has become a household name in the world of Broadway. He’s known for his incredible talent, energy, and versatility and is best recognized for his portrayal of the Genie in Disney’s Aladdin . Michael originated the role of the Genie in the Australian production , which opened in Sydney in August 2016. For that production, he received a Helpmann Award for Best Performanc...
Feb 11, 2025•41 min•Season 4Ep. 1
To all who come to this happy podcast, welcome! In this Season 4 Trailer, The Mouse and Me creator and host, Scott Jacobs, recaps the incredible Guests he's interviewed including Jonathan Freeman (the voice of Jafar from the Aladdin movies and from Aladdin on Broadway), Chris Gattelli who won the Tony award for Best Choreography for Newsies, Jen Cody (the voice of Charlotte Le Bouff from The Princess and the Frog), Don Darryl Rivera who was the original and is still Iago in Aladdin on Broadway, ...
Jan 14, 2025•8 min
What a year it's been for The Mouse and Me! In this final episode of 2024, Scott talks about the amazing Guests he had on the show - Jen Cody, Lisa Leonard, Jonathan Freeman, Patrick Wetzel, Aaron Kaburick, Victor Amerling, Angie Schworer, Michael "Koz" Kosarin, Meredith Patterson, and Christy Lewis. Scott also talks about his Disney trip recaps and the four Magical Moments episodes he did - Kachow! (all about Cars Land in Disney California Adventure), Reach for the Sky (the tallest structures a...
Dec 24, 2024•15 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Christy Lewis is back! This week, Christy and Scott continue their chat about all things Disney and they have an absolute blast...as usual. Christy shares more fun stories from her weekly social media posts from her time working at Walt Disney World, they talk about some fun things they did together at Disneyland, they play The Mouse and Me games, and more! Enjoy Part 2 of Scott's conversation with the wonderful…the talented…Princess Christy Lewis. Princess Count 26! Email: TheMouseAndMePodcast@...
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Christy Lewis is a Disney princess in her own right and Scott has known her since she was in grade school. She’s now an adult who has a job and is married and expecting her first child because unlike Peter Pan, she grew up. Christy earned her bachelor's degree from the university of Delaware in Elementary and Special Education (with a minor in disability studies). She also has a master's in Exceptional Children and Youth with a concentration in autism and severe disabilities. She’s been working ...
Dec 10, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Parts 1 and 2 of Scott's conversation with Meredith Patterson have already dropped. In his intro for those episodes, Scott mentioned that when he started recording and when Meredith and he popped up on each others screens, they were just so happy to see each other. They've been in touch somewhat regularly over the years via texting, phone calls, and social media but they hadn’t seen each other in a lifetime so they naturally just talked and reminisced about their time together before they got in...
Nov 26, 2024•46 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Welcome to Meredith Patterson - Part 2! Scott and Meredith shared the stage in the national tour of Singin' in the Rain many moons ago and these two friends just had a blast seeing each other again and talking all things Disney. This week, Meredith shares even more stories of her time with Julie Andrews, what show she'd create in a Disney park, what she misses the most about being in the parks, and so much more! Part 1 of Scott's conversation with Meredith Patterson came out last week so be sure...
Nov 19, 2024•44 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Today’s Guest is Meredith Patterson and she happens to be a very good friend of Scott's. They met another lifetime ago…waaaaaay back in December 1996 and got to perform together 8 shows a week on the US and Canadian tour of Singin’ in the Rain . When the record button for this interview was pressed and when Meredith and Scott popped up on each others screens, they were so happy to see each other, they wound up talking and reminiscing for a while before they even talked about Meredith's career an...
Nov 12, 2024•43 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Welcome, foolish mortals, to another Magical Moments episode of the The Mouse and Me! Kindly adjust the volume of your listening device so that you can hear ever word that your ghost host says. This week, Scott talks all things Haunted Mansion from the original at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disneyland, and Hong Kong Disneyland. There’s no turning back now. Now…consider this dismaying observation: the history of Haunted Mansion,...
Oct 29, 2024•28 min
"it's a small world" has been delighting Guests for decades at the Disney castle parks around the world and in honor of its 60th anniversary year, Scott shares some pretty cool and lesser-known fun facts about this classic attraction. Scott also talks about two new restaurants where he ate on a recent trip to Walt Disney World - Steakhouse 71 and Chefs de France. If you're a foodie and want to hear even more about food at Disney, be sure to check out the two Magical Moments episodes he dedicated...
Oct 15, 2024•25 min
This week, Scott welcomes Koz back to the show. If you haven’t already listened to Part 1, definitely check it out. In it, Koz talks about the German production of Hercules that he recently mounted and the upcoming production in London. He also talks about his incredible musical lineage and the technique that songwriters and arrangers like himself use to make Disney songs sound uniquely Disney. In this week's episode, Koz talks about his relationship with Alan Menken, his proudest accomplishment...
Sep 24, 2024•50 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Michael "Koz" Kosarin is a 2-time Emmy Award winner and a three-time Grammy-nominated recording artist and producer for his work on Broadway in Disney’s Aladdin, Newsies, and The Little Mermaid. Koz has had a happy collaboration as music director and arranger for legendary composer Alan Menken for over thirty years, beginning with the Broadway adaptation of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in 1993, and it continues to this day in theater, film, television, and concerts. The Disney films you and you...
Sep 17, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Hello, wonderful Guests and welcome to part 2 of Scott's third Disney trip recap episode! If you haven't listened to last week's episode yet, give it a listen! Scott talked about the Walt Disney World resort where he stayed, Space Mountain in Florida and some fun facts about the attraction in Anaheim and Paris, some history on the Hatbox Ghost in Haunted Mansion, The Donald Duck chair in Haunted Mansion, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, Rise of the Resistance and some of the elements that weren’t workin...
Aug 20, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Hello, wonderful Guests and welcome to Scott's third Disney trip recap! You might be thinking that these trip recaps will all be the same - he'll talk about the same rides, the same shows, the same food - but that’s not the case. For those of you who’ve listened to all or most of the episodes of The Mouse and Me and/or if you know Scott, then you know he loves the Jack Jack Cookie Num Num, the Monorail, the Skyliner, and meeting Mickey Mouse. Get ready to gasp and clutch your pearls - you won’t ...
Aug 13, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Cinderella Castle, The Tree of Life, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, The Hollywood Tower of Terror, Spaceship Earth, Disney's Contemporary Resort (to name a few)... These are all beautiful and quite tall structures at Walt Disney World but which one is the tallest? Is it an attraction? Is it a resort? Listen to this week's Magical Moments and you'll find out! Not only does Scott talks about the tallest structures in Walt Disney World, but he also talks about a pretty big change coming to Walt Dis...
Jul 23, 2024•22 min
Angie Schworer is a Broadway stage actress and dancer who got her start working at Walt Disney World, where she performed in 15 Years of Magic and the Diamond Horseshoe Revue, and she opened Disney MGM Studios! From there, Angie headed to New York where her Broadway career started in 1991 when she booked "The Will Rogers Follies." She went on to shows such as "Crazy For You," "Sunset Boulevard," "Annie Get Your Gun," "Young Frankenstein," "Catch Me If You Can" (where she was an Astaire Award nom...
Jul 02, 2024•45 min•Season 3Ep. 13
If you’ve seen a Broadway show at any point in the last 30 or so years, chances are you’ve seen Victor Amerling's work. He’s worked on shows including the original productions of "A Chorus Line," "Sweeney Todd," "My One and Only," "Les Miserables," "Annie," "Smokey Joe’s Cafe," "Big River," "Biloxi Blues," "Song and Dance," "Nine," "Miss Saigon," and "The Phantom of the Opera." He also toured with "Annie," "My One and Only," and "Carousel." For Disney Theatricals, Victor was the production prop ...
Jun 18, 2024•51 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Patrick Wetzel is back this week and Scott couldn't be happier to talk with him again! If you haven't listened to their interview from last week...well, you should! :) This week's episode is a first for The Mouse and Me. Scott brings on a second Guest during an interview…but not only is this Guest a second Guest…he’s a special Guest! His television credits include Fosse/Verdon, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Law & Order: SVU. On Broadway, he’s been in "Mrs. Doubtfire," "Something Rotten!," "...
Jun 04, 2024•52 min•Season 3Ep. 11
