General Info

Broadway Talent Agency is owned by Shiela Erickson, who provides services as a talent agent and manager to actors, models, and voice actors. Broadway is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Shiela began her career as an actress and model in 1995, and began Broadway Talent Agency in 2004 when her agent, Marty Freska stepped down. Her experience as an actress and model has helped her to run the agency with the needs of actors as her highest priority. In 2006 Shiela added the talent represented by the former Elite Talent agency, and in 2015 she added the talent previously represented by The Craze Talent Agency. â??I do not take on every actor who asks to be represented. My goal is not to have the largest agency, but instead I want our agency to be known as the agency with the best talent,â?? Shiela explained. â??When I took over Broadway in 2004, Broadway had just assisted in casting the film Napoleon Dynamite and was in need of a good facelift, and I decided to improve the agency with a focus on developing the skills of our actors. Small agencies all around the country seem to focus on bringing in a lot of talent, and then charging a lot for resources. That method does not help actors. I focus on working with great talent and helping them to continue their training, and strengthening their skills so they can become awesome talent. Thatâ??s why we get so many bookings for our actors each year,â?? said Shiela. She says she wants the talent she represents to become so good that they cannot be ignored, which comes from a quote by Steve Martin. Shiela loves to teach children and young actors, and the parents of those children sing praises about the way their kids are taught. â??I start training actors as young as three, and of course at that age training consists more of confidence building and praise, memorization, and taking small direction. I make sure it is fun for all the kids. They absolutely love every minute of it,â?? she said. Shiela teaches a weekly class for kids in the agency office every Saturday. Although Broadway Talent Ag