When Lightning Strikes!
Broadway’s top talents reveal their lightning bolt moments that set them on the course of their dreams. When Lightning Strikes! Is hosted by Forbes.com and Parade.com contributor Jeryl Brunner. “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” - Mark Twain We’ve all had it. Eureka! Your proverbial lightbulb goes off. The heavens open. The seas part. That wondrous, heart thumping, tingly, glorious mic drop moment when you realized what you were meant to do. No matter what it took. Lightning has struck! And from then on nothing is ever, ever the same. Host Jeryl Brunner presents candid, sometimes soul-baring, often funny chats with actors, writers, producers, directors and creatives as they lay down their THIS IS IT! discoveries about why they do what they do and what led them into theater. Learn more about Jeryl at @jeryl_brunner or www.jerylbrunner.com." When Lightning Strikes" theme song by Tom McGovern. Producer and talent booker: Anna Strout. Part of the Broadway Podcast Network.
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 83
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
#63 - Alex Michaels
Fresh off of their appearance on RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars Season 8, Alex Michaels, also known as Alexis Michelle, has had a hit cabaret show at Joe’s Pub and appeared at Disney’s Gay Days in Anah…
00:44:56 |
Mon 23 Oct 2023
#62 - Andrea Syglowski
Andrea Syglowski is a riveting actress who has thrived on stage in film and TV. Just a few of Andrea's credits include Pass Over, Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven, Queens. Lost in Yonkers. Venus…
00:36:23 |
Mon 09 Oct 2023
#61 - Brendan George
Brendan George wrote and starred in A Eulogy for Roman. The riveting immersive show had a successful run at 59 E 59 Theaters. Directed and conceived by Peter Charney, A Eulogy for Roman was also a hi…
00:41:43 |
Mon 25 Sep 2023
#60 - Marcia Cross
Marcia Cross stars with Ron Canada and Bryan Batt in Pay the Writer. Written Tawni O’Dell and directed by Karen Carpenter, Pay the Writer is now playing at The Pershing Square Signature Center. Cross…
00:36:06 |
Mon 18 Sep 2023
#59 - Valisia LeKae
Valisia LeKae stars as LaVern Baker in Rock & Roll Man. The hit musical is playing at New World Stages. Valisia was nominated for Tony and Grammy Awards playing Diana Ross in Motown: The Musical. Som…
00:40:54 |
Wed 30 Aug 2023
#58 - Marilee Talkington
Marilee Talkington stars as Morgan Le Fey in the musical Camelot now playing at Lincoln Center Theater. A prolific actress on stage and screen, some of her other theater credits include A Nervous Smi…
00:48:44 |
Fri 21 Jul 2023
#57 - From the Vault: Alex Edelman
Alex Edelman is a comedian and writer whose Orthodox Jewish upbringing has informed his critically and commercially acclaimed work for the stage and screen. He is known for both his TV writing and hi…
00:45:42 |
Tue 11 Jul 2023
#56 - Joel Thurm
Joel Thurm is known as one of Hollywood's most accomplished casting directors. He played a key role casting some of the most important shows and films including Cheers, Hill Street Blues, Taxi, Greas…
00:44:57 |
Fri 23 Jun 2023
#55 - Arian Moayed
Arian Moayed was nominated for a Tony Award for his dazzling performance playing Torvald in A Doll's House opposite Jessica Chastain. An Emmy and Tony nominated actor, writer and director, in 2002, h…
00:39:20 |
Tue 20 Jun 2023
#54 - Martyna Majok
Martyna Majok was recently nominated for a Tony award for her riveting, profound and funny play "Cost of Living." The play delves into the lengths we go to care for others and what it means to fight …
00:29:04 |
Wed 07 Jun 2023
#53 - NaTasha Yvette Williams
NaTasha Yvette Williams was just nominated for a Tony Award originating the role of band leader Sweet Sue in the new Broadway musical Some Like it Hot. She is also featured in the musical's original …
00:37:24 |
Tue 30 May 2023
#52 - Stephen McKinley Henderson
A most prolific actor, just a few of Stephen McKinley Henderson's credits include Fences, A Raisin In The Sun, A Doll's House Part 2, Lincoln, Manchester By The Sea, Lady Bird, Dune, Causeway, Beau I…
00:53:21 |
Wed 03 May 2023
#51 - Steven Boyer
Steven Boyer currently stars in the dazzling hit musical Kimberly Akimbo now playing at the Booth Theatre. He also received a Tony nomination for the play Hand To God. Some of his other credits inclu…
00:44:37 |
Thu 27 Apr 2023
#50 - Gwendolyn Warnock and Kirjan Waage
Gwendolyn Warnock and Kirjan Waage both wrote and directed The Immortal Jellyfish Girl at 59E59 Theaters. This dazzling out-of-the-box show is presented by Wakka Wakka and Nordland Visual Theatre. Gw…
00:24:31 |
Mon 27 Mar 2023
#49 - Leo Reich
A comedian and writer, Leo Reich’s comedy show, Literally Who Cares?!, is currently playing at Greenwich House Theater in New York City. With sold-out runs at both Edinburgh Fringe and London’s Soho …
00:39:15 |
Wed 08 Mar 2023
#48 - Mitchell Winter
Mitchell Winter currently plays Wolf, a little boy, in Wolf Play at MCC Theater. Written by Hansol Jung and directed by Dustin Wills, the play, which had a sold-out run at Soho Rep, is presented by M…
00:41:58 |
Wed 08 Mar 2023
#47 - Christine Pedi
Called the “Lady of 1,000 Voices," actress Christine Pedi is known for her fierce impressions of countless performers including Angela Lansbury, Bernadette Peters, Liza Minnelli and Elaine Stritch in…
00:47:22 |
Thu 02 Mar 2023
#46 - Bonnie Milligan
Bonnie Milligan stars in the hit musical Kimberly Akimbo at the Booth Theater on Broadway. The show began at the Atlantic Theater Company with Milligan winning the Lucille Lortel Award and getting no…
00:42:32 |
Tue 21 Feb 2023
#45 - Jinkx Monsoon
Actress, vocalist, and comedian Jinkx Monsoon is the first person in history to win Ru Paul’s Drag Race twice, earning the title “Queen of All Queens” on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Jinkx recently …
00:38:41 |
Thu 09 Feb 2023
#44 - Ray Mercer
For nearly two decades Ray Mercer has been a cast member of 'The Lion King' on Broadway. One of the longest-running male dancers in Broadway history, Mercer, who plays one of the iconic 14 foot giraf…
00:29:40 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
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