Makin’ It Happen: A Career in the Performing Arts
Makin’ It Happen: A Career in the Performing Arts podcast gives you inside information on how to break into the professional performance arts industry; on stage including Broadway, in film, on television, commercials, print, voice over and more. Host, Leesa Csolak features a line-up of professional performers, directors, musical directors, choreographers, casting directors, agents and managers as well as parents of minors; all here to help you understand their world, their journey and how you, too can be a part of it all. For more information on how to create, curate and navigate a career in the performing arts, visit https://www.lbctalent.com
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Episodes
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Listen as Broadway & film actor, singer, dancer, director and filmmaker Kurt Csolak shares his journey and insight on breaking into the professional performance space. His focus and philosophy of creating balance and assessing one's career desires with a healthy perspective cleared an atypical path to booking the original cast of Funny Girl on Broadway and much more. He offers members of the artistic community and parents of kids and teens considering the field, tools and tips and his take on perspective. A must listen for anyone in the game, struggling or not, who is looking for a clearer understanding and clues to how to 'play' and win. Follow Kurt @kurtcsolak @solarcproductions or visit https://www.kurtcsolak.com
Find out how you can follow the steps Kurt and I took to build his career by visiting; Makin' It Happen; A Career in the Performing Arts Subscribing; YouTube Channel, MakinItHappenwithLeesaCsolak Follow; @leesacsolak_lbctalent Happy listening!
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Listen to sixteen year old actor, AJ Landy share the intimate details of his first booking on NBC's Law & Order.
We discuss how he got connected, how he was signed to professional representation, and began auditioning for film and television opportunities at the highest level of the industry.
His story gives you a bird's eye view of what it was like to go to his first wardrobe fitting, his first time walking on a set, his first time working with professional team, actors, and crew. Share in his excitement when he shares what it was like to see himself for the first time on national television.
Listen and learn from AJ's story, details of what got him there, and tips you can use today to make it happen for you, too!
Find out how you can follow the steps AJ and I took to build his career by visiting;
Makin' It Happen; A Career in the Performing Arts
Subscribing;
YouTube Channel, MakinItHappenwithLeesaCsolak
Follow;
@leesacsolak_lbctalent
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Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Professional actor, singer, dancer, and musical theater performer extraordinaire, Jake Urban shares his journey and details about how he recently gained professional representation and was given huge audition opportunities that put him in three consecutive musical theater shows back to back.
This detailed account of his experiences will most definitely help those navigating the space between University programs and the real world of professional performance.
Listen and learn from Jake’s story, details of what got him there, and tips you can use today to make it happen for you, too!
Find out how you can follow the steps Jake and I took to build his career by visiting Makin' It Happen; A Career in the Performing Arts at https//www.lbctalent.thinkific.com, Subscribing to my YouTube Channel @makinithappenwithleesacsolak, and follow me on socials @leesacsolak_lbctalent
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Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Listen as international inspiration speaker, Fabio Marques talks perspective, mindset, and more discussing the tools and guidelines to be your best confident self in every situation. Learn how to sense and read a room, whether that be for interviews, auditions, or in rehearsals. How you can be the artist they seek to hire over and over again. Learn how you can believe and make a difference in your trajectory in the performing arts industry.
Fabio has trained and enlightened hundreds of thousands of people. He will change your perspective, give you tools to use in multiple situations, give you confidence and motivation to take charge of your career.
Check out his one-day virtual event coming soon.
To learn more about Makin' It Happen; A Career in the Performing Arts, and how my online courses, free newsletters, free guides and videos can ensure your success as a professional artist, click here, subscribe to my YouTube Channel, or follow me on socials @leesacsolak_lbctalent.
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Casey Garvin, professional dancer, actor and singer shares his journey from being a child actor to navigating the business through adult hood. Listen to his journey from loving the art of performance as a young boy, navigating the professional performance space as a child and teen, to landing six Broadway Shows including Some Like It Hot at the Shubert Theatre, NYC.
Find out how you can follow the steps Casey took to build his career by visiting;
Makin' It Happen; A Career in the Performing Arts
Subscribing;
YouTube Channel, MakinItHappenwithLeesaCsolak
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@leesacsolak_lbctalent
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Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Listen as Wayne Petro, the Associate Director of Enrollment for the School of Performing Arts at Pace University in New York City, shares his journey and offers clear and honest insight and guidance for college bound seniors preparing for the audition process.
If you enjoy this podcast, subscribe and download and consider sharing with friends who can benefit from the stories and information my guests share.
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Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Listen to Susan's experience with her son Jeremy and how together they navigated preparation, travel, auditions, bookings, and the business side of the industry. Learn what it is like for a young child actor at the beginning of the journey.
Find out how you can follow the steps Susan and I took to build Jeremy's career by visiting;
Makin' It Happen; A Career in the Performing Arts
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YouTube Channel, MakinItHappenwithLeesaCsolak
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Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Learn how Diana DiMarzio went from growing up in a small Pennsylvania town to sharing the stage with many legends of The Great White Way. Her lifelong experience and detailed description of her journey to Broadway and beyond will give you insight and tips on navigating a career in the arts.
For more information on how to create and navigate a career in the arts for yourself or for your child or teen, visit Makin' It Happen; A Career in the Performing Arts online.
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YouTube Channel, MakinItHappenwithLeesaCsolak
and Follow;
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Saturday Oct 08, 2022
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
Kevin Csolak, professional stage, TV, and film actor, dancer, singer shares his journey from being a child actor to navigating the business through adult hood.
Listen to his sincere and honest story of how he navigated all of it and landed in three Broadway Shows, dancing for Justin Timberlake in the Super Bowl, in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story (Diesel), on TNT's Animal Kingdom (S6-Andrew), and more.
Follow Kevin @kevincsolak
Find out how you can follow the steps Kevin and I took to build his career by visiting;
Makin' It Happen; A Career in the Performing Arts
Subscribing;
YouTube Channel, MakinItHappenwithLeesaCsolak
Follow;
@leesacsolak_lbctalent
Happy listening!
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Hannah Bonnett, professional actress, singer and dancer shares her journey to booking the lead role of Elle Woods in the 2022-23 National Tour of Legally Blonde.
Listen to her honest and heartwarming story. Included are her 'tips and tricks' on how she did it.
Find out how you can follow the steps Hannah and I took to build his career by visiting;
Makin' It Happen; A Career in the Performing Arts
Subscribing;
YouTube Channel, MakinItHappenwithLeesaCsolak
Follow;
@leesacsolak_lbctalent
@Hannah_bonnett17
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Leesa Csolak
In Her Own Words...
"I have been obsessed over the course of the past forty years about why the performance industry is such a closed-door industry with no real information available to the average person. The idea of trying to ‘break into’ the business is thwarted by most parents and adults throughout the United States and abroad, honestly due to the lack of available honest and true information.
Of those who are in the business whether just starting or successfully navigating a career, many remain confused and travel blindly. Much of which breeds a sense of fear and subsequent ownership of what knowledge and understanding they have, creating the need to keep information close to the chest.
As a professional in the industry, an entrepreneur, and a parent of three children, one of whom dabbled at a young age and the other two who successfully worked in many aspects of the child, teen and now are in the adult professional performance industry working on Broadway, in Film and Television, Commercials and Voice Over successfully. (Thank you, Claire, at Gilla Roos, NYC and Shirley, Dave, and Laura of Shirley Grant Management for the early years) I have vowed to change that mantra."
My ground-breaking Online Courses, 'Professional Kids & Teens 101; A Primer for Parents' and 'Professional Biz 201; Young Adults, College Students & Grads' teach everything you need to know to create, curate and navigate this elusive industry. I share inside information that no one else will to not only get your career or your child or teen's career started but I give you all the tools you need to secure professional representation (getting a manger or agent).
If you are looking to do this right the first time and not get lost trying to navigate this business by trial and error, I am your best resource. My track record speaks for itself as I have helped 100's of clients bridge from being talented in Acting, Dance and or Voice into the professional career they always dreamed of... If you are a parent of a talented child or are considering a life in the arts yourself, this is THE door into succeeding in this industry.
My podcast gives you inside info featuring a line-up of professional performers, directors, musical directors, choreographers, casting directors, agents and managers; all here to help you understand their world, their journey and how you, too can be a part of it all.
You, too can have the career of your dreams.
Don't let anyone tell you, you can't.