Episode Summary

Aisha Jackson is in our “Performer Spotlight” and she talks to us about her time auditioning for regional theaters, off-Broadway and Broadway shows like Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. As the first African-American woman to portray the role of Anna on the Broadway stage in Disney’s Frozen, Aisha gives us insight into auditioning for roles that go against traditional casting models.

Intro to this Episode

In this episode of “In The Holding Room” Princess Month continues with the performer who was the first African-American woman to play the role of Princess Anna in the original Broadway cast of Disney’s Frozen, Aisha Jackson. She has performed in regional theaters in such shows as A Bronx Tale, Memphis, Once on this Island, and Legally Blonde. Off-Broadway she was seen in Invisible Thread (aka Witness Uganda). On Broadway, she was also in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and in the original Broadway cast of Frozen. She gives amazing advice on how to handle rejection by turning it into a positive, as well as how to audition for roles that are historically cast in a more “traditional way.”

Resources:

For all your audition needs including sheet music, tracks, monologues, advice and so much more visit: PerformerStuff.com

Engage with the show:

Facebook: Facebook.com/InTheHoldingRoom

Instagram: @in_the_holding_room

Website: intheholdingroom.com

Disney Princess The Concert

Info & Tickets: www.DisneyPrincessConcert.com 

Episode Summary

Aisha Jackson is in our “Performer Spotlight” and she talks to us about her time auditioning for regional theaters, off-Broadway and Broadway shows like Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. As the first African-American woman to portray the role of Anna on the Broadway stage in Disney’s Frozen, Aisha gives us insight into auditioning for roles that go against traditional casting models.

Intro to this Episode

In this episode of “In The Holding Room” Princess Month continues with the performer who was the first African-American woman to play the role of Princess Anna in the original Broadway cast of Disney’s Frozen, Aisha Jackson. She has performed in regional theaters in such shows as A Bronx Tale, Memphis, Once on this Island, and Legally Blonde. Off-Broadway she was seen in Invisible Thread (aka Witness Uganda). On Broadway, she was also in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and in the original Broadway cast of Frozen. She gives amazing advice on how to handle rejection by turning it into a positive, as well as how to audition for roles that are historically cast in a more “traditional way.”

Resources:

For all your audition needs including sheet music, tracks, monologues, advice and so much more visit: PerformerStuff.com

Engage with the show:

Facebook: Facebook.com/InTheHoldingRoom

Instagram: @in_the_holding_room

Website: intheholdingroom.com

Disney Princess The Concert

Info & Tickets: www.DisneyPrincessConcert.com 

Episode Summary

Courtney Reed is in our “Performer Spotlight” and she talks to us about her time auditioning for Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway. Going from workshops to out-of-town tryouts, the role of Princess Jasmine was not guaranteed to her on Broadway, so when you think about it, it was almost a full three years of auditioning.

Intro to this Episode

In this episode of “In The Holding Room” Princess Month continues with Courtney Reed. Courtney performed on Broadway as an understudy for Lisa and Ali in the musical Mamma Mia! She was also on Broadway in the closing cast of In The Heights, performing as the understudy/replacement for the roles of Vanessa, Nina, and Carla. In 2011, she began performing in the original cast of the musical Aladdin as Princess Jasmine at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle. In 2012, the musical put on several regional and international productions and was given a Toronto tryout the following year. Reed stayed in the role of Princess Jasmine when Aladdin opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on March 20, 2014, and took her final bow on January 11, 2018. She later went on to reprise the role in the North American Tour, for a limited engagement, and once again in the West End production as part of its closing cast in 2019. Reed returned to the Broadway production for a limited engagement beginning October 16, 2019, and took her final bow as Princess Jasmine on October 27, 2019.

Resources:

For all your audition needs including sheet music, tracks, monologues, advice and so much more visit: PerformerStuff.com

Engage with the show:

Facebook: Facebook.com/InTheHoldingRoom

Instagram: @in_the_holding_room Website: intheholdingroom.com

Disney Princess The Concert

Info & Tickets: www.DisneyPrincessConcert.com 

Episode Summary

Courtney Reed is in our “Performer Spotlight” and she talks to us about her time auditioning for Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway. Going from workshops to out-of-town tryouts, the role of Princess Jasmine was not guaranteed to her on Broadway, so when you think about it, it was almost a full three years of auditioning.

Intro to this Episode

In this episode of “In The Holding Room” Princess Month continues with Courtney Reed. Courtney performed on Broadway as an understudy for Lisa and Ali in the musical Mamma Mia! She was also on Broadway in the closing cast of In The Heights, performing as the understudy/replacement for the roles of Vanessa, Nina, and Carla. In 2011, she began performing in the original cast of the musical Aladdin as Princess Jasmine at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle. In 2012, the musical put on several regional and international productions and was given a Toronto tryout the following year. Reed stayed in the role of Princess Jasmine when Aladdin opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on March 20, 2014, and took her final bow on January 11, 2018. She later went on to reprise the role in the North American Tour, for a limited engagement, and once again in the West End production as part of its closing cast in 2019. Reed returned to the Broadway production for a limited engagement beginning October 16, 2019, and took her final bow as Princess Jasmine on October 27, 2019.

Resources:

For all your audition needs including sheet music, tracks, monologues, advice and so much more visit: PerformerStuff.com

Engage with the show:

Facebook: Facebook.com/InTheHoldingRoom

Instagram: @in_the_holding_room Website: intheholdingroom.com

Disney Princess The Concert

Info & Tickets: www.DisneyPrincessConcert.com 

Episode Summary

Two time Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes, is in our “Performer Spotlight” and she talks to us about auditioning for Sandy, her Broadway debut, in front of millions of people in the NBC reality show Grease: You’re The One That I Want, as well as the critically acclaimed South Pacific at the Lincoln Center Theater.

Intro to this Episode

In this episode of “In The Holding Room” Princess Month continues with the performer Laura Osnes. She rose to stardom after winning NBC’s reality tv competition Grease: You’re The One That I Want, earning her the role of Sandy in the Broadway revival of Grease at the age of 21. She quickly became the go-to ingenue of the Great White Way, starring as Nellie Forbush in South Pacific, Hope Harcourt in Anything Goes, Bonnie Parker in Bonnie & Clyde (Tony-Award nomination), Cinderella in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Tony-Award nomination), and most recently, Julia Trojan in Bandstand, which was professionally filmed and released in movie theaters via Fathom Events.

Osnes has charmed audiences across the nation in three Hallmark Channel original movies, One Royal Holiday (2020), A Homecoming For The Holidays (2019), and In The Key Of Love (2019). She has also been seen on television in Fosse/Verdon (F/ X), Dynasty (CW), and Elementary (CBS).

Her crystal clear and powerful soprano regularly graces symphony halls and cabaret venues around the globe, including filmed performances with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Live from Lincoln Center (PBS), A Capitol Fourth (PBS), and The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS). She co-created and performs in the popular concert series, Broadway Princess Party, which has toured over 25 cities and garnered over 20 million views on YouTube. In addition to hearing her voice on several original Broadway cast recordings, Laura has two solo albums, “Dream A Little Dream” and “If I Tell You.”

Resources:

For all your audition needs including sheet music, tracks, monologues, advice and so much more visit: PerformerStuff.com

Engage with the show:

Facebook: Facebook.com/InTheHoldingRoom

Instagram: @in_the_holding_room

Website: intheholdingroom.com

Laura Osnes:

Website: www.LauraOsnes.com

Disney Princess The Concert

Info & Tickets: www.DisneyPrincessConcert.com 

Episode Summary

Two time Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes, is in our “Performer Spotlight” and she talks to us about auditioning for Sandy, her Broadway debut, in front of millions of people in the NBC reality show Grease: You’re The One That I Want, as well as the critically acclaimed South Pacific at the Lincoln Center Theater.

Intro to this Episode

In this episode of “In The Holding Room” Princess Month continues with the performer Laura Osnes. She rose to stardom after winning NBC’s reality tv competition Grease: You’re The One That I Want, earning her the role of Sandy in the Broadway revival of Grease at the age of 21. She quickly became the go-to ingenue of the Great White Way, starring as Nellie Forbush in South Pacific, Hope Harcourt in Anything Goes, Bonnie Parker in Bonnie & Clyde (Tony-Award nomination), Cinderella in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Tony-Award nomination), and most recently, Julia Trojan in Bandstand, which was professionally filmed and released in movie theaters via Fathom Events.

Osnes has charmed audiences across the nation in three Hallmark Channel original movies, One Royal Holiday (2020), A Homecoming For The Holidays (2019), and In The Key Of Love (2019). She has also been seen on television in Fosse/Verdon (F/ X), Dynasty (CW), and Elementary (CBS).

Her crystal clear and powerful soprano regularly graces symphony halls and cabaret venues around the globe, including filmed performances with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Live from Lincoln Center (PBS), A Capitol Fourth (PBS), and The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS). She co-created and performs in the popular concert series, Broadway Princess Party, which has toured over 25 cities and garnered over 20 million views on YouTube. In addition to hearing her voice on several original Broadway cast recordings, Laura has two solo albums, “Dream A Little Dream” and “If I Tell You.”

Resources:

For all your audition needs including sheet music, tracks, monologues, advice and so much more visit: PerformerStuff.com

Engage with the show:

Facebook: Facebook.com/InTheHoldingRoom

Instagram: @in_the_holding_room

Website: intheholdingroom.com

Laura Osnes:

Website: www.LauraOsnes.com

Disney Princess The Concert

Info & Tickets: www.DisneyPrincessConcert.com 

Episode Summary

Susan Egan, is in our “Performer Spotlight” and she talks to us about her time auditioning for Disney Theatricals' very first Broadway show, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. She also talks about her early auditions and how you never know how the path is going to veer.

Intro to this Episode

In this episode of “In The Holding Room” Princess Month kicks off with Susan Egan. Susan has made powerful impressions in theatre, film, television, and music. As a Broadway actress, she received Tony Award® and Drama Desk® nominations for “Best Actress” as Broadway’s original “Belle” in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, headlined as Thoroughly Modern Millie, won critical acclaim as “Sally Bowles” in Cabaret, originated the leading roles in Triumph of Love and State Fair, and starred alongside Carol Burnett in Putting It Together at the Mark Taper Forum and Tommy Tune in the national tour of Bye, Bye Birdie.

She is best known to animation fans as“Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond” on Cartoon Network’s hit Steven Universe, sassy “Megara” in Disney’s Hercules, “Lin” in the Academy Award-winning Spirited Away, “Gina” in Porco Rosso, “Angel” in Lady and the Tramp II, and more. She’s been seen on film in 13 Going on 30, Gotta Kick It Up for the Disney Channel, many award-winning indies, and spent two seasons on WB’s Nikki and guest-starred on Modern Family, House, Numbers, NYPD Blue, Arli$$, Drew Carey, Party of Five, Great Performances, and others.

Egan has over 400 solo concert credits with symphonies worldwide, including concerts at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Hollywood Bowl, and has more than 40 recordings credits with 7 solo CDs.

In 2018, Egan formed a company with fellow Broadway stars Laura Osnes and Courtney Reed, and musical director Benjamin Rauhala – to tour their award-winning concert, Broadway Princess Party. In 2021, that concert grew into Disney Princess – The Concert with Susan’s company co-producing the expanded production with Disney Concerts.

Susan is an accomplished master teacher in music performance, obsessive gardener, happy wife, and mom to two daughters… who have no interest in princesses.

Resources:

For all your audition needs including sheet music, tracks, monologues, advice and so much more visit: PerformerStuff.com

Engage with the show:

Facebook: Facebook.com/InTheHoldingRoom

Instagram: @in_the_holding_room

Website: intheholdingroom.com

Susan Egan:

Website: www.SusanEgan.net

Facebook: facebook.com/OfficialSusanEgan

Disney Princess The Concert Info & Tickets:

www.DisneyPrincessConcert.com 

Episode Summary

Susan Egan, is in our “Performer Spotlight” and she talks to us about her time auditioning for Disney Theatricals' very first Broadway show, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. She also talks about her early auditions and how you never know how the path is going to veer.

Intro to this Episode

In this episode of “In The Holding Room” Princess Month kicks off with Susan Egan. Susan has made powerful impressions in theatre, film, television, and music. As a Broadway actress, she received Tony Award® and Drama Desk® nominations for “Best Actress” as Broadway’s original “Belle” in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, headlined as Thoroughly Modern Millie, won critical acclaim as “Sally Bowles” in Cabaret, originated the leading roles in Triumph of Love and State Fair, and starred alongside Carol Burnett in Putting It Together at the Mark Taper Forum and Tommy Tune in the national tour of Bye, Bye Birdie.

She is best known to animation fans as“Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond” on Cartoon Network’s hit Steven Universe, sassy “Megara” in Disney’s Hercules, “Lin” in the Academy Award-winning Spirited Away, “Gina” in Porco Rosso, “Angel” in Lady and the Tramp II, and more. She’s been seen on film in 13 Going on 30, Gotta Kick It Up for the Disney Channel, many award-winning indies, and spent two seasons on WB’s Nikki and guest-starred on Modern Family, House, Numbers, NYPD Blue, Arli$$, Drew Carey, Party of Five, Great Performances, and others.

Egan has over 400 solo concert credits with symphonies worldwide, including concerts at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Hollywood Bowl, and has more than 40 recordings credits with 7 solo CDs.

In 2018, Egan formed a company with fellow Broadway stars Laura Osnes and Courtney Reed, and musical director Benjamin Rauhala – to tour their award-winning concert, Broadway Princess Party. In 2021, that concert grew into Disney Princess – The Concert with Susan’s company co-producing the expanded production with Disney Concerts.

Susan is an accomplished master teacher in music performance, obsessive gardener, happy wife, and mom to two daughters… who have no interest in princesses.

Resources:

For all your audition needs including sheet music, tracks, monologues, advice and so much more visit: PerformerStuff.com

Engage with the show:

Facebook: Facebook.com/InTheHoldingRoom

Instagram: @in_the_holding_room

Website: intheholdingroom.com

Susan Egan:

Website: www.SusanEgan.net

Facebook: facebook.com/OfficialSusanEgan

Disney Princess The Concert Info & Tickets:

www.DisneyPrincessConcert.com 

Episode Summary

Christina Sivrich, is in our “Performer Spotlight” and she talks to us about how her time at Disney Cruise Line helped her land her Broadway debut in The Wedding Singer, and tells us about the audition process for Finding Nemo: The Musical at Walt Disney World. “Professor’s Corner” features Broadway performer Matthew Stocke discussing auditioning for college and why he was successful getting into the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University.

Intro to this Episode

In this episode of “In The Holding Room” we are joined by performer and Broadway alumni Christina Sivrich, who has performed on Broadway in Grease, and The Wedding Singer. She has also has had an extensive career with The Walt Disney Company. For the past 7 years, she has been performing in the Equity production of Finding Nemo: The Musical at Walt Disney World as Dory and has also performed on Disney Cruise Line ships. It is interesting how a gig out in the ocean can help you land a Broadway show, and in this segment, she tells us how it all went down.

Matthew Stocke, went from professional baseball prospect to working consistently on Broadway for the past 20 years. In “Professor’s Corner” he talks to us about his college program and why he was successful at his audition for Carnegie Mellon University and what got him on probation his freshmen year. He has great advice for anyone planning to audition for a theater program or who is currently in one. Matthew will be back in a future episode to talk about his audition process for some of the Broadway shows he has been in like Pretty Woman, The Last Ship, The Boy from Oz starring Hugh Jackman, The Full Monty and Titanic.

Resources:

For all your audition needs including sheet music, tracks, monologues, advice and so much more visit: PerformerStuff.com

Engage with the show:

Facebook: Facebook.com/InTheHoldingRoom

Instagram: @in_the_holding_room

Website: intheholdingroom.com

Matthew Stocke Photography:

https://www.mattjamesphotonyc.com/

Episode Summary

Christina Sivrich, is in our “Performer Spotlight” and she talks to us about how her time at Disney Cruise Line helped her land her Broadway debut in The Wedding Singer, and tells us about the audition process for Finding Nemo: The Musical at Walt Disney World. “Professor’s Corner” features Broadway performer Matthew Stocke discussing auditioning for college and why he was successful getting into the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University.

Intro to this Episode

In this episode of “In The Holding Room” we are joined by performer and Broadway alumni Christina Sivrich, who has performed on Broadway in Grease, and The Wedding Singer. She has also has had an extensive career with The Walt Disney Company. For the past 7 years, she has been performing in the Equity production of Finding Nemo: The Musical at Walt Disney World as Dory and has also performed on Disney Cruise Line ships. It is interesting how a gig out in the ocean can help you land a Broadway show, and in this segment, she tells us how it all went down.

Matthew Stocke, went from professional baseball prospect to working consistently on Broadway for the past 20 years. In “Professor’s Corner” he talks to us about his college program and why he was successful at his audition for Carnegie Mellon University and what got him on probation his freshmen year. He has great advice for anyone planning to audition for a theater program or who is currently in one. Matthew will be back in a future episode to talk about his audition process for some of the Broadway shows he has been in like Pretty Woman, The Last Ship, The Boy from Oz starring Hugh Jackman, The Full Monty and Titanic.

Resources:

For all your audition needs including sheet music, tracks, monologues, advice and so much more visit: PerformerStuff.com

Engage with the show:

Facebook: Facebook.com/InTheHoldingRoom

Instagram: @in_the_holding_room

Website: intheholdingroom.com

Matthew Stocke Photography:

https://www.mattjamesphotonyc.com/