Lindsay Northen finished her 7pm Wicked show, came home, paid the babysitter, and we were on the interview by 10:30 p.m. Lindsay’s husband is also an actor, and their five year old daughter, Georgia, just finished kindergarten. Lindsay is in the ensemble in Wicked and is a Glinda understudy!

I couldn’t wait to hear how in the world Lindsay and her husband, Jared Bradshaw, made everything work so seemingly smoothly.

Lindsay insists it’s just a “different kind of hard” compared to other working moms. She insisted it requires an “army of super-awesome babysitters” and sometimes tag-teaming sleep schedules with her husband.

I was pretty curious, and probably a little nosy, but loved hearing about Lindsay’s life in NYC, in Wicked, auditioning and landing TV opportunities, and more. Just a few of the questions I asked Lindsay:

  • Is Georgia interested in acting?
  • What support system do you have with other broadway moms?
  • What happened to Glinda when Lindsay had to become Glinda in the middle of the show?
  • What is it like living in NYC with a young child?
  • Her favorite mom hack and Disney tips
  • What she hopes is next for her career
  • What it’s like to be pregnant in a Broadway show

Check out Lindsay on Instagram at @lindsaynorthen and learn more about her at www.lindsaynorthen.com. And, of course, go see her on Broadway in NYC in Wicked!

 

Melissa Duncan is a wife to her high school sweetheart, a boy mom, and a lawyer. A natural cheerleader, she loves encouraging moms to pursue their dreams. Melissa hosts a podcast, Influential Motherhood, celebrating moms who are making a difference in their profession or community. An Enneagram 7 who is always full of big ideas, Melissa can't remember jokes, leaves the cooking to her husband, and survives on coffee, Nutella, many prayers, and little sleep.