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Tiana Youtzy on playing roles ranging from Sondheim survivors to Bible villains to Disney heroines in the same season; Tiana and Jacob talk about the Acting Singer and the Singing Actor; their formative influences on stage, film, TV and video games, and share the surprising and secret superpower of finding Joy and Nobility in Barista work. Who doesn’t love a Disney heroine who is this relatable, down-to-earth, and no-nonsense? She’s one "class Belle" you’ll want to stay seated for.

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Mark Pino, after playing the Disney Beast in 2020 at ALT returns this December as The Beast in this beloved holiday classic playing December 6 to 24. Mark, or the Double Beast as we sometimes call him, shares his origin story as a shy child who broke out of his shell, grabbed all the school play leads, and worked for Oprah Winfrey as a TV producer in Chicago for several years. Listen to Mark reflect with Jacob on dream roles, and on the Pandemic shutdown as a kind of Enchanted Castle that froze time for all of us, before the spell finally broke.

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Megan McCormick, (Two-time Mrs. Potts in Beauty and The Beast ) Spills the Tea with Jacob; The Matriarch of the Kitchen dishes out celebrity encounters, acting training, and tells you how to empower your local theatre using Phone-A-Friend! Jacob and Megan wonder, What will the Disney licensing embargo mean for future generations of BATB superfans?

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