I Wanna Be Like Peter Van Dam!

Today, I Wanna Be Like Peter Van Dam! Peter Van Dam is a Broadway casting director who’s a co-owner of The TRC Company. He’s currently the Casting Director for SIX on Broadway! Most recently, Peter cast the Tony Award nominated Best Musical Dead Outlaw, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends and The Heart of Rock n Roll! A graduate from Boston Conservatory, Peter pivoted from acting and worked as  Lonny Price’s assistant on the Merrily We Roll Along documentary, Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened. Now he’s served as a Tony voter and is consistently casting shows on or coming to Broadway!I WANNA BE LIKE PETER VAN DAM CHAPTERS1. 00:00 Intro 2. 03:00 Peter’s I Wanna Be Like You as a Kid3. 06:14 Theater Beginnings 4. 10:45 College Experience5. 15:00 Internships6. 18:20 Assisting Lonny Price/Merrily We Roll Along Documentary7. 21:00 Transitioning to Casting8. 26:25 Creative Side to Casting9. 28:50 Dead Outlaw!10. 34:00 The Pressures of Being A Casting Director11. 37:40 Looking Out For Actors12. 43:10 Resumes13. 47:00 EPA & ECC Auditions14. 50:05 Sing Street15. 53:10 Tootsie16. 54:40 Authentic Casting17. 58:55 SIX on Broadway!18. 1:05:20 Casting Swings19. 1:08:35 Picking Projects20. 1:11:45 AI Wanna Be Like You!21. 1:17:35 Dream Guest Manifestation!22. 1:18:25 Peter’s I Wanna Be Like You NOW!