From Broadway to the Supra: Carrie Manolakos on Life After Lockdown
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From Broadway to the Supra: Carrie Manolakos on Life After Lockdown

B1IntermediateSeptember 1, 20261 hr 51 min
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Welcome to the first episode of “Save Me a Spot at the Supra” on Heavy Things Lightly where John Heers hosts singer and Broadway performer Carrie Manolakos (best known for her performances in Mama Mia! and Wicked) at his restaurant after she attended a Supra, discussing how the tradition builds community, the role of the tamada, and ways to bring more music into American Supras. Carrie reflects on her early discovery as a vocalist, her training in the Syracuse Children’s Chorus, performing professionally as a child, and later learning to belt and pursuing powerful roles. She describes major hardsh...

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Hey everybody from the restaurant today. This has saved me a spot at the Supra on Heavy Things Lightly. Today we got Carrie here, Menalakos. Menalakos.

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She's a singer. She's like profoundly interesting and profoundly has a profoundly deep story. And I make her cry and other stuff, but she's not really a crier, but kind of. And so come watch her cry on heavy things like today, which is a special treat because

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it saved me a spot at the Supra. Carrie came and spent the Friday night at the Supra. We put her up. She's here now.

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