Episode 36: Wesley Wray

Episode 36: Wesley Wray

From The Adult Ballet Studio by Elizabeth Blosfield

November 5, 2025 · 34 min · Season 3 · Episode 36

About this episode

Wesley Wray shares his journey to Broadway and insights on dance and artistry.

What happens when a kid with a dream steps onto a Broadway stage for the first time? It’s pure magic. Wesley Wray is a an actor, musical artist, and BFA student at the University of Michigan, who is making his broadway debut this season in the Tony award winning show Buena Vista Social Club, and he joined the studio this month! His career path has already spanned ballet, Afro-Caribbean movement, modern dance, music, theatre, film, and beyond. He shared his experiences in Buena Vista Social Club, backstage stories, and the audition process! And in a beautiful full circle moment, he talked about the Broadway dance workshop he recently taught at Ailey Extension, which invited dancers of all ages and levels to learn choreography from the show and experience the power of dance as community. Wesley has roots with Alvin Ailey, studying at The Ailey School’s professional division summer intensives and AileyCamp Miami. He shared what his time studying at Alvin Ailey taught him about establishing safe dance spaces to explore multi-disciplinary training, and how that can shape you as an artist. We also talked about his experience working with Tony winning choreographers Patricia Delgado and…

People in this episode

Host: Elizabeth Blosfield

Guest: Wesley Wray

Topics covered

  • Broadway debut
  • dance
  • musical theatre
  • audition process
  • community
  • multi-disciplinary training
  • adult ballet

Keywords

  • Broadway
  • dance workshop
  • audition
  • musical artist
  • BFA student
  • Alvin Ailey
  • community dance
  • hybrid movement
  • adult dancers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Michigan, Buena Vista Social Club, Ailey Extension, Alvin Ailey, The Ailey School

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