Kristin Hanggi - From playing pretend to Film, TV, & Tony Nominated Director of Rock of Ages

Kristin Hanggi is a Theater, Television, and Film Director, as well as a Writer, Teacher, and poet. She is well known for directing and developing the international smash-hit Rock of Ages, which received five Tony Award nominations. Kristin was only 31 when she received her Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical. Since then, she traveled the world directing productions of Rock of Ages all over the world. Recently, she has directed Episode 6 of Julie and The Phantoms, which came out on Netflix last week, Thursday, September 10th. In this episode, we talk about: • The story of how she got the call that she was on the list of possible directors for Julie and The Phantoms while on vacation in Italy (including a zoom interview with Netflix and call with Kenny Ortega) • Stories about how she would get the resources to put together a production without a high budget • Her experience directing Pussycat Dolls at The Roxy at 24, with celebrities like Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, and Charlize Theron • How she started having ideas for a musical about rock and roll (which led into Rock of Ages) • The craziest weekend that involved a breakup, funding falling through for a show, and a call that started Rock of Ages • Creating during the pandemic • How it felt to be nominated for a Tony award for Best Director • How she manifested people and opportunities in her life • What realization propelled her to directing more film Resources: Kristin's Instagram and Twitter: @hanggiLove Website: https://www.kristinhanggi.com/ Create Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1075015782555354 Pre-order Kristin's book - https://www.amazon.com/God-Sex-Musical-Theatre-Meditations/dp/194934228X Julie and The Phantom on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/80230534 IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1539392/ Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin_Hanggi Recommendation: If you like this episode, check out Episode 1.21 with TV Director Linda Mendoza (Scrubs, The Good Place, Yearly Departed, Black-ish). Host: Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle