Breaking Broadway with Kerry Butler

RJ Magee has worked as a manager and casting director for ten years. RJ Gave us great insight on how to build your career, how to get an agent, and what steps you can take on your own to be proactive in this business. Part 2 of 2. Richard (RJ) Magee is a professional educator, talent manager, casting director, actor, and director. He is currently the Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre at Midwestern State University in Texas. He is also the Associate Talent Manager for Baker Management in NYC, where his client bookings have included top regional theaters, national tours, Broadway, television, and commercials. Additionally, his credits as a casting director (RJ Magee Casting) include Children's Theatre of Charlotte, Theality TV (streaming on Revry, YouTube, and Broadway On Demand), Flaviar (celebrity casting: Stephen Soderbergh, Carlos Mencia, Marc Summers, Aisha Tyler), and more. As an actor, his performance work has been seen at Arizona Broadway, Round Barn Theatre, Black Rock Theater, The Great American Melodrama, Tibbits, Roxy Regional, Dollywood Entertainment, and more. A graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy, he also holds a BA from Temple University and an MFA from Minnesota State University, Mankato. RJ recently concluded a 9-month contract as the Visiting Assistant Professor of Acting at Longwood University (home of the 2016 Vice Presidential debate). You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 [https://www.instagram.com/kerrybutler1/] and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc [https://www.tiktok.com/@kerrybutlernyc/]. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com [http://www.kerrybutlercoach.com/], follow @kerrybutlercoach [https://www.instagram.com/kerrybutlercoach/] on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

RJ Magee has worked as a manager and casting director for ten years. RJ Gave us great insight on how to build your career, how to get an agent, and what steps you can take on your own to be proactive in this business. Part 1 of 2. Richard (RJ) Magee is a professional educator, talent manager, casting director, actor, and director. He is currently the Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre at Midwestern State University in Texas. He is also the Associate Talent Manager for Baker Management in NYC, where his client bookings have included top regional theaters, national tours, Broadway, television, and commercials. Additionally, his credits as a casting director (RJ Magee Casting) include Children's Theatre of Charlotte, Theality TV (streaming on Revry, YouTube, and Broadway On Demand), Flaviar (celebrity casting: Stephen Soderbergh, Carlos Mencia, Marc Summers, Aisha Tyler), and more. As an actor, his performance work has been seen at Arizona Broadway, Round Barn Theatre, Black Rock Theater, The Great American Melodrama, Tibbits, Roxy Regional, Dollywood Entertainment, and more. A graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy, he also holds a BA from Temple University and an MFA from Minnesota State University, Mankato. RJ recently concluded a 9-month contract as the Visiting Assistant Professor of Acting at Longwood University (home of the 2016 Vice Presidential debate). You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 [https://www.instagram.com/kerrybutler1/] and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc [https://www.tiktok.com/@kerrybutlernyc/]. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com [http://www.kerrybutlercoach.com/], follow @kerrybutlercoach [https://www.instagram.com/kerrybutlercoach/] on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Kelsie Watts shares how she used TikTok to help build her career as a performing artist - and how it has been transitioning from concerts to doing 8 shows a week in Six on Broadway. Kelsie Watts is a vocalist, songwriter, and independent recording artist who first gained national recognition as a contestant on The Voice Season 19, where she landed on Team Kelly Clarkson. Known for blending pop and theatrical influences, she has built a strong following through social media and original music. In 2025, she made her Broadway debut as Jane Seymour in Six. A strong advocate for mental health awareness, she uses her platform to encourage self-care and resilience in the entertainment industry. Follow Kelsie Watts on IG: @kelsiewattsmusic [https://www.instagram.com/kelsiewattsmusic/?hl=en] You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 [https://www.instagram.com/kerrybutler1/] and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc [https://www.tiktok.com/@kerrybutlernyc/]. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com [http://www.kerrybutlercoach.com/], follow @kerrybutlercoach [https://www.instagram.com/kerrybutlercoach/] on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

You'll love this episode with Ali Stroker, someone who really hasn’t let anything stop her. Even though no one in a wheelchair had ever been nominated for a Tony award, or even been on Broadway, she still let herself dream! (And win the Tony award!!!) Hear this incredibly inspiring episode about how she doesn’t take no for an answer. She finds ways to turn no’s into yes’s! I left this episode feeling so moved and inspired!   Follow Ali Stroker on Instagram @alistroker [https://www.instagram.com/alistroker/?hl=en] You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 [https://www.instagram.com/kerrybutler1/] and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc [https://www.tiktok.com/@kerrybutlernyc/]. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com [http://www.kerrybutlercoach.com/], follow @kerrybutlercoach [https://www.instagram.com/kerrybutlercoach/] on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Roger Bart, one of the funniest people on Broadway, joins us this week. I really wanted to know how he approaches comedic roles- like Doc in Back to the future. He tells us all about his technique to finding the funny.   ROGER BART Originated the role of Doc Brown in Back to The Future in London and on Broadway. Broadway: The Producers (Tony, Drama Desk nominations); Young Frankenstein; You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Tony, Drama Desk Awards); The Frogs; Disaster!; Triumph of Love; Big River. Film: Trumbo, American Gangster, The Stepford Wives, The Producers, Hostel Part II, singing voice of Disney's Hercules "Go the Distance." Television: "Desperate Housewives," "Revenge," "Good Trouble," "A Series of Unfortunate Events," "How I Met Your Mother." For my brother, Randy. Follow Roger Bart on Instagram: @rogerbartofficial [https://www.instagram.com/rogerbartofficial] You can find me on Instagram @kerrybutler1 [https://www.instagram.com/kerrybutler1/] and TikTok @kerrybutlernyc [https://www.tiktok.com/@kerrybutlernyc/]. For coaching and teaching, visit my website at kerrybutlercoach.com [http://www.kerrybutlercoach.com/], follow @kerrybutlercoach [https://www.instagram.com/kerrybutlercoach/] on Instagram, or email me at kerrybutlercoach@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]