The Jayme Starr Podcast

Bethany McDonald is an actress from England. She starred on the Norwegian Bliss in their production of Six as an alternate where she covered Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleaves, and Catherine Parr. This truly was a magical experience for her as she got to travel the world and play in one of the most successful shows of this current generation. Now, McDonald is touring North America in Pretty Woman: The Musical. In this production, she is in the ensemble and understudying the iconic, Vivian Ward.

Taryn Smithson is a musical theatre actress. She starred as Rumpleteaser on the national tour of the hit musical, Cats. Growing up in dance class, she got to learn a combo from the musical, and ever since then she knew that she wanted to take part in the show in some way. Fast forward, and she got the opportunity of a life time to take a musical that is so beloved by people everywhere all around the country. This truly was a dream come true for Smithson and something she will never forget.

Tara Kostmayer is a musical theatre actress. She made her national tour debut in Disney's Aladdin. This magical tale has always been near and dear to her heart as she was able to truly find her love for performing trough this show. While on this tour, she had a track in the ensemble. Now, Kostmayer is back on the road, but this time she bringing Oz to cities all over the country while playing Nessarose on the national tour of the hit broadway musical, Wicked.

Channing Weir is a musical theatre actress who is no stranger to performing and traveling by sea. Over the course of her career, she has gotten to perform in several shows for different cruise lines, and even had the chance to sit in the lap of royalty during one of her performances. One of her most recent contracts, was traveling on the Norwegian Breakaway and performing in the musical, Six. In this show, she was an alternate for Anne Boelyn, Anna of Cleves and Katherine Howard. It was also just announced that Weir will be joining the new company of the national tour of the hit Broadway musical, Pretty Woman. Not to mention, a once upon a time, she went on a date with an American Idol alumni.

Maya Reese is a content creator. She is best known for her work for the platform, Overtime. Over the course of her career, Reese has become a five time award winner for her work in this field. In addition, she is also a published author and Emmy Award winner. Her voice has also been heard on the radio for projects. This Chicago girl loves chatting about all things sports and sharing her many passions with world.

Justine Rima is a an actress who prior to COVID got to take one of the most magical shows on the road. Just shy of theatre closing, Rima was on the national tour of the Broadway musical, Finding Neverland where she played Wendy. The story of the show is all about the origin of Peter Pan and how it got to capture the hearts of people everywhere. Prior to being on the road Finding Neverland was a film starring, Johnny Depp and originally starred Kelsey Grammer, Matthew Morrison and Teal Wicks (Season 1) on Broadway. Although it was for a short period of time, it was a dream for Rima to take this show to cities around the country.

Alexis Warr is a professional dancer who has starred on the two most popular dance reality competition shows of this generation. She was introduced to the world when she won season 17 of So You Think You Can Dance. After becoming America's favorite dancer, she continued to follow in the footsteps of many other contestants by joining the cast of Dancing with the Stars. For season 31, she was in the troupe, where she danced in the background of several performances throughout the season, and she got to fill in for Season 30 champion, Daniella Karagach for two weeks and danced with Joseph Baena. In addition to appearing on TV, she has also toured the country with DWTS.

Chiara Trentalange is an actress who has starred in several different shows both on and off Broadway. She made her Broadway debut in original cast of Girl from the North Country, a musical featuring the music of Bob Dylan. Luckily she was able to take the stage a few times prior to the COVID-19 shutdown. After the closing of this musical, Trentalange has starred in several different regional productions. More specifically, earlier this year, she was part of the cast of Disney's Hercules where she was in the ensemble and understudied the role of Megra.

Jenna Lea Rosen is no stranger to the world of performing. When she was born, she was a "tour baby" and travelled the country with her parents as they performed on the first national tour of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Little did she know, Rosen would eventually play Belle in a production of the show in the early stages of her career. In addition to Beauty and the Beast, Rosen got to work on Disney Junior's Sofia the First where she sang background vocals on several songs, and eventually got to sing as a princess. Recently, she got to switch gears and star in a production of Grease, as the one and only Sandy.

Kelsey Anne Brown is a musical theatre actress who has starred in several different regional productions. One of her first roles was in a production of Bring it On where she was indeed one of the members of the ensemble who got to fly through the air during all the cheerleading stunts. Other shows she has gotten the chance to do include, Mamma Mia, a Christmas Carol, and Once. In summer 2022, she got to play one of the biggest roles in her career thus far, Margot in Legally Blonde at The Muny in St. Louis.

Chelsea Cree Groen is a musical theatre actress who has been able to tour the country twice with some of the most popular musicals of this generation. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Groen made her national tour debut in the ensemble of Hello Dolly. In this production, she got to share the stage with broadway legend, Carolee Carmello. One of her most recent projects was hitting the road again, but this time with Wicked. Groen was once again in the ensemble, but also understudied the role of Glinda.

Becca Andrews is a musical theatre actress. She has gotten to star in productions of shows like Legally Blonde and Mamma Mia. In summer 2022, Andrews got to perform on the iconic Muny stage in St. Louis which is one of the most iconic musical theatre performance venues in the country. There she was in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In addition, Andrews got a taste of touring when she hit the road with Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.

Stephanie Weizman is a social media influencer/content creator. She actually began her career working in law as a lawyer for several years. Weizman always knew that law was something she really wanted to go into professionally. Once Weizman got pregnant with her daughter, she began to take creating social media content more seriously and now she works as a content creator full time with over 134k folllowers on Instagram alone.

Brooke Ishibashi has been with the newest revival of Into the Woods since the early days at City Center in NYC. She was cast as Florinda (one of Cinderella's stepsisters) in the production and got to share the stage with superstars such as Sara Bareilles, and Neil Patrick Harris. Since the City Center Production was so successful, the show got transferred to Broadway which allowed Ishibashi to make her Broadway debut. She shared the stage with both the original cast and the replacement cast. Broadway wasn't the end of Ishibashi's journey with this magical tale. She took part in the ten city national tour bringing the woods to audiences all over the country. In addition to acting, Ishibashi is one of the founders of an organization called, Be and Arts Hero to stand up for whats right in the world of being in arts professionally.

Melaina Rairamo is a musical theatre actress who has been cast in some of the most memorable shows around the country. For example, she has experience in classic musical theatre in shows such as The Music Man and Singing in the Rain as well as more contemporary shows such as Mamma Mia and Saturday Night Fever. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, she was set to star in as Helga in a production of the hit musical Cabaret. Rairamo can also be featured in an upcoming run of Margaritaville.

Emily Afton is a musical theatre performer. She made her Broadway debut in the revival of the musical, Hair. Prior to coming to NYC, she also got the chance to tour with the same show. Her next big project was starring in Amalie on Broadway alongside Hamilton's Original Eliza, Phillipa Soo. Now, Afton is transporting audience members to the under world eight times a week where she is a worker in the Tony Award winning musical, Hadestown.

Alexis Loiselle is a musical theatre actress. She just recently got the chance to join to tour the country on the national tour of the hit Broadway musical, Legally Blonde. This was her first time hitting the road, and it was a magical experience for her to see places she never thought she would have the chance to travel to. In the show, Losielle was in the ensemble and understudied the roles of both Brooke Wyndham and Vivienne Kingston.

Jena VanElslander is an actress who has gotten to perform in several memorable musical theatre productions. One of her first professional gigs was getting to star in a production of Rock of Ages on the Las Vegas strip. VanElslander made her Broadway debut as a swing in the King Kong: The Musical. In fact, she got the chance to be a puppeteer multiple times throughout the shows run, and work magic with the gorilla. VanElsander was part of the original company of the national tour of the musical, Jagged Little Pill where she was in the ensemble as well as portraying the role of MJ's Avatar. Lastly and most recently, VanElslander was in the closing company of Life of Pi on Broadway.

Kate Marilley is a musical theatre actress who has starred in multiple shows on Broadway and national tours. Marilley has starred on Broadway in shows such as My Fair Lady, The Prom, and Flying Over Sunset. She also starred in a production of Billy Elliot that was supposed to go on tour, but ended up staying in one place because of the success. During that contract, Marilley got to work with the shows composer, Elton John and witnessed him work his magic while in rehearsals. Marilley 's latest project is currently touring the country as Delia Deetz on the national tour of Beetlejuice. She brings that famous "DAY-O" to audiences eight times a week to cities all over the country.

Amber Hurst Martin is an actress who has worked in musical theatre and on TV. One of her first professional gigs was getting to work for Disney on one of their cruise ships. She was cast in a few stage productions where she got to perform in a version of The Lion King, and perform in an exclusive cruise line show where she played Maleficent. Martin has toured the country on the national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, which allowed her to see places she never thought she would be able to check out. Last year, Martin was cast as Joanne Jefferson in a production of Rent at ACT alongside Paola Hernandez (Season 3). Additionally, she has been seen on television in shows such as Dance Moms, I am Cait and This is Us.

Emily Schultheis is a musical theatre actress. She made her professional theatre debut when she was 23 as the stand by for Elphaba on the Wicked National Tour. Over the course of her contract, she got to play the role over 70 times, and star along side Jillian Butler (Season 2) and Ginna Claire Mason (Season 1). Schultheis made her Broadway debut in the musical adaption of the hit film, Almost Famous where she portrayed Anita Miller. The role was originally made famous on screen by Zooey Deschanel. Although the run of this new show was cut short, she made memories with her fellow cast members that she guarantees will last a life time.

Hannah Schreer is a musical theatre performer and dancer. She started dancing at an extremely young age, and fell right in love with it. As soon as she could comprehend that doing something with dance is something she could do for a living, Schreer was on board and ready to do it professionally. In additional to dancing, Schreer has performed in various regional productions of some of todays most popular shows. For instance, she has starred in productions of A Chorus Line and Rock of Ages. One of the biggest highlight of her career thus far was being in the premier of the new musical, Come Fall in Love at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. That venue specifically has so much history when it comes to musicals. and it was a true honor for Schreer to perform on that stage.

Sonya Balsara is an actress who has appeared on screen and on stage. Some of her first professional television appearances have been on shows such as Mozart in the Jungle and FBI. Last summer, Balsara made her broadway debut portraying Princess Jasmine in Aladdin while the full time actress was on hiatus doing another project. After a short break, Balsara is back portraying the role full time in New York City alongside many familiar faces that she got to share the stage with the first time around. Getting to portray a Disney princess is a dream come true for this rising star, who grew up loving the classic films and going to the parks with her friends and family.

Ilana Sedaka is an ice skater and entrepreneur. Sedaka started ice skating at the age of 5, and her coach saw some true potential in her and encouraged her to consider dive deeper into the sport. She has done several competitions and live performance shows over the course of her career. A few years back, she got the chance to perform alongside ice skating legend, Nancy Kerrigan. Outside of ice skating, Sedaka loves fashion and clothes. She has her own clothing brand and store called Rare Wear, and it can even be seen being sported by celebs on social media.

Alyssa Anani is a musical theatre actress who is no stranger to touring the country. She made her touring debut with the Non-Equity tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (alongside Abby Jaros [ featured in Season 3]). This opportunity came her way just shortly before graduating college. After turning her tassel, she packed her bags and hit the road. Anani was part of the original cast of the national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber' Love Never Dies, which is mostly known for being the sequel to Phantom of the Opera. (She starred aside Rachel Moore [ featured in Season 2] and Meghan Picerno [ featured in Season 3]). This show will forever be close to her heart because she got the chance to take part in the US Premiere of this production. Anani's most recent role is touring with the national tour of the hit Broadway musical, Aladdin where she is in the ensemble. She has been in callbacks for this show for seven years, and now she is finally able to tell the story of one of her favorite Disney movies 8 times a week all around the country.

Ashley Morton is a musical theatre actress. She made her national tour debut when she brought Christmas all around the country with The Grinch where she was cast as Mrs. Who. On this tour, there were days where her and the rest of the cast did more than two shows per day which is something that not a lot of musical theatre tours/shows do. Most recently, Morton was on the national tour of the hit musical, Legally Blonde where she played the hilarious, Paulette. She was joined on stage by other guests featured this season including Meg Frost, Lea Sevola and Hannah Bonnett. Getting to see places and perform in places she never thought she would go in her life time is what Morton loves most about touring. Speaking of places she never thought she would go, Morton did a regional production of Beauty and the Beast in Alaska which was also a huge highlight in her career thus far.

Madeleine Bourgeois is an actress who has worked on in film and in theatre. One of her favorite books is, Where the Crawdads sing, and she was actually cast in the film adaption. She loved getting to see what she was reading come to life on screen, and make realizations where she says to herself "Oh, this is whats happening in this scene." Bourgeois has also had her fair share in musical theatre shows as well. For example, she did a production of 42nd street where she learned the original choreography from the show. One of her most recent adventures is sailing the seven seas and doing a production of Grease. Prior to doing this show, it's been a while since she seen the movie and she is so glad that this iconic story is back in her life again. In this production, she plays Frenchie and gets to live out the dreams of the pink lady with the biggest heart on stage.

Sydney Freihofer is an actress who has been cast in several different popular musical theatre productions. One of her first big shows a was a production of Heathers: The Musical. When she auditioned for the show, she had her heart set on one role that really stood out to her, but then feel in love with a different role that she ended up playing in the show. Luckily, her she was also able to understudy that first track she had her eyes on. Freihofer did a production of Sister Act: The Musical, and got to play Sister Mary Robert. She found it to be very rewarding to bring a movie to the stage. Additionally, Freihofer got the chance to be in Spring Awakening. Here, she really took the opportunity to re introduce the show to a new generation of audience members who may not have really known what the show was all about. Recently, Freihofer took on the role of Maureen Johnson in a regional production of Rent. Being in a show with such a powerful message has been a true highlight of her career this far.

Logan Floyd is an actor who has been able to take part in memorable musical theatre shows. In their early days, they got the part take in productions of Legally Blonde, Cats, and Into the Woods. Pre and post pandemic they have been traveling the country on the national tour of the hit musical, Chicago as Velma Kelly. Floyd finds inspiration for their version of this iconic character from musical theatre icon, Bebe Neuworth in fact, they have named their Velma wig "Bebe" to pay homage to her. In addition to being taking the show all around the United States, Floyd and a majority of her current fellow cast members (Jess DiForte and Evy Vaughn just to name some) are bringing the show to South Korea for summer 2023.

Cecilia Trippiedi is a musical theatre actress. She made her professional theatre debut playing, Sally (sister of Charlie Brown) in a Peanuts production. She has gone on to do regional productions of shows such as Into the Woods where she played Little Red, she was a swing in A Chorus Line and played the starring role of Sophie in Mamma Mia. In fact, Mamma Mia was her first musical she got to do after the COVID-19 pandemic, and theatre opening back up again. Now, Trippiedi is on the national tour of the hit broadway musical, Hadestown where she is a swing. She doesn't have a track of her own, so she only goes on select nights. Some nights audience members could catch her as one of the Fates and other nights she can be seen as a worker. Being in a show like this has been a dream come true for this rising star.

Bella Esler is a new comer in the world of professional theatre. She graduated high school in 2022, and now she is starring in the national tour of Beetlejuice: The Musical as Lydia Deetz. Growing up, Esler always loved going to the theatre and catching her favorite national tours such as Wicked and The Book of Mormon . Little did she know that shortly after she flipped her high school tassel from left to right that it was going to be her turn to take a show on the road and originate a role for a brand new tour. Esler didn't travel a whole lot as a kid, so a she is seeing a majority of the country for the very first time. This musical theatre fresh face is on her way to continuing a career path of nothing but pure success.

Alyssa Corella is an actress who has been able to get her feet wet in some awesome projects. Corella did a production of the musical, Avenue Q. While in this show she was able to professionally learn how to use a puppet and how to multi task while being on stage. When she was a kid she did little puppet shows, but it wasn't even close to Avenue Q. Corella did a regional production of Legally Blonde where she was cast as Pilar, one of Elle Woods' friends in the show. Additionally, she was cast in Charlie Brown Christmas where she got to be part of a cast that brought such beloved characters that everyone has fallen in love with to live on stage. Corella has also worked on various other world premier productions of original content with hopes to be able to perform in these shows in front of a big audience some day.

Evy Vaughan is a performer who has grown up dancing from a young age. She had a true passion for it ever since she was a kid, and she eventually taught dance to young kids. Performing is where Vaughan's heart really is at, and she has been able to be in the ensemble of several different musicals. For example, she starred in productions of Tarzan, West Side Story and The Producers. Now, Vaughan is checking off something else on her career bucket list, going on a national tour of a musical. Currently, Vaughan is on the national tour of the musical Chicago. In this show, she is in the ensemble, and she also understudies Roxy Hart (who she has gotten the opportunity to play).

Reagan Danel-Ogle is an actress who has performed in beloved stage musicals and has worked on the Disney Cruise Line. When it comes to musical theatre, Danel-Ogle has been in shows such as Rock of Ages, Shrek and Singing in the Rain just to name a few. In addition to her love for musicals she loves Disney, and made her dreams come true by getting to work as a performer on the Disney Cruise Line. She started off as a swing, where she was able to be in shows such as Aladdin and Frozen (just to name some), and eventually got cast in other productions on board. Some of the characters she got to bring to life include Elsa, Cinderella, Belle, Princess Aurora, Mary Poppins, and Cruella DeVil. Now that Danel-Ogle is back on land, she is working on making more wishes come true for herself and her career.

Kendall Becker is a fashion blogger based in New York City. As a fashion merchandising major in college, Becker had her heart set on doing something in that industry for her professional career. She has been able to even do something for New York fashion week. In addition to her love for fashion, she is also extremely passionate about writing and has contributed to of the most popular fashion blogs out there. For example, she has worked for LUISAVIAROMA, Refinery29, and COVETUER. Becker has also had an exponential growth in her Tiktok following over the course of her career. This is the platform that she uses most to post both some of her personal content .as well as content for her professional work.

Cassie Tumasz has always been someone who has been passionate about dance. She practically grew up on the dance floor and always knew in her heart that she wanted to be part of the community some day. One of Tumasz's first gigs as a professional dancer was getting to work at Six Flags. Here she was able to participate in several shows all across the theme park. Tumasz has danced during New York Fashion week in front of several famous names during one of the biggest weeks in NYC. In addition, Tumasz danced in the show Le Cabaret Rouge a show featured on MSC Cruises and as of early 2023, Tumasz has been dancing in a show called Ship Show on the Virgin Voyage.

Nicole Wallace is a professional dancer. She began dancing in pre school, and started dancing competitively when she was 8 years old. With a huge passion for dance, Wallace never imagined what it would be like to one day be a dancer for an NBA team. Luckily, she was able to make her dreams come true and be able to do just that. Wallace used to be a dancer for the Indiana Pacers, and was seen on the court performing as well as the sidelines. Plus, she has gotten to work with artists such as John Legend, Diplo, and New Kids on the Block. In addition to her love for dance. Wallace is also a social media influencer/content creator. She currently has a little over 12,000 people following her on Instagram at the moment, and her following keeps on growing.

Hannah Bonnett is an actress with a true love for musical theatre. One of the first gigs she ever booked was a production of Peter Pan. (The musical version) which was a show that truly opened her eyes to being in the business professionally. In fact, she grew up watching the Cathy Rigby version of the beloved musical, and has been a fan of it ever since she was a kid. Bonnett is also a huge fan of Grease and starred in a production of that musical in Nantucket where she played Rizzo. In fact, she even got to share the stage with John Travolta's sister, Annie during her time at Rydell High. To this day, she is a die hard Grease fan , and it will forever be her favorite musical of all time. Recently, Bonnett was cast in a new musical, Skates which starred Diana DeGarmo (featured in Season 1) and her husband Ace Young. Now, Bonnett's must recent accomplishment is starring as Elle Woods in the National Tour of Legally Blonde. In this show, she really invests in introducing/reintroducing this beloved character to a new generation of audiences.

Lea Sevola is a performer who has done tons of different types of entertainment over the of her career. She did a regional production of the musical Xanadu where she got to roller skate on stage. As well as getting the opportunity to participate in the DC Justice League tour where she played Wonder Woman. One of Sevola's other favorite things to do is perform with a the USO Troupe of Metropolitan New York. When doing these shows, Sevola gets to sing not just patriotic songs, but she also gets to sing pop songs that are on the people in the army/vets playlists. Sevola has spent the latest portion of her career on the national tour of the hit musical, Legally Blonde. In his production, she is playing Vivianne Kingston which was a role created by Kate Shindle on Broadway and Selma Blair in the original film.

Spencer Martinez is an actress in New York. She was introduced to musical theatre by her mom when she watched Singin' In The Rain at the age of 5 and she has been hooked ever since. While in college, Martinez took part in various school musical productions. For example, she starred in Legally Blonde, Sister Act, and Company. Recently, Martinez was featured in the In The Heights movie on HBO Max where she can been seen in the background dancing. When not doing musical theatre, Martinez can be seen working on her passion project, Limelight.

Jess DiForte is an actress from Staten Island, New York. She grew up with lots of love and appreciation for both dance and musical theatre. DiForte has performed in productions of iconic shows such as West Side Story and A Chorus Line where she danced her heart out on stage. One of her major career accomplishments was doing a production of Cats on The Royal Caribbean Cruise Line where she got to dance around the stage and forget the fact that she was a human. Now, DiForte is touring the country for the first time on the national tour of the hit Broadway Musical, Chicago. In this show, she plays June and dances in the ensemble. Additionally, she understudies the role of Velma Kelly, and she has gone on multiple times playing this part. DiForte will continue with the tour as it will travel to South Korea for the summer of 2023.

Kate Mazza is a musical theatre actress. One of her big starting roles as when she played Ariel in a production of The Little Mermaid. She found this experience to be a big check off of her bucket list, since she has been a big fan of the Disney Princesses ever since her childhood. While in college, Mazza performed in productions of Guys and Dolls and A Chorus Line. Getting to be in these shows in some capacity was a huge honor for her since they are so iconic in the world of theatre. Mazza's latest project was starring in a production of The Sound of Music. (Analise Scarpaci from Season 3 and Brittany Conigatti from season 2 were also in the show) Bringing such a beloved show to life on stage was a dream come true, especially since she got to do a version of the show where songs written specifically for the film were able to make it to the stage.

Khalifa White is a musical theatre actress. She was introduced to fans of Broadway during Broadway.com's The Search of Roxie, when the musical Chicago was looking for a new Roxie Hart. In this contest, White made it to the top three, and even got to do a final callback audition for broadway legends such as the late Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuworth and Bianca Marroquin. Although she didn't win, she made her broadway debut shortly after this experience came to an end. White starred in the revival of the hit musical Caroline, or Change which was nominated for a Tony award for best revival. She then went on the very successful off-broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors. In this production, she got to share the stage with Broadway legend, Rob McClure as well as Pitch Perfect star, Skylar Astin. Now, White is on the national tour of Disney's The Lion King where she is playing everyones favorite lioness, Nala.

Teah Renzi is an actress who works mostly in musical theatre. She was a Jimmy Award nominee when she played Eponine in a production of Les Miserables back in 2018. Renzi was cast as an understudy in productions of 25th Annual Puntam County Spelling Bee and Noises Off. Other shows Renzi protrayed principal roles in include A Little Night Music and Metamorphoses. Most recently, Renzi got to live out one of her childhood dreams of playing a Disney Princess for the first time on stage. She got to play Ariel in the Lexington Opera House production of The Little Mermaid. This was a total career highlight for her since Renzi has been a fan of the Disney Princesses ever since she was little and she got to pay homage to her childhood self when playing this with this character and show.

Morgan Paige is an Opera singer. She has always loved music ever since she was a kid, but she didn't find her love for opera until college. When she was in undergrad, she discovered that singing opera music is a possibility for her and her career, and she's been doing it ever since. In addition to her love for singing, Paige is a huge fan of musical theatre, and has big dreams of making it in that world too. In fact, she was recently in a production of Into the Woods last year where she was cast as Lucinda, one of Cinderella's step sisters. Other musicals she has gotten the chance to do include, Heard it From a Birdie, Sunder, Tap in Musical, and Pirates of Penzance.

Megan Grosso is an actress currently who has been lucky enough to star in two national tours of musicals. She began her journey with touring on the national tour of the musical, The Prom where she was in the ensemble and understudied the role of Emma. (The tour also starred Alexa Magro [Season 4]). This tour only last for one year, and she was with the company through it all. After that, Grosso joined the company of the national tour of Mean Girls. In this show, she is also in the ensemble, and she understudies the role of Karen Smith. Getting to be cast in two national tours back to back has been a dream come true for this rising star!

Gabriella Marzetta is a musical theatre actress. She recently was on the 2nd national tour of the hit Broadway musical, Waitress where she played the role of Dawn. This role was truly a dream for her, and she got the opportunity to play it not once but twice. Prior to the pandemic, she was on the road playing the same role, and was honored to go back once touring resumed. On the first tour, Marzetta starred aside Bailey McCall (featured on Season 2) and on the second tour she got to share the stage with Julia Rippon (featured on Season 3) Ever since she saw the show for the first time on Broadway, she knew that one day she wanted to be part of it. With a lot of passion and determination, Marzetta was able to make her dreams come true and play this role. Plus touring the country was just an added bonus to all the magic.

Emily Goulazian is an actress who has been able to participate in several different regional productions of iconic shows. Goulazian played Cinderella in a production of Into the Woods. She got to share  Stephen Sondheim and James LaPaine's complex version of Cinderella with audience members. She performed in a production of Xanadu, which is a musical known for the fact that people roller skate on stage. This was brand new for Goulazian, and it was a bit nerve racking at first since she has never done something even close to this in her lifetime. However, she managed to pull it off successfully for this show. One highlight of her career this far, was a production of Will Rogers Follies. This is because Goulazian got to perform the original choreography when she did the show which was a first for her. Getting to show off that magical era of musical theatre was a huge check off the bucket list for this rising star.