TONYS WEEK: Victor Vazquez, Casting Director, CATS: The Jellicle Ball
From CI to Eye with Monica Holt by Capacity Interactive
June 3, 2026 · 39 min
About this episode
Victor Vazquez discusses his role as a casting director for CATS and the importance of representation in theater.
The Tony Awards often celebrate the names on a show poster, but every Broadway production is carried by countless artists whose work rarely fits neatly into a category. So in anticipation of this year's awards ceremony, we're spotlighting a few of the performers, collaborators, and creative forces behind nominated productions. Victor Vazquez has spent his career expanding the possibilities of who gets seen onstage and whose stories Broadway embraces. As the founder of X Casting and casting director for CATS: The Jellicle Ball , Victor has helped build one of the most joyful, original, and culturally electric productions of the season from the ground up. In this conversation, Victor offers a rare look inside the audition room, reflects on what it means to bring Ballroom culture into the spotlight with care and authenticity, and discusses why he remains hopeful about the future of theater and the artists shaping it. —— LINKS CATS: The Jellicle Ball: https://catsthejellicleball.com/ X Casting: https://www.xcastingnyc.com/ The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: https://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa
People in this episode
Host: Monica Holt
Guest: Victor Vazquez
Topics covered
- Tony Awards
- Broadway
- Casting
- Theater
- Ballroom culture
- Performers
Keywords
- Tony Awards
- Victor Vazquez
- CATS
- casting director
- Ballroom culture
- theater representation
- audition process
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: X Casting, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Books & works: CATS: The Jellicle Ball
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