A Time To Live with Amanda Jane Cooper
Amanda Jane Cooper, actor on stage and screen, is most known for serving as the 15th Anniversary Commercial Glinda in WICKED on Broadway. You’ve seen her on shows like GLEE, Disney’s Jessie, Bones, ABC’s Selfie, SVU & more. This podcast exists to be a breath of fresh air, hosted and curated by Amanda. With fascinating guests sharing stories of hope, depth and refreshment, and conversations for the heart, mind and hopefully belly (because there will be laughs). One thing is certain: your time is precious. Thanks for sharing it here. Cover photo: Christopher Boudewyns
Episodes
Quentin Earl Darrington, known to most as “Q”, recently thrilled audiences in MJ THE MUSICAL starring in the Original Broadway Cast as Joe Jackson / Rob. He played Agwe in the Tony Award winning revival of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND for which he earned a Grammy nomination. Q also starred as Old Deuteronomy in the Broadway revival of CATS. And he made his Broadway debut in the 2010 Tony nominated revival of RAGTIME starring as Coalhouse Wa...
Amanda’s LA comedy pal David Magidoff joins us for a great episode!
David Magidoff stars in Showtime's highest rated series of all time, Dexter: New Blood as overly eager officer Teddy Reed. His recent credits include American Crime Story: Impeachment, and recurring as Nicky Brooks on AppleTV+'s Emmy nominated and SAG Award winning, The Morning Show.
Other TV credits include roles on American Crime Story, Top Elf, Sch...
Brandon A. McCall, a native of Birmingham, Alabama currently stars as Simba in Disney’s THE LION KING on Broadway, having re-opened the show on Broadway in September 2021!
McCall made his professional debut at the B Street Theatre in Sacramento, California performing in their school tour and children’s theatre. Later, he brought his talents back to his hometown and began performing with Red Mountain Theatre Company. Credits includ...
Broadway’s always buzzing about Adrianna Hicks!! And we’re grateful to have her on the podcast amidst press events and a busy 8 show week. Adrianna now stars as Sugar Cane in the Original Broadway Cast of SOME LIKE IT HOT, the most Tony Nominated show of the season! Produced by Mariah Carey. She’s also best known for originating Catherine of Aragon in SIX THE MUSICAL on Broadway. What can’t she do?! Other Broadway credits include A...
A refreshing, deeply moving, wisdom packed and joyous episode with Broadway’s Zelig Williams. Listen as we discuss the extraordinarily unique path to his dreams, behind the scene stories, vulnerable sharing of mental health freedom, inspiring encouragements to keep fighting the good fight and don’t let me forget his VOICE. “There’s so much more…"
Zelig Williams currently stars in the original cast of MJ THE MUSICAL on Broadway...
This week Amanda reunites with her dear friend, the Broadway and TV star Fred Applegate! A riveting episode about the business, about faith and an in depth look at a decades long journey of storytelling between continents and coasts. Incredible insights on marriage, humility and transformation. We thank Fred for his honesty, vulnerability, kindness and generosity of time and heart.
On Broadway, Fred was last seen in the Americ...
What an episode! We’re honored to share this conversation. Clifton Davis a Tony nominated actor, prolific singer, composer, producer and minister. He wrote the famous song “Never Can Say Goodbye” sung by the Jackson 5 which was No. 2 on the charts. He also wrote songs for The Supremes and Donna Summer. Davis is also best known for his 5-year run as Reverend Rueben Gregory on the popular NBC television series “Amen”, which continues...
A refreshing episode that feels like spring! Deeply moved amidst this conversation with Broadway and TV/Film actor Laura Leigh Turner (who also happens to be a wonderful friend). We discuss her upcoming nuptials, starring in a new feature film, lessons from playing Karen in MEAN GIRLS, having a posture of surrender, experiencing freedom from eating disorders, practicing Sabbath weekly, “wrestling down peace” and much more.
Laura Le...
This episode contains SO MUCH GOODNESS! Not only are we serenaded by Broadway actor Matthew Griffin, experience lots of laughter, we also get a look into his career and faith journey so far. I was super encouraged and I know you will be too!
Matthew was last seen in the play THE COLLABORATION on Broadway starring Jeremy Pope and Paul Bettany. Prior to production, he was a member of the hit show, TINA— THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL on Bro...
Join Amanda as she chats about the staged reading of IN THE TRENCHES: A Parenting Musical and reads a grounding liturgy for those taking the stage from the book Every Moment Holy. She also answers your questions about where she was when she booked Glee, the special story of getting news of her Broadway debut in WICKED (tears included), tips for aspiring actors and some thoughts on getting out of a low place.
We hope you’re en...
A multi-hyphenate anomaly! Veronica and I have known one another for a few years here in NYC - not only is she one of the BEST audition coaches (speaking as her client), just read her epic bio below for a whole lot of goodness. I appreciate Veronica’s heart, kindness, faith and generosity. We hope you’re encouraged by this episode.
Veronica Reyes-How is an award winning writer/actor/producer based in NYC. A graduate of the Un...
Amanda and Alli grew up as neighbors from the age of 8 years old! Years later Alli would capture Andrew and Amanda’s wedding, later featured in The New York Times, Vogue, Page Six and more. In this episode Alli and Amanda interview one another! From wedding tips to career pivots, from family to faith, from childhood until now. Please enjoy and give us a rate, review & subscribe!
This week is unconventional yet exciting! A short and sweet compilation of good news and the first-ever release of Amanda singing “Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace)”, written by Hillsong, accompanied on the guitar by WICKED’s Lou Garrett. We hope you enjoy and are encouraged. Please feel free to rate, review and follow, so that more ears and hearts can discover A TIME TO LIVE. Thanks for being here! See ya next week.
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XEAH is a multi-media poet, songwriter and visual artist who explores the relationship between sexuality, spirituality, and mental health. Her music has been featured on major network television and generated 20m+ views online. Her multi-disciplinary approach to storytelling is a spellbinding coherence of image, word, and sound.
We delve into some mature topics so be sure to screen the episode for little ears.
@xeah.music
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