The Jayme Starr Podcast

Jenn Korbee is an actress and a singer. If you were in your early childhood years in the early 2000's, you have seen Korbee on Discovery Kids' hit TV show Hi-5. This show was an educational program with tons of singing, dancing and learning to inspire kids to believe in themselves. As a young child. Jenn was my FAVORITE member of Hi-5. As a little kid, she was the one who I related to the most and whatever she did on that show, I wanted to do in real life. (This was WAY BEFORE the Disney era EVER came into play) Back in the day, I even went to a Hi-5 concert, and saw her and her cast mates perform live, but we sadly never got to meet. Fast forward over a decade later, we finally get to meet! Not only do we get to meet, but we get to chat about all things Hi-5, Korbee's duo with husband, Tom called Korbee as well as her return to hopefully making it back on either the small screen or the big screen someday. 

Emily Behny is an actress who has gotten to participate in some of the most magical shows ever. Behny toured the country with the national tour of Beauty and The Beast where she played Belle. 8 times a week she got to bring everyones favorite bookworm to life and  even waltzed with the beast during this memorable stage in her life. After her time as a princess came to an end, Behny's journey with touring didn't end quite there. She then went on to play Nessarose on the national tour of Wicked. In fact, she even starred along side Hayley Podschun (featured in season 2) during the first half of her contract  and Kara Lindsay (featured in season 1) during the second half of her contract. Musical theatre will forever and always be in Behny's blood and it has positively impacted who she has become today.  

Elle Cunning is a social media influencer. Some of her specialties include fashion, traveling and concert going. She has always had a love for fashion since she was young, and couldn't wait to hopefully contribute to it someday. Cunning also loves traveling, in fact she loves getting to see different airports in different cities and explore them. After all, there are stores/restaurants in airports that are hard to find anywhere else. So, she definitely takes that to her advantage. Ever since Cunning saw One Direction in concert, she knew that the concert scene was a place where she belongs. Ever since then she has been able to see multiple tours starring all of her favorite artists, as well as getting the chance to travel to different places to see them perform. Earlier this year, Cunning attended StageCoach where she got the chance to see the amazing Carrie Underwood perform, and she would describe that she as "perfection". Additionally, Cunning hopes to make an appearance in states in the country she has never been to with a goal to say she has been able to visit all 50 states.

Katie Adams is a musical theatre star who has gotten to be in some of the most popular shows to date. Adams got the chance to join the National Tour of Grease where she played Marty. Growing up, Grease was one of her all time favorite films to watch, and she hoped that one day she would be able to bring the beloved story to life, and she did just that. Getting to recite some of Marty's iconic lines was something that has been one of the highlights of her career. Additionally, Adams got to participate in both the national tour and Broadway companies of Wicked. While on tour she was in the ensemble, and understudied the role of Glinda. (She toured with Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus; musical theatre nerds, you KNOW how magical watching those two on stage are) Then after a year on the road, Adams joined the Broadway company of the hit musical as the Glinda standby. In fact one of her Elphaba's in NYC was Eden Espinosa (featured on season 2). Besides these two musical hits, Adams was also featured in Urinetown where she potrayed Soupy Sue. Now, Adams is part of the musical theatre faculty at AMDA where she is currently teaching the next generation of Broadway household names. 

Ella Galvin is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. For as long as she can remember, Galvin has always had a passion for music. Growing up some of her influences included Rihanna and Amy Winehouse. Still to this day, she looks up to both of these artists and more as she continues to try to build her career. Working in the music industry, especially in New York City can be tough, and it isn't easy to book gigs. Besides sharing her passion for music, Galvin also works in advertising for her 9-5 job. Between jazz, pop, and soul Galvin performs a wide variety of music when she is up on stage showing off her talent. She is truly a magical light who brings nothing but good vibes and rainbows to whoever she encounters. 

Laura Vila is a social media influencer based in Miami, Florida. She enjoys sharing her life as well as her style on her 39k followers on Instagram. More specifically, Vila's page is full of fashion based content and shares some of her favorite brands. Working in the social media world and sharing her life online was a job that Vila never thought she would ever have. Since she works in this field, she has gotten the chance to experience New York fashion week, and has been lucky enough to create her very own amazon store front which features all of her favorite products from all different realms of life. Vila is a huge fan of Halloween and has both a highlight section and a link for all of her Halloween favorites on her social media pages. In addition to Instagram, Vila is also on TikTok and posts a variety of content on there as well. 

Anna Kostakis is a musical theatre actress. She has gotten the chance to perform in shows such as Grease, 9 to 5,  Company, The Addams Family while in college. Earlier this year, Kostakis starred in Romeo and Bernadette, an off Broadway musical in New York, City. In the show, she starred as Bernadette as well as serving as the dance captain. Besides having one of the title roles, Kostakis was able to learn about what happens behind the scenes from a creative team members point of view. Some of Kostakis' other performances include regional productions of Joesph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and A Christmas Carol. Kostakis' true passion for musical theatre shows in all of the work that she does in the professional world as her career keeps drowing. 

Olivia Salisbury is a social media influencer. She was born and raised in Traverse City, Michigan, and has been living in the mitten state her whole life. During COVID, Salisbury's world on social media changed when she started to gain a following while everyone was stuck at home. After going through a near 40lb weight loss, people started to follow Salisbury's fitness journey with hopes to find ways of their own to eat what they love but also be as healthy and happy as can be. Salisbury also has come out with e-books  filled with recipes that are some of her personal favorites. She also has a fitness program called Get Strong with Liv which is available for those who want to start loosing weight with inspiration from Salisbury herself. In addition to working it fitness, Salisbury loves traveling to sunny Florida, and up north to Mackinac Island for some of their famous fudge.

Kristen Grace Brown is a musical theatre actress. One of her first big gigs was getting the opportunity to tour the country with Elf on the Shelf: The Musical. In this production, she was a swing and also understudied two principal tracks. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, her time with the show was cut short. However, she did the the opportunity to go on before everyone was sent home during the COVID shutdown. Now, that musical theatre has been back up and running for over a year, Brown has been hard at work pursuing her passions and sharing her talents with audiences. Just this summer alone, she got to work on three productions. Brown got to be in the musical Wonderland, a story inspired by Alice and Wonderland. Additionally, she got to perform in classics such as Mary Poppins and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. It is truly clear that there will be so much more of Kristen Grace Brown as her career expands!

Katie Daniel is a professional dancer based in New York City. Daniel has had a passion for dance ever since she was little. She began taking dance classes at the age of two years old. Her mother was a dance instructor at her studio and introduced her to it. Growing up in Metro Detroit, Daniel has gotten the opportunity to train with other dancers at her studio who also went on to have successful careers in the dance industry. One of Daniel's proudest accomplishments is performing at Radio City Music Hall in the Rockette's Christmas Spectacular. Ever since she was little, Daniel LOVED the rockettes and DREAMED of one day being up on that stage. She has been lucky enough to do just that and perform with so many other talented dancers from all over. In the future, Daniel would love to find different ways to dance professionally and share her passion for the sport with the world.