Kristin Hanggi is a Theater, Television, and Film Director, as well as a Writer, Teacher, and poet. She is well known for directing and developing the international smash-hit Rock of Ages, which received five Tony Award nominations. Kristin was only 31 when she received her Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical. Since then, she traveled the world directing productions of Rock of Ages all over the world. Recently, she has directed Episode 6 of Julie and The Phantoms, which came out on Netflix last week, Thursday, September 10th. 

In this episode, we talk about:

• The story of how she got the call that she was on the list of possible directors for Julie and The Phantoms while on vacation in Italy (including a zoom interview with Netflix and call with Kenny Ortega)

• Stories about how she would get the resources to put together a production without a high budget

• Her experience directing Pussycat Dolls at The Roxy at 24, with celebrities like Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, and Charlize Theron

• How she started having ideas for a musical about rock and roll (which led into Rock of Ages)

• The craziest weekend that involved a breakup, funding falling through for a show, and a call that started Rock of Ages

• Creating during the pandemic

• How it felt to be nominated for a Tony award for Best Director

• How she manifested people and opportunities in her life

• What realization propelled her to directing more film

Resources: 

Kristin's Instagram and Twitter: @hanggiLove 

Website: https://www.kristinhanggi.com/ 

Create Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1075015782555354 

Pre-order Kristin's book - https://www.amazon.com/God-Sex-Musical-Theatre-Meditations/dp/194934228X 

Julie and The Phantom on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/80230534 

IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1539392/ 

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin_Hanggi 

Recommendation: If you like this episode, check out Episode 1.21 with TV Director Linda Mendoza (Scrubs, The Good Place, Yearly Departed, Black-ish).

Host: 

Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller 

Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM 

Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle