TheatreWorld Presents with Xandra And Noah Noah Bender & Xandra Nemchik

Dawn Troupe is an actor, director, producer, and Bay Area legend! She recently made her Broadway debut in last year's revival of 1776, and has appeared in countless plays and musicals for TheatreWorks, Berkeley Rep, Broadway By the Bay, Hillbarn Theatre, and more, including original workshop casts for Memphis and Dave Malloy's Moby Dick: A Musical Reckoning.



We discuss how Dawn prepares for a role, the emotional experience of stepping onto a Broadway stage, the genius of Dave Malloy and Rachel Chavkin, falling in love with theatre from her first audition, and more!



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Emma Atherton is a wardrobe professional, having worked as a dresser on the Broadway productions of Hamilton, Great Comet..., Frozen, Cabaret, Phantom of the Opera, Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, and currently dressing Josh Groban in the revival of Sweeney Todd.



We discuss what a dresser does during the performance, the mechanics of stressful quickchanges, Phantom's place in her family DNA, how to break in to the wardrobe department, and more!



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Tamra Glaser is a professional vocal and acting coach most well known for her stint as Christine Daae in the Los Angeles production of The Phantom of the Opera, opposite Michael Crawford. She is the founder of College Audition Mentors, a program where her students have been accepted to every major theatre program in the country.



Together we discuss auditioning over zoom, the first time going on as Christine Daae, the joy of working with Michael Crawford, the death of the cadenza, overdone audition songs, and more!



Follow Tamra on Instagram @thestudiooftamraglaser

Check out her coaching site College Audition Mentors

Hear her in Phantom here!



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Boo!!! Are you frightened yet? Mitchell Ralston aka Mr. Spooky is an aficionado of all things supernatural and creepy, sharing his favorite facts and stories on social media. He has experience with ghost hunting and an extensive knowledge of huanted theaters. Scaredy-cats beware! This ep gets spooooooky!!!



We discuss the true story behind the Phantom of the Opera, tales of haunted theaters on Broadway and around the country, his experience working as a Jungle Cruise skipper, favorite monsters, and more!



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Sammi Cannold is one of the most in-demand young directors in the business. She directed Stephanie J. Block in Sunset Boulevard at The Kennedy Center earlier this year and is currently helming a hit revival of Evita at American Repertory Theatre. She has staged shows at New York City Center, Ellis Island, A.R.T., Lincoln Center, and on a moving bus. Sammi also directed the feature documentary The Show Must Go On, about the global and Korean theatre communities' return to the stage during/after covid. Her future is bright and we had a lovely time chatting with her!



We discuss the research and passion that went into Sammi's deep connection with Evita, her relationship with Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and Really Useful Group, associate directing Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 at age 22 with Rachel Chavkin, “embracing the space” with site-specific theatre, consulting on an early iteration of the Tony-winning Kimberly Akimbo, the potential connections between Cirque du Soleil and Broadway, and more! 



See Sammi's current and upcoming projects:

Evita at A.R.T. in Cambridge, Massachusetts runs through July 30. Tickets and information here!

RENT in Concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. runs July 26-28. Tickets and information here!



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Lady Glamb is a multi-hyphenate. She is a fabulous actor, arts educator, minister, model, and social media sensation, with thousands of followers (aka Glambabies) on Instagram and TikTok (@33glamb). She and Noah met through social media a few years ago and quickly became bosom buddies. Glamb is a fabulous diva who has been performing and teaching for decades, having gone through several eras and stage names along the way. She is constantly reinventing herself and we love her for it!



We discuss Glamb’s early stage persona “Muffin,” her time in Yiddish theatre, her social media’s impact within the LGBT+ community, what it means to be a DIVA, how she has been inspired by Judy Garland and Liza Minelli, and more! 



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@33glamb on Instagram and TikTok

@Glamb33 on YouTube



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