Half Hour Call with Chris King

Today's guests are Jon Arpino and Teddy Forance. Back in the first episode Teddy talked about his passion for his company CLI Studios. Fast forward to today the company is doing amazing things with dance education AND recently signed a contract with NBC! Fun episode with lots of insight into the creation of this company.

Today's guest is Rhee Gold. Rhee is a pioneer in dance education. To me he is very much the Tony Robbins of the dance world and an amazing entrepreneur. We dive into his childhood where both of his parents were in show business. We also share some great stories about our lives growing up in a dance studio.

This episode is of yours truly. I was hesitant to do it, but a lot of you asked and some of my interviewees thought it would be a great idea for me to do. Luckily, my amazing wife Jan took over and I think she did a better job than I usually do! It was a lot of fun, and you learn why I created the show and a lot more haha! Enjoy!

Today's guest is Jacob Jonas. Jacob is a choreographer and director. He was on 25 to watch by Dance Magazine for 2018, has worked in advertising for a variety of clients including Spotify and Vidal Sassoon as well as founding his dance company in 2014.

This is a TBT to my second and still most downloaded episode with Kara Lindsay. Kara is one of of the best people I've worked with in the industry. We talk about long distance relationships, how she grew up, and even a funny story involving Randy Quaid haha!

New episodes with some amazing guests will be out later this month. I just had to take a quick break from the show since I moved to LA. Enjoy!!!

Today's guest is Scott Fowler. Scott has had over 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry and is still killing it today. We go into Scott's experience working with Jerome Robbins and what it was like working on Broadway during the AIDS epidemic of the 80's and 90's. We also cover his time working on "Chicago" the movie and a whole lot more!

Today's guest is Eva Noblezada. Eva is currently staring as Kim in "Miss Saigon on Broadway". This episode you find out how she went from being a 17 year old Junior in High School to becoming a Tony nominated actress all within 4 years!

Today's guest is Marc Bamuthi Joseph. Marc is a spoken-word poet, dancer, and playwright who frequently directs stand alone hip-hop theater plays and was named Dance Magazine's 2017 top influencer. This episode we talk about his childhood, his new show "peh-LO-tah" and how he feels art creates change in society.

Today's guest is Lauren Lovette. Lauren is currently only 25 and a principal dancer/choreographer for the New York City Ballet. We talk about her childhood, how she balances performing while creating new work, and a whole bunch more.

Today's guest is Lilli Cooper. Lilli grew up in the entertainment industry. We talk about her family life and how that molded the performer she is today. We also talk about her time performing in the original cast of "Spring Awakening" at just 16, to her newest musical which starts previews in November, "SpongeBob Square Pants".