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[0:00] Eli Tokash: Hello everyone!

[0:01] Eli Tokash: Welcome to episode number 90 of Take A Bow.

[0:05] Eli Tokash: I'm your host, Eli Tokash, and this week I am very excited for this week's episode.

[0:11] Eli Tokash: Okay. Um we have on one of the child performers that is currently on Broadway.

[0:18] Eli Tokash: Um very exciting time for me. I always love talking to other child performers and getting their perspectives and just talking and kind of reminiscing on like what it was like to be on Broadway as a kid, talking about uh those experiences and kind of just like soaking it all in.

[0:34] Eli Tokash: Um it's such a great time because especially as I get older, it's cool to see like these young kids kind of sit do something similar to what I did when I was kind of just like, oh, you know, this is life, but not really um realizing the um extraordinary thing that was kind of going on in my life, and so it's I enjoy now talking to kids.

[0:57] Eli Tokash: Um I mean I'm still a kid, but I still enjoy talking to people that are a bit younger that are child performers that are the age that I was at the time, um, and kind of you know offering some guidance and advice and and and kind of like point things out that uh is is obviously great for them because it's super relatable as someone who lived through it and um I I I appreciate the feedback and and you'll kind of see a little bit like that.

[1:23] Eli Tokash: Um, but it's cool to see like someone going through I'm a uh anyways anyways um exciting episode.

[1:32] Eli Tokash: We have Devin Trey Campbell who is currently in MJ: The Musical.

[1:36] Eli Tokash: Um he was also in Kinky Boots, he has a great new uh TV series coming out soon.

[1:41] Eli Tokash: Uh he is he's doing a lot of great stuff, and uh I was excited to bring him on, talk to him about so many cool things and talk about what it's like to be a child performer.

[1:50] Eli Tokash: And uh I think that you're all really gonna enjoy this episode.

[1:53] Eli Tokash: Um it was a great one, so we'll turn it over to the episode very shortly.

[1:58] Eli Tokash: Um but now let's talk about some Broadway news because there's some exciting things happening.

[2:03] Eli Tokash: So um, first of all, I I don't even know where to begin because there's there's just so much going on.

[2:09] Eli Tokash: Um first, I guess we can start out with saying that um Funny Girl announced its entire cast, which is like awesome, great stuff.

[2:21] Eli Tokash: It's got a lot of incredible people. Uh, congratulations to everyone involved.

[2:25] Eli Tokash: I know it's a highly anticipated show of uh the new Broadway season, so just wanted to announce that uh that happened and uh wanted to congratulate everyone involved with that.

[2:36] Eli Tokash: Speaking of casting, they did announce that Alex Brightman will reprise the role his role of Beetlejuice in Beetlejuice, uh, which is exciting because I don't know how that show could have done without him.

[2:49] Eli Tokash: Um maybe that's me, maybe that's an unpopular opinion.

[2:53] Eli Tokash: Um I truly don't think that there's anyone better to play this role.

[2:56] Eli Tokash: It's hard to imagine that anyone could play that role better.

[2:59] Eli Tokash: Um, it's just an incredibly demanding role, and uh the way that Alex has been able to navigate it and do it in a way that is healthy and both amazing at the same time is just really incredible.

[3:13] Eli Tokash: So uh that's exciting from a casting standpoint, and it seems as though that they will be announcing the full uh cast of what they're calling the resuming of performances uh for Beetlejuice, and it's technically not a revival.

[3:29] Eli Tokash: Um, so it's exciting to see, I guess, the cast moving forward for Beetlejuice.

[3:35] Eli Tokash: I don't even know what I would say.

[3:36] Eli Tokash: Um, but yes, that is happening.

[3:39] Eli Tokash: That is something to look forward to.

[3:41] Eli Tokash: That is coming out today.

[3:43] Eli Tokash: If you're listening to this on Thursday, when this episode drops.

[3:47] Eli Tokash: Um that's all I have for casting.

[3:51] Eli Tokash: Uh West Side Story.

[3:52] Eli Tokash: West Side Story came to an agreement with Disney Plus and set a streaming date, which is so exciting because anyone who doesn't want to go to the movie theaters right now, totally understandable.

[4:05] Eli Tokash: And now you will be able to watch it from the comfort of your home if you have a Disney Plus account.

[4:09] Eli Tokash: If not, get someone's password.

[4:12] Eli Tokash: I didn't say that.

[4:12] Eli Tokash: I I swear I didn't say that.

[4:14] Eli Tokash: Um, if you need a password, you know you can find one.

[4:18] Eli Tokash: Um, anyways, that's happening on March 2nd.

[4:22] Eli Tokash: So please, please, please keep your eye on that.

[4:25] Eli Tokash: Um, because it's definitely something that you won't want to miss, and because it's something that you won't want to miss, you would definitely want to check it out because they have gotten some great press now that the Oscar nominations have come out.

[4:40] Eli Tokash: Um, super, super excited that uh once again theater is being represented at the Oscars uh in a um in such a big academy um in such a big platform, I guess, in such a big way.

[4:56] Eli Tokash: Um that's happening March 27th, the Oscars.

[4:59] Eli Tokash: So watch West Side Story before then.

[5:02] Eli Tokash: You have a three-week period.

[5:04] Eli Tokash: You can watch West Side Story March 2nd, March 27th is when the Oscars is.

[5:09] Eli Tokash: So uh congratulations to Ariana DeBose for uh her nomination as best actress in a supporting role.

[5:16] Eli Tokash: Uh, congratulations to Steven Spielberg for best director, congratulations to the creative team for costume designing, sound designing, cinematography, production design.

[5:25] Eli Tokash: I mean, they won everything.

[5:26] Eli Tokash: Or they got nominated for everything, I should say.

[5:29] Eli Tokash: So huge, huge, huge congratulations.

[5:32] Eli Tokash: Super well deserved.

[5:33] Eli Tokash: So very, very happy about that.

[5:36] Eli Tokash: And that's not all the representation, the theater representation that's going to be at the Oscars.

[5:42] Eli Tokash: Andrew Garfield also received a nomination for Best Actor in a leading role.

[5:42] Eli Tokash: And uh for Tick, Tick... Boom, sorry about that.

[5:52] Eli Tokash: And they also received a nomination for a film editing achievement.

[5:57] Eli Tokash: Um so that was that's very exciting.

[5:59] Eli Tokash: Cyrano was nominated for Best Costume Design, which was a play that was on Broadway, um, and then turned into a movie.

[6:06] Eli Tokash: And then, of course, Encanto.

[6:08] Eli Tokash: Uh Encanto was nominated for three awards, including Best Animated Feature Film, Best Score, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, of course, uh, was nominated for best original song.

[6:20] Eli Tokash: Some great stuff going on there.

[6:22] Eli Tokash: Uh, hopefully, we see some theater people win the Oscar Awards.

[6:27] Eli Tokash: Um, but if not, that's still an incredible achievement and super uh that it's a step forward for all theater folks.

[6:34] Eli Tokash: Uh, it's great to see that uh people are starting to pay attention to those uh because that's really some that's some real art that's uh being put on the screen.

[6:43] Eli Tokash: So very exciting to to see all of that.

[6:47] Eli Tokash: Music Man, uh, let's talk about it.

[6:50] Eli Tokash: Congratulations to Music Man.

[6:52] Eli Tokash: They will be opening tonight, I believe, uh February 10th.

[6:58] Eli Tokash: Uh it they will have their opening night, and guess how many cast members are making their Broadway debut?

[7:04] Eli Tokash: And this is huge, by the way.

[7:05] Eli Tokash: Uh, this is a really big deal.

[7:07] Eli Tokash: Um, 21 cast members in Music Man will be making their Broadway debut.

[7:13] Eli Tokash: So, congratulations to everyone.

[7:15] Eli Tokash: Seriously, literally, like everyone, including and a special congratulations to the 21 cast members making their Broadway debut.

[7:24] Eli Tokash: Super super exciting.

[7:26] Eli Tokash: Uh, can't wait to see the show.

[7:28] Eli Tokash: Uh, now we can finally get some press about the show.

[7:32] Eli Tokash: Uh, as I mentioned last week or a couple weeks ago, uh, that Music Man was not allowing press to come until opening night.

[7:40] Eli Tokash: Um my thoughts on that can be heard on another episode.

[7:44] Eli Tokash: Uh Jagged Little Pill confirmed that the North American that there will be a North American tour, so we're not getting rid of Jagged Little Pill altogether, which is great because I think it's a really lovely show, and I think the story is really lovely too, and I think it needs to continue to be told, uh, especially in this day and age.

[8:02] Eli Tokash: So, um, Jagged Little Pill, although it closed on Broadway, can be seen all around the world.

[8:08] Eli Tokash: Oh, Assassins will be releasing an off-Broadway cast recording in March, which is very very exciting.

[8:15] Eli Tokash: Um, as I mentioned, when I saw Assassins, I absolutely I I d I didn't know how to feel.

[8:22] Eli Tokash: Um, I enjoyed the show I because I enjoyed the performances and I enjoyed the songs that were performed by this cast in particular.

[8:30] Eli Tokash: Um, I totally the the story went over my head a little bit.

[8:34] Eli Tokash: Um, just didn't wasn't my cup of tea, but um, I am excited for this cast recording because as I said, the performances were incredible, and uh these pe this cast was just it was ridiculous.

[8:47] Eli Tokash: This cast, it was a dream cast, like literally like one of those fake ones that you like see on an Instagram of like who you wish could like play a role.

[8:55] Eli Tokash: But like that was this cast, and uh it definitely deserves to have some type of cast recording or evidence that this actually did happen.

[9:03] Eli Tokash: Of course, it's gonna be like it has evidence and everything, but having that cast recording is gonna be awesome.

[9:08] Eli Tokash: So very exciting for that.

[9:10] Eli Tokash: Keep an eye out for what day that comes out.

[9:12] Eli Tokash: I will obviously keep you all updated.

[9:15] Eli Tokash: And lastly, Amber Gray will be playing her final performance in Hadestown on February 19th, which is just 10 days away.

[9:24] Eli Tokash: Well, nine days away from when you listen to this.

[9:27] Eli Tokash: So, not this Saturday, but the following Saturday will be her last performance in Hadestown.

[9:32] Eli Tokash: And I just wanted to say congratulations to you, Amber, on such an incredible run in Hadestown.

[9:38] Eli Tokash: I absolutely adore your performance.

[9:41] Eli Tokash: I it was the first time I had seen you on stage and fell in love with you immediately.

[9:46] Eli Tokash: Um she obviously originated the role of Persephone in Hadestown.

[9:50] Eli Tokash: She is one of the she is one of the first uh original cast members that is a principal to leave.

[9:57] Eli Tokash: Um the casting for the role of her replacement will be announced shortly.

[10:01] Eli Tokash: It has not been released yet.

[10:03] Eli Tokash: Um, but once again, congrats Amber on an incredible run and an incredible performance.

[10:09] Eli Tokash: Um it's just she was so good in that.

[10:11] Eli Tokash: So uh yeah, that's what's going on, and uh that's all the news I have for you folks this week.

[10:18] Eli Tokash: But please stay tuned until after this episode because I have a super important announcement to make on behalf of Take A Bow that uh is kind of like Take A Bow news.

[10:28] Eli Tokash: So I'm gonna save that for after the episode.

[10:31] Eli Tokash: Um we just need to get over to Devin and we need to listen to his stories because it's a great episode, and I don't want to keep you waiting any longer.

[10:41] Eli Tokash: So without further ado, let's turn it over to Devin Trey Campbell.

[10:46] Eli Tokash: Devin Trey Campbell, curtain up.

[11:05] Eli Tokash: This week we have a quadruple threat.

[11:08] Eli Tokash: We have an actor, a singer, a dancer, and a voice actor who has established themselves in all these realms in the industry, and he's only 13 years old.

[11:18] Eli Tokash: Um by the way, just recently opened a his second Broadway show, as he currently appears in as Young Marlin and understudy little Michael in MJ: The Musical.

[11:30] Eli Tokash: So everyone, welcome to Take A Bow, Devin Trey Campbell.

[11:35] Devin Trey Campbell: Hello!

[11:36] Devin Trey Campbell: Hello, oh my goodness, this is so exciting.

[11:39] Devin Trey Campbell: First of all, I don't think we've had the opportunity to like catch up and talk since you were in Kinky Boots.

[11:46] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah.

[11:47] Devin Trey Campbell: That is that does that sound about right?

[11:49] Devin Trey Campbell: That's kind of crazy.

[11:51] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, I think so.

[11:52] Devin Trey Campbell: It was that was a while ago too.

[11:54] Devin Trey Campbell: That was like about five years, right?

[11:57] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah.

[11:57] Devin Trey Campbell: That's crazy.

[11:58] Devin Trey Campbell: I can't I can't believe it.

[12:00] Eli Tokash: And look at you now, still going, still chugging along, doing all the things.

[12:05] Devin Trey Campbell: Good for you, man.

[12:06] Devin Trey Campbell: Uh, I do try.

[12:07] Devin Trey Campbell: Thank you so much.

[12:08] Eli Tokash: Yeah, of course.

[12:09] Eli Tokash: Are you kidding me?

[12:10] Eli Tokash: This is so cool.

[12:11] Eli Tokash: So you're you're a pro, and we're gonna talk about all the incredible things that you're you've been up to.

[12:17] Devin Trey Campbell: But as I said, you're literally you you've done a wide range of things in your career at 13 years old.

[12:25] Devin Trey Campbell: Um, but talk to me about what interested you in getting into performing and all of that. Okay, yeah, um, so I remember my parents, um, my two very wonderful and supportive parents are, um, they love sports. So, um, they were thinking like, okay, we're gonna have a child and this child is gonna love sports, he's gonna be a great athlete, he's gonna do everything that we couldn't, right? And then, um, I come out and I'm just like, I don't like softball, right? I don't like softball, I don't like karate, I don't like all this stuff. And so they were like, okay, sure. So they take me to go see, um, The Lion King, okay, on Broadway.

[13:14] Devin Trey Campbell: Um, I think two and a half, three, and um, I see it and I'm like, oh my gosh, I want to be on Broadway. And they're of course like, okay, sure child, it's great.

[13:29] Devin Trey Campbell: Um, but then they actually realized like, oh my gosh, like this is like actually what he wants to do. So they started putting me in like theater and stuff like that and then, um, I kind of just took off.

[13:41] Devin Trey Campbell: There you go.

[13:42] Eli Tokash: And this was at you they put you into dance around like three years old.

[13:47] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, um, I was I was a dancer for quite some time. I kind of still am, I dabble now, but you know.

[13:51] Eli Tokash: Amazing, you dabble now. I saw MJ. Come on man, that I don't know about dabbling.

[14:01] Devin Trey Campbell: Uh, that's some intense stuff, but we'll talk about that in a second.

[14:04] Devin Trey Campbell: But it's so true. Um, you know, anyone who you see on the stage who's a young performer, it's only because of their supportive parents and, uh, kind of taking a, you know, detour a little bit and doing something like this for their kids to so that they can enjoy themselves and have a great time.

[14:23] Eli Tokash: Um, that's so cool to hear that your parents were able to, you know, support that and support you and what you wanted to do.

[14:31] Eli Tokash: So are you from this New York area that you were just able to see, uh, New York on Broadway, or was it kind of like your first time in New York?

[14:39] Devin Trey Campbell: Uh, yes, I'm from the Bronx.

[14:42] Devin Trey Campbell: I've been, I was born and raised in the Bronx. I still live in the Bronx.

[14:45] Devin Trey Campbell: But, um, yeah, so we kind of had, we have access to Manhattan pretty easily. You know, like with some traffic here and there, but like it's not terrible. Like, I'm not from somewhere else. Like, this is where I am, you know.

[15:01] Eli Tokash: Amazing.

[15:03] Eli Tokash: Amazing.

[15:04] Eli Tokash: So as you mentioned, like you are a big dancer and that's like kind of where you got your start.

[15:10] Eli Tokash: Um, talk to me about did you ever dream of like doing when you get into dancing, is it more of just like, oh, I'm gonna be a competitive dancer, or is there kind of like the goal is to dance on Broadway or beyond?

[15:26] Devin Trey Campbell: I think it started out as like, um, oh yeah, I kinda wanna be a competitive dancer because when I heard about like dance competitions and stuff like that, I was like, oh yeah, no, I totally want to do that.

[15:36] Devin Trey Campbell: Like that sounds great. And I had done that for like two, three years, you know?

[15:41] Devin Trey Campbell: Um, but then I like started like getting into it more and as I matured, I was kind of just like, yeah, I this is like a way, it's not just for like competitiveness, it's just like a way for me to like express myself, you know?

[15:54] Eli Tokash: Yes.

[15:55] Devin Trey Campbell: So, um, yeah, finding that balance of being competitive and also having the chance, um, for it to be like a creative outlet was great, you know?

[16:07] Eli Tokash: So absolutely.

[16:09] Eli Tokash: And when you found that kind of way to express yourself and you saw that that was what it was doing, did you think that that helped you to like then move to like acting and expressing yourself in that way?

[16:22] Devin Trey Campbell: Well, I've always been very, um, dramatic individual.

[16:27] Devin Trey Campbell: Amazing.

[16:29] Devin Trey Campbell: So, um, I think just learning how to like use that in, um, like a professional sense.

[16:38] Devin Trey Campbell: Right.

[16:38] Devin Trey Campbell: Um helped a lot, but certainly when I was dancing, I did have a lot of very dramatic facial expressions because, um, which kind of helped a lot in the creative process.

[16:50] Eli Tokash: That's amazing.

[16:52] Eli Tokash: But that what a great answer, I mean, come on.

[16:54] Eli Tokash: Um, so as I mentioned, so you were in Kinky Boots, and that was your Broadway debut.

[17:00] Eli Tokash: And you and you were eight in Kinky Boots?

[17:03] Devin Trey Campbell: How? I was, I was like, I was like seven, seven and a half.

[17:08] Eli Tokash: Oh my god.

[17:09] Eli Tokash: And you're making your Broadway debut.

[17:12] Eli Tokash: Have you ever worn heels before Kinky Boots?

[17:16] Devin Trey Campbell: No.

[17:16] Devin Trey Campbell: I was, I'm gonna say right now, I had never worn heels before Kinky Boots because I don't know why.

[17:24] Devin Trey Campbell: Um, I remember I had done the, I was about to do the audition, and then my mom had the bright idea to be like, hey, how about you wear my heels into the audition and see how that goes?

[17:37] Devin Trey Campbell: What?

[17:37] Devin Trey Campbell: So I wore my, with my little seven-year-old feet, I put on my mom's heels and walked into that audition room and did my material.

[17:47] Eli Tokash: It worked.

[17:48] Devin Trey Campbell: You booked it.

[17:50] Eli Tokash: That's incredible.

[17:51] Eli Tokash: You walked into the audition in oversized heels.

[17:55] Devin Trey Campbell: That's the best thing ever.

[17:57] Eli Tokash: So when it came, like so you like didn't like practice that was like kind of like a spontaneous.

[18:03] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, my mom was just like, here, try these on.

[18:04] Devin Trey Campbell: And I was like, oh.

[18:05] Devin Trey Campbell: She was like, yes, those are what you're wearing into the audition.

[18:08] Devin Trey Campbell: So I kind of just threw them on and then went and I was like, hi.

[18:12] Devin Trey Campbell: And they're like, oh my gosh.

[18:14] Devin Trey Campbell: Well, it checked off one of their boxes.

[18:16] Devin Trey Campbell: They knew you could walk in heels at least.

[18:19] Eli Tokash: That's great.

[18:20] Eli Tokash: Um, so when you get to Kinky Boots and you are performing in front of thousands of people, does what comes through your head?

[18:30] Devin Trey Campbell: Like, do you do you realize that, or was it like when you get a little older you're starting to realize it more or what?

[18:36] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, I think now I'm like really starting to like it's like just now starting to sink in that I was like, I like was on Broadway at like seven years old, but then doing it then, I was kind of just like, oh yeah, I'm like I'm on a stage and I'm singing.

[18:51] Devin Trey Campbell: So it was I like I didn't gain consciousness.

[18:55] Devin Trey Campbell: Right.

[18:56] Devin Trey Campbell: For lack of a better term, like, you know, while I was doing it, but now that like I've done all these other things, now I'm just like, whoa, I did that, you know?

[19:06] Eli Tokash: Right.

[19:07] Devin Trey Campbell: So yeah, it's it's it's pretty cool.

[19:11] Eli Tokash: I love it, I love it.

[19:12] Eli Tokash: It's so cool.

[19:14] Eli Tokash: I mean, I think for any kid to be on Broadway is like it's pretty freaking cool, right?

[19:19] Eli Tokash: And we don't even realize what we're doing.

[19:21] Eli Tokash: We don't realize that it's like a job, and we just get to go and play.

[19:26] Eli Tokash: So are you when you were doing like Kinky Boots and even now with like MJ and the TV shows that you do and everything, are you doing online school?

[19:38] Devin Trey Campbell: Do you go to school?

[19:39] Devin Trey Campbell: How does school work?

[19:41] Devin Trey Campbell: Oh, okay.

[19:42] Devin Trey Campbell: So, um, it's a lot easier now than it was when I was doing Kinky Boots because when I was in Kinky Boots, um, the school that I was going to, which was a public school in Bronx, was not really suited for children that were in the business.

[19:58] Devin Trey Campbell: Gotcha.

[19:58] Devin Trey Campbell: Um, it was kind of just a school that people were just like, okay, let me learn and then leave, you know.

[20:04] Devin Trey Campbell: It wasn't like let me take my work with me to this job and then, you know, so it was kind of, it was a lot of pressure, sort of, because you know, it was just, yeah, it was just a lot of pressure because, you know, it was tricky for them to work with. I was just a very isolated case.

[20:22] Eli Tokash: Yeah.

[20:23] Devin Trey Campbell: Just being like the only kid that had like special, not necessarily special treatment, but like, you know, yeah, special treatment.

[20:33] Eli Tokash: Right.

[20:34] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, so and now, um, now that I'm because that was only like an elementary school, right?

[20:40] Devin Trey Campbell: Now that I'm in middle school, going into high school, I'm in eighth grade, um, I am in a school for the, um, like the professional.

[20:49] Devin Trey Campbell: So it's a very, it's a school for children that are in the business.

[20:53] Devin Trey Campbell: And now, you know, I get my work from the school and we're mostly online, even though I go in person.

[21:02] Devin Trey Campbell: All of the work is like on a computer unless I have to print something out.

[21:05] Devin Trey Campbell: But now I guess I'm more tech savvy.

[21:08] Eli Tokash: Sure.

[21:10] Devin Trey Campbell: It's a little easier for me.

[21:11] Eli Tokash: Yeah.

[21:11] Eli Tokash: Yeah, I know.

[21:12] Eli Tokash: I bet it's like obviously I was working before the pandemic and everything like that.

[21:19] Eli Tokash: Uh, when I was a child actor doing school and shows and everything, but I feel like now with the whole pandemic and learning how to do this online school as more of a, you know, kind of the norm, I guess.

[21:32] Devin Trey Campbell: Um, I'm sure it's progressed drastically, and I'm sure that it's able to be better suited for cases like us, you know, who are doing double duty.

[21:43] Devin Trey Campbell: It's like doing a job and doing school.

[21:46] Devin Trey Campbell: Oh yeah, no, let me tell you, I, I before the pandemic hit, I was like really, really struggling with typing.

[21:54] Devin Trey Campbell: Oh, really?

[21:56] Devin Trey Campbell: Just like the thought of like thinking about something and then having to like find the key.

[22:01] Devin Trey Campbell: Like I would look down at the keyboard as I was writing.

[22:04] Devin Trey Campbell: But now it's just like, you know, I think two years of just doing that, it's just like crazy how like from one extreme to the next.

[22:13] Devin Trey Campbell: I'm like I went from like having to individually type the keys with one finger to like literally like speed writing five paragraph essays without even looking at the keyboard.

[22:24] Eli Tokash: Oh, I love it.

[22:25] Eli Tokash: I love it.

[22:26] Eli Tokash: And you're in eighth grade, you're about to go in high school, so you're managing this whole high school application while being on Broadway.

[22:33] Eli Tokash: Is this kind of like the stage you're in?

[22:36] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, I am so now I'm, I'm preparing for high school auditions.

[22:42] Devin Trey Campbell: Oh my gosh.

[22:42] Devin Trey Campbell: Um, that's that's starting to come up.

[22:44] Devin Trey Campbell: So I have a bunch of different schools that I have like in my mind that I kinda want to audition for, but um, they're like kind of like self-stable auditions that I have to do.

[22:54] Devin Trey Campbell: So I literally I had a two show day, um, on literally yesterday on Saturday, and um, I was doing the two show day, right?

[23:05] Devin Trey Campbell: And then my mom texted me and she was like, okay, this is where you need to go.

[23:08] Devin Trey Campbell: You have a voice lesson to work on your high school artists.

[23:12] Devin Trey Campbell: So I have to now I guess as soon as I turn 13, right?

[23:17] Devin Trey Campbell: I was so like non-independent, right?

[23:21] Devin Trey Campbell: And um, as soon as I turned 13, I just got all of these responsibilities and I'm like, whoa, you know, now I'm walking and like walking to voice lessons by myself and like taking public transit to work and it's now it's uh, it's very different.

[23:38] Eli Tokash: That's awesome.

[23:39] Eli Tokash: Hold on to it as long as you can.

[23:41] Eli Tokash: It's a good time.

[23:42] Eli Tokash: I remember trying to brush it away a little bit, but I wish I would have held on to it a little bit more.

[23:48] Eli Tokash: It's fun time, it's a fun time.

[23:50] Eli Tokash: But um, so as I mentioned, so we you you're in Kinky Boots and now you're in, uh, Michael J MJ the musical.

[23:58] Eli Tokash: Um, talk to me because Kinky Boots, you you came in a little bit later on in the run, but this year you're you're originating it, you know.

[24:08] Eli Tokash: You're this is you.

[24:10] Eli Tokash: Um, talk to me about opening night and like just experiencing like a Broadway opening night as one of the cast members.

[24:18] Devin Trey Campbell: Okay, so well the first thing that I had like found like I hadn't even like comprehended the fact that I was in the original cast of like a new Broadway show that was coming to Broadway, right?

[24:39] Devin Trey Campbell: So I I was kind of like I wasn't there for that, you know. I wasn't there for the process, you know, so that was a like very informative to me to see like the rehearsal process and like having to do tons of script changes every single day because of like new line changes and new stage directions that were added last minute, and oh yeah, like now the payoff of it being like February 1st, like that payoff was amazing. Like everybody loved it, like because when we had the opening preview, we had the invited dress rehearsal before the opening preview, and um uh our director, Chris Wheeldon, had um like informed us, he was like, Okay, so remember that the invited dress was your family members. Right, and that was basically like a test run, and they were supposed to laugh at all the jokes because they're family members um know that this is the general public, so if they don't laugh at your jokes, it's not because they're not funny, it's just because they're just not your family members.

Right. So um that was really a hard that was really hard because I was like, oh no, that's a possibility, you know, because like I had done theater at so young and like kind of the excuse of like not being funny was like oh he's little, you know, yeah like older, and there's like a possibility that people would just not laugh at my jokes. So you know, but that payoff on February 1st for everybody, like um, one of the numbers, I think one of our big numbers is um you've seen the show, Wanna Be Starting Something. Yes, um I'm in the dressing room during that, and they turn off the mics for the applause. So the longer the mics are turned off, the longer the applause is. So that night of opening, we were listening to the PA system, and there's like about like a two minute interval of silence because everybody loves Wanna Be. And you know, it was it was crazy, like the realization that like people like this show, like there's people that are like in the show, you know.

[26:56] Eli Tokash: Yeah, I love that. That's so cool.

[26:59] Devin Trey Campbell: It's so true. Like, you you don't realize what it's like to come into a show that's already has all of those jokes in place. It's got them perfected and down pat, and then you're just like, I'm going to this new show, and I'm like, now what do I do? Like I have to figure this out myself, you know. There were hardly ever any like from what what I remember doing Kinky Boots, there were hardly any mishaps. Right. Some of the people that were there from the like first labs and previews and like forgot where it was, I think maybe Chicago were literally like still doing the show on Broadway and had like perfected their track. With this show, like there were some major like there were some major mishaps.

[27:44] Eli Tokash: Yeah, I imagine. I mean the show's very technical with all the lighting, all the costumes, and there it's just all the dancing, all the dancing is insane. Um I I'm sure that that that's gonna happen, and I'm sure it's gonna take a minute for for everyone to get into the swing of things.

[28:02] Devin Trey Campbell: Oh yeah, because I had um like basically like fresh off of Kinky Boots. Yeah. Um still like kind of recovering from Kinky Boots and doing all that stuff. Um coming to this show, I was like, yeah, these are these guys are these guys are great, you know, and then realizing that it was a brand new show and that mishaps were bound to happen, you know, it was still very surprising seeing them happen. I was like, wait, this could happen? This is you know. Especially too, because like Kinky Boots and MJ are very similar in that they are both heavily featuring the ensemble, you know, it's a big ensemble piece, and uh I think that's that's so cool, especially like with all of the stages of Michael Jackson, especially you and playing Little Marlin uh Young Marlin, right? Or is it Little Marlin? Like interchangeable, but there's okay. Yeah, it's yeah, it's young Marlin, Little Marlin, and then there's technically it's like the same thing.

[28:01] Eli Tokash: Okay.

[29:02] Devin Trey Campbell: There's Team Marlin, that's like the older one. Right, right, right. So that's that that's so fun to to just see that kind of growth um on the stage in front of you of of the Jackson 5 as a whole. Um, so talk to me because this is like different. You you obviously originated this role and you're on Broadway and you're figuring this out. But this is also like based on a real person. So like you were obviously born in 2008 and Michael Jackson passed away in 2009. Like what role like what did you do to like prepare for for studying Marlin and Michael?

[29:39] Devin Trey Campbell: Well, um, the original audition that I had done was for Little Michael.

[29:39] Eli Tokash: Okay.

[29:45] Devin Trey Campbell: Oh, okay. So they wanted um somebody who could do Little Michael, you know, but also be able to do Little Marlin if they found somebody who could play Little Michael, because the roles are interchangeable, you know? Um since I am a pubescent growing child. Sure. Um I am pretty tall for my age. Yes. You know, so um when I auditioned, they said, you know, he's great, but he's massive. So um we're gonna give him Little Marlin. But to prepare for the ro all to prepare for the role of Little Michael, I had watched um their performances as per my voice teacher's request. Um just to find the certain like, you know, dynamics that his voice had. Sure. You know. And I also ended up watching the um the original Michael Jackson cartoon, like the Jackson.

[30:05] Eli Tokash: Oh yeah.

[30:45] Devin Trey Campbell: Um that I had just stumbled upon randomly, and I was like, what is this? And it was actually like an actual like real cartoon. So I seen, you know, how they acted when put in the situation where, you know, they were given a script and stuff like that. I mean it it was good.

[31:02] Eli Tokash: That's awesome. That's so cool. I didn't even know that that was out there.

[31:05] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah. Um, but certainly like yeah, you know, just preparing for the role and looking at all the performances and seeing how happy they are, even though the pressure of their father waiting in the wings is absolutely terrifying, is you know, that was what made them fearless, you know, powerful, iconic, you know. And um just that stone face. Not really, but like, yeah, just that stone face personality that they all had to prepare for what happened off stage. Sure. Behind the scenes. It was very it's a it's a cool thing to master, you know.

[31:44] Eli Tokash: Yeah, well, I think you guys have done a brilliant job with it. I mean, truly, I feel like everyone has their own dynamic and story, and it's not so featured on little Michael. You know, it's it's got all of you involved, and I think that that's really cool. As I mentioned before, it's such an ensemble piece, and I love that about the show. It gives everybody an arc and everybody a a moment to shine, you know, truly. Um, but that's so cool. I thank God for the internet, right? If if it wasn't for the internet, we we would not be able to to research a lot of things and we would miss out on a lot of our history, you know.

[32:20] Devin Trey Campbell: Um, but anyways, like understuding little Michael, how does that work like with rehearsals? Like, obviously, during previews, you had to focus on Marlin, right?

[32:30] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, um, yeah, just certainly. But like it was a lot of um because I'm like constantly around Little Michael, you know, because like when the Jackson 5 is around, when when Michael is around, like young Michael, the Jackson 5 is there, you know? Right. So I kind of like from repetition of like the scenes and stuff, I kind of got down his lines since I you know have less lines than him. You know, I have you know, honed in on all these little things that Michael had done, the performing Michael that they had done, and just kind of took that in and took all the notes that they had and kind of just you know, when the time was right, just um focused on each character.

[33:14] Eli Tokash: Wow, that's pretty professional of you. Seriously. I mean, you're doing like two in one at rehearsals and like no one's telling you to do that. Interesting.

[33:24] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, good on you. That's incredible. You're see that you're a true pro.

[33:28] Eli Tokash: I already yeah. Come on. That's awesome.

[33:31] Devin Trey Campbell: Um well that's that's awesome. I I love that Michael Jackson is this show is awesome. I literally I went to see it and I I didn't want to stay seated. You know, like I just wanted to like get up and dance and I just wanted to like sing along. It's so the oh just the the vibe in the room is just so so special.

[33:51] Eli Tokash: Yeah.

[33:52] Devin Trey Campbell: And I had something like I've really never experienced before at a theater. But now that I think about it, it it is very similar to like a Kinky Boots kind of thing where it feels like that concert and it's that show and it's just that that wonderful sense of like community in some sort of way that the audience has with this with this show that we're all seeing. It's it's brilliant, and uh I'm glad that you've you've been able to be a part of such two wonderful shows. I mean, seriously, it's so cool.

[34:20] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, we've had um like I'm I'm doing all the those eight shows, so I get to see all of the different um audiences that we get that I started really see when I was doing Kinky Boots because it was kind of just like a on off kind of thing, you know. So on the nights that we got, like there were like two types of audiences that we would get, like so for the um for the opening preview and also for opening opening night, you know, we had um a really good like concert audience that was kind of there, um just to like kind of listen to Michael Jackson's music and you know get to get to know more about him and um would scream at the mere introduction of a song.

[35:07] Eli Tokash: Sure.

[35:08] Devin Trey Campbell: So um we had a lot of those um the opening previews and stuff like that. Um and we also had like those Broadway audiences that would like follow the story and look inside of his head and you know kind of just you know be a Broadway audience right um it wasn't like you know seeing a Michael Jackson concert it was kind of just like seeing you know his story you know it was like a it was like a biography of Michael Jackson you know um but yeah just seeing all those like people like the duality between the two I was like ha you know you never really noticed that when you like kind of did like an on and off kind of thing but seeing like every single different audience and the kind of um you know take they took on the story it was kind of nice you know.

[35:12] Eli Tokash: Yeah, you know I actually talked to Antoine about this too um and I I was curious to say to ask you know like that concert audience that kind of has the urge to sing along or maybe get up and dance like does that ever like distract you guys or are you guys totally cool with it.

[36:14] Devin Trey Campbell: Honestly I think it hypes us up even more.

[36:17] Eli Tokash: I love that he said the same thing.

[36:20] Devin Trey Campbell: When we have that um concert audience even like during the opening number when he first enters and the music just starts to swell you know um after that number's done everybody's like okay yeah we could do this you know even on those days that we're kind of just like we've been doing eight shows a week you know and then we finally hear that audience and we're like whoa you know, some people try to like clap along. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't.

[36:51] Devin Trey Campbell: But uh yeah, it just electrifies us even more to just keep working and keep on pushing, you know?

[36:57] Eli Tokash: Oh, I love that. That's so cool. So I wanna talk to you about Miles Frost and Tavon, the old sample. I mean, what they're doing on a nightly basis is just unbelievable. What kind of things can you, like, if even anyone in the cast, I mean, we don't have to limit it to them, but I'm just saying I was blown away by their work. But I'm curious, like, what are you able to do as a young performer to like, you know, kind of look up to them and watch them and try to pick things up from them?

[37:29] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, um, totally. Just seeing their, like, they're so humble and like so kind, you know. Um, like even like if we have, if we all have like, you know, we all have off days, you know.

[37:41] Eli Tokash: Totally.

[37:41] Devin Trey Campbell: Um, but like even if they have off days, which it never looks like they do, honestly, on stage, um, but you know, they're always at a hundred percent, they're always super nice, you know, no matter like what had happened before they stepped into the building, you know. Um, like everybody's demeanor is just always up all the time. So, um, that really just helps us perform even better and just, you know, really thrive in that environment.

[38:11] Eli Tokash: That's awesome. And now like what about from like a character perspective, like kind of like using their little movements or something that you could pick up at w if you go on for little Michael. Do you see that too?

[38:24] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, I really do see that with um, with um our two um MJs with Miles, you know. Um, they really do have something to play off of when, you know, they're performing because he's so great, you know, emotionally and with his singing that, you know, it just gives you a really good place to bounce off of. And you can even tell off stage that everybody's having a great time and everybody is just, you know, performing, you know?

[38:53] Eli Tokash: Yeah. It's incredible like how many Broadway debuts are in this show. Like the fact that it's Miles and Tavon's uh Broadway debut is just like mind blowing. It seems like they've been around the block for years, you know, just to the way that they carry themselves and are able to be so comfortable on that stage. It's unbelievable.

[39:12] Devin Trey Campbell: Oh yeah, no, they're really amazing. I totally look up to them.

[39:18] Eli Tokash: Yeah. Yeah, that's awesome. So there, that's Broadway, right? That you're covered Broadway, right? And now you're gonna cover this whole like voice over world that you played Barry in Eureka on Disney Jr. That is so cool, first of all. Um, but I wanna know like, you know, voice acting is its own entity in this entertainment business. Like it's so different from anything else. Like talk to me about like acting with your voice compared to like regular acting in theater or on camera or whatever.

[39:57] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah. Uh, you know, it's just, it's super duper crazy because, you know, if we had like, we have like, you know, TV acting where you know we see people's faces and stuff like and we see like their demeanor change and you know, their as well as their voice. But um, you know, you also have voice acting, which is literally just your voice. Because you know, sometimes in like we have like video games and stuff like that, they do like mocap or they have, you know, some kind of thing to bounce off of. Um, this I don't have any like, you know, I don't have anything to bounce off of for this show, you know. So just kind of finding the balance and literally just like reading the script and having, you know, the creative team with me on Zoom is very helpful because you know, um sometimes I would probably do something because this is like, it's Disney Jr., you know, so it's like it's a little more um innocent than you know like an ABC or um even a Broadway show, you know? So um yeah, sometimes um just like that little redirection that's like remember it's Disney Jr.

[41:12] Eli Tokash: Right.

[41:13] Devin Trey Campbell: Um yeah, that's uh that's always helpful, you know.

[41:17] Eli Tokash: Totally. Do you, is there like, I don't know, like do you ever find like the difficulty in like oh, you know, I have to smile extra hard when I say this so that it comes off in my voice that I'm happy or something like that?

[41:31] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, um, because when I um when I was doing like uh single parents and stuff like that, like you can kind of tell where the story was like going with like the facial expressions and even just the script, right? You know, um with this stuff, it's like you know, you really have to, it's not even that you have to push it, but you kind of just have to like tell the animators and like the creative team, like I am happy, you know. Right. This is supposed to be happy, or this is supposed to be sad, or I'm supposed to be annoyed or angry, you know. It's just a lot of, it's very interesting, and it's also really really fun. I'm so excited for people to see this.

[42:08] Eli Tokash: Yeah, it's really fun. And the thing is too, is like it's cool from like even an actor standpoint, but also like the creative team because they asked you for like did they ask you to say the line three times and then they're gonna pick, or maybe you had to do it three more times. Like is that like weird, like with no one repeating to you and you're just saying three lines in a row?

[42:31] Devin Trey Campbell: Oh yeah. I remember, yeah, it's weird, right? There was one like isolated like case where um I there was like a really like back and forth kind of scene and I had, you know, one of the um higher-ups go back and forth with me. Um yeah, there's hardly any um anything to bounce off of. Yeah. Um you're kinda just going off of like the stage direction and also like, you know, the line prior. So you know, just like saying the same word over and over again. It's kind of just like, yeah, just repeating the same word over and over again, and then it starts to like lose meaning, and you're like, wait, why does it stuff like that? You know? I was probably gonna do that a lot during this show. It's kind of just like talk.

[43:21] Eli Tokash: Talk, yeah, seriously, it's all about like the tone shifts, I feel it's more like how do I do this differently? Oh, I guess I can emphasize this word on this turn. Like, I don't know, like or maybe I go up. There's some like one word lines or like maybe like one sentence lines that I would have that like really threw me for a loop.

[43:44] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, right. How do I say this in more than one like tone of voice, you know? Because I could do like a sarcastic, or I could do like, you know, or a genuine, you know, because sure. Kind of find which one fits with the idiom of the scene and also the network and you know.

[44:02] Eli Tokash: Absolutely. It's such a cool and voiceover work always fascinates me, and it's just such a cool like place to be in and put yourself in for like a couple of days. It's just like wow, it's awesome. Um, it's truly unlike any other part of the industry, which is why I was like, you know, quadruple threat, that's a that's its own little, you know, I don't know, I guess like it's a it's own little like thing in the industry that it's just like uh another talent that you like have to add to your bag of tricks, you know.

[44:31] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, I think it's like an extra thing that I have not met anybody on the show.

[44:38] Eli Tokash: Yes.

[44:39] Devin Trey Campbell: I, you know, um, like those, you know, those like publicity articles had like release, you know. That was when I found out who was in the show.

[44:49] Eli Tokash: That's awesome.

[44:50] Devin Trey Campbell: I had no idea who was in the show, you know, until I read that article and I was like, what? No way, like you're lying, you know, and then it was great, like I didn't even know, you know, the kind of show that I was doing, you know?

[45:04] Eli Tokash: Right.

[45:05] Devin Trey Campbell: I hadn't seen any like character designs other than myself, and that was like a very early design when I was like learning the material for the audition, you know?

[45:13] Eli Tokash: Sure. So just that, you know, was so when does this come out?

[45:20] Devin Trey Campbell: Okay. So um I'm like not entirely sure, but I'm very like 99% sure that it is coming out um this March.

[45:32] Eli Tokash: Oh my god. That's so exciting.

[45:35] Devin Trey Campbell: So everyone watch out on Disney Jr., okay? You're gonna see Devin. Well not see Devin, but you'll hear him.

[45:42] Eli Tokash: We'll hear me.

[45:44] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, but um, yeah, okay. So I think um I spoke with um the higher ups and they were like, okay, so it's gonna, it's most likely gonna come out in March, and then I think a couple weeks after we're gonna be on Disney Plus.

[45:57] Eli Tokash: Oh awesome.

[46:00] Devin Trey Campbell: Yes, absolutely. We will absolutely support that. Just the thought of being on Disney Plus, you know.

[46:07] Eli Tokash: That's uh, yeah. That's the dream.

[46:11] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, right? That's awesome. Yeah, congrats. That's huge. I'm so excited. I'm so excited to look for your voice there.

[46:19] Eli Tokash: Or hear your voice.

[46:21] Devin Trey Campbell: I don't know. I don't even know what I'm doing.

[46:26] Eli Tokash: I love it. So then you also mentioned that you, you know, you were in you were Rory in Single Parents in ABC. Which is the set life. Talk to me. This is a whole nother thing too, completely different to act into theater and stuff.

[46:43] Devin Trey Campbell: Um, I had heard that I was doing a TV show. Well, first of all, I was just over the moon, right?

[46:50] Eli Tokash: Yeah.

[46:51] Devin Trey Campbell: I had never um been to that side of the US before, you know? Um, uh, you know, I uh so it was just like being over there and just seeing all these different people and like meeting different kinds of like actors and just being in that space with you know everybody that was in the show was very, very crazy, you know?

[47:17] Eli Tokash: Mm-hmm.

[47:17] Devin Trey Campbell: Cause I had just come off of Kinky Boots where everything was kind of just like already rehearsed and stuff like that. People would just go out on a whim and just try stuff on Single Parents, and that made for a very fun wild card atmosphere that was just insane.

[47:34] Eli Tokash: Well, in a way, like you have to with film, because like it's very difficult to just do the same thing over and over again as they get uh different camera angles or whatever it is that they have to get, you're c it's a lot more like avoiding than you are like, you know, performing and doing your thing.

[47:56] Devin Trey Campbell: Um, so just keep it fresh and everything. You gotta be bold and while also trying to be like true, you know. Um, but that's that's fascinating to hear. So is this your first like TV experience like show that you did?

[48:12] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, it was uh it was my first TV show, you know. Um, it was crazy, you know, just seeing myself on TV having like lines and you know, doing the thing that I love and people actually seeing it and just like it's like it was like in and out, it was like I was, I was pretty, I was speechless, you know, seeing myself at that premiere party.

[48:40] Eli Tokash: So do you, so do you like that? Do you like watching yourself or is it kind of like oh like I don't know if I can watch myself?

[48:48] Devin Trey Campbell: Well, watching myself now or doing the stuff I was doing back then, it's hard because I was like, I made those choices and those very interesting, and you know, just like critiquing myself on those scenes, like I could have done that better.

[49:08] Devin Trey Campbell: I would have done that if I was getting online again. Just like yeah. So seeing myself now as like super awkward. I'm like, huh. Yeah. That was the choice that I made, huh? You know. Yes. I love that. That's so funny. I completely understand what you're trying to say here. I love that. Um, so like I said, like set life. Talk to me about set life. What do you I mean, I don't know, like it's just such a different thing. You have to come be like two hours before you go on camera to do hair and makeup, which is like you get to a Broadway theater like 15, 30 minutes before a show and you're good, you know. Like uh just talk to me about like the differences and even like you can even touch on like the different acting that we kind of talked about with voice acting in theater with like on camera work. I feel like there's a bit of a difference uh to theater as well.

[50:02] Devin Trey Campbell: Mm-hmm. Yeah, set life was a dream. Yeah. Just like coming in every day and you know, being around these loving people and you know, just getting to interact and play off of all of these different types of actors were just it was just so much fun, you know. Um I had a lot of I had a really hard time, um, like when we would do have hiatuses in between seasons or like do like a Christmas break. Um I I did um I would do some community theater in between that just like keep the creative juices flowing, you know. It was very hard for me to like cheat out it was really hard for me to cheat out and also be um a lot less subtle with my acting choices because right there there's a lot of like zoom in angles and uh like a lot of different angles on TV, you know, but when you're doing a br like a a th like a theater show or like some kind of show where people are like watching you live, there are people like in the nosebleeds that like can't really acting choices, you know.

[51:12] Devin Trey Campbell: So um having that um factor coming back to it was very hard, you know.

[51:20] Eli Tokash: Absolutely. Well, uh yeah, the it's very true. I mean, I feel like it's more of like uh an everyday kind of thing uh on TV and film and then theater, you have to be a little bit of more of a showman, you know? Kind of like that little flashier maybe. Uh but yeah, I I mean it's to you're totally right. And I think going back to like the whole voiceover, how you like didn't even meet anybody on the show, and like I feel like the TV and film and uh and on camera work is kind of like that me middle ground from like voiceover and theater, because theater you meet everybody and you're going to work with them every night, and then like TV and film uh you kind of meet some of them, most of them, definitely the people that you'll be with every day, and then it's like I don't really know the rest of you.

[52:13] Eli Tokash: And like so that it's like it's interesting the three stages of the industry that that you've accomplished, um and how they they all differ. So it's a very good point. And I was just thinking about that, and I was like, Yeah, it I totally see that.

[52:28] Devin Trey Campbell: Yeah, I think um during TV, especially with like that show, like single parents, it was very, very like, you know, important to get to know your cast members, and also it's very important to know them so that you can play off of them and also like interact with them in public and also like have good chemistry during interviews and also just like during regular scenes, you know? So just having that like interaction feature was very it was it was it was great, you know, doing that show with you know those people.

[53:02] Eli Tokash: Yeah, because you have to have some personal connection in order to you know act with them and and do a and do a scene with them as two different other people, you know like it's it's fascinating what our our lives are is like literally it's just like very very bizarre what what what we've chosen to do and with our life. But it's so fun and like I wouldn't change it for the world.

[53:26] Devin Trey Campbell: Um well Devin, I mean you've hit everything like that I wanted to talk about in everything that uh you know your career in different stages of the industry so I I just do you have anything else that you wanted to talk about before we head off?

[53:43] Devin Trey Campbell: Uh I think we pretty much touched on everything. Um but definitely um go check out Eureka that is coming out of you know um come see MJ the musical we're on uh well the schedule's kinda crazy right now but uh a little bit go get your tickets um when it's you know convenient to you um but yeah it just it's very fun just to be in this business you know it's it's been a very crazy very crazy ride but I absolutely like you said I wouldn't change it for the world you know yeah and and go get your tickets to MJ while you can get them for two for one Broadway which is that week uh that promotional thing is still going on so do that while you can take advantage of the deal and uh Devin can you drop your Instagram or social media anything handle so that they can follow along in all the incredible adventures that you do next yes uh I'm on Instagram mainly at um Devin Trey08 um I'm also on TikTok at Devin the Weirdo.com changing it but you know right now I just gotta talk to you real quick but your opening night TikTok of you and your opening transitioning to your opening night suit that that was one of the greatest videos I had ever seen that was so funny I everyone you all need to check out Devin's TikTok and his Instagram I'm on TikTok Devin the Weirdo dot com I I'm not very good at doing a TikTok but you know go and follow me.

[55:25] Eli Tokash: Hey it is quality entertainment if you ask me seriously don't set you're selling yourself short here it's awesome um well Devin seriously thank you so much I love hearing kids' perspectives on the industry as a fellow child actor myself and and just kind of seeing how it's just relatable and how you know what what we do is just it's just not talked about and I don't think people realize you know we still have to go to school and do this and like all these insane things.

[55:55] Eli Tokash: It's a crazy life but uh but it is still fun for sure but it's just a lot of work. So thank you for coming on and talking about it and shedding a light. And uh I know a lot of people listening are are gonna really enjoy this episode and become huge fans of you.

[56:11] Devin Trey Campbell: Thank you so much for having me.

[56:12] Eli Tokash: Of course, of course. But thank you.

[56:16] Eli Tokash: Take about Devin Trey Campbell. Oh my gosh. Sir first of all, thank you so much for coming on the show. I absolutely enjoyed hearing his stories. I love the fact that he was able to talk about all these incredible things going on right now in his career that uh not many people know about right now. Obviously, MJ's still in the very new stages of of its run on Broadway.

[56:38] Eli Tokash: Uh Eureka, who which is his show that's about to come out on Disney Plus. Um obviously no one's seen that yet because it's not out, but I was just really excited to to talk to him about all these things and kind of promote all of that stuff, and it's great, uh it's great stuff to keep your eye out for. Uh great kid. I really enjoyed talking to him, and he's doing so many great things.

[57:01] Eli Tokash: So um I loved his story about it going into the kiki boot boots audition, never wearing heels before, and his mom was just like, you know, maybe you should walk in in these. I I thought it was perfect. Um, but there were so many great stories in that. So thank you, Devin, for sharing all of those wonderful little stories. And uh I know the audience, I know you listeners had to enjoy it.

[57:22] Eli Tokash: So um I appreciate that and I hope you enjoyed it. Um now I mentioned earlier in the episode before we brought Devin in, um, that Take About has a bit of announcement. And I can't make the formal announcement this week, but I did want to create awareness around it.

[57:45] Eli Tokash: So Take About is doing something very exciting that has never been done on Take About before or with Take About or anything like that. Um, but I want to plant a little seed in your head to keep your mark your calendars down and uh keep your April fairly open. Um next week I'm gonna be announcing what it is and what the date is um and what's happening.

[58:11] Eli Tokash: Um it may be a guest, it may be something else. Whatever it may be, you're gonna wanna hear about it. Um it's very exciting. It's going to be um I I think it's gonna be the best thing that Take About has done in its run.

[58:28] Eli Tokash: Uh I'm very excited to announce it. Just something happen something's happening in April. So um stay tuned. Mark your calendars that something happening for Take A Bow is happening in April. Um, because you're gonna wanna you're gonna wanna keep it free and you're gonna wanna you're gonna wanna mark it down and make sure that you don't miss it.

[58:50] Eli Tokash: So it's great stuff. I'm very excited uh for it, and uh that's all I'm gonna say now. It's just a little teaser. I'm sorry if I drive you crazy until next Thursday, but I promise you it's gonna be worth it because I promise you I am announcing it next Thursday.

[59:07] Eli Tokash: Uh I'm gonna get the clear. Um, so stay tuned, but keep your eye out uh on our socials on the next week's episode, whatever it is. Um thank you for your patience. I appreciate it.

[59:23] Eli Tokash: Um anyway, that's all I have for you folks this week. It's I'm gonna keep it as a shorter episode, lots going on. Um, but I appreciate you folks listening. I appreciate all of the love and support.

[59:37] Eli Tokash: As always, like I mentioned earlier, like literally just a cute few seconds ago, check us out on social at Take About Podcast. Uh, we're on Instagram and TikTok mainly.

[59:47] Eli Tokash: Um as always, you can check out our Patreon to uh the Patreon already know they're getting the announcement today. Um, so just a thought. If you want to know, maybe if you join our Patreon community, you will already know.

[1:00:03] Eli Tokash: Um they're getting that. And uh yeah, just stay tuned because uh none of this would be possible without all of you folks listening and supporting, and I appreciate it.

[1:00:14] Eli Tokash: So thank you again, and I hope, and like honestly, like you need to be here next week. So um until then, bye everyone.

[1:00:26] Eli Tokash: Have a great week. For this episode's curtain call, I would like to recognize a few people who also deserve to take a bow.

[1:00:33] Eli Tokash: This podcast would not be possible without the help from Dory Berenstein, Brittany Bigelow, Katie Rosen, Alan Seals, and the team at the Broadway Podcast Network.

[1:00:41] Eli Tokash: Next in line to take the bow is Tessie Tokash, who edits the audio and all the visuals for this podcast. A special thanks to patrons Brian Thompson, Pat McNamara, the listeners at PCC, as well as all the other patrons for their continued support.

[1:00:55] Eli Tokash: If you're interested in becoming a patron, go to patreon.com slash T A B. And if you enjoyed this week's episode, don't forget to subscribe on the platform that you're currently listening to this on.

[1:01:07] Eli Tokash: Also, feel free to give us a follow on Instagram at take a bow podcast. Take a bow's logo is designed by Giselle Bustos, and the music is by Nikki Torsha and Cormac Collinon.

[1:01:18] Eli Tokash: Bye everyone. Hope to see you next week.