Two Kids & A Broadway Star

Ellie and Haley interview LIANA HUNT!

Liana can be seen on Broadway right now as Lorraine Baines McFly—Marty’s mom in Back to the Future. And yes, we ask her if Lorraine has a crush on her son like she does in the movie. But you also might know her from Mamma Mia! Because she toured with the show and made her Broadway debut as Sophie. She also starred as Katherine Plumber in Newsies, toured with Wicked and Bright Star and is part of a sketch comedy show called SHIZ: Broadway Meets Sketch Comedy.

Liana tells us about:

⭐️ Putting her own spin on a beloved character

⭐️ What it was like moving from small-town Vermont to NYC

⭐️ Making her tour and Broadway debut with Mamma Mia!

⭐️ Her favorite Back to the Future prop!

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Ellie and Haley interview KATIE ROSE CLARKE!

Katie Rose Clarke doesn’t do things small. She made her Broadway debut in a little show called The Light in the Piazza when she was 21. She’s been Glinda A LOT. In fact, she holds the record as the longest-running Glinda on Broadway. Now, she’s hanging out with a little Sondheim show named Merrily We Roll Along. Which means she’s taking the stage eight times a week alongside Jonathan Groff, Danielle Radcliffe and a whole bunch of talented people.

Katie tells us about:

⭐️ How she got her start in theater!

⭐️ Her record-setting time in Wicked!

⭐️ What Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe are really like!

⭐️ The Sondheim Renaissance happening on Broadway right now!

Note from our parents: This episode was recorded in October, while the SAG-AFTRA strike was still active.

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Ellie and Haley interview JOSE LLANA!

Jose leads a big, new take on what a Broadway show looks like in Here Lies Love—an immersive show that makes the audience a part of the performance. But before that, he graced the stage in Rent, Flower Drum Song, Wonderland, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The King and I — not once, but twice. And he’s been seen on your screens in Sex and the City and Hitch, and is a recording artist. Plus, as always, a whole lot more.

Jose tells us about:

⭐️ What to expect at an immersive Broadway show

⭐️ What it’s like playing Ferdinand Marcos

⭐️ His trick for getting the audience to play along

⭐️ His advice for theater kids!

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Ellie and Haley interview LESLI MARGHERITA!

Queen Lesli herself! Lesli made her Broadway debut as Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda the Musical. She was everyone’s favorite Princess in Emojiland, everyone’s favorite Cindy Lou Who in Who’s Holiday AND is the creator of two broadway.com vlogs, a digital short series, two books, two solo shows and the album Rule Your Kingdom.

But before she did all that, she won an Olivier Award for her West End debut as Inez in Zorro the Musical. No biggie.

We’ve seen her on stage, we’ve seen her on TV, we’ve seen her at BroadwayCon and now we’re so excited to have her on our podcast!

Lesli tells us about:

⭐️ Missing Emojiland after the shutdown

⭐️ Working with kids in Matilda

⭐️ How to deal with negative online comments.

⭐️ Which one she’d keep —Star Wars or Muppets?

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Ellie and Haley interview MARIA BILBAO!

Maria made her Broadway debut earlier this year playing Johanna in Sweeney Todd and was in On Your Feet, Evita and In the Heights before joining one of Broadway’s biggest shows of the year. We talk to her about what that’s been like, all her favorite Sweeney things, and of course her advice for aspiring Johannas and Mrs. Lovetts.

Maria tells us about:

⭐️ Launching her Broadway career alongside Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford

⭐️ Being a soprano in a world that loves belting

⭐️ Playing Gloria Estefan in “On Your Feet”

⭐️ And a lightning round full of Stranger Things, dream roles, Cuban food and Taylor Swift

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Ellie and Haley interview ERIC WILLIAM MORRIS! 

From the original SQUIP to Be More Chill to Mamma Mia! to King Kong to White Girl in Danger, Eric William Morris has popped up in some of our favorite shows. And he can be seen in Fleishman Is In Trouble, I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. But we’re here for all things on-stage! 

Eric tells us about:

⭐️ Playing three roles in White Girl in Danger and how he does all those quick-changes.

⭐️ Kicking off Be More Chill before its off-Broadway run.

⭐️ How his soap opera roots helped him lean into the camp of White Girl in Danger.

⭐️ King Kong? Or Godzilla? 

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Ellie and Haley interview ANDREA MACASAET! 

We know Andrea best as the first—and fan favorite—Queen to lose her head in Six. 

But before she made her Broadway debut, she racked up some awesome stage credits, like Avenue Q, Heathers and Miss Saigon. Then, during the shutdown, she popped up in Ratatouille the Musical. And she’s back on stage in RENT at this year’s Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada, where she’s playing Mimi. Another queen, honestly.

Andrea tells us about:

⭐️ Bringing Mimi to a whole new generation of RENT fans at Strat Fest.

⭐️ The best part of connecting with the audience during Six.

⭐️ What it was like doing a show with her best friends—and all the challenges the pandemic threw their way.

⭐️ Her advice for not just kids, but girls who want to be on Broadway someday!

Special thanks to Melissa Mae Shipley at the Stratford Festival for helping make this episode happen! 

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Ellie and Haley interview ELIZABETH TEETER! 

We love a good Beetlejuice story, and Elizabeth Teeter has one of the best! When the show came back to Broadway in 2022, she jumped into reviving the role of Lydia Deetz. And she had a blast until the show closed in early 2023, sending off our favorite goth girl with a big heart. But Elizabeth has a handful of other amazing shows under her belt, too, like Mary Poppins, The Audience and The Crucible. 

Elizabeth tells us about:

⭐️ Working with one of Broadway’s most fun casts

⭐️ Her love of dance and who inspired her

⭐️ What it was like bringing Lydia back to stage, and saying goodbye

⭐️ The super-secret magic behind Lydia and Barbara levitating!

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Ellie and Haley interview JULIE BENKO!

You might have heard of a little show called … Funny Girl? Well Julie’s been with the show from day one in a BIG WAY. First as the Fanny Brice understudy, then taking on the role full-time and now as the character’s alternate every Thursday. She’s also been in Spring Awakening, Fiddler on the Roof and Les Mis. And the New York Times named her a Broadway breakout star in 2022.

Julie tells us about:

⭐️ Playing the iconic role of Fanny Brice

⭐️ Where you can find her in the theater when she isn’t on stage

⭐️ Harmony, the new show she’s been working on!

⭐️ What it was like performing Spring Awakening when she was just 19

⭐️ Her advice for staying above the rumors that can distract a cast

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In this very special episode of Two Kids, Ellie and Haley are helping raise money for one of their favorite kids and their favorite places. Madison Barthelmes has been fighting pediatric cancer for the past year, and her parents own Ellie and Haley’s local youth community theater, Spotlight Arts in Fairport, NY. To help support Maddie and her family, Two Kids auctioned off three guest spots for this episode.

Courtney Buss, Nico Dobrot and Mikey Martin are theater kids just like us! In this episode, we talk about all of our favorite things about Spotlight, Broadway, being on stage and more!

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