Spark Artists: Krystal Joy Brown

Krystal Joy Brown talks about originating the role of Ornella in the new Broadway musical Leap of Faith, her career as a performer of musical theater, film and television, and keeping one's passion alive in a tough industry. 

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Krystal Joy Brown is a professional actress, singer, dancer and model currently appearing on Broadway as Ornella in Leap of Faith (a role in which she was just nominated for an Astaire Award for "Outstanding Female Dancer"). Other Broadway credits include Hair on Broadway (Dionne U.S./Abe Lincoln) and the National Tour of Rent (Mimi). Off-Broadway, Krystal appeared as Eve in Falling for Eve (York Theatre). She played Rosanna in Calvin Berger (George Street Playhouse), Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors (John W. Engeman) and had roles on the TV shows Castle and Storyforia.

In this podcast, we ask Krystal about her approach to auditioning, what it takes to originate a role, and how she keeps things fresh night after night on Broadway.

Take a listen below!

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Spark Artists is a podcast co-hosted by Nathan Hartswick and Natalie Miller.
[Click here to subscribe via iTunes.] We do 15-20 minute interviews with interesting
people making a living in the performing arts. If you're interested in speaking with us
(or know someone who would be), get in touch!

Spark Artists: Krystal Joy Brown

Spark Artists: Jonathan Flom

Jonathan Flom talks about directing for musical theater and straight plays, teaching at Shenandoah Conservatory, and gives his advice to young performers.

Jonathan Flom taught and directed briefly in Vermont before a larger school snapped him up, and it was during that time that we shared the stage with him in a production of a small 4-person musical called "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change." (This is where Nathan & Natalie met for the first time!)

Jonathan recently had a book published called Get the Callback. In this podcast, we ask him about his early days as an actor, his development as a director and teacher, and what young performers should be doing to land that next big gig. Take a listen!

Spark Artists is a podcast co-hosted by Nathan Hartswick and Natalie Miller. [Click here to subscribe via iTunes.] We do 15-20 minute interviews with interesting people making a living in the performing arts. If you're interested in speaking with us (or know someone who would be), get in touch!

Spark Artists: Jonathan Flom

Spark Artists: Steve Waltien

Steve Waltien talks about being a mainstage performer for Second City in Chicago, his career in improv and sketch comedy, and more.

We had the pleasure of meeting Steve a few months ago and he was such a fascinating guy we wanted to get to know him a little better. In this podcast, we chat with him about growing up in Vermont, why he loves what he does, and his experiences as a professional performer of improv comedy. Take a listen!

Spark Artists is a podcast co-hosted by Nathan Hartswick and Natalie Miller. [Click here to subscribe via iTunes.] We do 15-20 minute interviews with interesting people making a living in the performing arts. If you're interested in speaking with us (or know someone who would be), get in touch!

Spark Artists: Steve Waltien

Spark Artists: Molly Winter Stewart

We're proud to launch our new podcast, Spark Artists! Every few weeks we plan to do a quick interview with an interesting person successfully making a living as an artist. We hope this will be inspiring and educational for everyone out there!

For episode 1, Nathan interviews Molly Winter Stewart, a friend of ours who grew up in Northeastern Vermont and now works as a dancer and fitness instructor in New York City.

Enjoy!

Spark Artists: Molly Winter Stewart