LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway

Broadway, Film and TV star - Jean Louisa Kelly joins us for our first episode of 2023! Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli begins 2023 by sitting down with Jean Louisa Kelly who began her career playing title role in a New England summer stock production of Annie, and then went on to make her Broadway debut with the original cast of Into the Woods. Jean tells her Broadway to Hollywood story in this epic episode. Jean Louisa Kelly shot to stardom playing the role of Tia opposite John Candy in the John Hughes hit film Uncle Buck, and went on to play Rowena Morgan opposite Richard Dreyfuss in Mr. Holland’s Opus, and Luisa in the film adaptation of The Fantasticks. More recently, she appeared the Warner Bros film Malignant and in Paramount’s monster hit Top Gun: Maverick. On the small screen, she played Kim Warner in the long-running CBS sitcom “Yes, Dear", and as Nurse Diane on “Mad About You" as well as so many other notable TV and Film Projects. She has recorded multiple albums available across all digital platforms and she is bringing her all new solo show to the Laurie Beechman theater on January 21st! Produced by Marc Tumminelli and the Broadway Podcast Network. https://www.westbankcafe.com/laurie-beechman-theatre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Minard breaks down his Broadway debut in The Music Man and his life growing up on stage in this week's episode of LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway! Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director - Marc Tumminelli sits down with Broadway's Drew Minard to touch down on his remarkable journey performing from the age of 3 in Iowa to touring the United States and the world as the title role in Billy Elliot: The Musical to making his Broadway debut in the hit Broadway revival of The Music Man starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. Produced by The Broadway Podcast and Marc Tumminelli @drew.minard @littlemepodcast @marctumminelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The star of Broadway's Almost Famous, Casey Likes sits down with Marc Tumminelli to talk about living his dream 8 times a week in episode 73 of Little Me: Growing Up Broadway! At age of 20, Casey Likes made his Broadway debut playing William Miller in the new musical ALMOST FAMOUS, a role he created in the pre-Broadway run at the Old Globe. Casey breaks down his time working on the creation of Almost Famous and the long road to Broadway as well as his experience at the Jimmy Awards, his high school musicals, his cosmic connection to Les Mis, his childhood stardom in Arizona, his Broadway parents, the cast of Almost Famous, the upcoming films Spinning Gold where he plays "Kiss" legend Gene Simmons and MGM's film Dark Harvest. Produced by Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway Podcast Network. Follow us: @justcaseylikes @littlemepodcast @marctumminelli     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danielle Brisebois, Broadway's first ever "Molly" from the historic original production of Annie shares her "growing up Broadway" story in this week's episode of LITTLE ME! Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli sits down with Academy Award and Golden Globe Nominee, DANIELLE BREISEBOIS who at the age of 7 started her career in film The Premonition before making history in the original Broadway cast of Annie creating the role the youngest orphan, Molly. Danielle went on to join the cast of the hit TV show All in the Family, and then co-starred in its continuation Archie Bunker's Place. She appeared on dozens of TV shows including Hotel, Mr. Belvedere, Murder, She Wrote, Tales from the Darkside, and Days of Our Lives. Danielle is now a very successful songwriter, collaborating on such hits as Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten", and "Pocketful of Sunshine". Danielle breaks down her unbelievable story working in the business and how every moment made her the woman she is today! Produced by Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway star - Alysha Umphress breaks down her childhood performance career in episode 71 of LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway. Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director - Marc Tumminelli sits down with friend, Alysha Umphress to talk about her time on Broadway in On the Town, American Idiot, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Bring it On! Alysha shares all the magical moments of her childhood performing in the carnival/fair circuit, recording her epic album "Dynamite" at the age of 8, her local theater productions and so much more in this hilarious episode of LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway. Produced by Marc Tumminelli and Broadway Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway's Trevor Braun tells his growing up Broadway story in episode 70 of Little Me: Growing Up Broadway! Little Me Host, and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli sits down with former child actor and current star of off Broadway's THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Trevor Braun! Trevor tells his Broadway story, making his Broadway debut as CHIP in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and going on to originate the role of Flounder in Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, Michael in BILLY ELLIOT and the original Broadway cast of THE FERRYMAN. Trevor shares the highs and lows of being a Broadway kid and the incredible and hilarious story of how he got his nickname Treffy White! Produced by Marc Tumminelli and the Broadway Podcast Network https://broadwaygoeswrong.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway and Disney+ Star - Kate Reinders breaks down her career in episode 69 of Little Me: Growing up Broadway! Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli sits down with Kate Reinders who chats about playing the beloved "Miss Jenn" in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series! Kate also shares her early career story growing up doing community and school theater, making the big move to NYC and going on to be part of the the short lived The Adventures of Tom Sawyer on Broadway as well as the Broadway casts of the 2002 Broadway revival of Into The Woods and the 2003 revival of Gypsy where she played Dainty June opposite Bernadette Peters, what it was like starring in Good Vibrations on Broadway and playing Glinda in Wicked as well as her time in Broadway's Something Rotten, and Beautiful! Kate breaks down some wild audition stories, being part of Disney family, being part of Frog and Toad, working with Tim Federle, Olivia Rodrigo, Julia Lester, Sheri Shepard, the joys of motherhood living in Utah and so much more! Produced by The Broadway Podcast Network and Marc Tumminelli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by the daughter of ANNIE creator Martin Charnin - SASHA CHARNIN MORRISON! Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli sits down with the fashion icon Sasha Charnin Morrison to chat about the world's most famous orphan and what is was like to witness the meteoric rise of the musical phenomenon - ANNIE. Sasha tells her backstage story growing up around Annie and what her experience was watching her father create the mega hit musical and what it's like now maintaining the legacy of the historic show. Marc and Sasha break down the Annie revivals, the sequels, the film versions, casting stories, the new national tour and so much more! Sasha also touches down on her own career in the the fashion world working for such publications Vanity Fair, Seventeen, Allure, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, US Weekly and currently as Style Director of CBS Watch. Produced by Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway Podcast Network. --- @sashacharninmorrison @littlemepodcast @marctumminelli @broadwaypodcastnetwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're Back! The Broadway star of Beetlejuice - Elizabeth Teeter tells it all in episode 67 of Little Me: Growing Up Broadway! Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli sits down with the all grown up child star, Elizabeth Teeter to talk about her incredible career starting at 10 years old in the closing company of Mary Poppins on Broadway and going on to work along side Helen Mirren in The Audience as well as the Broadway revival of The Crucible starring Ben Whishaw and Saoirse Ronan and what her life is like playing Lydia in the hit Broadway musical - Beetlejuice. Produced by Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway Podcast Network --- Find out more on instagram @elizabethteeterofficial @littlemepodcast @marctumminelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rueby Wood & Aria Brooks share their behind the scenes story of making the newly released Disney+ film - Better Nate Than Ever! Broadway Workshop director and Little Me host, Marc Tumminelli is reunited with Better Nate Than Ever stars - Rueby Wood and Aria Brooks to break down their experience making the new Disney+ film. Marc, who served as the movie's acting/dialogue coach gets Rueby and Aria to open up about their audition process, the first day of filming, what it was like working with co-stars - Lisa Kudrow & Joshua Bassett, their relationship with director Tim Federle, their most challenging and rewarding days on set, the LA and NY premieres, their incredible families and their unbelievable connection "being the same person in different fonts"! Watch Better Nate Than Ever on Disney + Produced by The Broadway Podcast Network and Marc Tumminelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The history making original star of Annie, ANDREA MCARDLE is with us to celebrate our 2nd anniversary! In this historic anniversary episode Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli sits down with the Broadway star that started it all for young performers on Broadway - Andrea McArdle. Andrea breaks down her amazing career, the major moments that defined her, the ups and downs, the incredible celebrity encounters, the missed opportunities, and so much more in the 65th episode of Little Me: Growing Up Broadway! Andrea McArdle first captured the hearts of theatergoers everywhere in 1977 when she originated the title role in the mega-musical Annie. As “Annie”, Andrea became the youngest performer ever to be nominated for a Tony Award as Best Lead Actress in a Musical. She also received the Theater World and Outer Critics' Circle Awards for her performance and went on to star when the show was produced on London’s West End. Also, on Broadway, Andrea starred in the Jerry Herman musical Jerry’s Girls alongside Carol Channing and Leslie Uggams, in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express, State Fair; Les Miserables and as Belle in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Andrea also starred as Judy Gardland in the TV movie, RAINBOW on NBC and has dazzled audiences all over the world in her numerous concert appearances. Produced by The Broadway Podcast Network and Marc Tumminelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tammy Minoff recounts her time starring on Broadway in The Goodbye Girl and The Will Rogers Follies in episode 64 of Little Me: Growing Up Broadway! Actress, director, writer and producer, Tammy Minoff joins Little Me host, Marc Tumminelli for a hilarious backstage tour of her years starring on Broadway! Tammy unpacks her childhood experince originating the role of Mary Rogers in The Will Rogers Follies directed by the great Tommy Tune and creating the role of Lucy McFadden in Neil Simon’s The Goodbye Girl opposite Bernadette Peters and Martin Short. Tammy also catches us up on what she has been up to in recent years including writing, directing and starring in the romantic comedy - Limerence! Produced by Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway star of Caroline or Change and Dear Evan Hansen - Samantha Williams tells her Broadway story this week on Little Me: Growing Up Broadway! Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli sits down with Samantha Williams who made her Broadway debut during her junior year of college in the Tony Award-winning hit musical Dear Evan Hansen playing the role of Alana Beck. Samantha tells us her backstage story of going from college student to Dear Evan Hansen and then the life changing experience of playing Emmie in the Broadway revival of Caroline, or Change. Produced by The Broadway Podcast Network and Marc Tumminelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samantha Massell spills the tea on her Broadway debut in Baz Luhrmann's La Bohème in this weeks LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway! Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli catches up with Samantha Massell who has appeared on Broadway as Hodel in the acclaimed revival of Fiddler on the Roof as well as a child star turn in Baz Luhrmann's Broadway production of La Bohème. Samantha talks about being a child actor growing up in NYC, desperately wanting to be in Annie, working as an assistant to Lin-Manuel Miranda, performing in the Met's children's chorus, remounting the musical Rags, being part of the original cast of Hunchback and eventually finding herself back on Broadway in the same theater where she started her Broadway journey. Produced by The Broadway Podcast Network and Marc Tumminelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway child superstar - Eamon Foley breaks down his early career and his quest for a Broadway "Show Jacket" in this weeks LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway. Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli sits down with Broadway's Eamon Foley who tells his unbelievable backstage story of working on Broadway starting at nine years old, performing in the original casts of Gypsy, directed by Sam Mendes, Assassins, directed by Joe Mantello, 13! The Musical, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, and stopping the show opposite Sherie Rene Scott in Everyday Rapture, directed by Micheal Meyer. Eamon shares what he is working on now, reads a letter from Stephen Sondheim, talks about working with Michael Arden, his time and Princeton and what it's like to be outed in the New York Times at age 11. Produced by The Broadway Podcast Network and Marc Tumminelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway's Brandon Espinoza breaks down his 25+ years in show business in the first LITTLE ME episode of 2022! Little Me, Host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli sits down with Broadway, TV and film actor, Brandon Espinoza who made his Broadway debut at the age of 10 in The Will Rogers Follies, and then went on to star as a kid on Broadway in 90's mega musicals; Les Misérables, and BIG! Brandon also recounts his time on Broadway as an adult in Gypsy, Tuck Everlasting and Spongebob Squarepants. He shares his backstage stories, his celebrity encounters, his time in training in college and so much more. Produced by Marc Tumminelli and the Broadway Podcast Network   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Marc joins the FLOP OF THE HEAP podcast to talk all things Broadway super flop SMILE: The Musical! LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway takes a trip away from child stars to celebrate the holiday season and sit down with John Bow of FLOP OF THE HEAP podcast! Little Me host, Marc Tumminelli and Flop of the Heap host, John Bow break down the musical SMILE and everything that went wrong making the show an enormous 80's Broadway flop. They share the inside story of what went right and what went terribly wrong during the creation, original workshops, out of town try out and short Broadway run of Smile: The Musical Smile is a musical by Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Ashman and chronicles the backstage troubles of the fictional 1985 California Young American Miss Pageant. Marc and John have a laugh a minute sharing the behind the scenes stories, reviews and so much more on this special cross over episode! Produced by Flop of the Heap, John Bow, Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway Prodcast Network. More information on Flop of The Heap More information on SMILE: The Musical Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are celebrating the release of Steven Spielberg's West Side Story with star Paloma Garcia-Lee this week on LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway! Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli catches up with Broadway, TV and film star - Paloma Garcia Lee, who shares the incredible of story of going from unstoppable Broadway dancer to blowing up the silver screen as Graziella in Steven Spielberg’s all new film of West Side Story. Paloma shares her incredible story of manifesting playing the iconic role of Graziella and how she was able to put her own stamp on it, what it was like filming with legend Steven Spielberg, working with her West Side cast, having to wait nearly two years for the films release, her new life living in LA, her wild connection with the role of Graziella, balancing being part of Moulin Rouge on Broadway while filming West Side Story, filming Fosse/Verdon, working with Sam Rockwell, making her Broadway debut at 17 in Phantom of the Opera, being part of the Broadway casts of Nice Work If You Can Get it, On The Town, ...The Great Comet, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Moulin Rouge. Produced by Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway Podcast Network. https://www.palomagarcialee.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dreams are coming true this week on Little Me as Marc is joined by Debbie Gibson for an inside look at her meteoric rise to fame as a teenager growing up on Long Island. 80's teen pop sensation and Broadway star, Debbie Gibson sits down with Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli to discuss her incredible career including; her brand new holiday song Christmas Star and her new album The Body Remembers. Debbie opens up about her early days recording in her garage, selling her first song, becoming the youngest female to write, produce and perform a #1 song, the lasting power of her hit song Lost in Your Eyes, her first time on stage as kid, her obsession with being in Annie, navigating becoming an international pop star while attending high school, her thoughts on Britney Spears, making her Broadway debut as Éponine in Les Misérables, her time playing Belle in Beauty and the Beast, playing Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Doing Grease in London and on Broadway, playing Louise opposite Betty Buckley in Gypsy, her experience stepping in to the role of Fanny Brice in the national tour of Funny Girl and so much more. https://debbiegibsonofficial.com/ Produced by Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mrs Doubtfire star, Jake Ryan Flynn recounts his nearly 5 years on the Broadway roller coaster in this week's LITTLE ME! Broadway teen Jake Ryan Flynn sits down with Broadway Workshop Director, Marc Tumminelli and talks about his journey with Mrs. Doubtfire from readings to Seattle to Broadway, performing in three previews before Broadway shut down in March of 2020, staying connected to the cast during the pandemic, and the incredible teaching moments he has experienced working alongside Rob McClure and Jerry Zaks. Jake also talks about making his Broadway debut in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what it was like working on John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch and performing “Grandma’s Got a Boyfriend,” and his adventure in writing his own musical. Make sure to watch Jake in the film Cape Cod Christmas this December! Produced by Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway Podcast Network https://mrsdoubtfirebroadway.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in cerebration of Thanksgiving we are giving thanks with Broadway superstar - Sierra Boggess! In our special Thanksgiving episode, Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli sits down with Broadway's Sierra Boggess to talk about her early career growing up in Denver, Colorado, her very musical family, her start as an ice skater, performing in the youth choir, her high school musicals, the college audition process, her first show - Princesses leading to her booking the national tour of Les Miserables, creating the role of Christine in original cast of the Las Vegas production of The Phantom of the Opera, flying back to NYC for a Little Mermaid audition, making her Broadway debut as Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid, becoming an overnight Broadway star, putting her stamp on Christine in the Broadway company and 25th anniversary filming of The Phantom of the Opera, her all new album Together At A Distance with with Julian Ovenden and so many backstage stories just for the LITTLE ME audience. For this thanksgiving episode, Sierra and Marc share what they are thankful for and give thanks to the people who helped them get to where they are. Produced by Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway Podcast Network https://sierraboggess.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lea Michele breaks down her time on Broadway and what she has learned over the past year on this weeks LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway! Broadway/TV/film star and recording artist, Lea Michele sits down with Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli in a very special episode of LITTLE ME: Growing up Broadway. Lea shares the backstage stories of her early career and reflects on what it means for her to come back to Broadway for the one night Actor’s Fund concert of Spring Awakening. She reflects on her Broadway memories of making her Broadway debut at 8 years old in Les Miserables, her memories of working with Marin Mazzie, her undying friendship with Johnathan Groff, Audra McDonald teaching her how to sing, Peter Friedman taking her to the TONY Awards, her high school musicals, performing in the Fiddler on the Roof revival, her Glee experience, her almost playing Eva in Evita on Broadway, Ryan Murphy constantly challenger her, her new album - FOREVER, being a new mom and her thoughts the upcoming revival of Funny Girl. Produced by Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway Podcast Network. https://leamichele.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travis Greisler dishes about his time on and off Broadway as a child star of the 90's in this week's LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway! Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli sits down with Travis Greisler to discuss all thing 90's child star including The Broadway Kids, and and Travis' early career as a professional actor appearing on Broadway in The Who’s Tommy, Radio City’s Christmas Spectacular and the National Tours of Les Miz and Big. Travis also tells some incredible backstage stories from his life including working as the associate director on The Cher Show and so much more! http://www.travisgreisler.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1978, Stacey Brass Russell made her Broadway debut mid show in ANNIE and her life was forever changed. Hear Stacey's Broadway story this week on LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway. Broadway's Stacey Brass Russell recounts her start in the original production of ANNIE, a show she was part of for over two years. LITTLE ME host, Marc Tumminelli sits down with Stacey as she recounts her time in ANNIE on Broadway as well as the Broadway revival Fiddler on the Roof . Stacey gives us the ups and downs of being a child actor and how her early days on Broadway, her time at French Woods, her high school experience and her college experience at NYU lead to her becoming a master life coach and business strategist. Produced by Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway Podcast Network https://staceybrassrussell.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special Broadway Podcast Network crossover episode, BURNT host, Blake Ross and LITTLE ME host, Marc Tumminelli break down the story of a local theater star convicted of a double homicide. Blake Ross is the host of the popular podcast BURNT, since her initial episodes on the Broadway disaster Rebecca she continues the spiral down the Theater-Meets-True Crime rabbit hole when she asks, "Has there ever been a murder on a stage?" Enter the case of Daniel Wozniak, a community theater actor who manages to commit several heinous crimes before shockingly going onstage to perform in Maury Yeston's musical Nine. LITTLE ME host and True Crime fanatic, Marc Tumminelli joins Blake for this special episode. **Please note this episode covers a horrific murder and will not be appropriate for all audiences. Explicit language is used in this episode. Little Me will return in it's usual format on Thursday 10/28/21. Produced by Blake Ross, The Burnt Podcast, The Broadway Podcast Network More info on BURNT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our 50th episode, we welcome Broadway's Farah Alvin who breaks down her time as a "Hollywood" kid and her incredible Broadway journey! Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli sits down with his friend and collaborator Farah Alvin for a fantastic chat where they breakdown Farah's childhood performance career and so much more. Farah tells the Little Me audience about growing up in Hollywood and her very early days of playing nightclubs and gay bars, stopping the show with her amazing vocals! Farah shares backstage stories about performing for Bill Clinton at the Kennedy Center, recording the concept album of Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll and Hyde, being part of the MSG production of A Christmas Carol, making her Broadway debut in Grease!, working on I Love You Because, her upcoming album On Vinyl and her special connection to the iconic E.T. movie poster. Produced by Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway podcast Network Support Farah Alvin's upcoming album On Vinyl Follow Farah on Instagram FarahAlvin.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weeks episode of LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway, Brooklyn Shuck recounts how she moved to NYC from Kentucky and took Broadway by storm, appearing in 6 back to back Broadway shows. Little Me host, and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli catches up with Brooklyn Shuck and they breakdown her time on Broadway and on TV. Brooklyn shares her backstage stories of taking a class at Broadway Workshop and quickly making her Broadway debut in ANNIE. She tells the Little Me audience about playing the iconic role of Matilda in MATILDA and her time in the Broadway productions of Les Miserables, Tuck Everlasting, Harry Potter and the cursed child and The Ferryman and what it's like being part of a history making family of performers and so many other incredible stories. Brooklyn talks about playing the role of Lynn in the CBS/Paramount Plus drama EVIL and all the ups and downs of being a child actor! Produced by Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison Smith recounts over 1000 performances as ANNIE on Broadway and her time starring on the 1980's hit CBS comedy Kate & Allie on this weeks all new LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway! Little Me Host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli sits down with Broadway, Film and TV star, Allison Smith to get her full story on the record. Allison shot to stardom as the 4th Annie on Broadway, replacing Sarah Jessica Parker. Allison shares her favorite memories of her over 1000 performances on Broadway in Annie. Allison tells the Little Me audience about going from a normal New Jersey kid to the original Broadway company of EVITA starring Patti LuPone almost over night, her favorite co-stars in her long run as Annie, and her iconic performance as Jennie Lowell on the CBS sitcom Kate & Allie. Allison shares some of her magical memories of all of her TV work including; her time on The West Wing, working with the Kate & Allie cast, writing projects, TV musical performances, missed opportunities, the highs and lows of playing America's favorite orphan and what she is looking forward to in the next chapter of her extraordinary life. Produced by Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway Podcast Network IMDB - ALLISON SMITH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway's Erika Henningsen breaks down her career creating the iconic role of "Cady Heron" in Mean Girls the Musical and making her Broadway debut as :Fantine" in Les Misérables in this week's episode of LITTLE ME! Erika sits down with Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli and shares how she fell in love with musical theater through her grandmother, watching movie musicals as a child, taking summer theater classes, performing in several musical productions in high school and realizing that she wanted to pursue this as a career when she played Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and her biggest takeaway from attending the competitive musical theater program at University of Michigan. Erika tells LITTLE ME listeners about her fearless performance as Kim in Showboat with the New York Philharmonic, being a part of the out-of-town run of the musical Diner for which Sheryl Crow wrote the score, making her Broadway debut in Les Misérables, why it was a full circle moment for her, and what it was like playing Fantine at only 23 years old.  Erika also talks about her journey to booking the role of Cady Heron in Mean Girls, the meaningful compliments she and her cast received from Patti LuPone, what she misses most about leading a show on Broadway, working with Tina Fey again on the star-studded TV show Girls5eva in which she played the younger version of Paula Pell’s character Gloria, her love of teaching musical theater workshops, and her passion for social activism. After a sold-out residency at The Green Room 42 this past spring and summer, Erika will be performing a solo show at Chelsea Table & Stage on Sunday, September 19! Marc and Erika break down what to expect from this new show! Produced by Marc Tumminelli and The Broadway Podcast Network https://www.chelseatableandstage.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of LITTLE ME, the multi-talented Laura Bell Bundy breaks down her illustrious career playing several of the most notable roles in musical theater – Tina in Ruthless, Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray, Glinda in Wicked, and Elle Woods in Legally Blonde! Laura sits down with Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli and shares incredible stories of growing up in a musical family, learning to act and sing by mimicking her environment, winning the Miss Peewee Hemisphere Pageant and receiving a prize of a brand-new car at five years old, her mom being her biggest cheerleader and advocate, going on the Phil Donahue Show, signing with Ford Modeling and seeing her first Broadway show, Starlight Express! Laura tells LITTLE ME listeners about booking her first major production – The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, originating the role of Tina in Ruthless! The Musical in which her understudies were Britney Spears and Natalie Portman, filming The Adventures of Huck Finn, Life with Mikey, and Jumanji in the following years, performing in Gypsy at Paper Mill Playhouse opposite Betty Buckley and Deborah Gibson when she was a senior in high school, booking the role of Amber Von Tussle in the hit Broadway musical Hairspray, what it was like to be a standby for Kristin Chenoweth in Wicked and the excitement of going on as Glinda for the first time, creating the role of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, and receiving her first Tony Award nomination for her incredible performance. Laura talks about her new album Women of Tomorrow, her passion for women’s equality, and the importance of artists educating audiences about social justice issues. Make sure to check out Laura’s podcast Women of Tomorrow on Broadway Podcast Network and look forward to seeing her in the upcoming television series Fairly OddParents! Produced by Marc Tumminelli and the Broadway Podcast Network. https://www.laurabellbundy.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices