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I Wanna Be Like You with Elbi Cespedes

I Wanna Be Like You with Elbi Cespedes is a podcast that explores the journeys of successful individuals and how they’ve built and sustained their careers. Host Elbi Cespedes sits down with accomplished guests to discuss their beginnings, the challenges they’ve faced, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Through engaging and insightful conversations, this podcast offers inspiration, practical advice, and a deeper look into what it really takes to achieve long-term success.

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00:00:42

1 Year Anniversary Thank You!

I Wanna Be Like You with Elbi Cespedes ·

2026/03/18

Thank you for watching and listening to I Wanna Be Like You with Elbi Cespedes for one whole year! Here's to many more!

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01:20:45

Rob Rokicki's I Wanna Be Like You!

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2026/03/17

Rob Rokicki is best known for composing and writing the lyrics for the cult musical The Lightning Thief based on the hit book series Percy Jackson & The Olympians! The musical has gone on to be performed all over the world and we get to talking all about the new Original London Cast Recording whcih Rob also co-orchestrated and is OUT NOW! What started as just a Theater For Young Audiences production became a full length musical that ran on Broadway, the West End is currently touring the UK

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01:26:29

Janine LaManna's I Wanna Be Like You!

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2026/03/10

Janine LaManna is a Broadway star who's most well known for originating the role of Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical! Her other Broadway credits include Evelyn Nesbitt in the original production of Ragtime, Kiss Me Kate, The Drowsy Chaperone and more! She also starred in PBS' version of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego as Carmen Sandiego! She also performed multiple times at the White House during the Bush administration! She joins us to discuss her career, what Broadway was like post 9/11

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01:15:20

Andrew Keenan-Bolger's I Wanna Be Like You!

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2026/03/03

Andrew Keenan-Bolger is a Broadway veteran most well known as the original Crutchie in Newsies on Broadway! He's also an author with his new debut solo YA novel Limelight OUT NOW! He also starred and created the webseries Submissions Only which lasted 3 seasons on YouTube! Some of his other Broadway credits include Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins and Tuck Everlasting! We get to talking about his time originating Jojo in Seussical out of town in Boston, his Newsies journey and co-writing his

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01:12:31

Adam Gwon's I Wanna Be Like You!

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2026/02/26

Adam Gwon is an award winning composer and lyricist whose work has been performed on 6 continents! His musical Ordinary Days premiered Off Broadway in 2008 and has gone on to become a hit beyond its Off Broadway run in part thanks to its successful cast album! His songs Fine, I'll Be Here and Favorite Places from Ordinary Days have gone on to be performed at concerts and cabarets all over the world! He's here now to discuss the cast album for his latest musical All The World's A Stage

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01:35:33

Ross Meyerson's I Wanna Be Like You!

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2026/02/17

Ross Meyerson is an Emmy Award winning casting director for his work on the hit drama Damages starring Glenn Close along with his former partner Julie Tucker. Currently, he’s casting the upcoming season of Dexter: Resurrection following the success of the first season last year! His roots however are in theater having been the Artistic Director of Millbrook Playhouse and various regional theaters across the country. Some of his most prominent casting credits include Nurse Jackie, Kevin Can Wait,

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01:55:19

George & Marty Lee Andrews' I Wanna Be Like You!

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2026/02/10

George & Marty Lee Andrews are on the precipice of celebrating 50 years of marriage, having shared a life working in the theater. The two of them have been a part of some of the most legendary musicals of all time. George holds the Guinness World Record for the longest running actor in the same Broadway show having been in the original cast of The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway in 1988 and finishing his run in 2011! Prior to this, he originated the role of Frid in Stephen Sondheim & Hugh Wheeler’s

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02:12:38

Joe Iconis' I Wanna Be Like You!

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2026/02/03

Joe Iconis is a Tony and Drama Desk Award nominated composer and lyricist for writing Be More Chill. Aside from Be More Chill, he’s written plenty of musicals that have premiered Off Broadway and regionally including Broadway Bounty Hunter, The Black Suits, and most recently The Untitled Hunter S Thompson Musical (which premiered last year at Signature Theater in Arlington, Virginia) and many more! He also contributed songs to the second season of the NBC TV series SMASH including Broadway, Here I

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03:18:11

Tim Weil's I Wanna Be Like You!

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2026/01/28

Tim Weil is most notably known as the original Music Director and Supervisor for the Tony Award winning hit musical Rent! Having been there from its original workshop to Broadway, national tours and beyond, Tim has now written a book: Making Rent: The Story Behind The Music That Changed Broadway. The book chronicles his experience with the show, Jonathan Larson and discusses the inner workings of how this little engine that could became one of the most revolutionary musicals in history! Aside from

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02:03:04

Stephen Cole's I Wanna Be Like You!

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2026/01/21

Stephen Cole is prolific author and musical theater lyricist who’s written multiple books and musicals premiering Off Broadway, regionally and around the world! Notably, he was the author for memoirs and biographies for Charles Strouse, Marni Nixon, and Noel Coward! Some of his most popular musicals include After The Fair, the musical adaptation of the classic film The Night of the Hunter and The Road to Qatar (which focused around writing the first ever musical written by Americans to premiere in

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02:52:49

AJ Shively's I Wanna Be Like You!

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2026/01/13

AJ Shively is a Tony Award nominated actor with 3 Broadway shows to his name including the revival of La Cage Aux Folles (opposite Kelsey Grammar), Bright Star and Paradise Square (which earned him his Tony nomination)! Recently he starred as Robbie in Classic Stage Company’s production of A Man of No Importance, the one night only concert of Hello Dolly at Carnegie Hall and the Encores! production of Titanic at New York City Center! We get to talking about tips and tricks for those working on

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01:28:02

I Wanna Be Like Aaron Lazar!

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2026/01/06

Today, I Wanna Be Like Aaron Lazar! Aaron Lazar is a Grammy award nominated Broadway superstar having starred in The Last Ship (with music and lyrics by Sting), A Light in the Piazza, A Little Night Music and Les Miserables, to name a few! Some of his on screen credits include The Wolf Of Wall Street, Everything Everywhere All At Once and Girl Meets World! After receiving an ALS diagnosis a few years ago, Aaron released an album titled The Impossible Dream in 2024 which also featured Josh Groban,

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01:35:17

I Wanna Be Like Jerry Zaks!

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2025/12/31

Today, I Wanna Be Like Jerry Zaks! FOURTH DREAM GUEST MANIFESTED BY JESS LEPROTTO! Jerry Zaks is a legendary director with credits in theater, film and television. He's received 4 Tony Awards for his direction on The House of Blue Leaves (starring the Broadway debut of Ben Stiller!), Lend Me A Tenor, Six Degrees of Separation and the iconic production of Guys and Dolls starring Peter Gallagher, Nathan Lane and JK Simmons. On screen, he directed the film Marvin's Room (starring Leonardo DiCaprio,

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03:07:47

I Wanna Be Like Rob W Schneider!

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2025/12/23

Today, I Wanna Be Like Rob W Schneider! Rob W Schneider is a director with numerous regional theater and Off Broadway credits. Most recently, he became an author having written his first book: Queer Musicals: Boy Meets Boy to Jagged Little Pill which is a part of the Essential Musicals series. The book covers 10 musicals all rooted in queer history. We get to talking about each one of them. Rob’s also the Artistic Director of J2 Spotlight Musical Theater which has committed to revive musicals that

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02:23:58

I Wanna Be Like Mary Testa!

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2025/12/16

Today, I Wanna Be Like Mary Testa! THIRD DREAM GUEST UNLOCKED MANIFESTED BY THERESA MCCARTHY!Mary Testa is a Tony nominated actress whose work spans decades. She’s originated musicals on and off Nroadway such as Lucky Stiff, A New Brain, Xanadu, Barnum and The Rink. Most recently, she was seen on the Broadway stage in 2019 as Aunt Eller in Oklahoma (which earned her a Tony Award nomination) as well as off Broadway in The Gardens of Anuncia. Her relationship with Michael John LaChuisa and William

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01:26:51

I Wanna Be Like Jeb Brown!

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2025/12/10

Today, I Wanna Be Like Jeb Brown! Jeb Brown is a Tony Award Nominated actor with 10 Broadway shows under his belt. Currently he’s starring as the title role in Beau the Musical Off Broadway at the Distillery at St Luke’s Theatre. Some of his Broadway credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof starring Elizabeth Ashley (at just 10 years old!), Bring Back Birdie (the sequel to Bye Bye Birdie) alongside Chita Rivera, Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark and Dead Outlaw (for which he received a Tony Award Nomination

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02:11:45

I Wanna Be Like Stan Zimmerman!

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2025/12/03

Today, I Wanna Be Like Stan Zimmerman! Stan Zimmerman is WGA nominated screenwriter who’s written on The Golden Girls, Roseanne and Gilmore Girls to name a few. His new book The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore is out now! We get to talking all about his time writing pilots, spec scripts and seasons of beloved sitcom television as well as A Very Brady Movie and even some of his work in the theater!

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01:43:43

I Wanna Be Like Michael Kostroff!

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2025/11/25

Today, I Wanna Be Like Michael Kostroff! Michael Kostroff is an actor with over 100 TV/Film credits! He’s most known for his role as the defense attorney Maurice Levy on The Wire as well as the executive producer Marshall Pike on Disney Channel’s Sonny with a Chance! Upcoming, he’ll be starring in the new live action Marvel/Sony series Spider-Noir based on the hit Spider Verse films alongside Nicolas Cage on MGM+. His most prominent theater credits include Thenardier on the national tour of Les

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01:12:31

I Wanna Be Like Merri Sugarman!

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2025/11/18

Today, I Wanna Be Like Merri Sugarman! Merri Sugarman is a Casting Director for The TRC Company whose work spans decades of Broadway and on screen work. Prior to casting, Merri was an actor having been in the national tour of Les Miserables (which she now casts) and Aspects of Love. She then went on to cast for the screen on shows like Freaks & Geeks, The Larry Sanders Show as well as Spin City! Now she casts for numerous shows on and off Broadway and across the country most recently including The

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01:29:12

I Wanna Be Like Douglas Lyons!

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2025/11/11

Today, I Wanna Be Like Douglas Lyons! SECOND DREAM GUEST UNLOCKED manifested by Patrick Dunn! Douglas Lyons is a multi-hyphenate artist having acted in multiple Broadway shows (Beautiful: the Carole King Musical, The Book of Mormon) and written plays on and off Broadway (Chicken and Biscuits, Table 17) as well as television (Fraggle Rock on Apple TV). NOW, his new musical Beau has been the talk of the town having done an Off Broadway run with Out of the Box Theatrics this past spring and is now

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