The Jayme Starr Podcast

Kimmy Immanuel is a musical theatre performer. She began her experience with touring when she joined the company of the national tour of White Christmas. Each day she was on stage she got to spread Christmas spirit to her audiences all over the country. After the COVID shutdown, Immanuel got the chance to hit the road with the first national tour of Hadestown as an original cast member. This time around she was a swing and a dance captain, and was lucky enough to perform at least once in almost every city that the show went through. Now, Immanuel is in Oz for the first time on the national tour of Wicked where she is playing Nessarose. Wicked has always been a show that has been near and dear to her heart. In fact, when she saw the show on Broadway, her first Elphaba was Dee Roscioli (featured in Season 1). At the start of her experience with Wicked, she got the thrill of a life time to meet the ICON herself, Stephanie J. Block and her family. If it weren't for Block, there would be no Wicked tour so it was a pretty special moment for her and the rest of the cast. Lastly. Immanuel is an alumni of NYU where she studying musical theatre and one of her favorite professors from college was Eden Espinosa (featured in season 2). 

Mili Diaz is a musical theatre star. Diaz has always had a love for the hit musical, Wicked and knew that playing Nessarose was a character she would play someday. In 2018, she joined the national tour of the show getting to play the role she always dreamed of, besides Ginna Claire Mason and Mary Kate Morrissey (Both featured in season 1). Getting to be up on that stage was a dream come true for her and she loved ever second. When Broadway reopened after the COVID shut down, Diaz got the opportunity of a life time. She was offered the role of Nessarose on Broadway! Of course she said YES, and got the chance to reprise the role for nine months when Broadway came back. In addition to working in musical theatre, Diaz loves to play video games when she isn't working. In fact, she is very involved with Twitch. Plus, she is a guinea pig mom, to her little Ponyo. (He has an awesome hairdo; check it on Instagram:))

Lunden Souza is a life coach, influencer and podcaster. Ever since she was young, Souza has always had a passion for fitness. Growing up, she lived in a very active household, and the love that her parents had for being fit was passed to her and she has been working in the business ever since. When it comes to fitness, she has done it all. From training clients to being the student she is no stranger to showing her love with others. Souza works as a life coach to help others work on their mind sets and have them become the best they can be. Life isn't an easy task, and Souza encourages her clients to live life to it's fullest, and do whatever they're passionate about. Souza also has a blog and a podcast as a way to connect with people that she may not be able to connect with in person. These two platforms are used to express herself outside of coaching people one on one or being in a gym. With almost 20k followers on Instagram, Souza is clearly on her way to embark on one unbelievable journey in the fitness industry.

Valentina Berger is a producer who has proudly gotten the opportunity to work on different productions around the world. For starters, Berger has always known she wanted to work as a producer. Growing up, she loved to take charge when it came to putting stuff together no matter what is was. She is one of six kids and getting all her siblings to do exactly what she wanted and when she wanted was something that made her very happy. In her professional career, Berger has gotten the chance to produce musicals both in her home country of Argentina and in New York City. In fact, one of the recent shows she has gotten to work on was the latest revival of Company on Broadway. Outside of working as a producer, Berger has her own business called Go Broadway. This allows her to work with students all over the world as she gives them the ins and outs of working on Broadway right in the comfort of their own home. 

Anna Cuffari is a professional dancer based in New York. For as long as she can remember, Cuffari has always had a love for dance. She began taking dance classes as a toddler, because her parents signed her up, and little did she and her parents know that this was something the she was going to take with her for the rest of her life. Over the course of her years in training, she has gotten the chance to gain experience in almost every style of dance possible. In college, Cuffari even studied dance and expanded her education in the field. Now, she is a performer and teacher who shares her passion all different people. Cuffari works as a movement coach and teaches master classes throughout New York and even performs in side projects along the way. Cuffari also has a YouTube channel where she documents her career and highlights that come her way. 

Carly Augenstein is an actress and performer based in Los Angeles, California. She is a graduate of Syracuse University where she received a degree in musical theatre. Some of her classmates included Mary Kate Morrissey (Season 1), Jonalyn Saxer (Season 1) and Hannah Corneau (Holiday Special Season 1). During her time in college, Augenstein got to participate in a student run production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show where she was cast as the Narrator. (They gender bent that role at SU) Additionally, Augenstein has toured the country with productions such as A Civil War and A Christmas Carol and has participated in iconic shows such as Hello Dolly and The Music Man. She even got to play the title role in an Off Broadway Production of Fancy Nancy: The Musical in New York City. 

Brittney Bertier is an actress who has spent her career on both coasts. In her early 20's Bertier moved to NYC to try and get her big break as an actress. One of her credits includes an Off-Broadway show called, O Night Divine. Bertier also got the chance to travel the country and bring Dr. Seuss classics to life on stage with the national tour of the hit musical Seussical. One of her proudest accomplishments is playing the role of Eliza Doolittle in a regional production of My Fair Lady. Bertier recently starred in a play called .....Death of Walt Disney in Los Angeles, where the story about the legends death gets fictionalized just a little bit, while still telling the story. Lastly, Bertier has been honored with nominations for some major awards such as Best Acting performance at the Austin Comedy Film Festival for playing a lead role in the film, Doublemint Bitch, Best Comedic Actress for the LA WebFest for being a series regular on the show, Transplants, and a Broadway World Best Actress award for her take on Norma Jeane (Marilyn Monroe) in Marilyn! The Musical at The Paris in Las Vegas. 

Kennedy Carstens is an actress with a true passion for musical theatre. Prior to COVID, Carstens went with friends to go see the out of town try out tour of Six: The Musical in Boston. While watching the show she was smitten and knew that this was a show that was meant for her to be in. Fast forward to everything opening again post COVID shutdowns, Carstens landed the role of Anna of Cleves on the Norwegian Bliss cruise ship production of Six. In addition to performing in a show that she loved ever since the first witnessed it live, Carstens also gets to explore different parts of the world in which she never thought she was going to be able to do so. Getting to perform in Six is truly a dream come true for Carstens. 

Bella Camerino is a photographer bases in Los Angeles, California. Growing up, Camerino was fascinated by everything that had to go with a camera. In fact, her mom would take all of her family portraits on a film camera. Once she realized that their are people out in the world who actually take photos for a living she knew that was the career path she wanted to take. In addition to photography, Camerino also has a passion for hospitality. Getting the opportunity to work in this business has allowed her to learn so much about what makes hospitality so successful. In fact, because she also works in the business she has had run ins with A-Listers like Drake, Rihanna, and A$AP Rocky. Lastly, Camerino works in content creation. She loves to produce content for people to enjoy on social media. 

For as long as she can remember, Jessi Kirtley has always dreamed of being a performer. She grew up fascinated with watching her favorites do what they love both on stage and on screen. After discovering that being an actor is a career path, Kirtley took the leap and is now a student studying musical  theatre with hopes to work on Broadway or maybe even a national tour of a show someday. Some of Kirtley's past stage shows include Legally Blonde, Heathers, and The Wizard of Oz. It wasn't until she played the title role of Mary Poppins where she got recognized for her passion and hard work  in her home state of Georgia. While portraying this role Kirtley won an ArtsBridge Foundation award for this performance. This award is her first of many and she will without a doubt me up on that Tony stage someday accepting an award representing this current generation of aspiring actors.