Gordon Cox Theater EditorThe director-choreographer Kenny Ortega is known for his work in film and TV, including the “High School Musical” franchise and “Newsies.” But he points to his early career in the theater as the experience that laid the groundwork for his Hollywood success.Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below: Ortega, whose new series “Julie and the Phantoms” drops Sept.
10 on Netflix, attributes his eye for promising young talent to his stage experience. On the new episode of “Stagecraft,” he recalled how his casting practices were influenced by his audition for the touring production of “Hair” in San Francisco in 1970.
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