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[0:00] Joshua Turchin: Hello and welcome back to the Early Night Show Virtual Edition. My name is Joshua Turchin, and thanks so much for being with us today. I'm so excited to welcome the incredible Dan Rosales from Spamilton, Trevor the Musical, and Dogman the Musical, and the amazing Berkley Silverman from Paw Patrol and Working Moms. So please stick around. Welcome to the Early Night Show.

[0:27] Joshua Turchin: The light at the end of the tunnel is finally nearing. Every week, more and more people are getting vaccinated, which hopefully brings us even closer to Broadway reopening. So get ready, 17 fake Times Square Elmos. The pause is hopefully ending soon. And for anyone who's ever hugged one of those Times Square characters, you could already be immune to COVID. Actually, seeing them and the tourists in Times Square is one of the things that makes me so happy or scared sometimes, but they're really a part of what brings the city to life. There's always that one character though that kind of gets left out. You know, then they try to jump into the picture at the last minute but get ignored. I think we've all felt like the last one picked before. There's actually a song from the musical Whoop Dee Do. Um, it's a review, and the song is called Last One Picked, which I really, really love. This is Last One Picked.

[1:40] ♪ Musical number: "Last One Picked" — performed by Joshua Turchin ♪

[4:14] Joshua Turchin: My first guest and I were in rehearsals together for the new show, Trevor the Musical at Stage 42 in New York City until COVID-19 resulted in an extended intermission. I'm so, so happy to welcome Dan Rosales to the Early Night Show. Hi Dan.

[4:30] Dan Rosales: Hey, Joshua, how you doing?

[4:34] Joshua Turchin: I'm doing good. How are you?

[4:36] Dan Rosales: I'm doing great on this chilly day today, but looking forward to spring. Thanks so much for having me.

[4:43] Joshua Turchin: Of course. I'm so happy to have you on today's show. And I can't believe it's been a year since we last worked together. Like time literally flies.

[4:52] Dan Rosales: Time flew. Time simultaneously feels as if we're moving through molasses, but also in the blink of an eye, it's been a year, and our show is still on hiatus. So, you know, fingers crossed, everything gets better, and we're back in a rehearsal room soon.

[5:07] Dan Rosales: Yeah, I'm really hoping because it was such a fun show to do. Uh, like when I was cast in Trevor, and I learned that you were in the cast as well, I was just so excited to work with another Forbidden Broadway alum.

[5:18] Joshua Turchin: I'm just like really, really upset I didn't get to see you star in Spamilton.

[5:24] Dan Rosales: Oh my gosh. Thanks. And likewise, you know, uh, yeah, being part of the Forbidden Broadway family was a blast. And you know, Spamilton, luckily, similar to your Forbidden Broadway show, got the reception that was kind of unexpected, and we were like, oh my gosh, this thing really took off. Um, it was so much fun working with Gerard and Jerry Mack and everyone involved with that. Uh, but yeah, that was kind of like my introduction into the whole Forbidden Broadway world, and you being able to be so free and silly every night and just being able to make fun of yourself, I think, you know, helps exponentially in everything else we do in life.

[6:01] Joshua Turchin: Oh yeah, definitely. Like, who did you play in the show?

[6:05] Dan Rosales: I played Lin Manuel as Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton in Spamilton.

[6:11] Joshua Turchin: So it was kind of convoluted.

[6:14] Dan Rosales: That sounds like so much fun. Like, how many quick changes did you have?

[6:16] Dan Rosales: How many quick changes do we? Uh, I luckily I got off easily because I was Lin Manuel the whole show. I think maybe I added like a cape or a couple of hats and sunglasses, but uh, the rest of the cast, the awesome like four other people that were in the show with me, and the guests that would come in every week, they did so many quick changes, like changing from the Hamilton get-up into a Cats joke, into a Dear Evan Hansen joke, into a Come From Away get, you know, it just kept like going and going and going. So I got off easily and had to, you know, I had to hold it down and just stay in my costume most of the time. So it's like just a lot of the energy that goes into putting on the show each day.

[7:04] Joshua Turchin: Yeah, yeah. And that's like the nature of the beast with parodies like that, you know, is that like the satire, you have to be so involved in it, otherwise the energy just like slumps. And that's, you know, audiences love parodies like that because it's so fast and energetic, and even more so than like musical comedies already are. Like we're putting a hat on a hat, so it has to be even more elevated.

[7:26] Dan Rosales: I know it's so hard to have theater pause right now as performers, but the first AEA approved production during the pandemic really brought so much hope to all of us. How long was the run of Godspell and where was it performed?

[7:41] Dan Rosales: Uh, so we did Godspell at Berkshire Theater Group in Massachusetts in the Berkshires. Um, and it was originally scheduled to run from the end of July to the end of August, I believe. But um, it was an incredible whirlwind of events, you know. It was the first musical that happened since uh COVID, like AEA sanctioned, AEA approved with all of the health protocols in place. We had to be tested three times a week, like the really intense nasal swabs where they go all the way into your sinuses. Uh, we had to be in our own bubble. We quarantined before we had to get there. We had no visitors allowed. Friends and family came to see the show, they had to be six to ten feet away and masks, you know.

Um, so it was uh it was the biggest one of the biggest learning experiences I've ever had in my life because we are still in the midst of a global pandemic and navigating how to be safe, but also trying to, you know, take a step forward and make sure that things can happen in a safe way, uh, is absolutely necessary. So I was really happy to be a part of that.

[8:49] Joshua Turchin: Oh yay. Did you have a favorite memory of being a part of the production?

[8:54] Dan Rosales: Um, I think it was just being able to perform. I mean, the production was a little different than your regular Godspell in the way that when we came out we told stories about our experience with what happened when Broadway shut down or when COVID kind of shut down the nation. So instead of the traditional like, um, what do they call the traditional like babble of all the greats, uh, great thinkers at the beginning of Godspell, our director Alan Folderman substituted this kind of personal essay where all of the actors just kind of, you know, put their heart out on the stage and like this is how hard it's been for me and I think that really resonated with the audience because they were there in masks outside in a tent six to ten feet apart like in chairs essentially in a parking lot.

They still, it was sold out almost every single performance. We in fact we added two weeks of performances at the end because it was so in demand because it was the only show happening at that time. Well, there was one other one-man show at um Barrington Stage, but we were the only two things happening and both of them in the same town and the entire nation that equity approved. Um, so I'd say my favorite experience, one of two, was just feeling the audience's energy when we finally got the show going and that they were almost in disbelief like wow this is here and it's happening and I'm able to see theater and it's great. And adding on to that it was being able to perform for Stephen Schwartz at our closing show. He came and saw it, and afterwards, you know, was just so emotional about what we were able to do with his show in something that felt so necessary.

[10:43] Joshua Turchin: Yeah. Wow, that sounds like such an incredible experience. What about singing a song with me today?

[10:50] Dan Rosales: Yeah, I'd love to.

[10:52] Joshua Turchin: Cool. Uh, what song would you like to sing, and why did you select that song?

[10:57] Dan Rosales: So I love the movie Aladdin growing up. Uh, it's one of my favorite Disney movies of all time. Everyone always tells me that I look like Aladdin. I'm still waiting to be in the show, which is fine, but one of my favorite songs is Proud of Your Boy, which was cut from the movie, but was kept in the original Broadway productions. So I'd like to sing that for you. I just think it's a beautiful song.

[11:18] Joshua Turchin: Cool. Well, I am so, so excited to hear you sing the song. Here we go.

[11:36] ♪ Musical number: "Proud of Your Boy" — performed by Dan Rosales ♪

[12:54] ♪ Musical number: "Last One Picked" — performed by Dan Rosales ♪

[14:14] Joshua Turchin: Thank you so much, Dan. That was so amazing. I can't wait to work with you again, hopefully soon. My next guest can be heard everywhere as the cute puppy Everest on Paw Patrol. I'm so happy to welcome Berkley Silverman to the Early Night Show.

[14:29] Berkley Silverman: Hi, Joshua!

[14:32] Joshua Turchin: Hi! I'm so happy to have you on the Early Night Show.

[14:37] Berkley Silverman: Thank you so much for having me.

[14:39] Joshua Turchin: Of course. How has school been going for you since the pandemic?

[14:44] Berkley Silverman: Um, it's been okay. It's been a little bit difficult adjusting, of course. Um, I just started going back in person actually this week. So it's definitely changed a bit. Um, it's definitely changed from last year as well. Everyone is starting to adapt to the new ways of learning, sort of the asynchronous learning that we have to do as well. And we're all learning how to get through it together. I think everybody's in the same boat with it as well. And I think it's even brought some of my classes closer together, which has been really interesting to see. But it's been difficult, but it's been okay. I think we're all sort of getting the hang of it now.

[15:19] Joshua Turchin: Oh, that's so cool. Now you're going into your senior year, right?

[15:24] Berkley Silverman: Yes, I'm currently in my senior year.

[15:28] Joshua Turchin: Congratulations. How has the pandemic impacted your college application process?

[15:34] Berkley Silverman: Um, the pandemic has definitely affected the application process for schools. Um, everything is pretty much online, and the schools that I'm auditioning for aren't even doing callbacks, actually. They're just accepting you or not accepting you based on your self-tape, which is definitely a little bit scary, but um it makes the self-tape mean that much more. And so as a perfectionist, I spent a long time trying to make sure that my tapes were, you know, perfect in my opinion. And so it's been a little bit scary, but it's interesting to see how they're doing it.

[16:08] Joshua Turchin: How have you remained connected to the arts during the pandemic?

[16:13] Berkley Silverman: I've been trying to maintain as connected as I can. It's definitely been hard to find some motivation. Um, that's definitely been a struggle for me during the pandemic, but I've been taking as many workshops as I can because I'm in Canada, so it's not always as easy for me to get access to these workshops, like kids in New York or kids in LA. And so it's been really cool that a lot of artists that I look up to have been doing online workshops and masterclasses. And so I've gotten to work with a lot of really awesome people right now. Um, and it's totally changed my outlook on performing. I will never take it for granted ever again. I also um once or twice a week I try to go into my basement and just sing songs that make me happy.

It's very therapeutic and it makes me feel good just to sing songs that aren't in a high pressure situation and sing songs that just make me happy instead of ones that I have memorized or have to do for auditions, just ones that are totally laid back and there's no pressure. It's been really fun, and I find that very helpful during these stressful times. And so that's kind of one way I've been connecting with the arts.

[17:18] Joshua Turchin: Now I know that you have some really exciting projects coming up. First, can you tell us about Working Moms?

[17:26] Berkley Silverman: Yes, of course. So I filmed Working Moms back in November, and it was one of my favorite experiences I've ever had on set. It was so much fun, and it was nice that I got to spend some time with other girls my age. Um, and we were all tested for COVID. We all tested negatives, so we got to feel a little bit normal for just a couple of days. And we got to be without masks, which was certainly weird. It was a weird feeling to be that close to people without masks again. But it felt really nice to just be normal for a little bit. And so it was really an amazing experience. And it was my first time sort of being on a show that has a different target audience. I've done a lot of TV for kids. And so it was really cool to sort of make my way into the adult world of television. And we got to do some improv stuff and we got to have a really good time. And the show is hilarious. So I can't wait to see it.

[18:17] Joshua Turchin: Now, speaking of children's TV shows, I know that you've been playing Everest in Nickelodeon's Paw Patrol for what, like several seasons?

[18:27] Berkley Silverman: Yeah. I've been on Paw Patrol for seven years.

[18:30] Joshua Turchin: Yeah.

[18:31] Berkley Silverman: So um Paw Patrol has totally shaped the performer that I am today. It's insane. I've grown up on the show, legitimately. I have been on for seven years. And so I've been doing it since I was 10. And I have grown up beside the sound technicians and the directors, and they all know me super well. I know them super well. I love them all. They're all amazing. And so it's been crazy. I'm so fortunate that I've been able to do it for as long as I have. A lot of kids sort of go in and out of the show, but I've been there for so long. And it's my favorite thing in the world. And it's definitely changed a lot during the pandemic. I recorded all of season eight from my basement. Um, I have a recording studio now in my basement.

Um, and so if you watch season eight, um, it's all from my basement. And so it's been really weird. It's been a little tricky because all of the sound has to come from my end. So I have to make sure everything is perfect and everything works for them the way they need it to. So it's been a little bit stressful, but overall it's been awesome. I mean, the convenience of doing it at home is great, but it doesn't go without its challenges.

[19:37] Joshua Turchin: When everything improves and things reopen more as far as Broadway, is there a show that you can't wait to see?

[19:45] Berkley Silverman: Yes, I mean, I can't wait to be in a theater again. But if I could pick any show, I would love to see Six. I had tickets to see it last May, and they were a gift from my mom. And I've been listening to the cast album for years now, and I love it so much. And I was very excited to go see. Yeah, it's so good. I love the music. And so I was really excited to see it, but unfortunately I didn't get to. So I think that's the first show I'm gonna run to see when Broadway reopens.

[20:14] Joshua Turchin: Do you have any dream parts in any Broadway shows or any TV film characters that you would love to bring to life?

[20:23] Berkley Silverman: Um, I mean, I would love to originate a role on Broadway. I think that's awesome. But if I got to pick an existing role, I think I'd love to be Lydia in Beetlejuice. Um, I love Beetlejuice. I saw it multiple times before it closed, and I listened to the album nonstop. I'd also love to be Elphaba one day in Wicked. I just think she's awesome, and I love that that show is all about girl power. And I think that those are some roles I'd love to play.

[20:47] Joshua Turchin: What about singing a song with me today?

[20:51] Berkley Silverman: Yes, I would love to. I picked um Dying Ain't So Bad from Bonnie and Clyde. Um, and over quarantine, it's become a real comfort musical for me. The song is so special, it's beautiful on the cast recording. And my mom and I listen to it together all the time. And so I thought it would be really fun and really special if I got to sing it with you today.

[21:09] Joshua Turchin: Oh yay! Well, I am so so excited to hear you sing the song. Here we go.

[21:33] ♪ Musical number: "Last One Picked" — performed by Joshua Turchin ♪

[24:38] Joshua Turchin: That was incredible, Berkley. I can't wait to watch you on Working Moms and see what you do next. For some more Broadway fun, come join me on my Twitch at Joshua Turchin. We play Minecraft, Among Us, and play some music. So follow or subscribe to my Twitch. If you're a student whose show was canceled, please send us a link to a video of you singing to earlynightshowcasting@gmail.com. You may get a chance to go on the show. If you're enjoying these virtual cabarets, please consider making a donation to the Actors Fund's Emergency Relief Fund at www.actorsfund.org to support people working in the entertainment industry who have suddenly found themselves out of work. Any bit helps. Thanks again to my guests, Dan Rosales and Berkley Silverman. And let's keep entertaining. Any artist who wants to be virtual guests, send me a direct message on my Instagram at Joshua Turchin, and let's keep making music to help the world. Stay healthy and wear a mask.