The Jayme Starr Podcast

Lea Sevola is a performer who has done tons of different types of entertainment over the of her career. She did a regional production of the musical Xanadu where she got to roller skate on stage. As well as getting the opportunity to participate in the DC Justice League tour where she played Wonder Woman. One of Sevola's other favorite things to do is perform with a the USO Troupe of Metropolitan New York. When doing these shows, Sevola gets to sing not just patriotic songs, but she also gets to sing pop songs that are on the people in the army/vets playlists. Sevola has spent the latest portion of her career on the national tour of the hit musical, Legally Blonde. In his production, she is playing Vivianne Kingston which was a role created by Kate Shindle on Broadway and Selma Blair in the original film.

Spencer Martinez is an actress in New York. She was introduced to musical theatre by her mom when she watched Singin' In The Rain at the age of 5 and she has been hooked ever since. While in college, Martinez took part in various school musical productions. For example, she starred in Legally Blonde, Sister Act, and Company. Recently, Martinez was featured in the In The Heights movie on HBO Max where she can been seen in the background dancing. When not doing musical theatre, Martinez can be seen working on her passion project, Limelight.

Jess DiForte is an actress from Staten Island, New York. She grew up with lots of love and appreciation for both dance and musical theatre. DiForte has performed in productions of iconic shows such as West Side Story and A Chorus Line where she danced her heart out on stage. One of her major career accomplishments was doing a production of Cats on The Royal Caribbean Cruise Line where she got to dance around the stage and forget the fact that she was a human. Now, DiForte is touring the country for the first time on the national tour of the hit Broadway Musical, Chicago. In this show, she plays June and dances in the ensemble. Additionally, she understudies the role of Velma Kelly, and she has gone on multiple times playing this part. DiForte will continue with the tour as it will travel to South Korea for the summer of 2023.

Kate Mazza is a musical theatre actress. One of her big starting roles as when she played Ariel in a production of The Little Mermaid. She found this experience to be a big check off of her bucket list, since she has been a big fan of the Disney Princesses ever since her childhood. While in college, Mazza performed in productions of Guys and Dolls and A Chorus Line. Getting to be in these shows in some capacity was a huge honor for her since they are so iconic in the world of theatre. Mazza's latest project was starring in a production of The Sound of Music. (Analise Scarpaci from Season 3 and Brittany Conigatti from season 2 were also in the show) Bringing such a beloved show to life on stage was a dream come true, especially since she got to do a version of the show where songs written specifically for the film were able to make it to the stage.

Khalifa White is a musical theatre actress. She was introduced to fans of Broadway during Broadway.com's The Search of Roxie, when the musical Chicago was looking for a new Roxie Hart. In this contest, White made it to the top three, and even got to do a final callback audition for broadway legends such as the late Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuworth and Bianca Marroquin. Although she didn't win, she made her broadway debut shortly after this experience came to an end. White starred in the revival of the hit musical Caroline, or Change which was nominated for a Tony award for best revival. She then went on the very successful off-broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors. In this production, she got to share the stage with Broadway legend, Rob McClure as well as Pitch Perfect star, Skylar Astin. Now, White is on the national tour of Disney's The Lion King where she is playing everyones favorite lioness, Nala.

Teah Renzi is an actress who works mostly in musical theatre. She was a Jimmy Award nominee when she played Eponine in a production of Les Miserables back in 2018. Renzi was cast as an understudy in productions of 25th Annual Puntam County Spelling Bee and Noises Off. Other shows Renzi protrayed principal roles in include A Little Night Music and Metamorphoses. Most recently, Renzi got to live out one of her childhood dreams of playing a Disney Princess for the first time on stage. She got to play Ariel in the Lexington Opera House production of The Little Mermaid. This was a total career highlight for her since Renzi has been a fan of the Disney Princesses ever since she was little and she got to pay homage to her childhood self when playing this with this character and show.

Morgan Paige is an Opera singer. She has always loved music ever since she was a kid, but she didn't find her love for opera until college. When she was in undergrad, she discovered that singing opera music is a possibility for her and her career, and she's been doing it ever since. In addition to her love for singing, Paige is a huge fan of musical theatre, and has big dreams of making it in that world too. In fact, she was recently in a production of Into the Woods last year where she was cast as Lucinda, one of Cinderella's step sisters. Other musicals she has gotten the chance to do include, Heard it From a Birdie, Sunder, Tap in Musical, and Pirates of Penzance.

Megan Grosso is an actress currently who has been lucky enough to star in two national tours of musicals. She began her journey with touring on the national tour of the musical, The Prom where she was in the ensemble and understudied the role of Emma. (The tour also starred Alexa Magro [Season 4]). This tour only last for one year, and she was with the company through it all. After that, Grosso joined the company of the national tour of Mean Girls. In this show, she is also in the ensemble, and she understudies the role of Karen Smith. Getting to be cast in two national tours back to back has been a dream come true for this rising star!

Gabriella Marzetta is a musical theatre actress. She recently was on the 2nd national tour of the hit Broadway musical, Waitress where she played the role of Dawn. This role was truly a dream for her, and she got the opportunity to play it not once but twice. Prior to the pandemic, she was on the road playing the same role, and was honored to go back once touring resumed. On the first tour, Marzetta starred aside Bailey McCall (featured on Season 2) and on the second tour she got to share the stage with Julia Rippon (featured on Season 3) Ever since she saw the show for the first time on Broadway, she knew that one day she wanted to be part of it. With a lot of passion and determination, Marzetta was able to make her dreams come true and play this role. Plus touring the country was just an added bonus to all the magic.