Episode 365 - Liana Hunt
b'Liana Hunt is a New York City based actor, singer and dancer who has appeared on Broadway, National Tours, regionally, on television and in films.\\xa0\\nOriginally from Vermont, Liana received her BFA from New York University\\u2019s Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with honors a semester early to star as Sophie on the National Tour of Mamma Mia!. After touring the country with the show, Liana was brought to Broadway, making her Broadway debut as Sophie in Mamma Mia! at the age of 23. Liana also starred on Broadway as Katherine Plumber in Disney\\u2019s Newsies.\\nShe has returned to Broadway this summer in Back to the Future Musical that is adapted for the stage by the movie\\u2019s creators Bob Gale (Back to the Future trilogy) and Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump) and is directed by the Tony Award-winning John Rando.\\xa0She stars in the production as \\u2018Lorraine McFly\\u2019.\\nLiana has performed on stages all across the country. Some of her favorite National Tour credits include the role of Nessarose in Wicked and Margo in Steve Martin and Edie Brickell\\u2019s Bright Star. Favorite regional credits include creating the role of Jessie Randolph in Clint Black\\u2019s new musical, Looking for Christmas, at The Old Globe, the St. Louis MUNY\\u2019s centennial production of Meet Me in St. Louis (Rose), and Noel Coward\\u2019s Private Lives at the Riverside Theatre (Sybil).\\xa0\\nLiana has studied Improv with UCB and is a part of the sketch comedy show SHIZ: Broadway Meets Sketch Comedy, which has had runs at UCB in Hell\\u2019s Kitchen and Improv Asylum, produced by National Lampoon.\\xa0\\nLiana also teaches musical theatre masterclasses to kids of all ages and coaches.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'