Broadway Babies

Welcome to the fourth episode of the all new Broadway Babies Podcast! In this episode, Stephanie and Noelle welcome Emojiland co-writer and star, Laura Schein! We are so happy you are joining us and hope you enjoy our podcast. If you have any questions, comments or topics you would like us to discuss, let us know on Facebook or Twitter! Stay safe and healthy and thank you for listening!

Chicago native Laura Schein has been singing, dancing, and acting professionally since the age of 10. Her acting credits include Showtime's Masters of Sex, Weeds, YouTube Originals' Sing It!, multiple award-winning indie films, and roles at theaters such as Geffen, Goodman, Center Theatre Group, Goodspeed, Court Theatre, Victory Gardens, Sacred Fools, and Manhattan Theater Club. She co-created the improvised series  Crystal’s Balls for Funny Or Die, for which she received an LA WebFest "Outstanding Lead Actress" nomination. As a child actor, she guest starred opposite Kyle Chandler and Luis Guzman on CBS' Early Edition, and Joan Cusack on ABC's What About Joan, and played Little Girl in the first national tour of Frank Galati's Ragtime.

Her dancing has been featured in films and live shows, and a music video for The Killers. She’s also toured symphony halls around the country singing and dancing with Jason Alexander in his live show An Evening With Jason Alexander.

An accomplished songwriter and lyricist, Laura co-wrote the Kelly Clarkson/Janelle Monae duet “Unbreakable” for the UglyDolls film, which was shortlisted for the 2020 Academy Awards. She is one of the co-creators and stars of the new musical Emojiland, which premiered off-Broadway in January 2020 garnering a rave review and critic’s pick from The New York Times.  She’s currently writing on a musical series for Jeffrey Katzenberg at Quibi. Laura is a graduate of Northwestern University.

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Stephanie Andersen (Bare: A Pop Opera, Original Cast, Cast Recording and Revival) and Noelle Hannibal (Hair: 20th Anniversary Production, Star Trek, Buffy) and are professional performers and fangirls with a deep and never-ending love for musical theatre. Join them as they chat about all things Broadway on this special podcast which will feature interviews with some of Broadway's most beloved stars.

Welcome to the third episode of the all new Broadway Babies Podcast! In this episode, Stephanie and Noelle welcome their first guest, Broadway veteran and West End star, Peter Lockyer (Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Phantom of the Opera, La Boheme)! We are so happy you are joining us and hope you enjoy our podcast. If you have any questions, comments or topics you would like us to discuss, let us know on Facebook or Twitter! Stay safe and healthy and thank you for listening!

Peter Lockyer made his Broadway debut at the age of 19 in the Dutch production of Cyrano – The Musical, and has since gone on to play leading roles in some of Broadway’s most popular shows. Peter spent two and a half years in the West End as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables at The Queens Theatre. Peter also starred as Chris in Miss Saigon, both on Broadway and in the first national tour. He was Marius in the 10th-anniversary production of Les Misérables on Broadway and for the China premiere in Shanghai, China, starring Colm Wilkinson. Also on Broadway, Peter played the role of Rodolfo in Baz Luhrmann’s critically acclaimed production of La Bohème. He was featured in Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of South Pacific, which aired on PBS nationally. He was also a longtime cast member of Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera. In the summer of 2007, Peter had the great honor of being one of four Broadway guest stars for Barbra Streisand in her historical, first European concert tour. In 2008, Peter was nominated for a Connecticut Critics Circle Award for his performance as Tom in The Glass Menagerie at The Ivoryton Playhouse, and won the 2011 award for Best Direction of a play for his production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at the same theater. On TV, Peter played Yonkers in the CBS telefilm “Gypsy,” starring Bette Midler. As an avid sports fan, he has enjoyed singing both the American and Canadian national anthems at Major League Baseball games and NFL football games across the U.S. He graduated magna cum laude from New York University, receiving a B.S. in Music Education and Educational Theatre, and added an M.F.A. in Screenwriting and Playwriting from the University of British Columbia.

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Stephanie Andersen (Bare: A Pop Opera, Original Cast, Cast Recording and Revival) and Noelle Hannibal (Hair: 20th Anniversary Production, Star Trek, Buffy) and are professional performers and fangirls with a deep and never-ending love for musical theatre. Join them as they chat about all things Broadway on this special podcast which will feature interviews with some of Broadway's most beloved stars.

Welcome to the second episode of the all new Broadway Babies Podcast! In this episode, Stephanie and Noelle discuss all things Stephen Sondheim! They have each compiled their top 10 favorite Sondheim shows. Tune in to see what ranks! We are so happy you are joining us and hope you enjoy our podcast. If you have any questions, comments or topics you would like us to discuss, let us know on Facebook or Twitter! Stay safe and healthy and thank you for listening!

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Stephanie Andersen (Bare: A Pop Opera, Original Cast, Cast Recording and Revival) and Noelle Hannibal (Hair: 20th Anniversary Production, Star Trek, Buffy) and are professional performers and fangirls with a deep and never-ending love for musical theatre. Join them as they chat about all things Broadway on this special podcast which will feature interviews with some of Broadway's most beloved stars.

Welcome to the first episode of the all new, Broadway Babies Podcast! In this episode, Stephanie and Noelle discuss the Broadway shutdown, the amazing live streams and content that is available to you from your own home, free courses and ways you can create art as the world reels from Covid-19. We are so happy you are joining us and hope you enjoy our podcast. If you have any questions, comments or topics you would like us to discuss, let us know on Facebook or Twitter! Stay safe and healthy and thank you for listening!

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Stephanie Andersen (Bare: A Pop Opera, Original Cast, Cast Recording and Revival) and Noelle Hannibal (Hair: 20th Anniversary Production, Star Trek, Buffy) and are professional performers and fangirls with a deep and never-ending love for musical theatre. Join them as they chat about all things Broadway on this special podcast which will feature interviews with some of Broadway's most beloved stars.