Erica Black and Cody Scott Lancaster

Published: May 5, 2015, 10 a.m.

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I sat down in my kitchen with Erica and we Skyped Cody in for a chat about life on Broadway, earning success early in your career, building relationships (and friendships) in theatre and the movie-like moments that changed both of their lives.

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Voices don\'t get much bigger than Erica Black. \\xa0Following her\\xa0Dora-award nominated performance as Scaramouche in the original Canadian company of\\xa0We Will Rock You, she\\xa0starred as Mary Maguire in the world premier of Andrew Lloyd Webber\'s\\xa0The Boys in the Photograph\\xa0and Lucy in\\xa0You\'re A Good Man Charlie Brown\\xa0(Stratford). Other credits include\\xa0The Wedding Singer\\xa0(Stage West),\\xa0Songs for a New World\\xa0(Angelwalk) and Penny Pingleton in\\xa0Hairspray\\xa0(Charlottetown). Starting June 16, you can catch Erica in\\xa0Kinky Boots\\xa0at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto!\\xa0

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Cody recently wrapped his role of Franz in Rock of Ages on Broadway. His previous credits include Rock of Ages (original Toronto company),\\xa0Andrew Lloyd Webber\\u2019s\\xa0The Boys in the Photograph,\\xa0Richard in\\xa0A New Brain,\\xa0Joseph in\\xa0Joseph\\u2026Dreamcoat\\xa0and Billy in Cedar Fair\\u2019s\\xa0Twistin\\u2019 to the \\u201960s.\\xa0

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You can follow Erica and Cody on\\xa0Instagram:\\xa0@wildthingvintage\\xa0(Erica) and\\xa0@codyscottlancaster.\\xa0You can also find Erica\'s vintage shop,\\xa0Wildthing Vintage\\xa0on Etsy!\\xa0

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