I Dreamed a Dream…Then Checked My Email
Sep 29, 2026 · 1 hr 26 min · 12 segments
What happens when the people behind the art finally get the space to be seen, heard, and supported? In this episode, Adam Hill and Emily Goldberg sit down with music director, musician, and vocal…
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So when you think back to why you started and how you imagined things to be, although it does sound like one thing led to another-
but whatever your thought was on what's happening n- happening next, has that changed since then?
It, it morphs, I'd say, especially being a parent [clears throat] and a head of a household, and I made the decision to leave academia in- Mm ... 2022, and that was a pretty scary, bold thing.
But there were incredible people in my life, women especially that- Hmm ... um, I have to name her, but Johanna McKenzie Miller- Oh, yeah ... like brought me into so many different rooms.
And you know, I think of like the college professors that believed in you or a person in your life, whether it was a voice teacher or whomever that saw something in you, and those people are so important.
And I didn't say, "Oh, it has to be Broadway," or, "It has to be-" Mm ... "blah, blah, blah," but now it's impeccable work with great people.
And I think, um, the evolution of, well, being able to still make a living and pay a mortgage and put kids through school, I, I don't know how I'm doing it, but it's, it's going.
And uh, I, I am so grateful for it, and um, I, yeah, now in life, I think I could be a little bit more discerning about- Mm ... what I wanna say yes to.
Is it worth the time away from my family, or does it support this particular artist? Mm.
So when you think back to why you started and how you imagined things to be, although it does sound like one thing led to another-
but whatever your thought was on what's happening n- happening next, has that changed since then?
It, it morphs, I'd say, especially being a parent [clears throat] and a head of a household, and I made the decision to leave academia in- Mm ... 2022, and that was a pretty scary, bold thing.
But there were incredible people in my life, women especially that- Hmm ... um, I have to name her, but Johanna McKenzie Miller- Oh, yeah ... like brought me into so many different rooms.
And you know, I think of like the college professors that believed in you or a person in your life, whether it was a voice teacher or whomever that saw something in you, and those people are so important.
And I didn't say, "Oh, it has to be Broadway," or, "It has to be-" Mm ... "blah, blah, blah," but now it's impeccable work with great people.
And I think, um, the evolution of, well, being able to still make a living and pay a mortgage and put kids through school, I, I don't know how I'm doing it, but it's, it's going.
And uh, I, I am so grateful for it, and um, I, yeah, now in life, I think I could be a little bit more discerning about- Mm ... what I wanna say yes to.
Is it worth the time away from my family, or does it support this particular artist? Mm.
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