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Broadway Corner with Ashley Ha

by Ashley Ha

Ashley Ha is an 18-year-old Taiwanese American performer, content creator, and activist. She’s the founder of the widely recognized Broadway Instagram account broadway_corner. Listen to her talk to her favorite Broadway performers about their careers, how they got started, and everything in between.If you've been a listener for a while, thanks for sticking around. If you're new here, hi! Let's connect:linktree: https://linktr.ee/broadway_cornerinstagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadway_corneryoutube: https://youtube.com/@broadway_corneremail: [email protected] Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/broadwaycorner/support

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  1. Ugo Chukwu and Phyllis Yvonne Stickney (Ms. S) on Purpose at The Huntington Theatre

    Ugo Chukwu (he/him) The Huntington: Ripcord. Off-Broadway: Give Me Carmelita Tropicana! (Soho Rep); Usus (Clubbed Thumb); Lunch Bunch (Play Company/Clubbed Thumb); What To Send Up When It Goes Down (Playwrights Horizon/Movement Theater); [Porto] (WP Theater/Bushwick Starr/New Georges); Today is…

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  2. Sam Simahk on Maybe Happy Ending, Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo, and everything in between

    Sam Simahk (u/s Oliver; u/s James, Junseo & Others; u/s Gil Brentley). Broadway: Into the Woods, Carousel. Tours: Into the Woods, My Fair Lady, The King and I. Off-Broadway/Regional: Giulia (PAC NYC); See What I Wanna See (OOTB Theatrics); Gatsby (ART); West Side Story (Lyric Opera of Chicago)....

  3. Jaedynn Latter on Les Misérables, songwriting, dream roles, and everything in between

    Jaedynn is a Filipina-American actress from Huntington Beach, CA, who graduated from the Baldwin Wallace Music Theatre program in the spring of 2025. She is currently playing Eponine on the national tour of Les Misérables. Jaedynn is also a self-produced music artist, and her debut album was...

  4. Kelvin Co on Here Lies Love, being unapologetically Filipino, and everything in between

    Kelvin Co made his regional debut with Center Theatre Group in the ensemble of the entirely Filipino Here Lies Love! Previous Credits include: Cabaret (Bobby/Dance Captain), 9 To 5 (Tinsworthy/ Ensemble). He also performs under Disney Live Entertainment at the Disneyland Resort and dances with...

  5. Matt Manuel on Spelling Bee, rediscovering Mitch, and everything in between

    Matt is currently playing Mitch Mahony in the Off-Broadway Revival of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, but you’ve also seen Matt on Broadway in Ain’t Too Proud, on Tour with Girl from the North Country, Motown the Musical, and May We All, and on TV in “Only Murders in the Building.”...

  6. Nico Ochoa on & Juliet, Boston Conservatory MT, and everything in between

    Nico Ochoa is New York City's fresh-faced, Virginia-born and raised performer. They hope to use their art to represent and uplift the voices of queer and BIPOC communities through multiple art forms, including but not limited to singing, dancing, acting, drag, music, and more. Proud to be a...

  7. Leana Rae Concepcion on The 25th... Spelling Bee, creating her Marcy Park, and everything in between

    Leana Rae Concepcion is a first-generation Filipina-American actor and singer. Leana was born and raised in California and relocated to New York City to attend Pace University, where she graduated in 2019 with her BFA in Musical Theatre. She was an original cast member of the Tony Award-winning...

  8. Ins Choi on Kim's Convenience, creating his own opportunities, and everything in between

    Ins Choi was born in Korea but grew up and currently lives in Toronto, Canada, with his wife and two children. His debut play, Kim’s Convenience, won the Best New Play Award and the Patron’s Pick at the 2011 Toronto Fringe festival. It then launched Soulpepper Theatre Company’s 2012 season…

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  9. Keiji Ishiguri on playing Trevor in "Lizard Boy," Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, and everything in between

    Keiji Ishiguri is an actor-musician, singer, multi-instrumentalist, music director, arranger, orchestrator, and teacher. He is making his SpeakEasy debut as Trevor in Lizard Boy, but he was also recently seen making his Broadway debut in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. A few select regional and tour...

  10. Mfoniso Udofia on "The Ceremony," uniting Nigerian and Nepali culture, and everything in between

    Mfoniso Udofia is a Nigerian-American storyteller, actor, and educator whose work centers on Nigerian immigrant life within the United States. Celebrated and well-known works from Udofia include: Sojourners, Her Portmanteau, runboyrun, and In Old Age — all plays from within her projected…

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  11. Marcus Choi on Maybe Happy Ending, getting back into the Tony Awards, and everything in between

    Marcus Choi is returning to Broadway as James/준서 in Maybe Happy Ending. He most recently played the role of “George Washington” in Hamilton on the Philip tour. His Broadway credits include original companies of Wicked, Flower Drum Song, Allegiance, and The Times They Are A Changin. He’s also...

  12. Crystin Gilmore on Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, bringing Bea to life, and everything in between

    Crystin Gilmore returns to SpeakEasy as Bea in Jaja's African Hair Braiding having previously appeared as Shug Avery in The Color Purple (a role for which she won an IRNE Award & Arts Impulse Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical), and as Headmistress Frances in School Girls; Or, The...

  13. Jeffrey Seller on Theater Kid: A Broadway Memoir, producing on Broadway, and everything in between

    Jeffrey Seller is one of the most successful American producers of our time. He produced the Tony Award–winning musicals Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights, and Hamilton. His shows have garnered twenty-two Tony Awards, including four for Best Musical, and his Broadway productions and tours have…

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  14. Sam Simahk on A Man of No Importance, his return to the Boston stage, and everything in between

    Sam Simahk is an actor/singer/musician/writer based in New York City. He is returning to SpeakEasy in A Man of No Importance after appearing in Big Fish and Small Mouth Sounds. A few other Boston credits are Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Sondheim on Sondheim, and She Loves Me. His Broadway…

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  15. Claire Kwon on Maybe Happy Ending, joining a mostly AAPI cast , and everything in between

    Claire Kwon joined the cast of Maybe Happy Ending this year as a vacation standby for Claire. She was in the original cast of Almost Famous on Broadway as a swing and was most recently performing off-Broadway in Teeth. She is also a Northwestern University graduate. Ashley Ha is a 19-year-old...

  16. Grant Evan (Evey) on Ain't No Mo', playing Peaches, and everything in between

    Grant Evan is returning to SpeakEasy Stage and The Porch, having appeared in last season’s co-production of A Strange Loop. They most recently appeared in The Wiz and Off-Broadway in Little Shop of Horrors. Other credits include Five Guys Named Moe, The Baker’s Wife, Scouts, Songs for A New…

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  17. Steven Huynh on Maybe Happy Ending, working with HwaBoon, and everything in between

    Steven Huynh is making his Broadway debut with Maybe Happy Ending as the standby for James and Oliver. He is a New York City-based actor originally from Amherst, Ohio. He attended Baldwin Wallace University earning his Bachelor of Music in Music Theatre. Most recently, he was Wendell Porcupine in...

  18. Daniel May on Maybe Happy Ending, Soft Power, and everything in between

    Daniel May is returning to Broadway after many years away in Maybe Happy Ending. Daniel made his Broadway debut in the 2002 revival of Flower Drum Song starring Lea Salonga and has been working as a theater artist his whole life. Most recently Daniel played the lead role of “Xūe Xíng” in a newly...

  19. Hannah Kevitt on Maybe Happy Ending, becoming Claire, and everything in between

    Hannah Kevitt is a China-born, North Carolina-raised actor, singer, and dancer. She grew up in the tractor-loving small town of Hickory, North Carolina. Uncertain about whether college was the right choice for her, Hannah Kevitt dove straight into theatre after high school, performing regionally…

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  20. De'Lon Grant on teaching at BoCo, Come From Away, and everything in between

    De’Lon Grant is an actor, singer, writer, and photographer. He spent five years performing on Broadway in the Tony Award-nominated hit musical Come From Away as Bob and three years touring domestically and internationally as Berry Belson in the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys. He also...

  21. Chris Tamayo on Maybe Happy Ending, embodying a helper-bot, and everything in between

    A multi-instrumentalist and performer, Christopher James Tamayo is making his Broadway debut with Maybe Happy Ending as the standby for Gil & Oliver. He recently concluded his time with the North American tour of Les Misérables, playing the role of “Montparnasse” and understudying “Marius” for 2...

  22. Evan Alexander Smith on Merrily We Roll Along, his Franklin Shepard debut, and everything in between

    Evan is a classically trained, award-winning Canadian-American actor and voice-over artist. He was born and raised in Toronto, where he studied at George Brown Theatre School before starring in the original Canadian company of The Toxic Avenger Musical. His performance earned him a Dora Award...

  23. Aaron Tolson on being a professional tap dancer, a dad, and everything in between

    Aaron Tolson started dancing at the age of ten in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Four years into his dance career he was performing in the Great Tap Reunion at the Apollo Theater alongside tap legends Derick Grant, Savion Glover, Gregory Hines, and the cast of the movie "Tap." Soon after, Tolson met...

  24. Charlie Murphy and Ashley Ha on MTCA, Mapping the College Audition, and everything in between

    (caption by Mapping The College Audition) In this Artist Exploration, we have a special crossover episode with MTCA Alum, current BoCo MT, and the host of Broadway Corner Podcast, Ashley Ha! Ashley and Charlie discuss: • Summer Programs and the insight they can provide towards collegiate life •...

  25. Angelo Soriano on Here Lies Love, taking control of his art through content creation, and everything in between

    Angelo is a proud, Tagalog-speaking native “Child of The Philippines.” He was most recently seen as a swing in the original Broadway cast of Here Lies Love on Broadway. Before that, he performed in Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway as a swing and understudy since 2015. He was honored in a New York…

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  26. Julia Abueva on Here Lies Love, KPOP Broadway, and everything in between

    Julia made her Broadway debut last year in KPOP originating the role of Sonoma, and just finished her second Broadway show, Here Lies Love originating Dovie Beams and appearing in the ensemble. She’s appeared Off-Broadway in Superhero and in the West End in Miss Saigon where she was an understudy...

  27. Ramone Owens on teaching at Boston Conservatory, Beetlejuice on Broadway, and everything in between

    Ramone Owens joined Boston Conservatory in 2020 and is an assistant professor of theater specializing in musical theater and jazz dance. Prior to the Conservatory, Owens served on the faculty of the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, Long Island University, and was a guest instructor at the...

  28. Kristina Doucette on Here Lies Love, stepping into Cory Aquino's shoes, and everything in between

    Kristina is originally from Seattle, Washington, where they grew up training at Allegro Performing Arts Academy. She has been dancing and singing since the age of three, thanks to the encouragement of karaoke and mandatory family talent shows. They graduated from Pace University in 2023 where…

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  29. Nathan Angelo on Here Lies Love, being the bunso of the cast, and everything in between

    Born and raised in San Jose, CA, and currently residing in the NYC area, Nathan Angelo is a first-generation Filipino American artist seeking out what he loves the most, opportunities to create. He recently made his Broadway Debut in the Original Broadway Cast of Here Lies Love. Nathan also just...

  30. Ashley Ha and Aaliyah Elbert on Here Lies Love, the power of representation, and everything in between

    Ashley Ha and Aaliyah Elbert are super fans of Here Lies Love. Ashley saw it 7 times, and Aaliyah 61 times. In this episode, they talk through each song, what different lyrics mean, and how the show has affected them. Listen as they dissect each song and talk about what is happening onstage…

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  31. Carol Angeli on Here Lies Love, being a swing on Broadway, and everything in between

    Born in Manila, Carol Angeli is an actor, singer, and dancer. She’s been in Here Lies Love at the Public and is now currently a swing on Broadway. She has also been in a total of 6 iterations of Miss Saigon, including the latest Broadway revival. Other credits include The Radio City Christmas...

  32. Aaron Alcaraz on Here Lies Love, why specific representation is important, and everything in between

    Aaron is an actor based in New York City and Los Angeles. He has been seen on Broadway in Mean Girls as a swing and Kevin G understudy, Off-Broadway in Trevor: The Musical as Jack, in the National Tour of Rent as Angel, and in the LA production of Invincible as Mercutio. Film and TV credits…

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  33. Moses Villarama on Here Lies Love, DJing Club Millennium, and everything in between

    Moses Villarama is an award-winning Filipino American actor who has worked on stages and sets across the United States. He is making his Broadway debut as the DJ in Here Lies Love. Most recently he was in Cambodian Rock Band at Signature Theatre, Berkeley Rep, The Alley, La Jolla Playhouse, and…

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  34. Timothy Matthew Flores on Here Lies Love, making his Broadway debut, and everything in between

    Timothy is a Jersey Boy through and through. He is making his Broadway debut in Here Lies Love in the ensemble and as Beni Aquino! He was in the National Tour of the Lincoln Center Theater revival of The King and I. Some of his regional credits include The Prom, Newsies, and Beauty and the Beast....

  35. Sarah Kay on Here Lies Love, switching from biology to musical theatre, and everything in between

    Sarah Kay is a Filipino-American actor, singer, and dancer. Sarah was born in Simi Valley, California, and relocated to New York City in order to pursue her BFA in Musical Theatre. Sarah is making her Broadway debut in the Original Broadway Company of Here Lies Love in the ensemble and...

  36. Roy Flores on Here Lies Love, Filipino representation, and everything in between

    Roy Flores is a New York-based actor, singer, songwriter, and vlogger. He was born in the Philippines and spent his childhood on a small island. He spent his teenage years in San Diego, California, and is now keeping up with the busy crowds on the island of Manhattan. Roy made his Broadway debut…

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  37. Anna Wright, Ayden Weinstein, Noah Colvin, and Alyse Negroni on the Jimmy Awards, Boston Conservatory, and everything in between

    Anna Wright was a finalist at the 2023 Jimmy Awards. She recently graduated from high school in suburban Missouri and is further pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee this fall. Her most memorable past acting credits include The Muny’s Legally Blonde, Carrie in...

  38. Howard Ho on "How Hamilton Works," moving to NYC, why representation matters, and everything in between

    Howard Ho is a writer, composer, Youtuber, and Ovation-nominated sound designer now based in New York City. Howard’s YouTube Channel “Howard Ho Music” is most widely known for the series How Hamilton Works, which explains how the music from the hit musical works. His videos have garnered millions...

  39. Josh Daniel on Little Shop of Horrors, MTCA, CCM, and everything in between

    Josh Daniel was born & raised in New Orleans. This was the first town he ever got paid to sing in. At age 7ish, he sang "Orange Colored Sky" in the French Quarter with a shoe box. He once made $156 in 5 minutes doing it. He then went to train in Cincinnati, and he’s a proud alum of CCM, where he...

  40. Katherine Lynn-Rose on Canada's Got Talent, being top of her school, and everything in between

    Katherine Xu, known as Katherine Lynn-Rose, is a 19-year-old Chinese-Canadian singer/songwriter passionate about Asian representation in musical theatre. Her viral song "Top of My School" has accumulated over 4 million streams across Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. As a burnt-out theatre kid...

  41. Eli Foodman on ZBroadway, Theatre Arts Management at Ithaca, and everything in between

    Eli Foodman is the creator of ZBroadway and eli.bway. Eli created ZBroadway during the pandemic to bring accessible Q&A's and other zoom events to theatre fans all over the world from the comfort of their own home. Eli will attend Ithaca College in the fall to pursue a degree in Theatre Arts...

  42. John Yi on KPOP, reclaiming his Korean identity, and everything in between

    John Yi has been with KPOP for eight years since the first workshop in 2014. In 2017, John originated the role of Bobo in the Off-Broadway world premiere of KPOP at Ars Nova. John has also toured with Cinderella and Miss Saigon. A few of his Film/TV credits are Kaleidoscope, The Other Two, Mr....

  43. Steven Cuevas on music directing, representation, and everything in between

    Steven Cuevas is a music director, musician, actor, and singer. He was the music director and conductor of the first national tour of the Tony Award-winning revival of Once On This Island. His Broadway credits include Moulin Rouge, Tina, Once On This Island, Anastasia, and Kinky Boots.…

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  44. Joomin Hwang on & Juliet, The Prom, KPOP, and everything in between

    Joomin was born and raised in South Korea and grew up breakdancing before falling in love with musical theatre. He attended the University of Wisconsin and soon after made his off-Broadway debut as TIMMY X in KPOP. He then made his Broadway debut in the ensemble of The Prom, and he is the first...

  45. Abraham Lim on KPOP, being authentically yourself, and everything in between

    Abraham was born in Seoul, raised in New York, and previously a resident of Los Angeles. He was a political science and international studies double major who was set to go to law school when he decided to focus on the performing arts instead. Abraham made his Broadway debut in KPOP as Jae Ik....

  46. Amy Keum on KPOP, playing Ivy and MwE, and everything in between

    Amy made her Broadway debut as Ivy in KPOP! Her Film/TV credits include Honor Society, The Kill Room, and Evil. She’s been in regional productions such as Lizzie, Mamma Mia!, Popstar, and Be More Chill. She is also a graduate of Baldwin Wallace musical theatre and Westford Academy Theatre Arts....

  47. Jinwoo Jung on KPOP, visas, and everything in between

    Jinwoo made his Broadway debut in KPOP as Juny, but he also played Oracle in the off-Broadway production of KPOP. He's been in the Broadway National Tour of Miss Saigon. His film and television work includes Glass, Ghost in the Shell, The Interview, and others. He has an MFA in Acting from USC....

  48. Patrick Park and Timothy Haechan Lee on KPOP, the hectic life of swings, and everything in between

    Patrick made his Broadway debut in KPOP, but has been in regional productions such as Mythic and Prom Queen: The Musical (The Louder We Get). His TV/Film credits include Best Sellers, Appelles-Moi Si Tu Meurs, and K-pop Star. Patrick is also a member of East2West, a dance group with a following…

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  49. James Kho on KPOP, dancing with BTS, and everything in between

    James Kho is an actor, choreographer, and dancer based in New York City. He has worked with artists and companies such as BTS, P Nation, and FM Entertainment. He most recently made his Broadway debut playing Wooyeon in the history-making show, KPOP. Ashley Ha is a 17-year-old Taiwanese American...

  50. Kate Mina Lin on KPOP, BFA auditions, and everything in between

    Kate Mina Lin recently made her Broadway debut playing Miyeon in KPOP on Broadway. She is an 18-year-old Korean and Taiwanese American actress who’s been working in the industry for 5 years. She deferred her acceptance to USC’s musical theatre program to be in KPOP. She was the youngest cast…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Ashley Ha is an 18-year-old Taiwanese American performer, content creator, and activist. She’s the founder of the widely recognized Broadway Instagram account broadway_corner. Listen to her talk to her favorite Broadway performers about their careers, how they got started, and everything in between.If you've been a listener for a while, thanks for sticking around. If you're new here, hi! Let's connect:linktree: https://linktr.ee/broadway_cornerinstagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadway_corneryoutube: https://youtube.com/@broadway_corneremail: [email protected] Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/broadwaycorner/support

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