Ep. 18 Hairspray, Anxiety and The Guest Book with Carly Jibson
How did small-town girl, Carly Jibson land the role of Tracy Turnblad on Broadway? Her "Eff Your Fears True Hollywood Story" tells how she got discovered, booked Broadway, and then tragedy happened. Her mother got sick so she left it all. Only to return to acting on and work with some Hollywood Titans like Greg Garcia and Tig Notaro & Diablo Cody. Her story is one of love, hope, and humor as she dealt with loss and anxiety.
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Carly Jibson can be seen on season two of THE GUEST BOOK on TBS. She had two series airing back to back last year. The #1 New Cable Comedy of 2017, THE GUEST BOOK by Greg Garcia (MY NAME IS EARL & RAISING HOPE) on TBS and the 100% Rotten Tomato Scored Season 2 of ONE MISSISSIPPI (Tig Notaro & Diablo Cody) on AMAZON! She has starred on Broadway in "Cry Baby" (Pepper Walker), "Hairspray" (Tracy Turnblad) Nat'l Tour: "Hairspray" 1st Nat'l (Tracy Turnblad) which she originated. Regional Theatre: World Premier of "Johnny Baseball," World premier of Andrew Lippa's "Asphalt Beach." World premier of Crash Nation. She co-starred in the "Unauthorized Parody Musical of SCREAM" @ The Rockwell with Sarah Hyland. Carly released her Debut EP "Best of me," which can be found on iTunes & the Original Broadway cast of "Cry Baby" soundtrack. She is represented by Christopher Nathaniel at Inclusive Management and Production.