This week on Odd Woman Out, Tutz sits down with McKenzie Kurtz — and honestly? Theatre kids everywhere are going to lose their minds a little.

Currently starring as Betsy in the Tony-nominated musical Schmigadoon! on Broadway, McKenzie has been living the kind of résumé that feels fake until you realize she’s actually done all of it. The 20th Anniversary Glinda in Wicked? Check. Original cast of Heart of Rock and Roll? Yep. Recently serving full chaos and comedy as Heather in Heathers off-Broadway? Obviously.

Recorded at the Welcome to Times Square Studio, this episode is funny, honest, nostalgic, chaotic in the best way, and very “what happens when the girl who grew up obsessively loving theatre actually makes it… but stays cool?”

McKenzie opens up about growing up completely theatre-obsessed, finding herself in this industry, and navigating what it means to sometimes feel like the odd woman out while still carving your own lane anyway.

We get into the joy of performing in a Tony-nominated musical, the pressure and magic of stepping into iconic roles, and why laughter backstage might honestly be the thing keeping everyone alive during eight shows a week.

We talk:

• Life inside the Tony-nominated world of Schmigadoon!

• Becoming the 20th Anniversary Glinda in Wicked

• The surreal experience of joining original Broadway casts

• Her recent turn as Heather off-Broadway in Heathers

• Growing up as a theatre kid and never letting go of the dream

• Feeling like the “odd woman out” while finding confidence in yourself

• Why comedy, chaos, and laughter are essential backstage survival tools

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If you were the kid belting cast albums in your bedroom and refusing to be normal about Broadway… this one’s for you.

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