Allie Trimm’s Wicked Journey to Playing Glinda on Broadway
Post Run High
iHeartPodcasts
1 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 July 2025
⏱️ 85 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Allie Trimm has been performing on Broadway since she was 13 years old, starring in Thirteen alongside Ariana Grande and now taking on her dream role as Glinda in Wicked. In this episode, Allie opens up about the pressures of child acting, learning to let go of perfectionism, and the years of preparation that led her to this moment. She shares powerful insights on what it really takes to perform at the highest level, the lessons theatre has taught her about life, and why imperfection makes her performances more human and beautiful.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | What is up, Runner Gang? Welcome back to Post Run High. Today's guest is a Broadway star, |
| 0:08.8 | the one and only Ali Trim, who's currently playing Glinda in Wicked on Broadway. She's been performing |
| 0:13.5 | since she was a kid from 13 The Musical to Bye Bye Birdie and even a supporting role in the |
| 0:17.8 | Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. And now she's taking the stage in one of the most iconic roles in theater. |
| 0:22.7 | What I love most about this conversation is that Ali isn't just talented. |
| 0:26.7 | She knows how to do the work. |
| 0:28.0 | She's been showing up, putting in the reps, and growing with this industry since she was a young girl. |
| 0:32.4 | This podcast is all about inspiring conversations that start with movement. |
| 0:35.8 | Because we believe movement opens people up |
| 0:38.1 | in ways nothing else does and today we went for a little run slash walk through Brooklyn before |
| 0:42.8 | sitting down in this conversation we talked about what it was like growing up in the spotlight |
| 0:46.9 | the effects that early success can have on child stars and the mindset it takes to stay grounded |
| 0:52.3 | through the chaos and magic of Broadway. |
| 0:54.8 | Ali's story is such a beautiful reminder of what can happen when you just keep moving, both on |
| 1:00.1 | stage and off. |
| 1:01.0 | And for my fellow wicked fans, a few months ago, you might remember we had Mary Kate |
| 1:04.6 | Morrissey on the show who played Elphaba on Broadway. |
| 1:07.5 | So getting to sit down with both Witches of Oz has been a total dream come true |
| 1:11.7 | for me. So you guys will have to let me know who else from the cast you want me to run and talk with |
| 1:16.2 | next. We've got great episodes coming up. So please make sure you follow the show wherever you |
| 1:20.5 | get your podcast. All right. Let's get our posts run high going. |
| 1:29.6 | This is an I IHeart podcast. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of iHeartPodcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.