It all started when I landed one of the most coveted roles in musical theatre — the owl in Alice in Wonderland. “Whooo are you?” was my big line. An instant star! Just kidding. But that experience did spark a lifelong curiosity about how stories are told onstage, how roles transform with each performer, and how magical the theatre world could be … even when you’re playing the owl.
In the years that followed, I explored theatre from nearly every angle:
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In the pit, playing piano and percussion for youth theatre
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On campus, earning a theatre degree at Hunter College in NYC
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Backstage, interning with Roundabout Theatre and working Off-Broadway
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And eventually, worldwide, leading drama workshops and volunteering at festivals across four different countries
Along the way, I became fascinated by how universal theatre is, and how hard it is to keep track of everything as both a fan and a practitioner. That realization led to Theatre Trip, which I founded in 2018 as a kind of digital “stage book” – part guide, part encyclopedia, part cozy corner for anyone who loves musical theatre.
Since then, to keep track of all of the “stagey” things I wanted to experience, I wrote and published The Thespian’s Bucket List. And shortly after that came The Cast Album List.