# Joel Blum'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: 2026-07-16T13:07:28+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elbito322/episodes/Joel-Blums-I-Wanna-Be-Like-You-e3m5jie
Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/fe3fcfb0/podcast/play/122915854/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-16%2F428068484-44100-2-0c44c85ee9404.mp3
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Duration seconds: 9574

## Resource

Joel Blum is a 2 time Tony Award nominated actor with multiple Broadway, Off Broadway and National Tour credits! He received his Tony Award nominations for his performances as Frank in the 1994 Revival of Show Boat (directed by Hal Prince and choreographed by Susan Stroman) and Buddy in Kander & Ebb’s Steel Pier respectively! Some of his earlier credits include being a part of the original ensemble of 42nd Street on Broadway and Debbie Reynolds’ Vegas act! In 2000, he starred as Marcellus in a Broadway revival of The Music Man alongside Craig Bierko, Eric McCormack, and Robert Sean Leonard! We get to talking about his parents’ history in vaudeville, working with Robert Morse & Elaine Stritch on Show Boat and the numerous lessons he’s learned over the course of his multi-decade long career!

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