Today, I Wanna Be Like Kevin Metzger-Timson! Kevin Metzger-Timson is casting director who runs The TRC Company. Currently, he's represented on Broadway as the Casting Director of Boop, Death Becomes Her, Aladdin and the upcoming production of Mamma Mia coming to the Winter Garden this summer! He also served as the Casting Director for the current Beauty and the Beast national tour and the most recent production of The Little Mermaid at Paper Mill. Formerly an actor, Kevin pivoted to casting almost a decade ago and has worked on and is working on some of the biggest shows to hit the Broadway stage.
I WANNA BE LIKE KEVIN METZGER-TIMSON CHAPTERS
1. 00:00 Intro
2. 03:50 Kevin’s I Wanna Be Like You as a Kid
3. 05:45 Theater Beginnings
4. 07:00 College AUDITION Experience
5. 09:25 Kevin’s First Broadway Show
6. 11:00 NYU Tisch
7. 14:55 EPAs/ECCs in College
8. 18:10 Crowded Holding Rooms at Auditions
9. 20:54 Clarabelle The Cow!
10. 25:55 Transitioning to Casting!
11. 33:55 Casting Associate vs Assistant
12. 34:30 Moving to Tara Rubin Casting
13. 36:25 The TRC Company
14. 39:00 Dance Calls
15. 42:55 What A Casting Director’s Job Is
16. 48:45 Casting Betty Boop!
17. 54:15 Work Sessions
18. 55:15 From Initial Audition To Work Session
19. 59:50 Headshots & Resumes
20. 1:03:10 The Best Part About Casting
21. 1:08:30 Holding Sides
22. 1:10:30 Booking An Account as a Casting Director
23. 1:12:50 Social Media
24. 1:18:15 Disney Theatrical (Aladdin/Beauty and The Beast Tour)
25. 1:25:05 Casting Understudies for Death Becomes Her
26. 1:29:00 Required Equity Calls
27. 1:32:00 Having Representation
28. 1:34:50 Casting Replacements
29. 1:36:40 Using Casting as a Reference
30. 1:38:20 Casting Regional Theatre
31. 1:39:50 Knowledge is Power
32. 1:43:00 Casting Jukebox Musicals
33. 1:47:00 Requesting Feedback
34. 1:49:15 Authentic Casting
35. 1:51:45 Dream Guest Manifestation
36. 1:53:30 AI Wanna Be Like You: $15 Problem
37. 1:59:35 Kevin’s I Wanna Be Like You NOW!
