Breaking Broadway with Kerry Butler

by Broadway Podcast Network

Ever wonder how to break into the business of Broadway? From how to get an agent to how to navigate open calls, we cover it all. This podcast is an insider’s roadmap to making it on Broadway. Kerry Butler is a Tony nominated actress who made her Broadway debut in 1993 in Blood Brothers, before starring in shows such as Beauty and the Beast, Les Mis, Hairspray, Little Shop, Xanadu, Rock of Ages, Catch Me If You Can, Disaster!, and Mean Girls. She has numerous on screen credits such as 30 Rock, Cupid, The Mindy Project, Blue Bloods, and Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. She was last seen as Barbara Maitland in Beetlejuice on Broadway. Connect with Kerry via Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit kerrybutlercoach.com, email [email protected] or follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram. Produced by Alan Seales, Dori Berinstein and Kimberlee Garris. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.

Episodes

S3 EP18 How to Survive a Killer Musical- Part 1 with Douglas J. Cohen

40m · Published 25 Sep 18:52

Douglas J. Cohen recently wrote a a book, How to Survive a Killer Musical, Agony and Ecstasy on the Road to Broadway, giving great insight into creating a new musical.Great insight for anyone who wants to get in on the ground level of creating a new show!Part one of two. Douglas J Cohen's composing credits: Music & Lyrics for No Way to Treat A Lady, The Gig, The Big Time, and The Opposite of Sex (Kerry and Doug worked together on this show). Follow Douglas J. Cohen on Instagram @douglasjcohen and get more info at douglasjcohen.com. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S3 EP17 Children and Art with Matthew Scott

35m · Published 14 Sep 07:00

Broadway star Matthew Scott -best known for Jersey Boys and Sondheim on Sondheim talks about creating his own show.Get some tips on how to create your own work and how to write your own show. Matthew's Broadway credits: Grand Horizons, An American in Paris, Sondheim on Sondheim, A Catered Affair, and Jersey Boys Follow Matthew Scott on Instagram @m.a.t.t.h.e.w_s.c.o.t.t. He'll be performing his show, The Jesus Year, A Letter From My Dad at Theatre Raleigh on September 22nd - theatreraleigh.com and 54 Below on September 26th - 54below.org. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S3 EP16 Have to Believe You Are Magic, with Cheyenne Jackson

51m · Published 08 Sep 16:22

Reunited with my co-star from Xanadu, Cheyenne Jackson.Cheyenne moved from a very small town, not knowing anything about theater to…Not Broadway... Seattle!Fromthere he eventually made it to Broadway and then Hollywood.I asked him about that transition.He has great self-tape tips! Cheyenne's Broadway credits include: Into The Woods, Finian's Rainbow, Xanadu, All Shook Up, & Thoroughly Modern Millie Follow Cheyenne on Instagram @mrcheyennejackson. He'll be performing at 54 Below this September - 54below.org/events/cheyenne-jackson/, and you can see us both on thebroadwaycruise.com in March 2024! You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S3 EP15 Take It Up A Step, with Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman

42m · Published 24 Aug 18:00

Brilliant award winning song writing team Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman are my guests.Currently they are represented on Broadway in the smash hit Some Like it Hot.I had the privilege of working with them on Hairspray and Catch Me If You Can.You also may know their music from the tv show Smash.We talk about their incredible careers, and they give advice on how to audition.Can you take their music and make it your own?To riff or not to riff, that is the question. Learn more about Marc at marcshaiman.com. On Instagram, follow Marc @marc_shaiman and Scott @scottwittman. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S3 EP14 Do The Hustle, with Mandy Gonzalez & Aurore Joly

26m · Published 01 Aug 21:00

Continuing our discussion of side hustles, we have Mandy Gonzalez. She starred in Hamilton for five years, was Elphaba in Wicked, and originated Nina in In the Heights.Even with all those amazing credits, she still finds other work. We also haveAuroreJoly, whomoved to NYC from France to try to make it on Broadway.While going on auditions and workingtheater jobs, shecreated her own pilates business (that I go to!) Learn more about Mandy Gonzalez at mandygonzalez.com. Follow her on Instagram @mandy.gonzalez. Learn more about Aurore Joly at aurorejoly.art and @cleophaseve and Move Art Studio at themoveartstudio.com and @moveart_studio. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S3 EP13 I Can Cook Too, with Katie Webber & David Josefsberg

19m · Published 11 Jul 07:00

I have been doing a series on side hustles, because people don’t talk about how much an actor’s salary can fluctuate.There could be one great year, and then a few years where you barely make money acting.That’s normal. This week we have Katie Webber and David Josefsberg - actors who between the two of them have been in over 20 Broadway shows! They both found side hustles they love that work around their audition schedules AND tap into their other talents and creativity. Learn more about Katie, her favorite recipes, and her cookbooks at katiewebbernyc.com. Follow her on Instagram @katiewebbernyc. Follow David on Instagram and TikTok @davidsjosefsberg. Learn about his classes at broadwaybreathwork.com, and learn more about the Target 100 program at target100.net. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S3 EP12 What You Want, with Laura Bell Bundy

42m · Published 23 Jun 07:00

Laura Bell Bundy is about to star on Broadway in The Cottage!Shehas been acting in this business since she was eleven, when she starred inRuthless! Off-Broadway. (She had some very famous understudies.) We have the best time catching up and hearing all her wonderful advice for performers AND learning all about her business and activism that is so important to her - Womxn of Tomorrow. Learn more about Laura Bell Bundy at laurabellbundy.com and on Instagram @laurabellbundy. Follow Womxn of Tomorrow Foundation at womxnoftomorrow.org and on Instagram @womxnoftomorrow. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S3 BONUS - Welcome to the Theater, with 2023 Tony Nominees

35m · Published 11 Jun 01:34

Dream of getting a Tony on Broadway?Here are some words of advice from this year's Tony nominees, including Nikki Crawford, Wendell Pierce, Kevin Cahoon, Kevin Del Aguila, Jordan Cooper, Jen Weber, James Ijames, Eva Price and many more! You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S3 EP11 - It's Corn with Robert Horn

40m · Published 07 Jun 12:29

Robert Horn,the Tony nominatedwriter of Shucked and classic tv shows Designing Women, Teen Beach Movie and so many others, tells us what the creative team looks for during auditions.And, why you may have given the best audition, butstill not have gotten the part! Follow Robert @rhorn1 on Instagram and Twitter. You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com, follow @kerrybutlercoach on Instagram, or email me at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S3 EP11 - It's Corn with Robert Horn

40m · Published 07 Jun 12:29

Breaking Broadway with Kerry Butler has 62 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 35:49:53. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on July 29th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 28th, 2024 23:41.