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Robert Markus, loyal human, hilarious gent, and star of Toronto’s Dear Evan Hansen is here with Jen and Ky!

While enjoying a vodka soda and lime, we chat with Robert all about his journey with Dear Evan Hansen. We learn about his process and how he keeps Robert mentally and physically healthy so that he can play the demanding role of ‘Evan’ every night. We also learn that Robert is a talented song writer, and that he can do an Aussie accent way better than Ky will ever be able to do. 

Robert is a Canadian treasure. He is currently playing Evan in Dear Evan Hansen, he has played title roles at the Stratford Festival including Tommy in Tommy, and Riff Raff in Rocky Horror. He’s had a season at the Shaw Festival (Sweeney Todd, Our Town), and played iconic roles such as Gabe in Next to Normal (Theatre Calgary/Citadel Theatre), and Mary Sunshine in Chicago (Mayfield Dinner, Drayton Entertainment)   

Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you’re not driving) and get your weekly fix of musical theatre banter, with beverages. 

Plucked from Pickering Ontario and placed on the Broadway stage, Shannon Lewis is a true legend!  

We meet up with Shannon after a busy day, at Pearl studio in New York, get a drink in hand to decompress and chat about her initial move from Canada to the US. We also hear about all the incredible women she’s had the privilege to work with over the years, including Gwen Verdon herself, being part of the Fosse Verdon Legacy, and Shannon ‘gives her secrets back’ as a director/choreographer.

Shannon is the choreographer of the groundbreaking and inventive new musical The Secret Silk by Stephen Schwartz and John Tartaglia. Her critically acclaimed choreography recently appeared in the re-imagined Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Maltz Jupiter Theatre), as well as the new musical film Stuck starring Amy Madigan, Giancarlo Esposito and Ashanti. As a performer, Shannon starred in I Gotcha in the original Broadway cast of Fosse and is featured singing I Gotcha on the Original Cast album. She starred as “Ursula” opposite Christina Applegate in the Broadway revival of Sweet Charity, and as “Miss Krumholtz” with Daniel Radcliffe, Darren Criss and Nick Jonas in the Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying. Other Broadway credits include: The Mystery of Edwin Drood; The People in the Picture; Curtains; Look of Love; Contact; Candide; Crazy for You. Broadway National Tours: A Chorus Line as “Sheila” and Pippin as “Fastrada”.

Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you’re not driving) and get your weekly fix of musical theatre banter, with beverages.

Steven Guy-McGrath is an actor, a renovator, a foodie, a boat enthusiast, a playwright, a musician, dad extraordinaire, and the perfect guest to celebrate Canada Day with! 

We have ‘Spindrift’ cocktails and chat with this lovely Newfie about summers at the Charlottetown Festival, his one-person show, Spinning Yarns, playing this year at Charlottetown’s second stage, and being a dad and family man while in this fast pace business. 

Stephen is a performer and writer. You’ve seen him on stages all across this country including Anne of Green Gables, Mamma Mia, Million Dollar Quartet (Charlottetown Festival), Once (Mirvish Prod.) A Christmas Carol, Glengarry Glen Ross (Soulpepper Theatre) and No Great Mischief (Tarragon Theatre). Stephen is the writer of Spinning Yarns and also Bully, a play about astrophysics, broken homes and chocolate bars. 

Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you’re not driving), and get your weekly fix of musical theatre banter with beverage

Sara Farb and her beautiful pup Andy originally hail from Ontario Canada but have recently made the move to NYC for Sara’s Broadway debut, and that is where Jen and Ky met up with Sara and Andy for some whiskey and good laughs. 

We chat with Miss Farb about the magical, mystical world of Harry Potter, how she effortlessly transitions between musical theatre and straight plays, and her life outside the business. 

This beautiful human can be seen in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child playing now on Broadway. Sara also spent 5 seasons at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Juliet Romeo and Juliet, Anne The Diary of Anne Frank, Cordelia King Lear), her talents have also been showcased in Fun Home as Medium Alison (Musical Stage Co/Mirvish), and The 27 Club (Soulpepper).   

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Damian Chambers welcomed Jen and Ky into his NYC pad for a morning interview filled with Bailey’s, coffee and all American charm! You’ll get to hear all about Disney's Aladdin on Broadway and the crazy amount of tracks this talented swing covers, Damian’s transition away from musical theatre and onto his next big adventure, and his unique family story. 

Damian met Jen many moons ago when they both danced for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. His amazing credits since include Aladdin (Broadway & National Tour), West Side Story (Papermill Playhouse), and Candide (New York City Opera). 

Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you’re not driving), and get your weekly fix of musical theatre banter with beverage

We have been so #blessed to have some amazing choreographers grace our episodes and today is no exception, Josh Assor is here to sit down with your girls, Jen and Ky!

We are sipping on ‘Rosé All Day’ in this interview, and talk with Josh about being on the faculty at Broadway Dance Centre in New York, where he shows off his empowering choreography and insane musicality, transitioning from performer to choreographer, and how tour life worked for him.

Josh’s choreographic credits include: Medicine the Musical (World Premier, Off-Broadway), Cinderella, Mary Poppins (Arrow Rocks Lyceum Theatre), Saturday Night Fever (National Tour, Ass. Choreo), as well as New York Fashion Week, Audi Ottawa and TV commercials (Monroe Furniture). Career highlights include Disney's first National Tour of Newsies (asst. Dance Captain), Mary Poppins (Broadway/1st National Tour), West Side Story (Stratford Festival), and dancing on NBC's Saturday Night Live with Jimmy Fallon.

Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you’re not driving) and get your weekly fix of musical theatre banter with beverages.

Today on the pod we hear from a sweet, sensitive, badass Canadian gal living in NYC (and crushing it), Jodi McFadden is here!

For this interview Jodi welcomed us into her dressing room backstage at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre, before her matinee performance of The Band’s Visit. It. Was. Wonderful. We have a nip of Baileys in our coffee and chat with Jodi about her experience as a stand-by in The Band’s Visit, the epic women of The Moulin Rouge, and her self care. There is also a bit of bonus material from guest Lauren Ritchie at the end of the episode, so stay tuned for that! 

Jodi has been working back and forth between New York and Canada since her Broadway debut in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Jodi’s other Broadway credits to date are The Band’s Visit and Moulin Rouge. Other theatre credits include; Dirty Dancing (Mirvish Productions) Into The Woods, Anything Goes, Hello Dolly (Stratford Festival) Chicago (Drayton Entertainment). 

Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you’re not driving) and get your weekly fix of musical theatre banter with beverages. 

Our guest this week is a hard as hell working, environment saving, fashionista who just closed her first Broadway show earlier this summer. Julia McLellan is here! 

While sipping on some Bourbon we get to hear all about Julia’s whirlwind adventure with Kinky Boots, we talk love and romance in this biz, and of course we hear all about her passion for zero waste living and her wildly popular persona, Zero Waste Warbler. 

Julia is a Nova Scotia girl who has taken her talents all over North America. Some of her credits include: Kinky Boots (Broadway, 1st National Tour, Mirvish Productions) A Chorus Line (Stratford Festival) Wizard of Oz (1st National Tour, Mirvish Productions) Footloose (Drayton Entertainment)

Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you’re not driving) and get your weekly fix of musical theatre banter with beverages.

Today on Tits and Teeth, we play host to fellow podcaster and true boss lady, Lauren Ritchie! 

Lauren is the creator and host of ‘The Dance Podcast’ where she has authentic conversations with some of North America’s most successful dancers to inspire, share and connect both dancers and educators. Some of her incredible guests have been Mia Michaels, Stacey Tookey, Anthony Morigerato, and choreography duo NappyTabs 

This powerhouse of a woman is incredibly intelligent and has great opinions and insights on the word of dance. We chat with Lauren about her journey with mental and physical health and we hear what being ‘passionate’ means to her. 

Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you’re not driving) and enjoy our interview with The Dance Podcast’s Lauren Ritchie!

Continuing with this seasons theme, our guest today is a proud Canadian killing it in the Big Apple. Mary Antonini, a stunning woman both inside and out, is here to sit down with your girls!

Jen and Ky interviewed Mary after watching her slay the stage in The Prom on Broadway! Mary brought us backstage after the show, we got to look out from the stage of the Longacre Theatre, and she brought to our interview all the ingredients to make delicious Hot Toddies! She is officially the hostess with the mostest. While sipping on those Hot Toddies we chat with Mary about the development of The Prom, healthcare, and how she takes care of herself both physically and mentally. 

Mary has taken her talents all the way from Saskatchewan Canada to the Broadway stage. Her Broadway credits to date are The Prom, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Other theatre credits include; Disney’s Aladdin (First National Tour), Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (La Jolla Playhouse) West Side Story, Camelot, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Stratford Shakespeare Festival) 
 
Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you’re not driving) and get your weekly fix of musical theatre banter with beverages.