#40 - Krysta Rodriguez

05/12/21 • 54 min

"Timon turned out to be my Father." Krysta Rodriguez (In the Heights, The Addams Family, A Chorus Line, "Smash") is a true Disneyland fan--she grew up with the Park in her backyard, and distinctly remembers feeling the magic radiating from the parking lot as a kid. On this episode of "E-Ticket to Broadway," Krysta and David discuss their love for Walt's Park, and Krysta shares how Disney intersected with her childhood--from using her allowance to buy one souvenir at the Parks (usually a figurine to add to her collection, and not Pirates' gold like she really wanted), to celebrating Thanksgiving at Walt Disney World when she was six years old, to loving "The Little Mermaid" so much that in addition to performing the role wherever and whenever she could, she dressed as Ariel for three different Halloweens in a row. Krysta dives into her love of the Disney movies of the 1960's and 70's (especially "101 Dalmatians"), and well as the food and snacks of the Disney Parks (especially those frozen bananas). Listen as Krysta shares her favorite stories of working with Julie Andrews and going to Disneyland with her, and playing Meg in Hercules in New York City while having Susan Egan as a mentor. Admittedly, Krysta shares that she "got in trouble at Disneyland like kids do at the mall" and shares a fun story of Tinkerbell's flight during the fireworks--something Wednesday Addams may also love. This episode features the game "Pulled in a New Disney Direction" in which Krysta needs to determine which ride or attraction David is referencing that is based on the guests going in a new direction; and they share their mutual love of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, miniatures in the Parks, and Fantasmic. Should you go on a "First Date" at Disneyland? Listen as Krysta shares all!

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#39 - Kerry Butler

Broadway superstar Kerry Butler ("Hairspray," "Beetlejuice," "Mean Girls," "Catch Me if You Can," "Xanadu") joins David for an ultimate Disney-fan conversation. This Brooklyn girl has loved Disney her whole life, especially "The Little Mermaid," Ariel, and all of the music from Howard Ashman & Alan Menken. From spending her engagement weekend at Disneyland, to her dreams coming true performing at EPCOT's Festival of the Arts, Kerry's love of the Parks is infectious. Listen as she shares her favorite stories of going to the Parks including playing checkers on Main Street, and being an ultimate pin collector; and how she so deeply relates to the song "Disneyland" from "Smile," (and getting a chance to sing with Jodi Benson!). Kerry goes behind the scenes of creating her Disney-inpsired album "Faith, Trust, & Pixie Dust," as well as her days originating the role of Belle in the Toronto company of "Beauty and the Beast," and later on Broadway. On the episode she shares what job she would want at Walt Disney World, her love of "Mickey's Philharmagic," and how she loves "it's a small world" and its message of peace and unity. Play along as Kerry and David play "Kerry Butler's Disney Resume" where David says an attraction and Kerry has to guess which Broadway show that she was in most closely resembles that attraction--Kerry shares that when she was in "Beetlejuice" she said "I feel like I'm in The Haunted Mansion Ride Musical." This "World Girl" makes Disney Parks itineraries for her friends, and finds Disney recipes when she's at home--an ultimate "E-Ticket to Broadway" guest.

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#41 - Tituss Burgess

To kick off Season 4 of "E-Ticket to Broadway," Emmy Award-nominee Tituss Burgess joins David to talk all things Disney, from working at Walt Disney World, to starring as Sebastian in "The Little Mermaid" on Broadway. Listen as this star of "The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" and "Jersey Boys" reveals that the first Disney movie he saw was, indeed, "The Little Mermaid," and how his first trip to any Disney Theme Park was when he was hired to perform in "The Festival of The Lion King" at Animal Kingdom--which he describes as "endless vacation mixed with some sort of awesome work study," and shares how his favorite moment of the show was seeing the faces of the kids in the front row, since there's "nothing like seeing Disney through the eyes of a child." Tituss discusses how the magic of Disney never gets old, and explains how we each can take Walt's vision and bring it into the world. David & Tituss chat about "The Little Mermaid" on Broadway, how Tituss tanked his first audition, but then got a callback and could sense that this role would indeed be his; and how he loved living in the joy of that musical score, hearing the audience gasp when they heard the introduction to "Under the Sea," and how he connects more to Ursula today than Sebastian. Play along with "Tituss Burgess or Sebastian the Crab," and tune in to hear Tituss' love of of the Tower of Terror, the music of "Newsies," the Grand Floridian, Maleficent, and The Voices of Liberty. This episode also features a conversation with Craig McFarland, Brett Rutherford, & Vanessa Ferguson of the Beyond the Mouse Podcast.