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This week on Odd Woman Out, Tutz sits down with actual Broadway royalty Kerry Butler — the woman who has basically been booked, busy, and belting on Broadway for decades.

You’ve seen her originate Penny Pingleton in Hairspray, steal the show in Bat Boy: The Musical, roller-skate her way through Xanadu, and appear in the Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life reboot.

Basically: if you love Broadway, you love Kerry Butler.

Recorded at the Welcome to Times Square Studio, this episode is chaotic in the best way — full theatre tea, audition horror stories, and the kind of career wisdom you only get from someone who’s survived decades in show business and still loves it.

Kerry gets into what it’s really like originating roles that become cult classics, the pressure of opening a Broadway show, and how the hell you stay sane doing eight shows a week.

We also talk about the reality of longevity in theatre, raising a family while living the Broadway life, and why resilience (and a good sense of humor) might be the real secret to staying booked.

We talk:

• The wild ride of originating roles that become Broadway staples — and the pressure that comes with creating characters the world falls in love with
• Our mutual love of Gilmore Girls and how Kerry manifested ending up in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
• The cult phenomenon of Bat Boy: The Musical and the roller-skating chaos that was Xanadu
• The art of making iconic roles your own while still honoring what audiences love
• Career longevity, motherhood, and how you stay passionate about the stage after decades in the business

This episode is powered by WelcomeToTimesSquare.com — the billboard where you can be a star for a day.

If you’ve ever dreamed about Broadway, wondered how performers actually survive this industry, or just want to hear stories from a woman who has truly seen it all — this one’s for you.

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