Broadway and TV veteran (and my longtime friend) Rachelle Rak chats with me about her new musical, “Electric Island.” p.s. my first-ever Instagram Live chat…! The musical follows and celebrates the real stories of women working on Broadway: those working hard to go from show to show and aren’t the recognized stars above the marquee.
Shining light on women of all ages, ethnicities, and sexual orientations, “Electric Island” illuminates how these performers have navigated the highs and lows of a life in the theater–on stage and off. The streaming event (below) features selections from the show and will be available for a few days after. Plus, the live stream will benefit the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative, a program of The Actor’s Fund.
A quick run-down of Rachelle’s lengthy resume includes her many Broadway Credits: Fosse, Catch Me If You Can, The Look of Love, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Thou Shalt Not, Oklahoma!, and CATS. TV audiences know her from Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition and Dance Moms on Lifetime TV. During the pandemic, Sas (as she’s known among friends) launched her own dance conventions, Ignite Dance Live – which have now gone virtual. AND, she offers her own master classes – SasStorm.com – where studios around the country can book her one on one for their students. Every class she offers is a form of weather – because, as I say, she’s a force of nature. You can check out my in-depth chat with the indomitable Rachelle Rak from last fall on The Randy Report podcast here.
