December 22, 2025 • 53 mins
Broadway's Desi Oakley joins The Art of Kindness podcast for our holiday extravaganza! The Wicked and Waitress star gets festive with host Robert Peterpaul about:
Her new holiday single Christmas on the Coast + holiday favorites
The challenges and rewards of working on Broadway during Christmas
The power of "trying" and much more!
DESI OAKLEY is a self-described Jane of all trades. She’s a Broadway performer and recording artist you’ve seen in Waitress, Chicago, Wicked, Annie, and Les Misérables, with TV appearances on Elsbeth, Gotham, The Gilded Age, and Only Murders in the Building. You’ve also heard her voice in films like Wicked, Dear Evan Hansen, tick, tick… BOOM! and Spirited. Beyond the stage and screen, Desi is a heartfelt mental-health advocate, music educator, and NYC-based coach.
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Music:
"Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio.
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