Joel Perez

Joel Perez is an Award Winning Performer and Actor. His credits include Fun Home on Broadway, Jesus Christ Superstar on NBC, Stuck Elevator, John Leguizamo’s Kiss My Aztec, and most recently Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice at The New Group. Joel’s upcoming comedy special, PLAYING WITH MYSELF, at Ars Nova this summer with their CAMP Residency. Check out his countless bizarre characters in his Instagram reels at @misterjoelperez . His play The Black Beans Project he wrote with Melinda Lopez will stream on-demand May 11th with Huntington Theatre Company . He is a member of Broken Box Mime Theatre, Shiz Comedy and sketch group The Downstairs Party. 0:00 - Taking Control of Your Career During A Pandemic/UCB, Shiz, and Sketch Comedy 4:25 - Theaters Scrambling to Become Media Companies Throughout the pandemic 5:35 - The Pros and Cons of Developing Theatre Digitally 6:30 - Broken Box Mime Theater 8:00 - Distributing Theatre As Streaming Media in The Digital World 10:50 - Broadway is No Longer the Ticket 11:50 - Stories of Marginalized Communities on Broadway are Often Not Truthful 13:50 - Times Square is a Capitalist Mall Now 16:30 - Scott Rudin/The Beetlejuice Debacle/Give People the Space to Create on a Commercial Landscape 17:40 - The Universe of Joel Perez’s Instagram Reels @misterjoelperez 18:45 - Joel’s Journey from Chemistry Major to Broadway Performer 22:00 - In the Heights National Tour 24:10 - Developing Pain In My Aztec with John Leguizamo 25:30 - Refuting Latino Stereotypes in Theatre and Comedy 27:00 - Improv World - Lack of Representation 29:00 - Ars Nova Comedy Special Coming This June 30:00 - Joel’s Loop Machine and Other Quarantine Hobbies 31:00 - How has Auditioning Evolved since you started 36:30 - Finding Your Chosen Family in the Industry 40:00 - Black Beans Project Streaming 5/11 at Huntington Theatre Company 42:45 - Interrogating the Status Quo/Desire to have a Communal Experience of Joy 47:30 - Check Out Joel’s Work!! 48:30 - Squirrel Improv Theater; Equity, Transparency, Funny #broadway #funhome #musicaltheatre #queercomedy #latinoactor #comedy #musicals #improv #sketch #intheheights #johnleguizamo #offbroadway #actor #nyctheatre #nyctheater #theatre #theater #podcast #podcastlife #podcasts #podcastsofinstagram #theatrepodcast #anchorfm #blackbeans #cooking #mime #musicaltheater #sundance #shiz