#488: Jennifer Simard // Part One
October 13, 2025
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Episode 488 · October 13, 2025
#488: Jennifer Simard // Part One
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The multi-talented Jennifer Simard is on the pod! Can you believe?! The three-time Tony nominated star of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Death Becomes Her</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">on Broadway AND bonafide TikTok sensation was generous enough to chat with me for so long that she has *two* episodes. Unreal. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week, Jennifer tells me her</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hamilton</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">story, talks about the beauty and madness of Tony season (especially when she was first nominated in 2016), explains the panic of realizing she had onstage seating for</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and makes an extremely compelling pitch for why she should play King George III. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, Jennifer talks about her journey as Helen Sharp in <em>Death Becomes Her</em>, from her first reading to opening night and beyond, including how grateful she is for the fantastic team (both on and offstage!) that makes the campy magic that the audience absolutely loves being in on.</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thejennifersimard"><strong>Jennifer Simard on TikTok</strong></a></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thejennifersimard/?hl=en">Jennifer Simard on Instagram</a></strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQsMqllKNYc"><strong>Jennifer Simard sings "You'll Be Back" as Hamilton's King George III</strong></a></p> <p>///</p> <p><a href="https://gillianwithag.com/"><strong>Gillian's Website</strong></a></p> <p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/TheHamilcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hamilcast on Twitter</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thehamilcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hamilcast on Instagram</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/TheHamilcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join the Patreon Peeps</a></strong></p>
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