This week Riley & Isa sit down with Janae Hammond, an artist originally from Missouri, who is currently starring as Rose Granger-Weasley on Broadway in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child!

Janae opens up about her journey, from growing up in Missouri and studying at Missouri State University, to fully committing to a career in the performing arts. Along the way, Janae brings warmth, honesty, and humor to the episode, recounting memorable (and often hilarious) moments from her life in New York City.

She also takes us behind the scenes of making her Broadway debut, sharing the full-circle experience of joining Cursed Child: from her initial audition to stepping into the show as a swing, and eventually taking on a leading role.

It’s an episode full of vulnerability, inspiration, and a little bit of manifestation magic, where dreams meet reality.