Tony Nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers joins behind the Awards to give a deep dive into Boop The Musical where she is making her Broadway Debut. Jasmine also shares the process of working with Jerry Mitchell on the workshop and then into the out of town as well as working with David Foster.
Also in this episode - Octavia Spencer’s 2012 Oscar win for The Help
Jasmine, in her acclaimed Broadway debut, has earned nominations for the Tony Awards, Drama Desk Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards, Drama League Awards, and Chita Rivera Awards — and winning a Theatre World Award. She originated the role of Betty Boop in the pre-Broadway Chicago run. Additional credits include Anita in Jelly’s Last Jam (Pasadena Playhouse), Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls (National Tour), Melody Green in The Wanderer (Paper Mill Playhouse), and Francis in Becoming Nancy (Alliance Theatre). A Jimmy Awards finalist, she studied musical theater at the Manhattan School of Music.
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