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You Are Beautiful with Lawrence Zarian
What makes you FEEL beautiful? This is the pivotal question stylist, author, designer and host Lawrence Zarian has asked the thousands of women and men who have come to him for his advice and guidance over his 25+ year career. As LZ says, "It’s not what you wear, it’s how you feel. And it’s not how you look, it’s how you LIVE."
In his new podcast, “You Are Beautiful with Lawrence Zarian”, LZ celebrates his guests from all walks of life exploring what makes them tick; in the past two years we’ve all had to pivot our lives in some capacity and there’s been this glorious time to regroup, refresh, reset, restart, and renew.
What is beautiful? This podcast digs in deep to each guest’s interpretation of the word to find out what used to be, versus what is now, what they have learned over the years in time of success, in time of struggle, EVERTHING in between, and of course what makes them FEEL…truly beautiful inside and out.
You Are Beautiful with Lawrence Zarian
Bradley Jaden
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LZ interviews West End leading man Bradley Jaden, recently seen as Inspector Javert in Les Misérables: The Arena Concert at Radio City Music Hall, about the show’s renewed impact and Jaden’s approach to portraying Javert with increasing vulnerability and a visible “slow demise.”
Jaden discusses moving to New York and feeling lonely and overwhelmed by the sudden shift in attention, navigating introversion in an extrovert-facing career, losing significant weight after being told it would help his success, and living with body dysmorphia. He shares surviving a suicide attempt and how Les Mis has been therapeutic, enabling open conversations about men’s mental health.
They also cover his asthma as a childhood challenge that became a “superpower,” his stage name’s origin, his support network, and end with a brief lyric exchange and Jaden’s statement, “I… am beautiful because… I love deep.”
Menu:
- 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro
- 01:23 Mirror Check In
- 03:44 Les Mis Resurgence
- 05:02 New York Adjustment
- 09:09 Introvert in Spotlight
- 10:16 Weight and Image Pressure
- 13:57 Stage Name Origin
- 15:09 Career Gratitude and Growth
- 18:53 Support Network and Mentors
- 24:57 Why His Javert Hits Different
- 26:58 Javert Foundations and Auditions
- 31:57 Mental Health and Method
- 41:30 Audience Connection and Purpose
- 43:30 No Singing Lessons Reveal
- 44:01 No Sheet Music Needed
- 44:51 Finding Purpose in Small Wins
- 45:24 First Auditions and Miss Saigon Break
- 47:12 Les Mis Praise and Afterglow
- 48:09 Google Rumors and Relationship Truth
- 50:17 Learning Self Love
- 50:39 Five Things I Like About Me
- 53:58 Asthma Turned Superpower
- 55:58 Rapid Fire Broadway Picks
- 59:15 Singing Challenge and Stars Tease
- 01:05:58 Heartfelt Wrap Up and Beautiful Because
