As a kid with starry ambitions of working in the entertainment industry, Adam Rothenberg found a way to go behind-the-scenes with celebrities from the worlds of Film, Television, Theatre & Music for the past 15 years. Adam is the creator of the entertainment platform Call Me Adam and host of the podcast Baring It All with Call Me Adam. His unique style of interviewing has given him the opportunity to conduct more than 1,500 interviews. Adam makes his guests feel comfortable and at ease, which allows them to talk about life behind-the-curtain, sometimes revealing things they have never talked about before.
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episode 66: Marty Thomas and Marissa Rosen Joint Interview: Best Friends, Recording Artists, Broadway Stars, Holiday Album
Best friends, recording artists and Broadway Stars Marty Thomas and Marissa Rosen answered my call to bare it all on my podcast Baring It All with Call Me Adam.
In this interview we discuss:
- Their friendship
- Holiday Traditions
- New holiday CD, The Award Winning Holiday Album
- Kristin Chenoweth's For The Girls
- In The Closet with Call Me Adam
- Rapid Fire Questions
- End with Marty and Marissa baring something they have not talked about previously
PurchaseThe Award Winning Holiday Album on Marty Thomas' website!
More on Marty:Marty Thomas is a recording artist & an actor who made his Broadway debut at age eleven as “Colin” in THE SECRET GARDEN. He also appeared on Broadway in WICKED & XANADU. He was named Mr. Broadway 2008 & was a 1992 Ed McMahon's Junior Vocalist Star Search Champion beating a then-unknown Britney Spears. He has appeared off-Broadway in MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING, PAGEANT & A LOSS OF ROSES. He was featured in the film BIG GAY MUSICAL, played “Damon’” on TWO BROKE GIRLS (CBS), & “Charlie” on GRACE & FRANKIE (Netflix).
His latest album, Slow Dancing with a Boy was released to Broadway Records on December 6, 2019, hitting number 19 on the iTunes pop charts. He is a vocal arranger, producer & backup vocalist who has sung with the likes of Billy Porter, Grace Jones, Patti Labelle, Jennifer Holliday, Stephanie Mills, Debbie Gibson, Martha Wash, Barry Manilow, Glen Campbell, & Johnny Cash. Marty is a renowned performer, director & producer in the New York cabaret/concert scene. His show MARTY THOMAS PRESENTS DIVA has toured nationally & performed weekly in New York residence for 8 years.
Marty produces & directs the Miss New York Scholarship Competition & trains women for the Miss America Scholarship Competition year-round. He has produced events & performed in events to raise thousands of dollars for various charities.
More on Marissa:Marissa Rosen is a born & bred New Yorker who was most recently seen making her Broadway debut in For the Girls with the amazing Kristin Chenoweth! She can also be heard on the newly released album The Rocky Horror Skivvies Show.
Off-Broadway: R.R.R.E.D., The Marvelous Wonderettes, My Big Gay Italian Wedding, Tony & Tina’s Wedding.
Regional/International/Tours: A Taste of Things to Come, Jawbreaker, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Grease, Legally Blonde, Bare & Into the Woods. She can be found singing & touring the country with Kristin & Jessica Vosk. Marissa works as a recording artist & backup singer/arranger for NYC & Nashville’s finest. She has had the great privilege of singing backup for Shoshana Bean, Patti LuPone, Betty Buckley, Frankie Grande & Lillias White.
Marissa can be seen dancing alongside Anne Hathaway on the hit Amazon Prime series Modern Love, as well as Monk with Tony Shalhoub & if you squint real small, with Lindsey Lohan in Just my Luck.
She is a proud cast member of Marty Thomas Presents DIVA, along with Marty & some of the most talented ladies in NYC. Marissa is a huge advocate for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids.
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Special Thanks:Theme Song by Bobby Cronin
Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell
Edited by Drew Kaufman
Outro Music Underscore by CueTique