The Jayme Starr Podcast

Emily Goulazian is an actress who has been able to participate in several different regional productions of iconic shows. Goulazian played Cinderella in a production of Into the Woods. She got to share  Stephen Sondheim and James LaPaine's complex version of Cinderella with audience members. She performed in a production of Xanadu, which is a musical known for the fact that people roller skate on stage. This was brand new for Goulazian, and it was a bit nerve racking at first since she has never done something even close to this in her lifetime. However, she managed to pull it off successfully for this show. One highlight of her career this far, was a production of Will Rogers Follies. This is because Goulazian got to perform the original choreography when she did the show which was a first for her. Getting to show off that magical era of musical theatre was a huge check off the bucket list for this rising star.

Lana Love is a singer who was recently on Season 22 of NBC's The Voice. When competing on the show, she was on Team Legend, and was mentored and coached by music superstar, John Legend. In addition to being on the show, Love has experience with acting and performing in musicals as well. When she finished college, Love was a Disney cast member and got to work on the Disney Cruise Line. Working for this magical company was some she always wanted, and the fact that she not only got to work for Disney but she got to be "friends" with some of the Disney princesses made it even more special. In fact, when competing on The Voice, she got live out both her dreams by singing a song from Frozen during the battle round of the competition. 

Vanessa Sierra is an actress who has gotten to take part in some of the favorite shows of this generation. She played Reno Sweeney in a production of Anything Goes, where she got to tap her heart out while living her best life on stage. Sierra got to "Whip in to Shape" in a production of Legally Blonde where she portrayed the role of Brooke Wyndham. One role that was extremely close to her heart was Gabriella Montez in a production of High School Musical. During her time in this show, she really got to play homage to her younger self as she grew up watching Vanessa Hudgens in the High School Musical films play this part that all the young little girls wanted to do someday. Sierra got to hit the road in a musical production of Peanuts where she was one of many to bring Peppermint Patty to live all across the country. Recently she also played Anita in a production of West Side Story and got to dance to the iconic song "America" and lead an incredible group of dancers behind her. 

Maddie Keefe is a social media influencer. She started her social media journey in middle school when she joined Instagram and had a private account with her parents monitoring everything. Little did she know, that she was going to have a career out of it. Currently, Keefe has over 34,000 followers on just Instagram alone. She uses the platform to express herself and to share her favorite things with those who follow her. Keefe's social media following is currently still growing as she gains new followers and shares more of her interests and hobbies for the world to see.  

Courtney Arango is an actress and choreographer. She has stepped foot on The Muny stage in St. Louis several times in various productions. Some of these shows include Mary Poppins, Shrek, and The Addams Family. Arango got to also part take in different regional productions  of West Side Story where she got to dance the night away as Anita. Arango toured the country prior to the pandemic with the National tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. In this production she was a swing and went on frequently Post pandemic, and it was time to take the show on the road again, Arango joined the choreography team this time around and worked as an assistant choreographer to help bring the to show to life for spectators to witness all around the country.

Jershua Cavazos is a musical theatre actor. She made her Broadway debut in The Prom back in 2018. In this show, she was in the ensemble. Cavazos got to share the stage with pure musical theatre legends such as Beth Leavel, Brooks Ashmanskas, Christopher Sieber, and Angle Schworer just to name a few of her fellow cast members. The show sadly closed less than a year into it's run in 2019. Post pandemic, Cavazos was starred in the Off Broadway musical, Between the Lines. (with Arielle Jacobs from Season 2). This show was also a huge success during the course of its run in New York City. In addition to her work in musical theatre, Cavazos also has music of her own in which she has released and can be streamed wherever you listen to your music.

Cayleigh Capaldi is an actress who was born and raised in the world of theatre. Her parents are both in the business, and musical theatre has been in her blood ever since she discovered the concept. Over the course of her career, Capaldi has starred in productions of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Into the Woods, Mary Poppins and To Kill a Mockingbird. Drood and Mockingbird were done with an all female cast, since she went to an all girls school growing up. In the future, Capaldi hopes to reach new heights throughout her career and continue to play iconic roles as well as maybe originate a role of her own someday.  

Stefanie Renee Slayers is an actress who has been able to part take in some of the most loved shows out there. Slayers portrayed the role of Cha Cha in a production of Grease with the Royal Caribbean cruise line. She got to dance the original choreography is West Side Story when she Francisca when performed in the beloved Sondheim production with the Weston Playhouse Theatre company. Additionally, prior to COVID Slayers was set to hit toe road with the national tour of the hit musical, Tootsie, based on the film but didn't end up getting to pursue this opportunity since theatre was shut down at the time. Slayers is no stranger to the music of Gloria Estefan. She got to take part in two different productions of On Your Feet! One of the productions she was a swing while in the other production she was the dance captain and a swing. 

Emma Dahlin is an actress based in New York City. She got her big break when she worked for Disney at Walt Disney World and the Disney Cruise Line. While working at the parks, Dahlin got to spend time with royal friends like Rapunzel from Tangled and Princess Anna from Frozen. Plus, she got to star in some stage shows like Finding Nemo: Live on Stage and Voyage of the Little Mermaid. Dahlin also worked as a performer on the Disney Cruise Line where she part took in different productions. One of the shows she did frequently was a stage version of Tangled, where she got to star as Rapunzel. Now, Dahlin is in New York City with big hopes and dreams to be on the great white way!

Natalie Bourgeois is an actress currently on the national tour of Pretty Woman. One of the first gigs she ever scored as being cast in Hairspray at The Muny in St. Louis. In this production she was in the ensemble and one of the "Muny Teens" that got to be featured in this production. Two of her co-stars were Ryann Redmond (Season 1) and Taylor Louderman (Season 1). Growing up, Bourgeois got to catch several national tours go through her hometown of Sacramento, California. Now, it's her turn to be on one with Pretty Woman: The Musical. In this show, Bourgeois is in the ensemble, but she also understudies Vivan Ward, a character made famous in the movie by Julia Roberts. Bourgeois has gotten many opportunities to go on playing the leading lady of Hollywood Blvd over the course of her contract thus far. It is no secret that Bourgeois has been living one of her biggest dreams and will continue to live many more.