Josh Swallows Broadway

Taylor Iman Jones is about to drop into Emojiland, starring opposite Josh, this week before moving on to the upcoming original cast of The Devil Wears Prada!

After being in New York for only two months, Taylor made her Broadway debut in Groundhog Day, which is where she and Josh became besties. Previously, she toured nationally with American Idiot and was seen regionally in Stage Kiss at the San Francisco Playhouse; Other credits include Smokey Joe's Cafe, Spring Awakening (Center Repertory Company); Mary Poppins (Berkeley Playhouse); Rent (CCMT) and The Unfortunates (American Conservatory Theatre).

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Willam became emancipated at age 16, almost became Mark in Rent, and then instead decided to be on TV. Part of the original cast of Rock of Ages in LA, he is an American actor, drag queen, and recording artist. He came to prominence when he competed on the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2012. His TV and movie credits include A Star is Born, Nip/Tuck, Eastsiders, Super Drags, Miss Arizona, and Southland.

Since 2012, Willam has recorded three albums of comedy music, mostly consisting of parodies of popular songs. His second album, Shartistry in Motion, debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Comedy Albums chart. Between 2012 and 2014, he recorded several songs as part of the group DWV (alongside drag queens Vicky Vox and Detox), including the parodies "Chow Down" and "Boy Is a Bottom" whose music videos found viral success. Following the breakup of DWV, Willam formed another drag supergroup, the AAA Girls, with Courtney Act and Alaska Thunderfuck.

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Ali Stroker just made history as the first person in a wheelchair to win a Tony Award, and is currently starring in the Broadway production of Oklahoma! as Ado Annie. She first broke onto the scene in the Glee Project in 2012 which got her a guest starring role on Glee itself. In 2015, she made history by becoming the first ever actress in a wheelchair to appear on a Broadway stage in the revival of Spring Awakening produced by Deaf West Theatre, with a company that featured many prominent deaf actors as well. She is a co-chair of Women Who Care as well as a co-founding member of Be More Heroic, an anti-bullying campaign.

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Back together for the first time since The Prom closed, this episode features Beth Leavel, Brooks Ashmanskas, Christopher Sieber, Caitlin Kinnunen, and Isabelle (Izzy) McCalla... with special guest appearances by Angie Schworer and Michael Potts.

Take that, L-L-L-Lin-Luh-Lin-Manuel Miranda!

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2019 has been a great year! Or has it? Who are we to judge? Turn to that person next to you, give them a great big hug (but only if you're both consenting adults), and give them the gift of making sure they're also subscribed to Josh Swallows Broadway!

Happy holidays, everyone!

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Recorded the day after Josh received the news that his beloved show, The Prom, was closing, Leslie and Josh lament over why show business is one of the worst to work in.

Lesli Margherita is an Olivier Award winning actress who made her Broadway debut in Matilda in 2013 after a successful run on the West End in Zorro, which earned her the award. She was recently in Dames at Sea here on Broadway, but made a big splash in the entertainment scene in 1997 in the TV show Fame LA. She is now about to open Emojiland off-broadway, headlining with none other than Josh himself!

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Groff grew up Mennonite (aka diet-Amish) and rose to prominence in 2006 for his performance in the lead role of Melchior Gabor in the original Broadway production of Spring Awakening, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He also originated the role of King George in Hamilton. On TV and film he's known for Frozen, Frozen II, Mindhunter, and Glee among many others.

Connect with Jonathan on Instagram: @grofffsauce

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Morgan James is both an amazing recording artist, being one of the Postmodern Jukebox OG's, and a phenomenal Broadway actor. She made her Broadway debut in The Addams Family, followed by Wonderland, Godspell, Motown The Musical, and most recently in Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls.

Her character of Peggy also roams the streets, roasting some of the Great White Way's biggest names.

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In partnership with TodayTix, Jessica Vosk was part of our first-ever live event held at WeWork in the Flatiron district held on Nov 14, 2019. According to Josh, she's the second coming. She literally went from a finance job on Wall Street to Broadway, with a little bit of a NJ balloon festival in there somewhere.

Vosk may be best known for her performance as the lead role of Elphaba in Wicked, which she recently finished playing on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre. She was Elphaba for Wicked's 15th Anniversary. She made her Broadway debut in The Bridges of Madison County, then went on to roles in Finding Neverland and Fiddler on the Roof (in which she famously says she played "Dead Elphaba"). She most recently performed with Kristin Chenoweth in her show Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls, as well as her own solo album. More info via http://jessicavosk.com/recordings.

This episode also features Samara Ariel Ehrlich, NYC's foremost Moana impersonator (who we first heard in episode 4) giving a special live-only introduction.

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Getting the history lesson he never bargained for, Josh sits down with the creative team from NY City Center's upcoming production of EVITA, running Nov 13-24, 2019. This exquisite rock opera expands perceptions of icon Argentinian icon Eva Perón. There's gang fights, there's tangos, there's war, and that's just in this episode!

Guests include director Sammi Cannold, co-choreographers and Emily Maltby, Valeria Solomonoff, and associate director Rebecca Aparicio.

Get your tickets to EVITA here.

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