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This week we're crossing the pond to chat with A.J. Shively who is nominated for a Tony Award for his performance as Owen Duignan in Paradise Square on Broadway!A.J. has been with Paradise Square - which is taking Broadway by storm - from its original workshops. He was previously nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his portrayal of Billy Cane in the Broadway production of Bright Star, later reprising his performance for the musical's US tour. A.J. has worked extensively on screen; he was recently seen as Jerry McConnell on CBS’s Bull and as Chef André Soltner in HBO Max’s Julia.  Paradise Square runs at the Barrymore Theatre in New York. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts. 

This week we're crossing the pond to chat with A.J. Shively who is nominated for a Tony Award for his performance as Owen Duignan in Paradise Square on Broadway! A.J. has been with Paradise Square - which is taking Broadway by storm - from its original workshops. He was previously nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his portrayal of Billy Cane in the Broadway production of Bright Star, later reprising his performance for the musical's US tour. A.J. has worked extensively on screen; he was recently seen as Jerry McConnell on CBS’s Bull and as Chef André Soltner in HBO Max’s Julia.  Paradise Square runs at the Barrymore Theatre in New York. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/andrewtomlins32/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@AndrewTomlins32</a> Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit <a href="https://westendframe.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">westendframe.co.uk</a> for more info about our podcasts.

S6 Ep18: A.J. Shively, Owen Duignan in Paradise Square on Broadway

A.J. shares how he had to learn Irish step dance for the new Broadway musical, Paradise Square where plays the role of Owen Duignan. He also talks about his acting career which started at a young age, from landing his first professional job for the national tour of the Sound of Music and living in New York to pursue his dreams, to moving back to Ohio after the 9/11 attacks. He also shares a fun anecdote about his years in Professional Children's School, where a girl from his math class turned out to be Scarlett Johannson. A.J. opens up about how there’s still so much to learn about America’s history despite being a history nerd himself, why Broadway feels intimate to him, and why he thinks storytelling is important to help us remember and find empathy.A.J. stars as Owen Duignan in the new musical Paradise Square which opened recently on Broadway at the Barrymore Theater. He has also been seen on Broadway in Bright Star; The Sound of Music; National Tour: Bright Star; La Cage aux Folles, and more. Some of his other Off-Broadway/stage credits include February House (The Public); Brigadoon (Irish Rep); The Suitcase Under the Bed (Mint); Unlock’d (Prospect); A Contemporary American’s Guide to a Successful Marriage (Cherry Lane); Things To Ruin (Second Stage). He was also recently seen in television shows, including CBS's “Bull” as Jerry McConnell and HBO Max's “Julia” as Chef André Soltner. A.J.’s Film and TV credits also include “Hunters”, “The Blacklist”, “Madam Secretary”, “Younger”, and “Homeland”.In this episode, we talk about: Being on tour with The Sound of Music when he was 12 years old Attending the Professional Children’s School Living in New York when 9/11 happened Getting the role of Jean-Michel for La Cage aux Folles right after he graduated Watching Douglas Hodge's Tony-winning performance every night for a year Connect with A.J.: Instagram: @aj_shively Web: ajshively.com ﻿Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast  Twitter &amp; Instagram: @theatre_podcast  TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast  Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales  Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.J. shares how he had to learn Irish step dance for the new Broadway musical, Paradise Square where plays the role of Owen Duignan. He also talks about his acting career which started at a young age, from landing his first professional job for the national tour of the Sound of Music and living in New York to pursue his dreams, to moving back to Ohio after the 9/11 attacks. He also shares a fun anecdote about his years in Professional Children's School, where a girl from his math class turned out to be Scarlett Johannson. A.J. opens up about how there’s still so much to learn about America’s history despite being a history nerd himself, why Broadway feels intimate to him, and why he thinks storytelling is important to help us remember and find empathy. A.J. stars as Owen Duignan in the new musical Paradise Square which opened recently on Broadway at the Barrymore Theater. He has also been seen on Broadway in Bright Star; The Sound of Music; National Tour: Bright Star; La Cage aux Folles, and more. Some of his other Off-Broadway/stage credits include February House (The Public); Brigadoon (Irish Rep); The Suitcase Under the Bed (Mint); Unlock’d (Prospect); A Contemporary American’s Guide to a Successful Marriage (Cherry Lane); Things To Ruin (Second Stage). He was also recently seen in television shows, including CBS's “Bull” as Jerry McConnell and HBO Max's “Julia” as Chef André Soltner. A.J.’s Film and TV credits also include “Hunters”, “The Blacklist”, “Madam Secretary”, “Younger”, and “Homeland”. In this episode, we talk about:<ul> <li>Being on tour with The Sound of Music when he was 12 years old</li> <li>Attending the Professional Children’s School</li> <li>Living in New York when 9/11 happened</li> <li>Getting the role of Jean-Michel for La Cage aux Folles right after he graduated</li> <li>Watching Douglas Hodge's Tony-winning performance every night for a year</li> </ul> Connect with A.J.:<ul> <li>Instagram: @aj_shively</li> <li>Web: <a href="http://ajshively.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ajshively.com</a></li> </ul> ﻿Connect with The Theatre Podcast:<ul> <li>Support us on Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast</a> </li> <li>Twitter &amp; Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/theatre_podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theatre_podcast</a> </li> <li>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thetheatrepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@thetheatrepodcast</a> </li> <li><a href="http://facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://thetheatrepodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheTheatrePodcast.com</a></li> <li>Alan's personal Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/alanseales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@alanseales</a> </li> <li>Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.</li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>