Faith, Acting, and Evangelism in New York City with Ashley Lalonde

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🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Ashley Lalonde is an actor, singer, dancer, and lifelong New Yorker with an incredible heart for evangelism. She's toured with Hamilton, sang at Carnegie Hall, and somehow has found extra time to serve as a research fellow at the Barna Group.

In this episode, Ashley shares what it’s like to follow Jesus in the Broadway world and how she approaches conversations about faith in some of the most diverse and influential cultural spaces in the country. Drawing from both her personal experiences in NYC and her research with Barna, we talk about evangelism, listening without judgement, being a peaceful presence, and more.

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0:00.0	There is a lot of hesitation about the capital C church, but there's actually a lot of openness to Jesus.
0:06.0	And we also found in the Barnadena data that the number one thing people are seeking spiritually is peace.
0:12.0	Knowing that, my prayer for myself is, Lord, let me be a person of peace.
0:16.0	Let me walk into a room and be a non-anxious presence.
0:25.5	Hey, friends.
0:27.5	Welcome back to another episode of Theology and Raw. My guest today is Ashley Lalonde, who is an actor, singer, and dancer who has performed in shows at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and was a star in the hit
0:40.6	Broadway national tour of Hamilton. Hamilton, like the Hamilton. Ashley is a passionate Christian
0:47.2	who lives and grew up in New York City, which is where this theology in the raw conversation takes
0:53.1	place. It was recorded in person
0:55.0	in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, where I sat down with Ashley to chat about her experience as a
1:00.3	Broadway performer and her incredible interactions she's had with many LGBTQ people. Just a reminder,
1:08.0	too, that the early bird discount for the Exiles in Babylon conference
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1:23.9	want to miss this conference. I cannot wait. Can't wait. Four months is way too long.
1:29.8	It's going to be incredible. We're engaging topics like immigration, mental health, AI, war,
1:35.6	and the historical reliability of the Bible. Again, TheologyNorod.com for all the info.
1:41.3	Okay. Please welcome to the show for the first time, the one and only, Ashley Lalonde. Ashley, I am so excited to have you on Theologist Rod. Thanks so much for making time for this conversation. Thank you. Thank you for having me. I'm really excited. Well, we have a mutual friend, Ashley Anderson, and she gave me your name and says, hey, you know,
2:02.2	you're coming to New York.
2:03.2	You might want to consider having Ashley Lalon on your podcast.
2:05.8	I looked you up and I was like, oh, my word.
2:07.5	You're like super famous.
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