# Janine LaManna's I Wanna Be Like You!

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Podcast: [I Wanna Be Like You with Elbi Cespedes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-wanna-be-like-you-with-elbi-cespedes-7248548)
Published: 2026-03-10T09:56:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elbito322/episodes/Janine-LaMannas-I-Wanna-Be-Like-You-e3g6nqk
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Duration seconds: 5189

## Resource

Janine LaManna is a Broadway star who's most well known for originating the role of Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical! Her other Broadway credits include Evelyn Nesbitt in the original production of Ragtime, Kiss Me Kate, The Drowsy Chaperone and more! She also starred in PBS' version of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego as Carmen Sandiego! She also performed multiple times at the White House during the Bush administration! She joins us to discuss her career, what Broadway was like post 9/11 and how the role of Gertrude is one she'll cherish forever.

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