Beyond the Fourth Wall

Enjoy the second half of this fantastic interview with Wayne Bryan, recorded last summer for original podcast "Creative Conversations." Wayne is the Producing Director for Music Theatre Wichita.  In part two of this powerful episode Wayne shares a bit of his journey at Music Theatre Wichita, as well as insights on storytelling and how we can all practice creativity.

We're looking back at this fantastic interview with Wayne Bryan, recorded last summer for original podcast "Creative Conversations." Wayne is the Producing Director for Music Theatre Wichita (which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this week!) In part-one of this incredible episode Wayne shares a bit of his artistic journey as well as the power of interpretive artists who bring theatre to life, from the page to the stage.

Lyndy and Joseph look back at this season and all three seasons of "Beyond the Fourth Wall." They not only talk take-aways, but also action steps to take what we've learned from all our incredible guests and apply it as we move forward. Enjoy this walk down memory lane and look forward into what's coming next on the podcast.

We're looking back at this incredible interview with our very own Joseph Wrightson, recorded last summer for original podcast "Creative Conversations." Hear Joseph's stories of how he cultivates and practices creativity and be inspired by the incredible creative projects he's done over the years as he has honed his craft. We are so glad to have him on our full-time team here at The Lex as our Creative Media Designer and Outreach Coordinator. Enjoy getting to know him better in this great conversation.

In this special bonus episode, we're revisiting our conversation with Dr. Everett McCorvey (Founder & Director of the American Spiritual Ensemble.) While this section didn't make it into the first episode, we still want to share his thoughts on passion for your work, and advice on dreaming big and then working with a team to bring those big dreams to fruition. Enjoy!

Dr. Everett McCorvey is an accomplished vocalist and leader of many impressive organizations including University of Kentucky Opera Theatre and the National Chorale. Our conversation today centers around the work of another organization he founded, the American Spiritual Ensemble. In this powerful episode, Everett shares his journey to music, the incredible "why" behind the creation of the American Spiritual Ensemble and the role he hopes it will play in our country's important conversations about systemic racism and inequality and how making music will help us to make important change.

We're looking back at this incredible interview with Billy Bustamante, recorded last summer for original podcast "Creative Conversations." Billy is a Broadway veteran and brilliant theatre artist, who wears many hats as actor, director, choreographer, photographer, educator and more. He will be sharing his knowledge as a Guest Teaching Artist in our Free Summer Virtual Workshop with our Artist Development Program next week, and we're thrilled to get to relive this beautiful conversation in anticipation of his return to The Lex.

Michelle J. Rodriguez is a star on the rise in the musical theatre world as a singer and songwriter, with a passion for expressing ourselves and our cultures through the power of storytelling. In this inspiring episode, she shares her incredible journey as an artist, what she hopes for in the future of musical theatre, and the power of reaching for a dream that aligns with your values.

Erin Williams made her way to New York City in pursuit of a career in musical theatre and along the way found her passion for serving others through the vehicle of skin care. She's the Founder and CEO of Erin's Faces a cosmetics company with a mission to "empower, educate and include women (and the occasional gent!) of all shapes, sizes and shades." She shares about her inspiring journey...including the hard parts...to get to where she is today, as well as her beautiful commitment to helping others with her work.

In anticipation of our upcoming "Concert With The Stars - Summer Edition", we are revisiting this interview with one of our Guest Stars, Darian Sanders. Darian has appeared at The Lex numerous times as he was beginning his path in musical theatre and within a few short years he was making his Broadway National Tour debut in Disney's "The Lion King." We interviewed him last summer for our original podcast "Creative Conversations." As we prepare to welcome him back to our stage to headline this upcoming concert, we are sharing this in-depth conversation on his inspiring journey and how he continues to pay it forward. Enjoy!