Join us for a panel with some of the 2026 Emmy-nominated casting directors including Destiny Lilly ('Only Murders in the Building'), Julie Schubert ('The Diplomat') and Julie Tucker ('The Beast in Me') as they discuss the work from this season, share some casting stories, offer insight into the process in the audition room and provide some insider information and tips for actors.
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Destiny Lilly, CSA is a four-time Emmy nominee for her casting work on ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING. Her film credits include the Oscar-nominated musical feature film THE COLOR PURPLE. Broadway: A STRANGE LOOP, PURLIE VICTORIOUS, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, CLYDE’S, EVERY BRILLIANT THING (replacements) Broadway replacements & National tour: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Off-Broadway: MCC Theater, Atlantic Theater Company, The Shed, New York Theater Workshop, Colt Coeur, WP Theater, Classic Stage Company, Ars Nova, The New Group, PAC NYC, Second Stage, Lincoln Center Theater, The Vineyard, National Black Theatre, City Center: Encores!. Regional: New York Stage & Film, Berkeley Rep, Arena Stage, Baltimore Center Stage, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Chautauqua Theatre Center, Westport Country Playhouse, the MUNY, McCarter Theatre, Center Theatre Group, American Conservatory Theater. Destiny received the 2026 Trailblazer Award from Black Women on Broadway, and she currently serves as the President of Casting Society (CSA).
Julie Schubert is an Emmy Award–winning and Artios-nominated casting director known for her keen eye for talent and her ability to assemble authentic, compelling ensembles across film and television. Her credits include The Diplomat, for which she is currently nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Casting, Under the Bridge, House of Cards, which earned her an Emmy, as well as Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Mindhunter, among others. She has also cast features such as the award-winning Night Comes On, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed, Confessions of a Shopaholic and upcoming Hershey. Julie was born in Philadelphia, attended New York University and currently resides in New York City with her husband and two needy fish.
