For the third edition of Broadway Sessions, I am thrilled to introduce my beautiful friend Courtney Iventosch! She is a member of the Female Ensemble at Wicked, so you might recognize her from my Instagram. Courtney and I spend a ton of time together backstage, and she makes me smile without fail every single day. She is an insanely talented dancer and is truly a little fire ball of energy and sunshine. We first met about a year ago while Courtney was covering another girl’s vacation leave of absence. (Often times at Wicked they bring in actors from the touring company or Wicked alumni to cover for people on Broadway. Courtney first joined the Wicked family in 2010). Toward the end of her contract, we found out in the happiest twist of fate that she was being offered a full-time ensemble track on Broadway!! I was OVERJOYED! (The girl she replaced - who I also love very much - left us for Frozen. Small musical. You’ve probably never heard of it.) Anyways, Courtney is a San Jose State University alumni and California native. She made her Broadway debut in the hit musical Something Rotten! I’m so excited for you to get to know my adorable friend, and I hope you love her interview! 

Hello babes! I am excited to re-introduce you all to my beautiful Ozian friend Allison Bailey. I first featured her on my blog back in January, and you can check out her On The Road interview by clicking here. In February, while the Wicked tour was in Ft. Lauderdale, I set up a little photoshoot for Allison just for fun with local photographer Joel Henson. I love these pictures of her and absolutely had to feature them on my blog. Below, you can also check out some questions Intern Caitlin and I thought you might like her to answer. I hope you enjoy!

Today, I am crazy excited to introduce you all to my new friend, Mark Campbell! His On The Road interview is one of my favorites to date because he knocked his answers out of the park!! Mark is a Nebraska native, Sarah Laurence alumni and has previously toured with the hit shows Mamma Mia and Guys and Dolls. In 2013, he played the Phantom in the 25th anniversary tour of The Phantom of the Opera. Currently, Mark is touring the country while starring as Scar in the highly-acclaimed musical The Lion King. (You’ve probably never heard of it..) While the tour was in Birmingham, Alabama, I set up a photoshoot for Mark with the awesome local photographer Rylo Creative. I am confident you all will enjoy his interview as much as I did! (I mean, who doesn't love a Disney villain!?)

Hello my darling On The Road readers! This week, we are taking a little trip back to Broadway's favorite diner with the adorable Lenne Klingaman. I have never met Lenne in person, but I already adore her, because she is best friends with one of my favorite people on the planet, Desi Oakley! She is currently playing Dawn in the first national tour of the Tony-nominated musical Waitress. Lenne is a San Francisco native, and she earned an MFA in Acting at UW. Along with conquering the stage, film and TV Lenne is a singer/songwriter, and you can check out here debut album here. While she was in Cincinnati I set up a photoshoot for her with an awesome local photographer, Samuel Greenhill. I hope you enjoy getting to know Lenne, and if you happen to visit the diner, tell her Teale sent you!

I am so excited to introduce you to this week’s On The Road actor, Lucy Anders! Lucy is an Ohio native and studied musical theatre at Baldwin Wallace University. She loves Diet Coke, visiting The Metropolitan Opera and living in Washington Heights (when she’s not high-kicking her was across the country.) Lucy is currently traveling around the country with the first national tour of the hit musical Something Rotten. She’s absolutely adorable and I hope you enjoy getting to know her!