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🎭 Big Theatre Kid Energy is your least pretentious theatre review show, hosted by LA actor and Try Guy: Ryan W Garcia. Each episode, Ryan dives into the vibrant world of Los Angeles theatre with celebrity guests, backstage chats, behind-the-scenes sneak peeks, and reviews of the best productions in town (and beyond)! Funny, passionate, and maybe a little dramatic, Ryan is on a mission to prove once and for all that LA is a world-class theatre town!
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Marissa Rivera (Good Trouble, Lucifer, Try Guys) joins to talk about HELL’S KITCHEN at Hollywood Pantages Theatre. Ryan picks Marissa’s brain about her incredible success as a commercial actor, the incredible voices and moves of this Hell’s Kitchen cast, and what it’s like for actors to become YouTubers .Go see Hell’s Kitchen at Hollywood Pantages Theatre, playing through June 21st: https://www.broadwayinhollywood.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGYInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtheatrekidenerYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTheatreKidEnergy Apple Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-theatre-kid-energy/id1838234535 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DFCft7YJEddofnqd0UIHp?si=TOURv5gJQm2SKw3XQuxFAQMarissa: https://www.instagram.com/themarissarivera/Courtney and Marissa’s Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dead-and-kind-of-famous/id1772096980See you at the cast party!
Whitney Avalon (Princess Rap Battles, Phineas and Ferb, St. Denis Medical) joins to talk about BRIGADOON at Pasadena Playhouse. They discuss the hard work that goes into producing your own work, the genius of this adaptation of a classic musical, and our connections to Jack McBrayer, Jefferson Mays, and Alfred Molina (all in attendance at opening night).Go see Brigadoon at Pasadena Playhouse, playing through June 14th: https://www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/ SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGYInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtheatrekidenerYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTheatreKidEnergy Apple Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-theatre-kid-energy/id1838234535 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DFCft7YJEddofnqd0UIHp?si=TOURv5gJQm2SKw3XQuxFAQWhitney Avalon: https://www.youtube.com/@WhitneyAvalonhttps://www.instagram.com/whitneyavalon/Cool Broadway Etsy Earrings: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CosplayCreativesSee you at the cast party!
Brent Bailey (Hot Santa at Target, LBJ, The Lincoln Lawyer, Holiday Dating Guide) joins to talk about a classic: Death of a Salesman at A Noise Within Theatre. They discuss the business of being a BUSY working actor, the relevance of Arthur Miller’s play, and why using your notes app as a calendar is the least efficient way to function in society.Check out A Noise Within Theatre: https://www.anoisewithin.org/ SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGYInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtheatrekidenerYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTheatreKidEnergy Apple Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-theatre-kid-energy/id1838234535 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DFCft7YJEddofnqd0UIHp?si=TOURv5gJQm2SKw3XQuxFAQBrent Bailey: https://www.instagram.com/brentmbailey/Brent’s AFFORDABLE Headshots: https://www.instagram.com/artistfootprint/See you at the cast party!
Jared Popkin (Poppa’s home the bitch is back) joins to talk about Reefer Madness at Wisteria Theater. They talk about the difference between performing as an actor vs. as a Try Guy, how baller the women who own and operate Wisteria Theater are, and all about the power of the almighty REEFER!Reefer Madness is playing at Wisteria Theater through May 17th: https://www.wisteriatheater.com/SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGYInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtheatrekidenerYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTheatreKidEnergy Apple Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-theatre-kid-energy/id1838234535 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DFCft7YJEddofnqd0UIHp?si=TOURv5gJQm2SKw3XQuxFAQJared Popkin: https://www.instagram.com/jaredpopkin/See you at the cast party!
Manuel Oliver joins to talk about his show Guac at Kirk Douglas Theatre. They talk about the power theatre has to create real change as a form of activism, how to bring real authenticity to the stage, and how to turn something as traumatic as the Parkland High School Shooting that took the life of 17 students, including his son Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, into an art piece that can change the world.Guac is playing at Kirk Douglas Theatre through May 17th: https://www.centertheatregroup.org/SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGYInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtheatrekidenerYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTheatreKidEnergy Apple Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-theatre-kid-energy/id1838234535 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DFCft7YJEddofnqd0UIHp?si=TOURv5gJQm2SKw3XQuxFAQLinks for the non profit foundation Change the Ref, founded by Patricia and Manuel Oliver: https://changetheref.org/https://youtube.com/@changetheref?si=YMQE5ZePAOfApsS_https://www.instagram.com/changetheref/See you at the cast party!
Leah McKendrick (Bad Moms, M.F.A., Scrambled, Voicemails for Isabelle) joins to review Tina: The Tina Turner Musical at Hollywood Pantages Theatre. They talk about Leah’s past as a record label signed Pop Star and burlesque dancer, the INSANE talent of Darilyn Burtley who played Tina Turner, and Leah’s upcoming Netflix feature film Voicemails for Isabelle, starring Zoey Deutch, Nick Robinson, Harry Shum Jr. and Nick Offerman. It will be live on Netflix Jun 19th! See what’s next at Hollywood Pantages Theatre: https://www.broadwayinhollywood.com/venues/detail/pantagestheatre SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGY Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtheatrekidener Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTheatreKidEnergy Apple Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-theatre-kid-energy/id1838234535 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DFCft7YJEddofnqd0UIHp?si=TOURv5gJQm2SKw3XQuxFAQ Leah: https://www.instagram.com/leahmckendrick/ See you at the cast party!
Tommy Hobson (The Fresh Beat Band, That Girl Lay Lay) joins to review “Master Harold” …and the Boys at Geffen Playhouse. They talk growing up as child actors (ESPECIALLY Tommy, he was on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for crying out loud!), the deeply moving real life story of South African legend John Kani (King T’Chaka in Black Panther, and lead of this play), and how powerful and important art is for the health of society and humanity.“Master Harold” …and the Boys is playing at Geffen Playhouse through May 10th.https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/SUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGYInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtheatrekidenerYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTheatreKidEnergy Apple Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-theatre-kid-energy/id1838234535 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DFCft7YJEddofnqd0UIHp?si=TOURv5gJQm2SKw3XQuxFAQTommy: https://www.instagram.com/tommyhobson/See you at the cast party!
Ava Lalezarzadeh (English on Broadway, Before Apple TV, The Morning Show Apple TV) joins to review English at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. They talk having to relearn their mother tongues (Farsi and Spanish respectively), Ava’s incredible short film In the Garden of Tulips, and what it’s like to be thrown into the deep end as a young actor.English is playing at The Wallis through April 26th.https://thewallis.org/show-details/englishSUBSCRIBE TO AND FOLLOW BIG THEATRE KID ENERGYInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigtheatrekidenergy/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtheatrekidenerYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTheatreKidEnergyApple Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-theatre-kid-energy/id1838234535Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DFCft7YJEddofnqd0UIHp?si=TOURv5gJQm2SKw3XQuxFAQAva: https://www.instagram.com/avalalezarzadeh/https://www.avalalezarzadeh.com/In the Garden of Tulips: https://vimeo.com/1014413019See you at the cast party!
🎭 Big Theatre Kid Energy is your least pretentious theatre review show, hosted by LA actor and Try Guy: Ryan W Garcia. Each episode, Ryan dives into the vibrant world of Los Angeles theatre with celebrity guests, backstage chats, behind-the-scenes sneak peeks, and reviews of the best productions in town (and beyond)! Funny, passionate, and maybe a little dramatic, Ryan is on a mission to prove once and for all that LA is a world-class theatre town!
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