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[0:03] Samantha Tuozzolo: Hi everyone.

[0:05] Jason A. Coombs: Welcome to Survival Jobs, a podcast in collaboration with Broadway World.

[0:11] Samantha Tuozzolo: My name is Samantha Tuozzolo, and this is my super handsome, talented, smart, the best person I know, Jason A. Coombs.

[0:23] Jason A. Coombs: Did you just hear me have a like problem with my speech?

[0:28] Samantha Tuozzolo: Coombs.

[0:29] Jason A. Coombs: That happens to me all the time. No worries.

[0:32] Samantha Tuozzolo: Hi, Jason.

[0:33] Jason A. Coombs: Hi, Samantha Tuozzolo. How are you?

[0:35] Samantha Tuozzolo: I'm pretty good. How are you? What's your temperature check today?

[0:38] Jason A. Coombs: Ooh, I am feeling it's like the calm before the storm, which I feel like always happens a lot. It's like this weird in-between time where I just finished that really cool residency.

[0:50] Samantha Tuozzolo: So I'm back in Connecticut.

[0:50] Jason A. Coombs: Or I was in Connecticut, back in Bridgeport. But um, I'm gearing up for this show that's happening this weekend. I'm helping out my friend with. So I just been really busy prepping for that, of course, and like never ends.

[1:05] Samantha Tuozzolo: That's so exciting.

[1:07] Jason A. Coombs: Um, I'm good. You know, I'm feeling it's so, you know, interesting. It's not interesting at all because it's been a fact forever that the weather really affects your mood.

[1:17] Samantha Tuozzolo: Um, and it's just been feeling like a little bit warmer than it did this weekend. The sun is out, and I just I'm feeling good.

[1:24] Jason A. Coombs: And so I I know we talk a lot about and we have talked about Hoda and Jenna on this show before, but I do watch these girls almost every morning.

[1:34] Samantha Tuozzolo: But by the way, I am working my survival job while I watch them. I have them in the background while I sort through emails.

[1:40] Jason A. Coombs: If I have a call, I pause them. If anyone from my job is listening, please don't come at me.

[1:45] Samantha Tuozzolo: Um, but I do watch them a lot, and you know, I I I watch them because it's just like good and light, but also I really learn from them as hosts, and I've said this so many times.

[1:55] Jason A. Coombs: I really think we are Hoda and Jenna, like the vibe, the dynamic.

[1:59] Samantha Tuozzolo: Like I am Jenna and you are Hoda.

[2:01] Jason A. Coombs: It's so funny when you really like when you really like watch and pay attention to like their dynamic and like and like their personalities, the way that they interview and host, I feel like it's us, uh, in a different way, of course.

[2:16] Samantha Tuozzolo: Uh-huh.

[2:16] Jason A. Coombs: Yeah, we need more wine.

[2:18] Samantha Tuozzolo: Don't they have a lot of wine?

[2:19] Jason A. Coombs: No, they don't. That was when Kathy, that was when Kathy was uh they was the host they did.

[2:25] Samantha Tuozzolo: They had wine every day, but like, yeah, let's still have one.

[2:28] Jason A. Coombs: Like nine o'clock in the morning? What was that?

[2:30] Samantha Tuozzolo: Yeah, but like nine o'clock, they're already up since like three or whatever, so they're like up since 3 a.m.

[2:37] Jason A. Coombs: So it's like nine o'clock, like ladies who lunch kind of, yeah.

[2:41] Samantha Tuozzolo: Um, so I was watching yesterday.

[2:44] Jason A. Coombs: So I was watching yesterday, and they had somebody on the show, and I don't know who it was, sorry.

[2:48] Samantha Tuozzolo: Um, but she was, you know, they were talking about healthy habits to you know perform before bed and like when you wake up to like have a more positive day to feel good.

[3:01] Jason A. Coombs: Do you hear this horn?

[3:03] Samantha Tuozzolo: Yes, welcome to New York every day.

[3:08] Jason A. Coombs: Yeah, definitely.

[3:10] Samantha Tuozzolo: So they're saying like all these things to do to be feeling good in the mornings and and to have a better sleep at night.

[3:15] Jason A. Coombs: And this lady was like, wake up, you know, 10 minutes before you need to and put on your clothes, get your coffee and go outside for a 10 minute walk.

[3:25] Samantha Tuozzolo: Like it's gonna really help your day, kickstart it, feel better, feel happier.

[3:30] Jason A. Coombs: So today I got up 30 minutes before I normally do, and I poured my coffee and I went to the park and I walked, and I I really want to say, I like I walked, I listened to a podcast, which I'll talk about in a second.

[3:30] Samantha Tuozzolo: I really want to say it has affected my day, and I feel better.

[3:49] Jason A. Coombs: And I feel more alive.

[3:51] Samantha Tuozzolo: I feel more productive.

[3:53] Jason A. Coombs: I feel happier.

[3:54] Samantha Tuozzolo: Versus, like, you know, we understand the work from home life, like waking up in your apartment, pouring your coffee in your apartment, working in your apartment.

[4:02] Jason A. Coombs: Sometimes I go to the coffee shop, sometimes I go to my office, but you know, it's whatever.

[4:07] Samantha Tuozzolo: But anyway, thank you to Hoda and Jenna and the guests they had on who told me to go for a walk.

[4:12] Jason A. Coombs: And so I feel great and happy and alive.

[4:14] Samantha Tuozzolo: And I caught up on this podcast, which I've talked about on the show before called Second Life.

[4:19] Jason A. Coombs: Um, directed by Hillary, directed by, hosted by Hillary Kerr.

[4:25] Samantha Tuozzolo: Um I should check it out. You know, she really, yeah, it's it's really was like when I listened to this, it it got the inspiration for survival jobs.

[4:32] Jason A. Coombs: She speaks to mostly women about their second life and like starting off on one career path, and then something else happens that you didn't expect maybe later in life, because you know, women often have the you know stigma of once you hit a certain age, like that's it, you can't do anything else.

[4:51] Samantha Tuozzolo: So I just feel good. Shout out to Hoda and Jenna, shout out to Second Life Podcast.

[4:57] Jason A. Coombs: That's my temperature check.

[5:00] Samantha Tuozzolo: I was saying yes, but I was on mute.

[5:02] Jason A. Coombs: Yes, yes, yes.

[5:04] Samantha Tuozzolo: Catching up all the yeses I missed out on because I was on mute.

[5:07] Jason A. Coombs: Um yeah, that's amazing.

[5:08] Samantha Tuozzolo: That's amazing. I want to listen to that podcast.

[5:10] Jason A. Coombs: I should.

[5:11] Samantha Tuozzolo: It's so good.

[5:12] Jason A. Coombs: And I did sorry if Hillary Kerr, if you're listening, I did write some down, some down.

[5:16] Samantha Tuozzolo: I wrote I did write down some questions she asks um for inspiration for us.

[5:22] Jason A. Coombs: So like switch it up a bit. It's it's really good to learn from other hosts and other people who interview guests just to see what they chat about and the way that their interviews flow and the conversations they have.

[5:33] Samantha Tuozzolo: It's uh it's always good to keep on learning, keep on expanding, keep on growing.

[5:38] Jason A. Coombs: Keep growing, baby.

[5:40] Samantha Tuozzolo: So yeah, um, it's Valentine's Day weekend before, I guess the weekend before Valentine's Day.

[5:47] Jason A. Coombs: And wait, do you have a Valentine, Samantha?

[5:50] Samantha Tuozzolo: You yeah, that's there we go.

[5:54] Jason A. Coombs: So I'm wearing this t-shirt.

[5:57] Samantha Tuozzolo: Yeah, Jason, you're my Valentine.

[5:59] Jason A. Coombs: I love that for us.

[6:00] Samantha Tuozzolo: You're my Valentine too.

[6:02] Jason A. Coombs: But I'm hosting this show, uh, which is called the Crabby Cabaret, which I talked about briefly a couple episodes ago, but I didn't really give the big plug.

[6:10] Samantha Tuozzolo: But um, it's a show happening at the Bijou Theater here in Bridgeport.

[6:14] Jason A. Coombs: It's one of the oldest theaters in the country.

[6:16] Samantha Tuozzolo: And my friend Sarah Beirne is the director and creator of this show called the Crabby Cabaret.

[6:21] Jason A. Coombs: It's called the Not So Happy Valentine's Day.

[6:24] Samantha Tuozzolo: It's uh all songs that are like fun and a little bit risque and a little bit, you know, sassy and just like it's gonna be a really good time.

[6:33] Jason A. Coombs: Uh, Lisa was in the first one. Our good friend Lisa Lampanelli was in the first one.

[6:38] Samantha Tuozzolo: Um, but this one's gonna be really cool. And she asked me to host, so I'm gonna be hosting it.

[6:42] Jason A. Coombs: That's why I'm wearing this t-shirt.

[6:43] Samantha Tuozzolo: I was like, I gotta make sure this thing fits.

[6:45] Jason A. Coombs: Maybe I'll just wear it for this to make sure.

[6:47] Samantha Tuozzolo: It definitely fits.

[6:48] Jason A. Coombs: You look good.

[6:49] Samantha Tuozzolo: Oh, thank you.

[6:50] Jason A. Coombs: Thank you.

[6:51] Samantha Tuozzolo: Um, so yeah, I just wanted to tell people if you hear this before before Friday, February 10th, and you want to get tickets, you want to come take the train to Bridgeport, or if you're in the area, uh tickets are fifteen dollars.

[7:03] Jason A. Coombs: You can use the code LOVE to save five dollars.

[7:07] Samantha Tuozzolo: Whoa!

[7:09] Jason A. Coombs: Yeah, so there'll be 10.

[7:10] Samantha Tuozzolo: And you can get them at the Bridgeport, um, sorry, Bijou Theater CT dot net.

[7:16] Jason A. Coombs: That'll get your tickets at. It's gonna be a really good show.

[7:17] Samantha Tuozzolo: There's gonna be some Alanis Morissette, you might hear, a little bit of musical theater, maybe some Whitney, like it's gonna be a lot of fun.

[7:27] Jason A. Coombs: So Whitney, Jason, are you singing? Are you just hosting?

[7:29] Samantha Tuozzolo: No, I'm just hosting.

[7:32] Jason A. Coombs: Man, I wish you could make a look.

[7:34] Samantha Tuozzolo: I do.

[7:34] Jason A. Coombs: I would love for you to have a solo.

[7:37] Samantha Tuozzolo: I'm dead.

[7:38] Jason A. Coombs: No, I'm just happy to host and and happy to co-produce and and uh assist Sarah and her endeavors.

[7:45] Samantha Tuozzolo: Like I was saying before in that last episode, she's just one of those people who you know, she has a full-time job, but also loves to create, and she's an amazing singer.

[7:52] Jason A. Coombs: I'm happy that she's finding that outlet to do her love, even if she's not, you know, in New York City pounding the pavement like some others, you know.

[8:02] Samantha Tuozzolo: You can pound the pavement no matter what city you're in.

[8:05] Jason A. Coombs: So shout out to Sarah, and shout out to you, literally.

[8:08] Samantha Tuozzolo: You're you're like Hamilton running like why do you we literally are like why do you write like you're running out of time?

[8:08] Jason A. Coombs: Why do you write?

[8:15] Samantha Tuozzolo: Why do you host?

[8:15] Jason A. Coombs: Why do you produce?

[8:16] Samantha Tuozzolo: Like it's our going, going, going, and it's always really admirable.

[8:20] Jason A. Coombs: So shout out to you, Jason, and the best Valentine ever.

[8:26] Samantha Tuozzolo: Yes, for sure.

[8:28] Jason A. Coombs: I am doing a little like Galentine and gays dinner.

[8:33] Samantha Tuozzolo: My Galentine and my gaze.

[8:35] Jason A. Coombs: How good is that?

[8:36] Samantha Tuozzolo: Shout out to Marie, who we love, who works with OM, who has been helping us get guests.

[8:42] Jason A. Coombs: She and I have gotten like pretty close um this past year, and I was like, Will you be my Galentine?

[8:48] Samantha Tuozzolo: So we were like planning Galentine's dinner, yeah.

[8:50] Jason A. Coombs: But then we were like, let's bring our gaze in.

[8:52] Samantha Tuozzolo: So we're doing just like a little dinner, and we called it Galentine and the Gaze.

[8:58] Jason A. Coombs: Very good title, you know.

[8:59] Samantha Tuozzolo: You know, can I just say something about Valentine's Day?

[9:02] Jason A. Coombs: Like, I think every time it rolls around, single people are like, I'm single, and like I'm sad.

[9:07] Samantha Tuozzolo: But like, I just want to shout out to all the single people.

[9:10] Jason A. Coombs: There's nothing wrong with being single.

[9:12] Samantha Tuozzolo: We're not single, you know.

[9:14] Jason A. Coombs: There are people who want to date and want that life and want that partner and they work towards it, and eventually, if you try hard, you'll land there.

[9:22] Samantha Tuozzolo: I want to say I am a single 32-year-old woman, and I don't try to date.

[9:27] Jason A. Coombs: And maybe one day I will.

[9:29] Samantha Tuozzolo: I've dated, I've had long-term serious boyfriends in the past.

[9:32] Jason A. Coombs: I've dated, I've had a good time.

[9:34] Samantha Tuozzolo: I just am at a point in my life where I am not swiping.

[9:38] Jason A. Coombs: I tr occasionally I try.

[9:40] Samantha Tuozzolo: I'm not really like eager to like go sit at a bar with somebody that I don't know and ask them about you know their job or their friend group.

[9:49] Jason A. Coombs: I'm just like not there.

[9:50] Samantha Tuozzolo: So I want to shout out to all the people who are single and like fine and happy with it.

[9:55] Jason A. Coombs: There's nothing to be, oh, I'm single on Valentine's Day.

[9:58] Samantha Tuozzolo: Like, I am single on Valentine's Day, and I'm here for it and I'm happy about it.

[10:03] Jason A. Coombs: Big facts, big mood, big energy.

[10:05] Samantha Tuozzolo: Thank you. Mic drop.

[10:06] Jason A. Coombs: There she goes.

[10:07] Samantha Tuozzolo: Thank you.

[10:09] Jason A. Coombs: Yeah.

[10:09] Samantha Tuozzolo: Um, anything else you want to add before we go into our guest?

[10:13] Jason A. Coombs: No, I think you know, I'm just feeling good.

[10:16] Samantha Tuozzolo: We before we jump into our special guest Daniel Beeman.

[10:19] Jason A. Coombs: I just wanted to acknowledge uh Tyre Nichols, who was another uh black man who was, you know, brutally killed by the police.

[10:30] Samantha Tuozzolo: So I just wanted to say his name again.

[10:33] Jason A. Coombs: Um, because I know like we talked about it briefly last week, but I feel like it always becomes this thing where we like talk about it and then it kind of just dissipates.

[10:41] Samantha Tuozzolo: Right.

[10:42] Jason A. Coombs: So I just wanted to acknowledge two episodes in a row of that.

[10:45] Samantha Tuozzolo: Um yeah.

[10:48] Jason A. Coombs: Do you have like any organizations that we can shout out that we can donate to that we can volunteer at?

[10:56] Samantha Tuozzolo: I think we have on the list from the last from the last, you know, unfortunately.

[11:03] Jason A. Coombs: Yeah, I think we always have the list on our show notes.

[11:04] Samantha Tuozzolo: That I maybe I'll try to find some updated ones.

[11:07] Jason A. Coombs: Maybe that's a really good idea, Samantha.

[11:09] Samantha Tuozzolo: Um, so because we try to be, you know, socially conscious and we try to use our platform in the best ways that we can.

[11:16] Jason A. Coombs: So well, yeah, and it's really it's so important to acknowledge it while we are here to talk about art and inspiration and and things that fulfill us.

[11:26] Samantha Tuozzolo: We're still living in this world that needs to improve, um, or else we can't continue to be happy, cheerful people if there's so much terribleness happening around us.

[11:41] Jason A. Coombs: Yeah, terribleness is not a word.

[11:46] Samantha Tuozzolo: We get it.

[11:47] Jason A. Coombs: It expressed how it expresses perfectly, perfectly.

[11:52] Samantha Tuozzolo: Thank you.

[11:53] Jason A. Coombs: You know, words were not words before they were words, right?

[11:57] Samantha Tuozzolo: That's right.

[11:59] Jason A. Coombs: That's right.

[12:00] Samantha Tuozzolo: Let's talk about Daniel Beeman.

[12:03] Jason A. Coombs: Yeah, Daniel.

[12:05] Samantha Tuozzolo: Um, it was so nice to chat with him, you guys.

[12:08] Jason A. Coombs: This is our now third survival jobs, a podcast guest from Funny Girl.

[12:14] Samantha Tuozzolo: So we're just making our way through the cast, you know.

[12:17] Jason A. Coombs: We are big Funny Girl fans, and it was so good to chat with him.

[12:21] Samantha Tuozzolo: He has some great, great, great stories.

[12:24] Jason A. Coombs: Um, he really inspired me.

[12:25] Samantha Tuozzolo: His journey, and you know, he sort of came into theater a little bit later.

[12:30] Jason A. Coombs: Not really, but yeah, a little bit, you know.

[12:33] Samantha Tuozzolo: So his journey is really great, you guys, and buckle up.

[12:39] Jason A. Coombs: It's buckled.

[12:41] Samantha Tuozzolo: Um, so I read his bio.

[12:43] Jason A. Coombs: Daniel Beeman is currently in the Funny Girl Ensemble, which is his Broadway debut.

[12:48] Samantha Tuozzolo: Previous credits include the tours of Hello Dolly, where he played Cornelius, Something Rotten, where he was the Shakespeare understudy, regional theaters he's performed at include KC Rep, KC Starlight, MT Wichita, Ogunquit Playhouse, and Spinning Tree.

[13:08] Samantha Tuozzolo: Yes.

[13:10] Jason A. Coombs: Fierce and fierce and fire.

[13:14] Samantha Tuozzolo: Enjoy.

[13:16] Jason A. Coombs: Enjoy, y'all. Happy Valentine's Day.

[13:19] Samantha Tuozzolo: Happy Valentine's Day to my Valentine Coomsey.

[13:22] Jason A. Coombs: Yes.

[13:23] Samantha Tuozzolo: Hey Daniel.

[13:25] Daniel Beeman: Thank you for joining us on Survival Jobs: A Podcast.

[13:27] Jason A. Coombs: How do you do this?

[13:29] Daniel Beeman: Hi, y'all. Thanks for having me.

[13:33] Samantha Tuozzolo: You know, we're good. Jason's in the middle of a writing residency right now, so he's absolutely killing it.

[13:39] Jason A. Coombs: Multitasking with survival jobs, writing residencies, podcasts.

[13:44] Daniel Beeman: That's so exciting. I'm just like struggling to wake up on time for the day.

[13:49] Samantha Tuozzolo: So that's where I'm at.

[13:50] Daniel Beeman: I know it.

[13:51] Jason A. Coombs: I'm with you. I had a whole plan today. I was like, I'm going to get up super early, work out, like do laundry before I like log into my survival job.

[14:01] Daniel Beeman: And I fully, uh, didn't do that.

[14:04] Jason A. Coombs: Yeah, it's okay.

[14:05] Daniel Beeman: It's fine. It's okay.

[14:06] Samantha Tuozzolo: Exactly. Yeah, February.

[14:08] Jason A. Coombs: So Daniel, we were just chatting about you are our third cast member from Funny Girl.

[14:15] Daniel Beeman: Yes.

[14:15] Jason A. Coombs: Third time's a charm, you know. So we're so happy to talk to you and chat Funny Girl, chat all the things.

[14:23] Samantha Tuozzolo: But before we do that, let's talk about survival jobs.

[14:28] Daniel Beeman: I love it.

[14:29] Jason A. Coombs: Let's do it. Uh, what do you think defines a survival job? Like, what does that mean to you?

[14:35] Daniel Beeman: Like, how I always like whenever, you know, because when like you moved to New York and like you're on the phone like with your parents, like every once in a while, they're like, you know, how's it going? And then you, you know, you're like, well, I'm doing the survival job, and that's such a concept that's like, I don't want to say it's like foreign to people, maybe not in our industry, but you know, it kind of is in a certain way. But um, it just for me it means anything that you do that can pay the bills, um, that isn't necessarily exactly what you want to be doing, um, performing wise. Um, so that's how I've always looked at it. Um, was it was always like a distinct, this is what I do to make money in order to pursue this crazy dream of mine. Um, that's what survival always meant to me. It's literally a job to survive.

[15:24] Jason A. Coombs: Yes.

[15:26] Daniel Beeman: Literally.

[15:28] Jason A. Coombs: Bam. I mean, everyone's interpretation is different, but I think that's a ding ding ding for me.

[15:35] Samantha Tuozzolo: Uh Dan, do you have a favorite survival job? Maybe one that, you know, maybe impacted your acting career. Or yeah, maybe it's one you enjoyed.

[15:44] Daniel Beeman: Yeah, um, you know, I gotta say, like so many I bet a lot of actors, um, you know, still work here, but like when I first moved to the city in um 2015, um the main day job that I had was um at Lululemon, which was great. I mean, other friends of mine who you know had lived here were all like, you know, it's consistent, it's chill, and you know, a lot of people that you work with are also actors or musicians, so there's just kind of this built-in understanding of like how the industry works. Um so that was like my favorite day job.

[16:21] Daniel Beeman: Um, because I, you know, I worked with pretty much all actors, and it was just like a bunch of theater kids running a store, which was very lots of drama.

[16:34] Jason A. Coombs: Lots of drama, yeah.

[16:35] Daniel Beeman: Bring it on this song. Exactly, when you know, when the doors were locked and we had to clean up, listen, a lot of show tunes were being played over the yeah, it was lovely. Um no, but it was we were just it we were all, you know, kind of after the same thing. Um, so it was super easy, like, hey, you know, I got a last minute audition. Could you cover me for XYZ? And then someone usually would. And it was just always very it was just nice and everyone, you know, everyone was like into working out or going to dance classes and that kind of stuff.

[17:09] Daniel Beeman: So um I had a surprisingly I had a great time at my day job. Um obviously there there were there were other ones like along the way um that weren't as lovely, but um that one was yeah.

[17:22] Jason A. Coombs: Uh well you know, I mean, you know, like we've we've all done the catering and um, you know which is always wonderful and you know horrifying in this this at the same time.

[17:35] Daniel Beeman: Um but you know, one of the I remember like first moving here, um I think my roommate at the time this was before I I went to Lulu and you know he was like uh I think I was asking him like you know well what do you do for like you know uh a day job and he was like well you know I work with this catering company I can like forward your info on I was like great so he did that and I got an email that was like great you're hired I was like fierce what's next um and I remember they were like okay here's like your first event and they it was like this address in midtown and they were like just show up at like 6 a.m I was like okay great wear this I was like fierce I'll you know whatever so I'm I'm rolling up into Times Square at you know 6 a.m and there's all these people that know what they're doing and I was you know it was like one of a hundred people I had no clue what I was doing I walked in and it was like I like it was like I I talked to maybe four people and I was just like hi I don't know what I'm doing just point me in the direction no one pointed me in the direction so then I was just kind of you know like oh this looks like it needs to be done I'll try this um and I remember I got yelled at in front of everyone for opening champagne bottles incorrectly I was like you know this is not going great but like you know what I'm living the New York dream we're fine and then they're like okay you take this this tray I was like okay great and they're like you're gonna go through these doors and then you know you're just gonna walk around and start you know whatever so then music starts bumping I'm like and I finally turned to someone I was like where what are we doing like where are we and he's like oh it's the good morning America like 50th anniversary or whatever.

[19:17] Jason A. Coombs: Like, what do you mean?

[19:18] Daniel Beeman: So we walk out into the studio and we're like on camera.

[19:23] Jason A. Coombs: A didn't know that.

[19:24] Daniel Beeman: Oh my gosh. Pit bull is performing. And then it's like George Stephanopoulos and all the people. I was like, Oh my god. How is this my first one? And then you're I was like, never done it before. And I'm literally like serving people like on camera. It was horrifying. I I hope I hope I avoided the camera, but that was my intro into catering. It was like this is bananas.

[19:46] Daniel Beeman: And um it was just both it was just like the wildest first New York experience. Didn't you have to sign like a waiver to be on camera?

[19:56] Jason A. Coombs: Or they were just like running.

[19:58] Daniel Beeman: And maybe honestly, maybe I did. And you know, this was 2015. It was like seven years ago almost at this point. Um, but it was just like, what is happening? So anyway, that was my first that's my first catering job. It was a little nutty. Um, you know, and it's trying to open up a bottle of champagne if I'm a mistake worldwide. Horrifying, horrifying, right?

[20:18] Jason A. Coombs: So um, yeah, so that that was my first catering experience. It was a little, you know, it was uh it was an exciting one for sure.

[20:25] Daniel Beeman: Um the ones thereafter were not as exciting, but um that was kind of like the is this how all of them are? Because it was so stressful, and uh, you know, it was you know, I was 20, what was I like 22? So it was like nothing mattered.

[20:40] Samantha Tuozzolo: Yeah, yeah, you're just doing the thing.

[20:43] Daniel Beeman: Exactly. Wow, I also want to say that I've been thinking about dead serious getting like a very part-time job at Lulu because the discount that the staff gets is so good.

[20:55] Jason A. Coombs: Well, then you start so good.

[20:56] Daniel Beeman: Then it then we all c were kind of like maybe they should just pay us in product, because I mean you ended up buying so much.

[21:02] Jason A. Coombs: Exactly.

[21:03] Daniel Beeman: But listen, it's a I I really enjoyed working for them, and um, they were just really really flexible and they got it, and it was just a really lovely experience.

[21:13] Samantha Tuozzolo: Those legs feel like butter.

[21:15] Daniel Beeman: Sorry, I know, I know.

[21:16] Jason A. Coombs: No, no, you're good.

[21:17] Daniel Beeman: No, no.

[21:17] Samantha Tuozzolo: I was gonna say that took me that took me back to like hearing you talk about like the joyfulness of like working there.

[21:22] Daniel Beeman: Yeah took me back to like when I used to work at Starbucks, uh a long time ago, and like how it was just a bus, a bunch of us were just like young in our twenties, and it was a very non-busy store in the afternoons and nighttime.

[21:33] Samantha Tuozzolo: So we'd like have like fashion shows, and yeah, like we like literally be like we gave this kind of makeover one day and like we bought them all new clothes, and he was like trying them on.

[21:41] Daniel Beeman: And we were like throwing pastries out the window, out of the window, like how far we could go then, like pastry throwing contests how carefree was that back then, right?

[21:53] Samantha Tuozzolo: Yeah, truly.

[21:53] Daniel Beeman: And like thank you for sharing.

[21:55] Samantha Tuozzolo: Yeah, of course.

[21:56] Daniel Beeman: Like whatever you gotta do to get through, because we know those hours are long, and you know, when you're when you're opening the store at, you know, you know, uh on like Sundays, you know, there was like a yoga class in there that started at like I don't know, eight or nine in the morning.

[22:07] Jason A. Coombs: So, you know, I was living way up town at the time, and I remember like I would have to get on like the 7 a.m. A, get off on 14th, and you know, um, but it was you know, it was everyone was in it together, and it was like s it was somehow fun and enjoyable.

[22:23] Daniel Beeman: So that's amazing.

[22:26] Samantha Tuozzolo: Thank you.

[22:26] Daniel Beeman: Thank you for sharing that.

[22:27] Samantha Tuozzolo: Oh, of course. It's so fun.

[22:29] Jason A. Coombs: So we were reading that you were a competitive swimmer and Irish dancer, or competitive Irish dancer, yes, and a swimmer.

[22:39] Daniel Beeman: Yes.

[22:40] Samantha Tuozzolo: So how did you transition into theater? Like what was like the the Yeah.

[22:45] Daniel Beeman: I have quite honestly, I have no idea. Yeah, I you know, my my dad was a swim coach for like 30, 40 years. Um so swimming kind of was always what you know, my my brother and I did.

[22:56] Daniel Beeman: Um, and so I did that, you know, all through high school. I thought, you know, I thought I wanted to like swim in college and then I ended up not wanting to. So but it was like, yeah, okay, well, well, you know, uh I'll I'll I'll swim. And then I remember my mom had a VHS of River Dance.

[23:12] Daniel Beeman: Um and I remember just watching it over and over and those commercials on TV. Yes, come on, right? It's like the the you know, the early 2000s, and it was still, you know, because it was it was kind of at its height at that time.

[23:23] Daniel Beeman: Um and I remember just like she had the VHS and I just would watch it and I'd be like, I want to try that. And we found a studio um in my hometown that um was um like certified like uh in the Irish dance world, there are certain to be like a competitive Irish dance studio, you have to be like certified by this organizing body in Ireland and there happened to be a studio in Omaha where I'm from, and I just started kind of taking lessons and then that tur that turned into starting to compete, and then it was like, oh then we were traveling around the country just going to these competitions.

[24:01] Daniel Beeman: You should YouTube it if you ever it is a fascinating world. There's a whole documentary on it. It's it's just fascinating.

[24:09] Samantha Tuozzolo: But um so I started competing everywhere and you know, got you know, competed at the World Championships twice and Where's the World Championships?

[24:19] Daniel Beeman: Uh every year it changes every year, but I did it in Ireland and then um it was in Boston one year.

[24:24] Samantha Tuozzolo: So um, but by it was around that time that I was finishing up Irish dancing, because that would have been like 2012, 2013, um, that my college roommate um was like a huge theater nerd, and I I had like, you know, I grew up, listen, I grew up on the Donnie Osman Joseph VHS, you know.

[24:47] Daniel Beeman: Listen, thank you. That was my concept of musical theater, and like we saw that we saw the tours that would come through Omaha, but for whatever reason, um, it wasn't I didn't connect the dots that those were like human people that did this for whatever reason. I just was like, what a fun show, and that was the end of it.

[25:07] Samantha Tuozzolo: Um, but then in college, my my roommate was like, You sing, don't you?

[25:12] Daniel Beeman: And I was like, Yeah, you know, I've I've sung in choirs all through my life and in high school and growing up. And he's like, Well, there's this um this I saw this community theaters doing next to normal. Maybe you should go audition. I feel like you'd be right for one of the roles. I was like, Oh, okay.

[25:28] Daniel Beeman: So I went to and you know, didn't know what a resume was, I didn't know what any of these things were. And I I they were like just sit, you know, I had they had me sing like the Gabe material, so I sang it, and they're like, You got it. I was like, what does that mean?

[25:43] Daniel Beeman: Um so you know, and obviously I had you know been on stage with choir and Irish dance, so I kind of had a vague understanding, but that was the first time that it was like a show. I they were like, okay, here's here's how it goes, and all the things, and we did the show, it was great.

[25:58] Daniel Beeman: And that was the moment that I like the bug kind of bit me. Um, and I remember calling my parents being like, you know what? I think I think I'm gonna try this.

[26:07] Daniel Beeman: Um, because I ended up I have a degree in journalism, which is what I was studying at the time.

[26:11] Samantha Tuozzolo: Um, so it was a total left turn, but I remember calling my parents and my mom was like, duh.

[26:17] Daniel Beeman: Like she was she had she had it this grand plan in the back of her head where she was like, Yeah. Like I, you know, she always kind of thought, like, this is what you should be doing. Um, so that was kind of a lovely little surprise that we all were on the same page. Um so from that point on, then I just um I auditioned at Music Theater Wichita because I started taking voice lessons after that show, and he was my voice teacher at the time was like, you should audition for the summer stock, and I did, and I ended up getting it. And then I would say that summer of 2013, which was almost a decade ago now, um, that was kind of the time that it was like, okay, this it's cemented, like this is what I need to be doing.

I made a lot of friends that were in like BFA programs and moving to New York, and I that was when I cut my teeth that summer. Um, and then I just started working, um, uh I went to college in Kansas City, which is a great theater town. Um, and I just started working a ton and got my equity card and just started, you know, just working and doing shows left and right, and then I finally decided, like, you know what, I'm gonna move to New York and we're gonna do it, and here we are. And here we are.

[27:30] Daniel Beeman: Yeah, so it was kind of a very roundabout. It was all over the place, you know, just doing a million different things and then kind of like finally finding this and like, oh yeah, this is this is it. Also, shout out to your mom, because I feel like a lot of parents at the age when you're already in college and choosing a life path, a lot of parents would be like, What? Yeah, like why the crazy mom's like, duh. Duh. Like that's yeah, like the tracks. Yeah, I got I got yeah, I got really lucky. Both my parents are, you know, and now that I'm, you know, you know, I've been doing, you know, like tours and and on Broadway now, my parents are like seasoned, you know, subscribers to the tours in Omaha.

They're they're now um subscribers to this little like regional theater in Omaha that they're like, okay, we're we're see and they do all the like avant garde kind of like oh snap weirder stuff, and they're like, Oh, we just saw this show. I was like, You saw that? Like, what do you mean? Like, um, so yeah, it it's it's it's kind of cool because they always loved it, you know, growing up, like all the Joseph Phantom, all that stuff.

[28:38] Daniel Beeman: Yeah. Um, and then now that I'm in it, now they're starting to be like, you know, I I've done a couple Sondheims now, and they're like, Well, you know, our favorite Sondheim's this one, and I'm like, Oh, it's it's it's kind of funny that it it's it's has kind of inspired a mutual love between all of us. So how many times have they seen you in and funny? Uh oh many. They've probably come up one, two, they've come up like three or four times now. And and they'll and it's usually like you know, they'll come for like three to four days at a time, but they will see every performance. They'll they'll go to a T show day. They're like, Yep. So each time that they're here, I'm like, Well, do you want to see something else? They're like, Well, no. Um, so like, we want to see Leah Michelle. Exactly.

[29:22] Daniel Beeman: Exactly. Yeah, yep. So they're like, they have seen, you know, the they now know the lines, they know they know everything, and and now they're like yeah, it's very sweet. Um god, I love that. Yeah. My my mom is very similar in the in the sense where she's like, Well, I know this about theater. Yeah. I've been trying I've been trying to show my niece Hamilton on Disney Plus. Oh, yeah. My mom was over, and Chris Jackson came on and and my mom looks at me, she goes, I know that that's Benny, Samantha, like from in the height. And I'm like, oh my god, yeah. Good work, Dawny. She's starting to connect the dots and all that. Oh, I love it. Like I fully relate on like the parents being like, I know sometime. And my mom's like, I saw Lynn Manuel backstage before he was even Lynn Manuel. I'm like, no, he was always Lin Manuel.

[30:12] Daniel Beeman: Yeah, before everyone else knew. Yeah. Yeah. Oh god. So this is your Broadway debut. Funny girls. Yes. Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. Can you talk a little bit about what it's been like, you know, making your debut in such a talked-about production? Yeah, totally. It was well, I mean, you know, we uh we all came out of the pandemic, um, you know, uh, what's the word? Not I don't want to say not optimistic, but like a little. Because I mean it took, you know, from for like a year and a half, you know, everything was they kept saying, Oh, it's gonna be August 2020, Broadway will be back. And then it just kept getting you know, all these things and and uh we were just like, What do we do? So we were like, you know, juggling all the different things like should I go back to school, should I get a like a a normal job in big quotes, like what should we do?

[31:03] Daniel Beeman: Um and then, you know, the summer of 2021 rolls around and and you know, they they I got an audition for it, and I was at that point I was auditioning a lot, you know, just like uh, you know, going in for you know, a million different things and it kind of it kind of felt like back to normal for lack of a better term. But um I remember just going in and auditioning and and thinking like I'm not getting my hopes up. And it was kind of the first time that I remember being like, I'm just gonna go in and just do I'm just gonna do my thing. And and I don't know if that made a difference or not, or if it just happened to be coincidence that it ended up working out in my favor, but there was a distinct um mental shift that I was like, I'm just gonna do my thing, and if it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't, and I just move on to the next one.

[31:52] Daniel Beeman: Um, and luckily it did. I remember I my last callback was in I don't know, early September, and I didn't hear anything um, you know, for a couple weeks because I had like three rounds of auditions, and every time I danced, I was like, that was terrible. Um, and I remember I got the call, my agent calls, and he's like, he's like, Daniel. And I was like, Yes. He's like, it's Steven. I was like, hi. He's like, I have an offer for you. And I was and I was going through the the I was just rattling through every audition. I was like, Well, okay, well, I didn't have a comment for that. And I was like, and I asked him, I was like, for what? Like, I don't even know. And he goes, I have an offer for you for the ensemble for funny girl. And I was like, when did I audition for and I was like, which production? I was like, was it?

[32:44] Daniel Beeman: And and I truly was like, Oh, you're like that. And I think I said I was like, Are you sure? And he was like, Yes, and and then we talked through it, and then I was like, Oh, okay. And then I got off the phone and I called my boyfriend, and I was like, I think I just I think I just got my Broadway debut. And I and then I called my mom and I called my dad, and then every and then I got off the phone with all of them, and then like a few hours later, you know, I I hadn't heard from my agent because he was like, I'll email you in a bit with all the details. And I was like, Okay, okay. And then a few hours later he emails, and I had to reread the email about 10 times because I just didn't think after the the last year and a half that we had had, how how is it possible that this thing that I've been working towards for the last decade, how how what do you mean it just came to fruition?

[33:34] Daniel Beeman: I don't know. Like it just happens. You know what I mean? You know? Um so I it it it took several months because then at that point we we weren't starting rehearsals until February. So it was like a five month period where I was like they made a mistake. It was the wrong headshot they I I shot they they called the wrong headshot they called the wrong Daniel. I was going through every reason in my head up until the morning of our first rehearsal that I was walking out like I'm gonna walk in there's not gonna be anyone there. This is it was I felt that I felt that for sure it was total um it was total uh like I just didn't believe any of it until I walked in in into the rehearsal room and everyone was there. It's like oh this is happening.

[34:21] Daniel Beeman: Yeah. So it's been you know it's it was so getting the call was just insane and you know I still kind of can't believe it at times. Um but it it has been just such a a lovely experience because you know everyone from top to bottom has just been lovely and kind and you know everyone kind of said you know we all came out at the other end of something awful that is still unfortunately ongoing but we're lucky enough that we get to do this now. So it there was just this like it was kind of like a clean slate and everyone was just excited to be there. Um and it's just been like a lovely experience you know and like what a fun, you know, you know, they haven't done this show since you know 1960 sixty four sixty five whenever whenever it debuted.

[35:10] Daniel Beeman: So it's very special to to bring that show back to Broadway, you know, 50 plus years later. So 60 years later almost, yeah. Jason and I came, we loved it. Oh, you did? Uh yeah, we came uh when I don't even know anymore. I honestly don't remember that was so long ago. No, really, it was just a time just blurred together. It's almost it's almost a year, it's almost a year to the day of our first rehearsal. So um so I it's been it was summertime, right? No idea. Couldn't tell you one thing about it. I didn't even know what all I know is we went on a Thursday. Okay, great, love that. It's all good. And you can see it made a little reel on our our Instagram page. Maybe we'll share it again.

[35:49] Daniel Beeman: Oh, yeah, please do. I gotta find it. That's amazing. Then we'll know the date once we find the reality. Oh, when was that? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, that's amazing. Oh my gosh. That that that is so amazing, Daniel. Yeah. Um, and I guess my question now is for people who haven't seen it, like, why should they come? Like, I know why I I think people should go, but why do you think you would come and see it? I mean, we all know this score, whether we know it or not. Do you know what I mean? Like, we've all heard people, we've all heard of my parade. Um, and it's just this is this is just the best way to hear that music. It's you know, a Broadway orchestra, you're there's a Broadway stage, you've got Leah Michelle singing the material down.

[36:34] Daniel Beeman: So it's just like it's just the best way to see it. It feels like there are certain shows. Um, like I I will feel similarly like when I go see parade. Like, like it's like this is this is how I want to see and hear this material. Um, so that that's kind of what I would tell people about Funny Girl. It's like it's like this is how you want to hear it. You want to hear it live and you want to see everyone dancing and you know, see Ramin and Tova and Leah and Jared and see the whole cast, and it's it's just the best way to see it. Um and what's what's cool too is you know, so many people have grown up on the film. Um people grew up on the original cast recording, the broad uh uh the movie soundtrack.

[37:18] Daniel Beeman: So it's kind of ingrained in the American culture, if you will. Um, and everyone has a connection to it what like in some capacity. Um, you know, it's it it feels there's something special about connecting to like material that is so ingrained in the musical theater canon and like I said in American culture and like seeing it in 2023. There's just something very special about connecting to it in that way. So anyway, long story short, come see it just because it's just a fun time. And it's nice to hear it's nice to hear just an old-fashioned Broadway show, you know.

[37:58] Daniel Beeman: Yeah, it's a spectacle. I wasn't I was surprised by how big it was, like all the dance numbers and wow. It was so fun. It was such a great fun show. You'll have a really fun time at Funny Girl. Yeah, exactly, exactly. So it it seems like you've had like a a very complex journey to get where you are. Yeah. Is there a person along your way who has shaped or changed you or who has like been there with you at a difficult time that you think helps you, you know, lift you up to where you are now? Yeah, you know, I it's it it really takes a village to do this.

[38:41] Daniel Beeman: Um, you know, I've been so lucky that I've had um like voice teachers and you know, acting coaches and and dance teachers that in some way along along every step of the way have been like it's kind of like slowly building you up until I've become this version of myself. Um so I mean my my parents specifically have been there through it all, every up and down, and they've always been a hundred percent supportive in like every capacity. Clearly, your mom was like your biggest advocate. Exactly, exactly. And and my god, and my dad too. My dad is the proudest person I think I've ever met. Um we could be, you know, if I'm if I'm in if I'm in Omaha, um, you know, and it's like a stranger at the grocery store, and it's like it'll come up somehow.

[39:28] Daniel Beeman: You know what I mean? It's just like how did this, how did you somehow find a way to bring this up? It's like, well, he's on Broadway, you know. Um, I would say like my parents just have been specifically supportive since day one. Um, and I think they've just been the reason that I've been able to have the confidence and you know, the ability to do this crazy thing that we all do. Um, and on top of that, you know, everyone I've ever met in every show I've ever done in some capacity has like, you know, helped me like either gain insight or learn a new skill or anything like that, or like, oh, you know, you're doing it this way, you should try it this way. And it's like, oh my god, I never thought of doing it that way, and then that helped.

So, um, so yeah, it's just been there's been a million people along the way that have been so supportive and so, you know, helpful, and you know, it's hard to pin down one person, but definitely my parents, I would say would are top of the list.

[40:31] Samantha Tuozzolo: I love that.

[40:33] Jason A. Coombs: Yeah, it's nice.

[40:37] Daniel Beeman: I love that so much. I always want to ask this question because I think it's so important just to know what other artists are like what's feeding their souls, right? So do you have anything that's really bringing you comfort during these insane times in our country?

[40:52] Daniel Beeman: Oh my god. When you're off the stage, yeah. It's um, I love, I love um is feeding myself. Honestly, listen, the first thing that came to mind was um was Succession. I love it so much. I love like we love it's I really have enjoyed watching like I feel like I've been catching up on like, you know, movies that are critically acclaimed, win all the awards that I just have never seen, you know what I mean. So like I I've been doing a lot of that lately. Like I had never seen Selma and Louise. I'm like, why is everyone referencing this movie? I should watch it? Things like that, where it's like, you know, yeah, uh, like, oh, Daniel Day Lewis was really good in uh, you know, There Will Be Blood. I haven't seen it, let's watch it.

Um, that's been it's like a very total shift from what I do at night. Um, but I really like, you know, I've been, I've really enjoyed watching like actors like acting on screen. Um, and so it kind of that's what's been feeding my soul a bit, is like, you know, because the Funny Girl is um my role in Funny Girl is obviously not, you know, is not the most uh what's the word? You know, I'm not, I'm not doing Shakespeare here. You know what I mean?

[42:10] Jason A. Coombs: Yeah.

[42:12] Daniel Beeman: Um, so it's, it's so that's about Viola Davis.

[42:13] Samantha Tuozzolo: Exactly, exactly, exactly.

[42:13] Daniel Beeman: Um, so that's what I've been doing is kind of watching some like real gritty acting performances that are just stirring and exciting and it inspires me to, you know, want to bring even this is so silly but it wants me to even just bring even an iota of that into what I do at night um in the sense like it's made me like a better listener like like that's what I've been watching are people on screen like oh my god like they are listening to them and how are they registered so that's what I've been doing to kind of.

[42:13] Samantha Tuozzolo: I love my school.

[42:13] Jason A. Coombs: Yeah, yeah, I get into these moods too where I do like old Hollywood movies like the black and white yes movies that you know I just never um watch so I love that by the way have you watched The Fabelmans?

[42:13] Daniel Beeman: No, I haven't seen it yet.

[42:13] Samantha Tuozzolo: That's not if we're talking about watching like acting down Michelle Williams in that movie I'm like damn listen I mean there's a lot of great performances this year but I am like totally good to know Kate Blanchette in Tar.

[42:13] Daniel Beeman: Yes, I've heard that was the other one that like that I need to see and um yeah so like that's what I've been I need to like scour and like I want to watch performances.

[44:00] Daniel Beeman: Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans took me out.

[44:05] Samantha Tuozzolo: Listen she converted me in Fosse/Verdon.

[44:03] Daniel Beeman: Oh yeah because I wasn't like the most familiar with her work. Um, I may maybe I had seen her in other things, but just hadn't really clocked her. But oh my god, I just remember watching that being like, Who is she? Why haven't I known who she is? You know what I mean? Like, why haven't I been studying her? Because I just think she's incredible.

[44:03] Jason A. Coombs: So good to know. I will be watching Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans.

[44:03] Daniel Beeman: 1010, 1010.

[44:06] Samantha Tuozzolo: Yes.

[44:06] Jason A. Coombs: Well, this has been so much fun. Thank you for joining us.

[44:08] Daniel Beeman: Of course, of course.

[44:10] Samantha Tuozzolo: We have one more question. My favorite question. We actually haven't asked this to guests in a while, Jason. I'm pulling it back out.

[44:17] Jason A. Coombs: Okay.

[44:17] Samantha Tuozzolo: Uh, and then we're gonna jump into a super quick fun game. We always love to end the show with a game.

[44:21] Daniel Beeman: I love it.

[44:22] Samantha Tuozzolo: Um, okay. If you had to go back to your least favorite survival job, so your catering gig on Good Morning America, Mr. Worldwide, with Mr. For the next 10 years to then come out of that and have your dream perfect, blissful artistic career, whatever that means to you, would you do it?

[44:46] Daniel Beeman: If I had to do GMA for 10 years, is that what you're saying? Like that that one thing, or like your least favorite, like the catering gig in general to come out and have whatever your dream artistic life is, no questions asked.

[44:59] Jason A. Coombs: Yeah, would you do them?

[45:01] Daniel Beeman: Yes, oh my god, because it's the thing that we're all, you know, it's funny. So many people are like, Oh my god, you're on Broadway, you've made it, and it's like Broadway's not the finish line. I don't know if there is a finish line. Do you know what I mean? Um, so to have a guarantee of like, yes, all of them will come true, and this is the finish line. Absolutely, I would. Um, because 10 years, really, if you think about it, like it's like a long time, but like 10 years ago, I'm like, oh. Oh, I remember 10 years ago, exactly. Right, but it's still like we'll go in a blink.

[45:32] Jason A. Coombs: Yeah, no, I totally would. I mean, you know, that is the one thing that I feel like connects all of us in this industry or any adjacent entertainment industry, is there is such drive behind every person that you meet. Um, and it sustains us through those crazy jobs that we've all had is you know the I'm doing this now, and like there will be a day where I don't have to do this. Um, that's not to say that you know, once you hit the goal in big quotes that you know it's a roller coaster, this industry. So, you know, just staying humble and knowing that some of these jobs are fleeting and just enjoying them as long as you can. Um, and that but knowing that it is possible to achieve these things always sustained me in you know, when I was serving crude to George George Sevenapa.

[46:34] Daniel Beeman: So exactly uh yeah, thanks. I love that question so much. I don't know, everybody answers it so differently, and that's also why I love it.

[46:46] Samantha Tuozzolo: Yeah, yeah, totally. I do just want to say one quick thing before we jump into the game. You were like, I don't know if there ever is a finish line in this business. And it's so true, even my friends who are like super super successful, TV, whatever, you know, there's always you always want to get to that next level and always need to be fulfilled in different ways. So I think that's so important for all artists to know, like just sit in it where you are, yeah, and like enjoy the moment and keep working, but don't put the pressure.

[47:18] Daniel Beeman: Totally. It's so liberating.

[47:19] Samantha Tuozzolo: Yes, it's really liberating to know, you know, like no, like where you are in this journey in this industry is enough. And you know, that like, you know, there just is no finish line. It's like everything you're you're always kind of floating through, having the job, having not having the job, um, and there's no there's no one way to do it, and there's no winner, you know, no one that's like, congratulations, you've won theater.

[47:48] Jason A. Coombs: Like true, yeah.

[47:50] Daniel Beeman: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I think our girl Viola has something similar.

[47:53] Samantha Tuozzolo: Like, yeah, Viola.

[47:54] Daniel Beeman: We love her.

[47:55] Samantha Tuozzolo: Oh my god. Yeah.

[47:56] Daniel Beeman: Oh, I want to be her when I grow up.

[47:58] Samantha Tuozzolo: I think we all do.

[47:59] Jason A. Coombs: Oh, so we're gonna play a really fun game, Daniel.

[48:05] Daniel Beeman: Okay, okay.

[48:07] Samantha Tuozzolo: This came from your brain this time. So do you want to explain it?

[48:10] Jason A. Coombs: So, seeing as how you are in Funny Girl eight shows a week, uh-huh. We want to test your Funny Girl knowledge and see how well you're paying attention to those lyrics.

[48:21] Daniel Beeman: Oh no, well, you're listening. You're saying I know now, okay. Now I gotta put it to the test. I've we've done this like 340 shows or something. All right, let's see if I'm okay.

[48:35] Samantha Tuozzolo: And then we'll say like blank, and then you fill in the blank.

[48:38] Daniel Beeman: Okay, okay.

[48:39] Jason A. Coombs: Go ahead, kick it off.

[48:41] Jason A. Coombs: Okay, with a 10-year guarantee.

[48:45] Daniel Beeman: Oh, sit me in the blank seat, quick a cushion for my feet.

[48:55] Jason A. Coombs: Sit me in the blank seat.

[48:55] Daniel Beeman: Oh, sit me in the softest.

[48:57] Jason A. Coombs: Correct. Yes, okay, cool.

[48:59] Daniel Beeman: Yeah, okay, wonderful.

[49:00] Jason A. Coombs: That's from Sadie Sadie Mary.

[49:02] Daniel Beeman: Yes, we love it.

[49:04] Jason A. Coombs: Great, okay.

[49:04] Jason A. Coombs: Okay, you're starting off strong. Great. Next.

[49:07] Jason A. Coombs: We'll give their backs a big pat.

[49:11] Daniel Beeman: They deserve a future full of joy.

[49:14] Jason A. Coombs: Because there are blank blank.

[49:19] Daniel Beeman: Oh, there we go.

[49:21] Jason A. Coombs: I'm killing it.

[49:22] Daniel Beeman: I love it.

[49:23] Jason A. Coombs: Killing it.

[49:26] Jason A. Coombs: Who carries in his satchel a powdered blue blank suit, a silver plated Wawa Mute?

[49:35] Daniel Beeman: Everything satcha.

[49:36] Daniel Beeman: A powder blue Norfolk suit.

[49:40] Jason A. Coombs: Daniel! Let's see.

[49:44] Jason A. Coombs: I you know, I expected you to be this good at it, but you never know. Sometimes we stun people.

[49:49] Daniel Beeman: Yeah, of course.

[49:51] Jason A. Coombs: Okay.

[49:52] Jason A. Coombs: Next.

[49:53] Jason A. Coombs: How many girls become a sinner while waiting for a blank dinner?

[49:53] Daniel Beeman: While waiting for a roast beef dinner.

[50:04] Jason A. Coombs: Wow. A hundred percent.

[50:08] Jason A. Coombs: And then you mean the bonus. If you don't get the bonus, I think you're fired from the show.

[50:12] Daniel Beeman: Okay, okay.

[50:14] Jason A. Coombs: I love it.

[50:15] Jason A. Coombs: So maybe just making those executive calls.

[50:17] Daniel Beeman: I'm just kidding. Listen, I get it. I have no power. I don't need it anywhere.

[50:23] Jason A. Coombs: Okay, this is the bonus.

[50:25] Jason A. Coombs: Okay.

[50:25] Jason A. Coombs: Life's candy.

[50:26] Daniel Beeman: The sun's a ball of butter.

[50:27] Jason A. Coombs: Don't bring around a cloud.

[50:29] Daniel Beeman: Terrain on my hooray.

[50:33] Jason A. Coombs: That was just like a bonus to throw in in case you got one wrong just to bring it back.

[50:37] Daniel Beeman: Oh, thank you. Thank you. I do love extra credit, but I mean, you literally got extra, extra. You really killed the game.

[50:44] Jason A. Coombs: Wonderful. What is he does he win?

[50:46] Daniel Beeman: What do I win?

[50:48] Jason A. Coombs: Special invitation to the season three Premier Premier Party of Survival Jobs a podcast.

[50:53] Daniel Beeman: Oh my god! Exciting.

[50:54] Jason A. Coombs: Whenever that's gonna be, we'll send you an invite. And we do it on a Sunday night, so all of our Broadway friends can come.

[51:01] Daniel Beeman: Perfect. Fine. I'll take it.

[51:02] Jason A. Coombs: Congrats.

[51:05] Daniel Beeman: Thank you so much. It's very exciting.

[51:08] Samantha Tuozzolo: Oh, it was so lovely to chat with you. Thank you guys so much. This has been lovely.

[51:10] Daniel Beeman: Thank you.

[51:13] Samantha Tuozzolo: And before you go, would you mind telling all your new fans who may have listened where they can find you on the interwebs, on your social media?

[51:22] Daniel Beeman: Sure. Share all that info.

[51:24] Daniel Beeman: Yes, I'm on the Instagram. Um, you can find me at Daniel Beeman. Um, and that is the only social media I have.

[51:31] Samantha Tuozzolo: Yes.

[51:32] Daniel Beeman: Yeah. Keep it safe. Keep it safe.

[51:34] Daniel Beeman: Yeah, find me on Instagram at Daniel Beeman. That's where you'll find me.

[51:37] Samantha Tuozzolo: And if you're tuning in to us for the first time because you're a Daniel fan, as you should be, check us out on Instagram and Twitter at Survival Jobs Pod. We're on Facebook at Survival Jobs a Podcast. Shoot us an email at survivaljobspod at gmail.com. You can follow me at Sammy Toots and at my boy Jason at Jason A. Coombs.

[52:04] Daniel Beeman: We'll see you around town.

[52:07] Jason A. Coombs: Awesome. Thank you.

[52:08] Daniel Beeman: This is all delayed. Thank you, Steve. Keep shining.