WICKED's Broadway Music Director and Conductor Dan Micciche joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss kindness during the long-running theatrical blockbuster, starting out as a history-making performer in CHICAGO, his advice for actors auditioning for WICKED - oh - and, of course - we do touch on his teeny involvement in the WICKED movie!Dan Micciche is the current music director, conductor of WICKED on Broadway and has been with the show for over 10 years - including the national and international tours. He was recently inducted as a member of the Grammy's Recording Academy this year. Prior to WICKED, Dan began his acting career as the youngest actor to play Mary Sunshine in CHICAGO for 2000 performances on Broadway as well as the national tour, Japanese, Alaskan and Thailand companies. He is one of the other performers to sing solo and conduct at The Kennedy Center. His TV / FILM work includes: WICKED (universal), The Tonight Show - with Jimmy Falon, 2021 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, Good Morning America, Cake Boss. Concert work: Soloist at Carnegie Hall/ The Kennedy Center: Bernstein’s MASS. Recordings: Bernstein’s MASS (Grammy nom 08’)  During 2021, Dan started a company that brings Broadway into your home, company or event.  For more on Dan:<a href="danmiccichemusic.com/coaching">danmiccichemusic.com/coaching</a> and <a href="broadwayconcerts.com">broadwayconcerts.com</a>Follow us:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/artofkindnesspod/">@artofkindnesspod</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/robpeterpaul/">@robpeterpaul</a><a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/f89a5506-9c0c-11e9-9358-8f8cd3e7b012/podcasts/c90f064c-33ae-11ec-8c9f-6b41340ad93a/episodes/4d3d0cd8-0022-11ef-bfca-075c3277f65f/youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast">youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast</a> <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok">Support the show</a>!(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Got kindness tips or stories? Want to just say hi? Please email us:artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Music:"Awake" by Ricky Alvarez &amp; "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>WICKED's Broadway Music Director and Conductor Dan Micciche joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss kindness during the long-running theatrical blockbuster, starting out as a history-making performer in CHICAGO, his advice for actors auditioning for WICKED - oh - and, of course - we do touch on his teeny involvement in the WICKED movie!
Dan Micciche is the current music director, conductor of WICKED on Broadway and has been with the show for over 10 years - including the national and international tours. He was recently inducted as a member of the Grammy's Recording Academy this year. Prior to WICKED, Dan began his acting career as the youngest actor to play Mary Sunshine in CHICAGO for 2000 performances on Broadway as well as the national tour, Japanese, Alaskan and Thailand companies. He is one of the other performers to sing solo and conduct at The Kennedy Center. His TV / FILM work includes: WICKED (universal), The Tonight Show - with Jimmy Falon, 2021 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, Good Morning America, Cake Boss. Concert work: Soloist at Carnegie Hall/ The Kennedy Center: Bernstein’s MASS. Recordings: Bernstein’s MASS (Grammy nom 08’)  During 2021, Dan started a company that brings Broadway into your home, company or event. 

For more on Dan:
danmiccichemusic.com/coaching and broadwayconcerts.com
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Broadway's Dan Micciche talks working on Wicked, Chicago and more about kindness in the theatre.

WICKED's Broadway Music Director and Conductor Dan Micciche joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss kindness during the long-running theatrical blockbuster, starting out as a history-making performer in CHICAGO, his advice for actors auditioning for WICKED - oh - and, of course - we do touch on his teeny involvement in the WICKED movie!
Dan Micciche is the current music director, conductor of WICKED on Broadway and has been with the show for over 10 years - including the national and international tours. He was recently inducted as a member of the Grammy's Recording Academy this year. Prior to WICKED, Dan began his acting career as the youngest actor to play Mary Sunshine in CHICAGO for 2000 performances on Broadway as well as the national tour, Japanese, Alaskan and Thailand companies. He is one of the other performers to sing solo and conduct at The Kennedy Center. His TV / FILM work includes: WICKED (universal), The Tonight Show - with Jimmy Falon, 2021 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, Good Morning America, Cake Boss. Concert work: Soloist at Carnegie Hall/ The Kennedy Center: Bernstein’s MASS. Recordings: Bernstein’s MASS (Grammy nom 08’)  During 2021, Dan started a company that brings Broadway into your home, company or event. 

For more on Dan:
danmiccichemusic.com/coaching and broadwayconcerts.com
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Wicked's Broadway Music Director Dan Micciche 'Conducts' with Kindness

Wicked movie director Jon M. Chu joins The Art of Kindness podcast with Robert Peterpaul to discuss being a kind leader on set, acts of kindness from Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, his spellbinding memoir <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viewfinder-Memoir-Seeing-Being-Seen/dp/0593448944">Viewfinder</a> and more. Rejoicify - this is a thought-provoking chat filled with STAR-studded surprise guests!Jon M. Chu is known for his visually stunning blockbuster films, as well as his kinetic work across various genres from groundbreaking series to commercials and films. Additionally, his unique storytelling ability has earned him the honor of inclusion on the Hollywood Reporter’s Power 100 list as well as Variety’s New Hollywood Leaders.Most recently, Chu directed Universal Pictures’ critically acclaimed WICKED, starring Oscar-nominated actress Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. Part 1 of the feature-film adaptation of the record-breaking musical phenomenon released in theaters on November 22 and quickly became a box-office hit, becoming the highest-grossing Broadway adaption in domestic box office history in its second week earning over $350 million globally. His memoir, Viewfinder, is his journey from growing up in the Silicon Valley to transitioning to Hollywood and helming major studio projects, released Summer 2024. The book is an uplifting tale of belonging, creativity and learning to see who you truly are.His recent projects include the critically acclaimed adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical IN THE HEIGHTS for Warner Bros. Studios as well as the worldwide phenomenon CRAZY RICH ASIANS, which was nominated for numerous awards, including a SAG Award, a Golden Globe and PGA Award. It is one of the top 10 highest grossing romantic comedies of all time and the highest in a decade. It was also the first contemporary studio picture in more than 25 years to feature an all-Asian cast and opened a new chapter in Asian-American representation in Hollywood.Chu is in post-production on WICKED: PART TWO, which is set to release on November 21, 2025, and is attached to develop to direct the highly anticipated biopic for Britney Spears based on her memoir, The Woman in Me, with Universal. He is also in development on Dr. Seuss’ OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! with Warner Bros and JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot, which will be his first animated film. His previous films include GI. JOE: RETALIATION, NOW YOU SEE ME 2, JUSTIN BIEBER’S NEVER SAY NEVER and many more representing over 1.3 billion dollars in the worldwide box office. Thank you to Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh and Simon Hayes for the special surprise, and to <a href="https://welcome-to-times-square.com/">Welcome to Times Square</a> for supporting our Big Apple dreams. Follow Jon:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jonmchu/">@jonmchu</a>Follow us:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/artofkindnesspod/">@artofkindnesspod</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/robpeterpaul/">@robpeterpaul</a><a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/f89a5506-9c0c-11e9-9358-8f8cd3e7b012/podcasts/c90f064c-33ae-11ec-8c9f-6b41340ad93a/episodes/4d3d0cd8-0022-11ef-bfca-075c3277f65f/youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast">youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast</a> <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok">Support the show</a>!(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Got kindness tips or stories? Want to just say hi? Please email us:artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Music:"Awake" by Ricky Alvarez &amp; "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio. Let us be glad. Let us be grateful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>Wicked movie director Jon M. Chu joins The Art of Kindness podcast with Robert Peterpaul to discuss being a kind leader on set, acts of kindness from Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, his spellbinding memoir Viewfinder and more. Rejoicify - this is a thought-provoking chat filled with STAR-studded surprise guests!
Jon M. Chu is known for his visually stunning blockbuster films, as well as his kinetic work across various genres from groundbreaking series to commercials and films. Additionally, his unique storytelling ability has earned him the honor of inclusion on the Hollywood Reporter’s Power 100 list as well as Variety’s New Hollywood Leaders.
Most recently, Chu directed Universal Pictures’ critically acclaimed WICKED, starring Oscar-nominated actress Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. Part 1 of the feature-film adaptation of the record-breaking musical phenomenon released in theaters on November 22 and quickly became a box-office hit, becoming the highest-grossing Broadway adaption in domestic box office history in its second week earning over $350 million globally. His memoir, Viewfinder, is his journey from growing up in the Silicon Valley to transitioning to Hollywood and helming major studio projects, released Summer 2024. The book is an uplifting tale of belonging, creativity and learning to see who you truly are.
His recent projects include the critically acclaimed adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical IN THE HEIGHTS for Warner Bros. Studios as well as the worldwide phenomenon CRAZY RICH ASIANS, which was nominated for numerous awards, including a SAG Award, a Golden Globe and PGA Award. It is one of the top 10 highest grossing romantic comedies of all time and the highest in a decade. It was also the first contemporary studio picture in more than 25 years to feature an all-Asian cast and opened a new chapter in Asian-American representation in Hollywood.
Chu is in post-production on WICKED: PART TWO, which is set to release on November 21, 2025, and is attached to develop to direct the highly anticipated biopic for Britney Spears based on her memoir, The Woman in Me, with Universal. He is also in development on Dr. Seuss’ OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! with Warner Bros and JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot, which will be his first animated film. His previous films include GI. JOE: RETALIATION, NOW YOU SEE ME 2, JUSTIN BIEBER’S NEVER SAY NEVER and many more representing over 1.3 billion dollars in the worldwide box office.

Thank you to Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh and Simon Hayes for the special surprise, and to Welcome to Times Square for supporting our Big Apple dreams.

Follow Jon:
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Music:
"Awake" by Ricky Alvarez &amp; "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio.

Let us be glad. Let us be grateful.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

Wicked movie director Jon M. Chu on acts of kindness from Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo and more.

Wicked movie director Jon M. Chu joins The Art of Kindness podcast with Robert Peterpaul to discuss being a kind leader on set, acts of kindness from Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, his spellbinding memoir Viewfinder and more. Rejoicify - this is a thought-provoking chat filled with STAR-studded surprise guests!
Jon M. Chu is known for his visually stunning blockbuster films, as well as his kinetic work across various genres from groundbreaking series to commercials and films. Additionally, his unique storytelling ability has earned him the honor of inclusion on the Hollywood Reporter’s Power 100 list as well as Variety’s New Hollywood Leaders.
Most recently, Chu directed Universal Pictures’ critically acclaimed WICKED, starring Oscar-nominated actress Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. Part 1 of the feature-film adaptation of the record-breaking musical phenomenon released in theaters on November 22 and quickly became a box-office hit, becoming the highest-grossing Broadway adaption in domestic box office history in its second week earning over $350 million globally. His memoir, Viewfinder, is his journey from growing up in the Silicon Valley to transitioning to Hollywood and helming major studio projects, released Summer 2024. The book is an uplifting tale of belonging, creativity and learning to see who you truly are.
His recent projects include the critically acclaimed adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical IN THE HEIGHTS for Warner Bros. Studios as well as the worldwide phenomenon CRAZY RICH ASIANS, which was nominated for numerous awards, including a SAG Award, a Golden Globe and PGA Award. It is one of the top 10 highest grossing romantic comedies of all time and the highest in a decade. It was also the first contemporary studio picture in more than 25 years to feature an all-Asian cast and opened a new chapter in Asian-American representation in Hollywood.
Chu is in post-production on WICKED: PART TWO, which is set to release on November 21, 2025, and is attached to develop to direct the highly anticipated biopic for Britney Spears based on her memoir, The Woman in Me, with Universal. He is also in development on Dr. Seuss’ OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! with Warner Bros and JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot, which will be his first animated film. His previous films include GI. JOE: RETALIATION, NOW YOU SEE ME 2, JUSTIN BIEBER’S NEVER SAY NEVER and many more representing over 1.3 billion dollars in the worldwide box office.

Thank you to Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh and Simon Hayes for the special surprise, and to Welcome to Times Square for supporting our Big Apple dreams.

Follow Jon:
@jonmchu
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@artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul
youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast

Support the show!
(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok)

Got kindness tips or stories? Want to just say hi? Please email us:
artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com

Music:
"Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio.

Let us be glad. Let us be grateful.
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Wicked Movie Director Jon M. Chu Makes Movie Magic with Kindness

Acclaimed author and artist Morgan Harper Nichols (All Along You Were Blooming) joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss: kindness through artistic spaces, the thoughtfulness of kindness, the kindness of memes and much more.<a href="https://morganharpernichols.com/">Morgan Harper Nichols</a> is an artist, writer, and creator based in Georgia. Diagnosed with autism, ADHD, and sensory processing disorder, Morgan’s work often explores themes of embracing life’s narrative and creating room to breathe. She began creating art and poetry in response to social media messages she received in 2017, and since then, her practice has expanded to include digital art, collage, coding, and 3D environments. Morgan is the creator of the app Storyteller and the online shop Garden24. Her WSJ bestselling book, All Along You Were Blooming, is one of several published works, and she currently serves as Vice President on the board of TWLOHA, a mental health organization. Morgan is passionate about the intersection of art, storytelling, and health, and her long-term goal is to teach and develop resources that explore how we create and interact with narratives in our lives. L Morgan Lee's "Reaching for Help from Drowning" Fundraiser:<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/reaching-for-help-from-drowning">https://www.gofundme.com/f/reaching-for-help-from-drowning</a> Follow Morgan:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/morganharpernichols/">@morganharpernichols</a>Follow us:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/artofkindnesspod/">@artofkindnesspod</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/robpeterpaul/">@robpeterpaul</a><a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/f89a5506-9c0c-11e9-9358-8f8cd3e7b012/podcasts/c90f064c-33ae-11ec-8c9f-6b41340ad93a/episodes/4d3d0cd8-0022-11ef-bfca-075c3277f65f/youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast">youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast</a> <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok">Support the show</a>!(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Got kindness tips or stories? Want to just say hi? Please email us:artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Music:"Awake" by Ricky Alvarez &amp; "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>Acclaimed author and artist Morgan Harper Nichols (All Along You Were Blooming) joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss: kindness through artistic spaces, the thoughtfulness of kindness, the kindness of memes and much more.
Morgan Harper Nichols is an artist, writer, and creator based in Georgia. Diagnosed with autism, ADHD, and sensory processing disorder, Morgan’s work often explores themes of embracing life’s narrative and creating room to breathe. She began creating art and poetry in response to social media messages she received in 2017, and since then, her practice has expanded to include digital art, collage, coding, and 3D environments. Morgan is the creator of the app Storyteller and the online shop Garden24. Her WSJ bestselling book, All Along You Were Blooming, is one of several published works, and she currently serves as Vice President on the board of TWLOHA, a mental health organization. Morgan is passionate about the intersection of art, storytelling, and health, and her long-term goal is to teach and develop resources that explore how we create and interact with narratives in our lives.

L Morgan Lee's "Reaching for Help from Drowning" Fundraiser:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/reaching-for-help-from-drowning

Follow Morgan:
@morganharpernichols
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"Awake" by Ricky Alvarez &amp; "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio.
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Author and artist Morgan Harper Nichols discusses the kindness of art.

Acclaimed author and artist Morgan Harper Nichols (All Along You Were Blooming) joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss: kindness through artistic spaces, the thoughtfulness of kindness, the kindness of memes and much more.
Morgan Harper Nichols is an artist, writer, and creator based in Georgia. Diagnosed with autism, ADHD, and sensory processing disorder, Morgan’s work often explores themes of embracing life’s narrative and creating room to breathe. She began creating art and poetry in response to social media messages she received in 2017, and since then, her practice has expanded to include digital art, collage, coding, and 3D environments. Morgan is the creator of the app Storyteller and the online shop Garden24. Her WSJ bestselling book, All Along You Were Blooming, is one of several published works, and she currently serves as Vice President on the board of TWLOHA, a mental health organization. Morgan is passionate about the intersection of art, storytelling, and health, and her long-term goal is to teach and develop resources that explore how we create and interact with narratives in our lives.

L Morgan Lee's "Reaching for Help from Drowning" Fundraiser:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/reaching-for-help-from-drowning

Follow Morgan:
@morganharpernichols
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Morgan Harper Nichols: Creating Kind Spaces & Healing Through Art

Happy Thanksgiving week, friends! Join The Art of Kindness podcast live from You Gotta Believe's 10th Anniversary Fundraiser in NYC for older foster kids.Host Robert Peterpaul chats with: Emmy-nominee Rosie Perez, Sherri Saum (The Fosters, Locke &amp; Key), Charlene Tilton (Dallas), Kate Reinders (High School Musical the Musical: The Series, Wicked), Tony Award-winner J. Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot), meteorologist Janice Huff (NBC 4 New York), Jenna Leigh Green (Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Wicked), Alex Temple Ward (Frozen), Anika Larsen (Almost Famous, Beautiful), and hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson.<a href="https://www.yougottabelieve.org/">You Gotta Believe (YGB)</a> exists for one reason... to work toward the day when no young person leaves foster care without the unconditional lifetime commitment of a family. Our goal is to find youth permanent families so that they have the support system they need to live safely and to their highest potential. You Gotta Believe is a national organization based in New York City that focuses exclusively on finding permanent families for older youth in foster care. Since 1995, YGB has worked tirelessly to ensure that no child ages out of the foster care system without the support, love, and stability of a family.Today, nearly 400,000 children are in foster care in the U.S., with around 20,000 aging out annually. Without the stability of a family, these young people face higher risks of homelessness, unemployment, and other hardships. YGB is committed to changing that reality. Since 1995, YGB has trained thousands of parents, licensed over 750 families, and facilitated nearly 400 adoptions of older youth, offering lifelong support to ensure family permanence. For more: <a href="yougottabelieve.org">yougottabelieve.org</a> Follow us:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/artofkindnesspod/">@artofkindnesspod</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/robpeterpaul/">@robpeterpaul</a><a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/f89a5506-9c0c-11e9-9358-8f8cd3e7b012/podcasts/c90f064c-33ae-11ec-8c9f-6b41340ad93a/episodes/4d3d0cd8-0022-11ef-bfca-075c3277f65f/youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast">youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast</a> <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok">Support the show</a>!(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Got kindness tips or stories? Want to just say hi? Please email us:artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Music:"Awake" by Ricky Alvarez &amp; "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>Happy Thanksgiving week, friends! Join The Art of Kindness podcast live from You Gotta Believe's 10th Anniversary Fundraiser in NYC for older foster kids.
Host Robert Peterpaul chats with: Emmy-nominee Rosie Perez, Sherri Saum (The Fosters, Locke &amp; Key), Charlene Tilton (Dallas), Kate Reinders (High School Musical the Musical: The Series, Wicked), Tony Award-winner J. Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot), meteorologist Janice Huff (NBC 4 New York), Jenna Leigh Green (Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Wicked), Alex Temple Ward (Frozen), Anika Larsen (Almost Famous, Beautiful), and hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson.
You Gotta Believe (YGB) exists for one reason... to work toward the day when no young person leaves foster care without the unconditional lifetime commitment of a family. Our goal is to find youth permanent families so that they have the support system they need to live safely and to their highest potential. You Gotta Believe is a national organization based in New York City that focuses exclusively on finding permanent families for older youth in foster care. Since 1995, YGB has worked tirelessly to ensure that no child ages out of the foster care system without the support, love, and stability of a family.
Today, nearly 400,000 children are in foster care in the U.S., with around 20,000 aging out annually. Without the stability of a family, these young people face higher risks of homelessness, unemployment, and other hardships. YGB is committed to changing that reality. Since 1995, YGB has trained thousands of parents, licensed over 750 families, and facilitated nearly 400 adoptions of older youth, offering lifelong support to ensure family permanence. For more: yougottabelieve.org

Follow us:
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Rosie Perez, Kate Reinders, J. Harrison Ghee and more live from You Gotta Believe Gala '24's red carpet.

Happy Thanksgiving week, friends! Join The Art of Kindness podcast live from You Gotta Believe's 10th Anniversary Fundraiser in NYC for older foster kids.
Host Robert Peterpaul chats with: Emmy-nominee Rosie Perez, Sherri Saum (The Fosters, Locke & Key), Charlene Tilton (Dallas), Kate Reinders (High School Musical the Musical: The Series, Wicked), Tony Award-winner J. Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot), meteorologist Janice Huff (NBC 4 New York), Jenna Leigh Green (Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Wicked), Alex Temple Ward (Frozen), Anika Larsen (Almost Famous, Beautiful), and hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson.
You Gotta Believe (YGB) exists for one reason... to work toward the day when no young person leaves foster care without the unconditional lifetime commitment of a family. Our goal is to find youth permanent families so that they have the support system they need to live safely and to their highest potential. You Gotta Believe is a national organization based in New York City that focuses exclusively on finding permanent families for older youth in foster care. Since 1995, YGB has worked tirelessly to ensure that no child ages out of the foster care system without the support, love, and stability of a family.
Today, nearly 400,000 children are in foster care in the U.S., with around 20,000 aging out annually. Without the stability of a family, these young people face higher risks of homelessness, unemployment, and other hardships. YGB is committed to changing that reality. Since 1995, YGB has trained thousands of parents, licensed over 750 families, and facilitated nearly 400 adoptions of older youth, offering lifelong support to ensure family permanence. For more: yougottabelieve.org

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artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com

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"Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio.
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Rosie Perez, Sherri Saum, Kate Reinders & More Advocate for Foster Youth: You Gotta Believe Gala

Tony Award Winner Marissa Jaret Winokur (Hairspray), Tony Nominee Kerry Butler (Xanadu) and Tony Nominee Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde) celebrate 20 years of broadway hits, motherhood, and lifelong friendship with their new show Mama I'm A Big Girl Now!Join The Art of Kindness podcast LIVE from the red carpet at New World Stages in New York City, as Robert Peterpaul chats with: the aforementioned starry trio, and VIP guests like Andrew Rannells (Book of Mormon), Grammy-winning songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and more. Get your tickets to <a href="https://mamaimabiggirlnow.com/?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiArva5BhBiEiwA-oTnXZaVkImDJ7zzJ0iG67vZsinaQHfkY_uTbBdoweAw8-5xF__BWW9cqBoCgVgQAvD_BwE">Mama I'm A Big Girl Now</a> before it dances away! Follow us:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/artofkindnesspod/">@artofkindnesspod</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/robpeterpaul/">@robpeterpaul</a><a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/f89a5506-9c0c-11e9-9358-8f8cd3e7b012/podcasts/c90f064c-33ae-11ec-8c9f-6b41340ad93a/episodes/4d3d0cd8-0022-11ef-bfca-075c3277f65f/youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast">youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast</a> <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok">Support the show</a>!(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Got kindness tips or stories? Want to just say hi? Please email us:artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Music:"Awake" by Ricky Alvarez &amp; "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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Join The Art of Kindness podcast LIVE from the red carpet at New World Stages in New York City, as Robert Peterpaul chats with: the aforementioned starry trio, and VIP guests like Andrew Rannells (Book of Mormon), Grammy-winning songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and more.

Get your tickets to Mama I'm A Big Girl Now before it dances away!

Follow us:
@artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul
youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast

Support the show!
(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok)

Got kindness tips or stories? Want to just say hi? Please email us:
artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com

Music:
"Awake" by Ricky Alvarez &amp; "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio.
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Laura Bell Bundy, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Kerry Butler, Andrew Rannells and more live from Mama I'm A Big Girl Now's opening night.

Tony Award Winner Marissa Jaret Winokur (Hairspray), Tony Nominee Kerry Butler (Xanadu) and Tony Nominee Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde) celebrate 20 years of broadway hits, motherhood, and lifelong friendship with their new show Mama I'm A Big Girl Now!
Join The Art of Kindness podcast LIVE from the red carpet at New World Stages in New York City, as Robert Peterpaul chats with: the aforementioned starry trio, and VIP guests like Andrew Rannells (Book of Mormon), Grammy-winning songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and more.

Get your tickets to Mama I'm A Big Girl Now before it dances away!

Follow us:
@artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul
youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast

Support the show!
(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok)

Got kindness tips or stories? Want to just say hi? Please email us:
artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com

Music:
"Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio.
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Marissa Jaret Winokur, Kerry Butler & Laura Bell Bundy (Mama I'm A Big Girl Now Opening Night)

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