From Blue Jeans to corsets to Smash…and is there really a Cassie curse. Robyn Hurder opens her heart and gives us the scoop on career highs such as sharing the stage Donna McKechnie to recreate The Music and the Mirror from A Chorus Line, being nominated for a Tony, and the dancer’s dream of winning the Chita Rivera Award. Robyn discusses the joy and demands of stepping into the role of Velma in Chicago and a very special full circle moment with Bebe Neuwirth.

Eila and Bruce also discuss Billy Porter’s Tony win for Kinky Boots as well as a probing discussion on this years Tony Award race. There’s nominations and Tony Award predictions galore…

Robyn Hurder created the roles of Marcia in A Beautiful Noise and Nini in Moulin Rouge on Broadway,. She was nominated for the 2020 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Moulin Rouge. She has performed in the Broadway shows Nice Work If You Can Get It. Grease, The Wedding Singer and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. She has taken part in a number of regional productions and encore stages and the national tours of A Chorus Line, Spamalot and Starlight Express.

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