I Wanna Be Like You with Elbi Cespedes

About I Wanna Be Like You with Elbi Cespedes

I Wanna Be Like You with Elbi Cespedes is a podcast that explores the journeys of successful individuals and how they’ve built and sustained their careers. Host Elbi Cespedes sits down with accomplished guests to discuss their beginnings, the challenges they’ve faced, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Through engaging and insightful conversations, this podcast offers inspiration, practical advice, and a deeper look into what it really takes to achieve long-term success.

Publisher

elbito322

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Mar 2025

Latest episode

18 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

101 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Oct 2026

   Steven Skybell's I Wanna Be Like You!

   Steven Skybell has become most well known as Tevye in the Yiddish version of Fiddler on the Roof which has done multiple NYC runs since 2019. Next up he'll be starring Off Broadway in the new play Aftermath by David Zax which starts performances at A.R.T./NY’s Mezzanine Theatre with performances beginning October 19th! Most recently he was seen on Broadway alongide Bebe Neuwirth in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club as Herr Schultz! His other Broadway credits include The Full Monty, Wicked, Pal Joey and many more! He'll reprising the role of Tevye in the Yiddish version in 2027 at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles!

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Chad Beguelin's I Wanna Be Like You!

   Chad Beguelin is a Tony Award nominated lyricist whose work has been seen on stage and screen! Most notably him and writing partner composer Matthew Sklar wrote The Prom (which was adapted into a Ryan Murphy helmed Netflix film starring Meryl Streep), Elf the Musical and The Wedding Singer! He also wrote additional lyrics alongside Alan Menken for the Broadway adaptation of Disney’s Aladdin (still running on Broadway having recently celebrated 11 years) finishing the work of an inspiration of his, Howard Ashman! Most recently, he penned his first novel Showmance which was released in 2024! We get to discussing his entire career, the new musical he’s working on with the creative team of The Prom and more!

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Larry Fuller's I Wanna Be Like You!

   Larry Fuller is a Tony Award nominated choreographer who’s career in the theater spans decades on and offstage. His work as a choreographer includes the original Broadway productions of Evita, Sweeney Todd, and Merrily We Roll Along! As a performer himself, he was a swing in the original Broadway cast of West Side Story, the original production of The Music Man and Funny Girl starring Barbara Streisand! We get to discussing it all as well as his new book to be released in the spring of 2027!

Who has been a guest on I Wanna Be Like You with Elbi Cespedes

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Stephen Cole
• AJ Shively
• Aaron Lazar
• Jerry Zaks
• Rob W Schneider

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

4,657,709,572

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

83

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

32

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Books guests

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