Nicholas Barasch - Embracing the Dynamics of Performance

Today's guest is actor and singer, Nicholas Barasch. He's starred in the Broadway productions of She Loves Me and West Side Story. Nicholas is currently starring in the Broadway National Tour of Hadestown. On this episode, we talk about becoming a child actor, how to work through puberty and voice changes, and how rejections are the biggest part of an actor's job. We also talk about how different venues change how you go about a performance, and how to read the room when what an audience engages with can change night to night. You can submit your questions to Ben here: And check out the YouTube channel here:

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Nicholas Barasch - Embracing the Dynamics of Performance is an episode from Lightning Bugs: Conversations with Ben Folds by Kast Media.

This episode is 50:10 long.

This episode was published on Feb 17, 2022.

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