Episode 5: Labels (with Tommy Kail, John Reynolds, Mae Whitman, Carlos Valdes, Sonya Tayeh, and The Lopezes)

On today’s episode, Maddy and Julian speak with the amazing Tommy Kail, the award-winning director and executive producer, and all around mensch.They talk about his role in the creation of the show, how the music was intricately woven in with the storytelling, and what’s so special about creating a musical television series.They also talk with John Reynolds, who plays Derek, Lindsay’s super cool trust fund baby non-boyfriend about negging Mae and his future as a broadway singer.Plus, they chat with actors Mae Whitman and Carlos Valdes, choreographer Sonya Tayeh, and songwriters and creators Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez in our song segment.From Straw Hut Media