Today, I Wanna Be Like Mary Testa! THIRD DREAM GUEST UNLOCKED MANIFESTED BY THERESA MCCARTHY!Mary Testa is a Tony nominated actress whose work spans decades. She’s originated musicals on and off Nroadway such as Lucky Stiff, A New Brain, Xanadu, Barnum and The Rink. Most recently, she was seen on the Broadway stage in 2019 as Aunt Eller in Oklahoma (which earned her a Tony Award nomination) as well as off Broadway in The Gardens of Anuncia. Her relationship with Michael John LaChuisa and William Finn has become a huge part of her career originating shows like In Trousers, Marie: Christine, First Daughter’s Suite and The Queen of the Mist! She also starred in The Rink where she understudied Angel, the role originated by Liza Minnelli. We get to talking to her about it all as well the 3 new musicals she’s a part of that are now in development!
I WANNA BE LIKE MARY TESTA CHAPTERS
1. 00:00 Surprise Flashback Intro!
2. 03:55 Mary’s I Wanna Be Like You as a Kid
3. 9:00 Theater Beginnings
4. 11:57 Getting An Agent & Equity Card
5. 19:05 William Finn & In Trousers
6. 21:45 Barnum
7. 24:35 Going On For Liza Minnelli in The Rink/Understudies
8. 36:57 Having Confidence in Yourself
9. 43:30 Kander & Ebb
10. 47:00 A Funny Thing That Happened On The Way To The Forum
11. 55:35 On The Town
12. 1:00:52 Michael John LaChuisa & Marie: Christine
13. 1:08:00 Reviews and Social Media Press
14. 1:14:55 Chicago!
15. 1:17:55 See What I Wanna See
16. 1:20:35 Xanadu & Guys & Dolls
17. 1:24:36 Queen of the Mist
18. 1:33:00 Art vs Commerce
19. 1:35:00 First Daughters Suite
20. 1:40:00 Oklahoma!
21. 1:57:57 Mary’s Voice!
22. 2:02:51 Mary’s Musical Pitch to LaChuisa
23. 2:13:25 Dream Guest Manifestation!
24. 2:16:12 Name That Song
25. 2:19:55 State of the Industry
26. 2:22:30 Mary Testa’s I Wanna Be Like You!
