Two Kids & A Broadway Star

Ellie and Haley interview GERARD CANONICO!

We’ve been big fans since we first saw Gerard as Rich in Be More Chill. But you might also know him from some of Broadway’s favorite shows, like Spring Awakening, American Idiot, Groundhog Day, 21 Chump Street and now Almost Famous!

Gerard tells us about:

⭐️ Reuniting with his Spring Awakening cast in 2022

⭐️ Be More Chill and his love of the Iconis Family

⭐️ How he relates to his character, Dick, in one of Broadway’s newest shows, Almost Famous

⭐️ Breaking chairs and spraining ankles on stage

⭐️ The one thing he wants you to pay attention to in Almost Famous!

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Ellie and Haley interview KEELEY KARSTEN!

You can see Keeley in Steven Spielberg’s new movie, The Fabelmans. She plays Natalie, a role inspired by Spielberg’s younger sister, and the movie tells the story of how Spielberg fell in love with film. It’s a big deal.

This episode is a little different, but we worked in plenty of Broadway AND we’re so excited to have Keeley on the show because she’s a big theater fan just like us!

Keeley tells us about:

⭐️ What it was like working with THE Steven Spielberg!

⭐️ The Fablemans and what she hopes people take away from the movie.

⭐️ Her upcoming stage role (it’s a really great one).

⭐️ The Broadway show her mom was in!

⭐️ Her favorite season of Stranger Things! (So much Stranger Things talk …)

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Ellie and Haley interview ELI GOLDEN!

If you haven’t heard of Eli Golden yet, you’re about to! He plays Evan, the star of Netflix’s new 13: The Musical movie, out August 12! And for theater kids everywhere, that’s a BIG deal.

In this episode of Two Kids, we talk to Eli about what it was like bringing a musical to the screen, what he hopes kids take away from the movie, what the audition process was like, recording his own music and, as always, his advice for kids like us!

Eli tells us about:

⭐️ How forgiveness is such a big part of 13: The Musical

⭐️ Auditioning virtually

⭐️ His upcoming album!

⭐️ Working with legends like Rhea Perlman (Shout-out to Mrs. Wormwood!) and Debra Messing

⭐️ And so much more! If you’re a kid and you love 13, this is your episode!

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Ellie and Haley interview ANALISE SCARPACI!

If you’ve been around Broadway lately, you know her as Lydia Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire! And we were lucky to get a sneak peek of the show way back in 2020 at BroadwayCon. But before THAT, she made her Broadway debut in A Christmas Story and later starred in Godspell and Matilda, a show we just did, so you better believe we talk about that! Analise also just released “Pathetic Little Dreamer” on all your music streaming platforms AND works with kids and teens who want to be on Broadway. She’s our youngest guest ever and started her Broadway career as a child actor.

In this episode of Two Kids, we talk to Analise about Doubtfire’s journey before, during and after the shutdown, what it was like being a kid swing in Matilda and what she’s up to now!

Analise tells us about:

⭐️ The songwriting process for her new album

⭐️ The power of being the short kid on stage!

⭐️ Recording the cast album with her Doubtfire family

⭐️ What being a kid on Broadway is really like—for parents, too!

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CHECK OUT ANALISE’S NEW ALBUM, “PATHETIC LITTLE DREAMER”:

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Ellie and Haley interview JORDAN MATTHEW BROWN!

We met Jordan in 2019 when he was touring as Elder Cunningham in Book of Mormon. But before he became one of our favorite stage-door people, he was in Into the Woods, Parade, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Who’s Tommy AND made his Broadway debut as Book of Mormon before heading out on tour!

In this episode of Two Kids, we talk Broadway. We talk food. We play a lightning round of word association. And we have the best Patti LuPone impression you’ll hear all day.

Jordan tells us:

⭐️ How his Elder Cunningham has grown over the years

⭐️ His advice for kids who want to be on Broadway someday

⭐️ What it’s been like to pop back into Book of Mormon

⭐️ What his Broadway debut was like

⭐️ The trick to learning all Jack’s lines in Into the Woods

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CHECK OUT THESE SPECIAL SHOUT-OUTS FROM JORDAN:

Playmakers Youth Theatre: mandeljcc.org/playmakers

Stagecrafters Youth Theatre: orangerec.com/StagecraftersYouthTheatre.aspx 

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Ellie and Haley interview JOHN TARTAGLIA!

John first hit Broadway as the original Princeton and Rod in Avenue Q, and he stayed on and off Broadway in a bunch of shows, like Beauty & the Beast, Newsical and Shrek as the OG Pinocchio and the hands behind dragon and the magic mirror.

In this episode of Two Kids, it’s all about his work as a puppeteer! From Johnnie and the Sprites to Julie’s Greenroom, he’s brought some of the most amazing children’s characters to life. And he just brought back Fraggle Rock on AppleTV+!

We’re talking all things puppets and Muppets with THE Fraggle expert.

Hear John tell us:

⭐️ What Avenue Q meant for puppets on Broadway

⭐️ How he auditioned for Shrek—and ended up being a puppet

⭐️ What it’s like to hug Julie Andrews

⭐️ The trick behind the magic mirror

⭐️ What it’s like living his Fraggle Rock dream!

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Ellie and Haley interview KIM SAVA!

If Kim and Ellie have one thing in common … it’s that they’ve both done shows with Haley! Kim recently wrapped up a super-fun run as Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda at Syracuse Stage, and before that, she made her Broadway debut in Beetlejuice in some of the show’s most memorable roles, including understudying Delia, Barbara and Maxine. She also toured with Matilda and has done regional shows, like Annie and Singing in the Rain.

Hear Kim tell us:

⭐️ What she loves about regional theater

⭐️ What it was like performing at the Tonys

⭐️ A little bit about what’s next for Beetlejuice! (And her!)

⭐️ How to have a great audition

⭐️ And advice for kids like us!

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Ellie and Haley interview BEN CAMERON!

You know him from BroadwayCon. You know him from Broadway Buskers. You know him from Broadway Sessions. You know him as your Broadway Buddy! Ben Cameron was in the original Broadway casts of Wicked, Footloose and Aida, and has toured with multiple shows and can be heard on a bunch of cast albums. We met him at BroadwayCon and can confirm he’s as awesome as he seems!

In this episode, we talk to Ben about very important Broadway stuff, like:

⭐️ A Muppet Christmas Carol

⭐️ Why we didn’t say hi at Broadway Buskers

⭐️ Whether it’s true Glinda was her friend!

⭐️ Watching American Idol with Idina Menzel

⭐️ The first time he saw Elphaba fly

⭐️ His advice for kids who love Broadway as much as he does

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Ellie and Haley interview JOE ICONIS!

Joe wrote BE MORE CHILL, which is one of our all-time favorite musicals (ask us about our Jeremy and Christine cosplay from Broadway Con) and earned him a Tony nomination. He also wrote Broadway Bounty Hunter, Love In Hate Nation, Two Player Game and more.

Hear Joe tell us:

⭐️ How he wrote some of our favorite songs in Be More Chill

⭐️ How his love of theater helped him learn to play piano

⭐️ If he thinks there ever be a female (or nobinary) squip

⭐️ What Diane Kitten thought about the CATS movie

⭐️ If he’ll adopt us into Joe Iconis and Family

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This episode supports the Epic Players AND Music for Autism

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Ellie and Haley interview CHRIS AND CLAY RICE-THOMSON, our first Two Kids & A Broadway COUPLE!

Chris is currently on tour with Hamilton and was in Pretty Woman and Book of Mormon on Broadway. And he and Clay toured together in West Side Story, where they met. Clay has also toured with Wicked, Jesus Christ Superstar and Oliver. And has been in King Kong, Matilda and Newsies on Broadway.

From Chris and Clay tell us about:

⭐️ How they got started in theater—and it’s REALLY close to home for us!

⭐️ What it’s like being back on stage and back in the audience.

⭐️ Their advice for kids who want to be on Broadway someday.

⭐️ THE. PROPOSAL. STORY. 😍😍😍

⭐️ And the most fun lightning round we’ve ever done!

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