Nico Juber and Kristin Hanggi join hosts Amy & Nancy Harrington to discuss the bold new Broadway-bound musical Millennials Are Killing Musicals, now premiering at The Colony Theatre. In this inspiring conversation about women’s empowerment, authentic storytelling, and the future of musical theater, Nico and Kristin share the eight-year journey behind creating a new pop-rock musical exploring identity, social media, motherhood, perfectionism, and life in a world of curated online personas. This motivational women’s story dives into Kristin’s groundbreaking path as a female Broadway director, Nico’s creative evolution after surviving non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and working in the corporate world, and the collaborative process behind building women-led theater with heart, humor, and purpose. They discuss leadership rooted in safety, experimentation, creativity, and low ego, along with the importance of community, representation, and women inspiring women in the entertainment industry. They also go behind the scenes of the musical’s innovative “Greek chorus” of social media filters, its algorithm-inspired villain, contemporary pop-rock score, powerhouse cast, and the show’s next steps toward New York and an off-Broadway run. This episode is perfect for fans of Broadway, musical theater podcasts, women creators, female leadership, creative entrepreneurship, and uplifting stories about following your passion and reclaiming authenticity. Learn more about ⁠Millennials Are Killing Musicals. Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Passionistas Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Read the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠show notes⁠⁠⁠⁠. We used ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Circle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to build our membership. We used ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Descript⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for our podcast needs. We used ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Opus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to pull video clips for you. Note: We get an affiliate fee if you use the links above (at no additional cost to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices