The Jayme Starr Podcast

Jenna Lea Rosen is no stranger to the world of performing. When she was born, she was a "tour baby" and travelled the country with her parents as they performed on the first national tour of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Little did she know, Rosen would eventually play Belle in a production of the show in the early stages of her career. In addition to Beauty and the Beast, Rosen got to work on Disney Junior's Sofia the First where she sang background vocals on several songs, and eventually got to sing as a princess. Recently, she got to switch gears and star in a production of Grease, as the one and only Sandy.

Kelsey Anne Brown is a musical theatre actress who has starred in several different regional productions. One of her first roles was in a production of Bring it On where she was indeed one of the members of the ensemble who got to fly through the air during all the cheerleading stunts. Other shows she has gotten the chance to do include, Mamma Mia, a Christmas Carol, and Once. In summer 2022, she got to play one of the biggest roles in her career thus far, Margot in Legally Blonde at The Muny in St. Louis.

Chelsea Cree Groen is a musical theatre actress who has been able to tour the country twice with some of the most popular musicals of this generation. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Groen made her national tour debut in the ensemble of Hello Dolly. In this production, she got to share the stage with broadway legend, Carolee Carmello. One of her most recent projects was hitting the road again, but this time with Wicked. Groen was once again in the ensemble, but also understudied the role of Glinda.

Becca Andrews is a musical theatre actress. She has gotten to star in productions of shows like Legally Blonde and Mamma Mia. In summer 2022, Andrews got to perform on the iconic Muny stage in St. Louis which is one of the most iconic musical theatre performance venues in the country. There she was in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In addition, Andrews got a taste of touring when she hit the road with Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.

Stephanie Weizman is a social media influencer/content creator. She actually began her career working in law as a lawyer for several years. Weizman always knew that law was something she really wanted to go into professionally. Once Weizman got pregnant with her daughter, she began to take creating social media content more seriously and now she works as a content creator full time with over 134k folllowers on Instagram alone.

Brooke Ishibashi has been with the newest revival of Into the Woods since the early days at City Center in NYC. She was cast as Florinda (one of Cinderella's stepsisters) in the production and got to share the stage with superstars such as Sara Bareilles, and Neil Patrick Harris. Since the City Center Production was so successful, the show got transferred to Broadway which allowed Ishibashi to make her Broadway debut. She shared the stage with both the original cast and the replacement cast. Broadway wasn't the end of Ishibashi's journey with this magical tale. She took part in the ten city national tour bringing the woods to audiences all over the country. In addition to acting, Ishibashi is one of the founders of an organization called, Be and Arts Hero to stand up for whats right in the world of being in arts professionally.

Melaina Rairamo is a musical theatre actress who has been cast in some of the most memorable shows around the country. For example, she has experience in classic musical theatre in shows such as The Music Man and Singing in the Rain as well as more contemporary shows such as Mamma Mia and Saturday Night Fever. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, she was set to star in as Helga in a production of the hit musical Cabaret. Rairamo can also be featured in an upcoming run of Margaritaville.

Emily Afton is a musical theatre performer. She made her Broadway debut in the revival of the musical, Hair. Prior to coming to NYC, she also got the chance to tour with the same show. Her next big project was starring in Amalie on Broadway alongside Hamilton's Original Eliza, Phillipa Soo. Now, Afton is transporting audience members to the under world eight times a week where she is a worker in the Tony Award winning musical, Hadestown.

Alexis Loiselle is a musical theatre actress. She just recently got the chance to join to tour the country on the national tour of the hit Broadway musical, Legally Blonde. This was her first time hitting the road, and it was a magical experience for her to see places she never thought she would have the chance to travel to. In the show, Losielle was in the ensemble and understudied the roles of both Brooke Wyndham and Vivienne Kingston.

Jena VanElslander is an actress who has gotten to perform in several memorable musical theatre productions. One of her first professional gigs was getting to star in a production of Rock of Ages on the Las Vegas strip. VanElslander made her Broadway debut as a swing in the King Kong: The Musical. In fact, she got the chance to be a puppeteer multiple times throughout the shows run, and work magic with the gorilla. VanElsander was part of the original company of the national tour of the musical, Jagged Little Pill where she was in the ensemble as well as portraying the role of MJ's Avatar. Lastly and most recently, VanElslander was in the closing company of Life of Pi on Broadway.