Ditch Your Backup Plan

Josh Fiedler on Avenue Q, letting go of fear, and avoiding complacency. This Producer for Broadway and Bucks County Playhouse shares how he found his way to producing early in his career. With insight...

20 Jun 202045min

Amplifying the voices of BIPOC without silencing them and learning from mistakes made as an ally.  A Just Jen bonus episode after a week of pause and protests. Show Notes at DitchYourBackupPlan.com

8 Jun 202015min

Joshua Henry on Hamilton and coming up alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda, on patience, growth, and working your mind along with your craft.  This three-time Tony award nominee, musician and TV/Film actor, ...

1 Jun 202053min

Sara Andreas and Julie Fleischer talk Will and Grace, The Big Bang Theory, Legally Blonde, and the Jesus Christ Superstar 50th Anniversary tour. They both found ways to get a foot in the door on Broad...

25 Mai 202056min

Carrie Compere on SHREK, City on a Hill with Kevin Bacon, The Color Purple, and Shout, Sister, Shout! This Broadway and TV/Film actor and super-mom shares her incredible story of how her mother's deat...

18 Mai 202053min

Lindsay Levine, casting director on Cats choreography and giving up her character shoes. This former musical theatre actor, educator, and mom shares the importance of persistence and how she ditched p...

11 Mai 202052min

Anne Cofell Saunders on Star Trek: Discovery, Battlestar Galactica, The Boys and working as a television writer and executive producer while raising two daughters. She shares her stories of taking ris...

4 Mai 20201h 5min

College theatre students share how they are staying creative and productive during times of isolation and uncertainty. They share activities that elementary through high school students can try out fo...

29 Apr 202036min