In this episode of Carefully Taught, we have the privilege of hosting Chelsea Pace, co-founder of Theatrical Intimacy Education and the pioneering author behind "Staging Sex." With an impressive resume that includes serving as the intimacy choreographer for Broadway's "Strange Loop" and ongoing professional engagements nationwide, Chelsea is a force to be reckoned with in the realm of theatrical intimacy.   Listen in as Chelsea shares her insights and experiences, tracing the trajectory of intimacy choreography within the performing arts. From her groundbreak ..read more

After a brief hiatus, Kikau and Matty return to discuss showcase season, seeing shows, and what we have been up to for the last couple weeks. Send us a message on carefullytaught@gmail.com and like/follow us on instagram @carefullytaughtpodcast ..read more

Matty and Kikau chat about Kikau's recent Short Travel Trip with students to London and Matty's experience with the recent California State University Strike. We also have special guest, Jami Witt Miller, join us at the end of the episode for a recommendation ..read more

For our first ever one-on-one Matty sits down with star of Stage and Screen, Aaron Lazar. They discuss their friendship of 25 years, the state of Musical Theatre Education, and Aaron's recent announcement that he has been diagnosed with ALS. Click here to see Aaron's performance of the song Impossible Dream at 54 below Aaron's recommendation Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East. Click here for more information about ALS or to make a donation towards finding a cure. Aaron is an actor, singer, producer, and entrepreneur from Cherry Hill, NJ. An athlete and performer in high schoo ..read more

For our first ever one-on-one Matty sits down with star of Stage and Screen, Aaron Lazar. They discuss their friendship of 25 years, the state of Musical Theatre Education, and Aaron's recent announcement that he has been diagnosed with ALS. Click here to see Aaron's performance of the song Impossible Dream at 54 below Aaron's recommendation Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East. Click here for more information about ALS or to make a donation towards finding a cure. Aaron is an actor, singer, producer, and entrepreneur from Cherry Hill, NJ. An athlete and performer in high schoo ..read more

Matty and Kikau talk with Erin Farrell Speer, the Head of the Musical Theatre Program at The University of Utah. She just completed her first semester in this new position after leading the MT program at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. She was the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the School of Theatre at the UNCG, where she developed a new BFA musical theatre program with music director and arranger Dominick Amendum. Her recommendations include the series Jury Duty on Amazon Freevee, Brenee Brown's podcast "Unlocking Us", Justin Su'a's podcast "Increase Y ..read more

Kikau and Matty chat about ending the semester and beginning the recruitment/audition season for BFA MTs. They both attended Drewnifieds, put on by Drew Boudreau, Autumn Kirkpatrick, and the College Audition Pros team! Let us know what you think of the episode. We would love for you to be a part of the conversation. We also are chatting with MT programs across the country. If you are interested in being featured on our podcast, please reach out to carefullytaughtpodcast@gmail.com ..read more

Kikau and Matty speak with the amazing Josh Grisetti who runs the Musical Theatre program at California State University Fullerton all while being a successful working actor. We talk about how he balances everything, while bringing his knowledge of the industry directly to his students. Josh's recommendation is an author named Michael Kostroff. He wrote several books, notably Audition Psych 101: A Refreshing Approach to the Dreaded Process and The Stage Actor's Handbook: Traditions, Protocols, and Etiquette for the Working and Aspiring Professional, a book he wrote with Julie Garnye. --- JOSH ..read more

Matty and Kikau chat with Sarah Kaye, who graduated from Pace University and Nathan Angelo, who is a current student at Montclaire State University! Both are performing nightly in Here Lies Love on Broadway! They both talk about what prepared them for this moment and what they are discovering while performing in this immersive show ..read more

In this episode, Kikau and Matty chat with Tiernan Tunnicliffe and Matt Raffy, two members of the Broadway company of & Juliet. They reflect on their MT education, opening on Broadway, and the importance of Dungeons and Dragons. TIERNAN TUNNICLIFFE (she/they) is thrilled to be making her Broadway debut with such a magical cast. Credits include: Bat Out of Hell (NY City Center),The Who’s Tommy (Kennedy Center). T would like to thank her friends, family & everyone in between that has supported her journey-so much love for y’all. (BFA, NYU-Tisch) MATT RAFFY (he ..read more