#408: Jarrod Spector // King George III in Hamilton Broadway // Part One

Al Alberts Showcase featuring Al and Jarrod singing "That's Life" (1986)

Jarrod also opens up about his somewhat tumultuous early college experience, (girl, same) and we have a very honest conversation about some tricky life lessons we both learned around the same time.

Jarrod Spector singing Mack the Knife on Star Search (1988)

Star Search - Jarrod Spector vs. Countess Vaughn (1988)

Jarrod on Instagram

Full Circle Artists

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Gillian's Website

Counting Stars by Nujabes

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#407: Jonathan Butler-Duplessis // Hamilton Broadway // Part Three

This week wraps up my chat with Jonathan Butler-Duplessis (Hamilton Broadway: Aaron Burr, George Washington, and Mulligan/Madison) and he’s taking questions from The Patreon Peeps so we’re all over the map. There’s lots of pizza talk (obviously), Jonathan gives advice about being weird and authentic and finding your people, he talks about his fascination with the 2019 Cats movie, manifests his dream of playing Elphaba, and confesses how many times he’s read that erotica book that's onstage at Hamilton. Plus! Jonathan explains why he sees his Broadway debut as Burr as a return on a lot of people's investments, and he does some deep introspection about relating to the frustration and ambition of Aaron Burr, a role Jonathan never thought he'd play because according to him, "no one is ever gonna let him LEAD a show."

A tribute to J-Dilla and Nujabes

Patzeria Perfect Pizza aka Scientology Pizza

No Good Deed from the Original Cast Recording of Wicked

What The Internet Did To Garfield

A Beginner's Guide to the Monogatari Series

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Jonathan on Instagram Jade Armor The Plate Show Podcast

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#409: Jarrod Spector // King George III in Hamilton Broadway // Part Two

Jarrod Spector (King George III in Hamilton Broadway) is back for round two. In this episode, Jarrod talks about heading to New York City to study at the Atlantic Theater Company and starting his Broadway career. After being fired from Jersey Boys before he even started, Jarrod went on to play a record-breaking 1500 performances at Frankie Valli. We also talk Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, The Cher Show, and collaborating with his fantastic wife Kelli Barrett. Jarrod also discusses landing KGIII in Hamilton, explains why the role is like "starting on third base", and reflects on his long history of playing real people. Plus, he takes questions from the Patreon Peeps and talks about what's inspiring him.

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