Bethany McDonald is an actress from England. She starred on the Norwegian Bliss in their production of Six as an alternate where she covered Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleaves, and Catherine Parr. This truly was a magical experience for her as she got to travel the world and play in one of the most successful shows of this current generation. Now, McDonald is touring North America in Pretty Woman: The Musical. In this production, she is in the ensemble and understudying the iconic, Vivian Ward. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jayme-starr/support

Back in 2021, I was able to meet and interview my friend, Aubrey Shea. They are a singer and actor based out in LA who has been in the industry for years. If you have been following with my career, you may have heard my initial interview with them during season 2 of my podcast. Now, Shea is raising funds for their second short film, Acceptance which is something they wrote and will direct. This is a story all about living in Central Florida and being part of the LGBTQ+ community. In this episode, not only will listeners get to her all about Shea's plans for this project, but I hope listeners will learn more about this community and have positive takeaways during this educational and meaningful conversation. Donate to Aubrey's project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acceptance-film/acceptance-short-film (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acceptance-film/acceptance-short-film) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jayme-starr/support

Taryn Smithson is a musical theatre actress. She starred as Rumpleteaser on the national tour of the hit musical, Cats. Growing up in dance class, she got to learn a combo from the musical, and ever since then she knew that she wanted to take part in the show in some way. Fast forward, and she got the opportunity of a life time to take a musical that is so beloved by people everywhere all around the country. This truly was a dream come true for Smithson and something she will never forget. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jayme-starr/support

Tara Kostmayer is a musical theatre actress. She made her national tour debut in Disney's Aladdin. This magical tale has always been near and dear to her heart as she was able to truly find her love for performing trough this show. While on this tour, she had a track in the ensemble. Now, Kostmayer is back on the road, but this time she bringing Oz to cities all over the country while playing Nessarose on the national tour of the hit broadway musical, Wicked. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jayme-starr/support

Channing Weir is a musical theatre actress who is no stranger to performing and traveling by sea. Over the course of her career, she has gotten to perform in several shows for different cruise lines, and even had the chance to sit in the lap of royalty during one of her performances. One of her most recent contracts, was traveling on the Norwegian Breakaway and performing in the musical, Six. In this show, she was an alternate for Anne Boelyn, Anna of Cleves and Katherine Howard. It was also just announced that Weir will be joining the new company of the national tour of the hit Broadway musical, Pretty Woman. Not to mention, a once upon a time, she went on a date with an American Idol alumni. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jayme-starr/support

Maya Reese is a content creator. She is best known for her work for the platform, Overtime. Over the course of her career, Reese has become a five time award winner for her work in this field. In addition, she is also a published author and Emmy Award winner. Her voice has also been heard on the radio for projects. This Chicago girl loves chatting about all things sports and sharing her many passions with world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jayme-starr/support

Justine Rima is a an actress who prior to COVID got to take one of the most magical shows on the road. Just shy of theatre closing, Rima was on the national tour of the Broadway musical, Finding Neverland where she played Wendy. The story of the show is all about the origin of Peter Pan and how it got to capture the hearts of people everywhere. Prior to being on the road Finding Neverland was a film starring, Johnny Depp and originally starred Kelsey Grammer, Matthew Morrison and Teal Wicks (Season 1) on Broadway. Although it was for a short period of time, it was a dream for Rima to take this show to cities around the country. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jayme-starr/support

Alexis Warr is a professional dancer who has starred on the two most popular dance reality competition shows of this generation. She was introduced to the world when she won season 17 of So You Think You Can Dance. After becoming America's favorite dancer, she continued to follow in the footsteps of many other contestants by joining the cast of Dancing with the Stars. For season 31, she was in the troupe, where she danced in the background of several performances throughout the season, and she got to fill in for Season 30 champion, Daniella Karagach for two weeks and danced with Joseph Baena. In addition to appearing on TV, she has also toured the country with DWTS. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jayme-starr/support

Chiara Trentalange is an actress who has starred in several different shows both on and off Broadway. She made her Broadway debut in original cast of Girl from the North Country, a musical featuring the music of Bob Dylan. Luckily she was able to take the stage a few times prior to the COVID-19 shutdown. After the closing of this musical, Trentalange has starred in several different regional productions. More specifically, earlier this year, she was part of the cast of Disney's Hercules where she was in the ensemble and understudied the role of Megra. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jayme-starr/support

Jenna Lea Rosen is no stranger to the world of performing. When she was born, she was a "tour baby" and travelled the country with her parents as they performed on the first national tour of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Little did she know, Rosen would eventually play Belle in a production of the show in the early stages of her career. In addition to Beauty and the Beast, Rosen got to work on Disney Junior's Sofia the First where she sang background vocals on several songs, and eventually got to sing as a princess. Recently, she got to switch gears and star in a production of Grease, as the one and only Sandy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jayme-starr/support