Riza Takahashi's guest appearances

Riza Takahashi

Broadway's Backbone

Built For The Stage Podcast

Breaking Broadway with Kerry Butler

Actors With Issues with Juan Ayala

Jaron Frand

Jen Cody

Sean Palmer

Chris Brennan

Jennifer Smith

Todrick Hall

Alicia Charles

Bret Shuford

Rachel Hoffman

Ryan Steele

Neil Haskell

Charlie Williams

Nicholas Ward

Adam Perry

Adrian Martinez

OwlTail

This episode features Riza Takahashi, who gives us tips on how to book a Broadway show from an open call! Riza is a New York based actor/singer/dancer who can currently be seen as “Sophie Kawachi” in the ensemble of “Mean Girls” at the August Wilson theatre.Originally from Itami, a small town outside the city limits of Osaka in Japan, Riza fell in love with musical theatre at a young age. The idea of someday performing on Broadway quickly became an all-encompassing dream. After years of hard work and exhausting all the performing opportunities in her hometown, she realized if she wanted to make her dream a reality she would have to learn English and eventually make her way to North America.  At the age of 16 she said goodbye to her family in Japan and landed in Langley, British Colombia. She was accepted into a Canadian Performing Arts High School where she taught herself English and was able to concentrate on her training. After high school, she went on to receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre from The Hartt School in Connecticut.Resources mentioned in this episode Riza’s Instagram: @rizatakahashi  Find Equity chorus call The MUNY Pasadena playhouse 5th Ave Theatre Produced by Dori Berinstein and Alan SealesA proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features Riza Takahashi, who gives us tips on how to book a Broadway show from an open call! Riza is a New York based actor/singer/dancer who can currently be seen as “Sophie Kawachi” in the ensemble of “Mean Girls” at the August Wilson theatre.Originally from Itami, a small town outside the city limits of Osaka in Japan, Riza fell in love with musical theatre at a young age. The idea of someday performing on Broadway quickly became an all-encompassing dream. After years of hard work and exhausting all the performing opportunities in her hometown, she realized if she wanted to make her dream a reality she would have to learn English and eventually make her way to North America.  At the age of 16 she said goodbye to her family in Japan and landed in Langley, British Colombia. She was accepted into a Canadian Performing Arts High School where she taught herself English and was able to concentrate on her training. After high school, she went on to receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre from The Hartt School in Connecticut. Resources mentioned in this episode<ul> <li>Riza’s Instagram: @<a href="http://instagram.com/rizatakahashi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rizatakahashi</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.backstage.com/auditions/ecc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find Equity chorus call</a></li> <li><a href="https://muny.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The MUNY</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pasadenaplayhouse.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pasadena playhouse</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.5thavenue.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">5th Ave Theatre</a></li> </ul> Produced by <a href="http://dramaticforces.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dori Berinstein</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/alanseales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Seales</a>A proud member of the <a href="http://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Broadway Podcast Network</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

S1 Ep2 - Mastering the Open Call, with Riza Takahashi

Riza Takahashi joins us this week and chats with us about moving from Japan to Canada to Connecticut to New York City, what it was like working with Tina Fey, the writer of both the film and musical adaptation of Mean Girls and her experiences working with the cast of the show. You can follow Riza on Instagram @rizatakahashi 

Riza Takahashi joins us this week and chats with us about moving from Japan to Canada to Connecticut to New York City, what it was like working with Tina Fey, the writer of both the film and musical adaptation of Mean Girls and her experiences working with the cast of the show. You can follow Riza on Instagram @rizatakahashi

20. Riza Takahashi (Mean Girls: The Musical)

Benjamin Rivera

Guests: Riza Takahashi,Benjamin Rivera, &amp; Alicia CharlesBroadway’s Backbone is a podcast dedicated to the men and woman of the ensemble: The chorus of dancers, singers, and actors that are the foundation of every Broadway musical.  These often-unsung gypsies are the hardest working people on the boards and are Broadways backbone. #Broadwaysbackbone #Brad2ley #Broadwayworld #Broadwaypodcasts

Guests: Riza Takahashi,Benjamin Rivera, &amp; Alicia Charles Broadway’s Backbone is a podcast dedicated to the men and woman of the ensemble: The chorus of dancers, singers, and actors that are the foundation of every Broadway musical. These often-unsung gypsies are the hardest working people on the boards and are Broadways backbone. #Broadwaysbackbone #Brad2ley #Broadwayworld #Broadwaypodcasts

Broadway's Backbone 2nd Debut Episode 69 Guests: Riza Takahashi,Benjamin Rivera, & Alicia Charles