#83 - Michael Minarik: Cheap Happiness or Lofty Suffering?

What if training to be on Broadway didn’t cost you hundreds of
thousands of dollars? What if it didn’t come with some of the toxic
environments students often experience when studying for their BFA?
What if students can train intensively in a safer and more
equitable space? That’s where Michael Minarik of IAMT comes in.
What’s in this episode? Treating yourself after auditions or small
wins Rejection is not about your soul Finding joy from within Not
being debt after college Why the current model for the BFA Showcase
is archaic The ability to choose in the industry  Audition
accessibility Becoming someone’s favorite Michael Minarik is the
director, acting head and cofounder of the institute for American
Musical theatre located in Washington Heights, NYC – where alum is
performing on Broadway, National Tours, regional theaters, film tv,
cruise ships and other various performance venues.  Michael
has been a performer on Broadway in Les Miserables (Grantaire u/s
Javert and Thenardier) Rock of Ages (u/s Lonny, Stacee Jaxx, Dennis
Dupree, Hertz Kleinman) and Matilda (Escape Artist u/s Trunchbull).
He was also in the Broadway first national tours of Urinetown
(Bobby Strong) and Little Women (John Booke) as well as numerous
regional theatre productions including Jekyll and Hyde (Jekyll) The
Happy Time (with John Kander as a consultant) Jacques, The Rink
with Leslie Uggams, Phantom (Phantom), Beauty and the Beast
(Gaston), Titanic (Barrett), Wedding Singer (Glen Gulia) and many
more.  He is also a 12x singer for the New York Yankees
singing God Bless America as well as the National Anthem. Michael
is also an accomplished theatrical producer, with a Tony nomination
for producing Rock of Ages on Broadway, the national tour, and the
Toronto production. Michael was also the lead producer on the award
winning musical Fat Camp as well as producing the off Broadway
show, The Scene starring Tony Shalhoub and Patricia Heaton at
second stage. Michael is also a successful real estate agent in
Manhattan for over 20 years. Michael was a business major at James
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