Kristin Hanggi is a Theater, Television, and Film Director. 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 in Italy, complete with 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 How she manifested people and opportunities in her life 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 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 at only 31 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 Host: Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle