The Theater People Podcast Welcomes ON THE TOWN's Alysha Umphress
By: Matt Tamanini Nov. 30, 2014
On Monday, December 1, the Theater People Podcast welcomes ON THE TOWN star Alysha Umphress. She shares fascinating stories from her journey with the project, including after a slew of ensemble roles in Broadway shows, her decision to only be seen for principal parts, which led to this opportunity.
Umphress also discusses making her Broadway debut in AMERICAN IDIOT, after years of working as a singing waitress and bartender/hostess of the popular After Party; and she talks about her several near misses with major roles in past Broadway productions.
The episode features tracks from Alysha's solo album "Alysha Umphress: Live at the Laurie Beechman Theater" and an upcoming collaboration with Tony nominated orchestrator/lyricist Jeff Blumenkrantz.
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Recently, Theater People Podcast host Patrick Hinds wrote a exclusive column for BroadwayWorld about booking the show's dream-guests, Karen Olivo (click here for the Karen column) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (click here for the Lin-Manuel column). Previously, Hinds spoke to BWW about how the show got started, and why Lauren Osnes made him sick to his stomach. Theater People Podcast was also one of the shows selected as part of BWW's Top-20 Podcasts for Theatre Fans.
Previous guests on the Theater People Podcast include Tony-winner Cady Huffman (THE PRODUCERS), Tony-nominee Annaleigh Ashford (KINKY BOOTS), Tony-nominee Laura Osnes (BONNIE & CLYDE, RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA), Tony-winner Daisy Eagan (THE SECRET GARDEN), stage and screen star MICHAEL URIE (UGLY BETTY, BUYER & CELLAR), Broadway star and webseries creator Andrew Keenan-Bolger(NEWSIES, SUBMISSIONS ONLY), Tony-nominee Anika Larsen (BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL), Tony-winning director Michael Mayer (THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, SPRING AWAKENING, AMERICAN IDIOT, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH), two-time Tony-winner Katie Finneran (NOISES OFF, PROMISES, PROMISES), Eden Espinosa (WICKED, BROOKLYN, RENT), Anthony Rapp (RENT, IF/THEN), Olivier-Winner Lesli Margherita (MATILDA), Tony-winner Tonya Pinkins (JELLY'S LAST JAM, CAROLINE OR CHANGE) two-time Tony nominee Robin De Jesus (IN THE HEIGHTS, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES), Tony-winner Karen Olivo (IN THE HEIGHTS, WEST SIDE STORY), Tony-winner Jerry Mitchell, KINKY BOOTS' Ellyn Marie Marsh, GODSPELL and RENT star Telly Leung, Tony-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (IN THE HEIGHTS, BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL, HAMILTON), three-time Tony nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger (25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTRY SPELLING BEE, THE GLASS MENAGERIE), Margo Siebert (ROCKY), and Amber Iman (SOUL DOCTOR).
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