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Why I‘ll Never Make It — 409 episodes

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Michael Kostroff Sees Performing as a Calling and Everyday He Answers That Call

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FINAL FIVE: Katerina Papacostas, Chess on Broadway

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Katerina Papacostas Is Making All the Right Moves in Chess on Broadway

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A Look Back at Lynn Nottage Shaping Stories That Matter in American Theater

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A Look Back at J. Harrison Ghee & Caroline Bowman Before the Breakthrough Moments

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A Look Back at Ann Harada and Finding Longevity as an Actor

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A Look Back at Adrienne Walker Navigating Rejection as a Broadway Actor

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A Look Back at Misha Osherovich and Breaking Free from Body Image Pressures in Theater

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A Look Back at Sharon Catherine Brown and a Legacy of Passion and Joy for Theater

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A Look Back at Anthony Rapp, From The Little Prince to Seasons of Love

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A Look Back at Lisa Howard Defining Success on Her Own Terms in Broadway Musicals

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A Look Back at Geoffrey Owens and the Dignity of Work Beyond Broadway and Television

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A Look Back at John McGinty and His Persistence as a Deaf Actor on the Broadway Stage

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What Does “Making It” Even Mean? — A Look Back at Ten Conversations

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Kate Baldwin Finds Creative Purpose Beyond Just Performing (REWIND)

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Justin Collette Brings Beetlejuice to Life at the Palace Theatre (Season 9 Finale)

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Jen Rudolph Helps Actors Focus on the Business of Acting

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David Bushman Proves There’s No Expiration Date on a Theater Career

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FINAL FIVE: Trisha Paytas, YouTuber and Broadway Performer in Beetlejuice

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Trisha Paytas on Media, Missteps, and Making Her Broadway Debut

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Apologizing for My Own "Why I’ll Never Make It" Moment...

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FINAL FIVE: Abbie Goldberg & Mason McDowell, Musical Theater Writers

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Abbie Goldberg and Mason McDowell Turn a Movement Into a Musical

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Historias Hispanas en Español - Bianca Marroquín, Luis Salgado y Mas (REWIND)

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Hispanic Stories in English - Matt Zambrano and Dan Domingues (REWIND)

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Audition Stories 2025 with Lynn Nottage, Aubie Merrylees, Elizabeth Hess, Simon Tam, and More!

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FINAL FIVE: Jennifer Apple, Actress and Founder of Empowered Artists Collective

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Jennifer Apple Turns Setbacks Into Artistic Growth and Community

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FINAL FIVE: Patricia McGregor, Artistic Director of New York Theater Workshop

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Patricia McGregor on Making Bold, Tough Choices and Shaping the Future of Theater

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Sònia Victoria Werner Is Reshaping the Arts By Making Space For Women

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FINAL FIVE: Sònia Victoria Werner, Co-Founder and CEO of Lighthouse Ladies

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FINAL FIVE: Joseph Zellnik, Musical Theater Composer and Author

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Joseph Zellnik Combines Murder, Mystery, and Musical Theater

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FINAL FIVE: Nick Rashad Burroughs, Broadway Actor in Kinky Boots and King Kong

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Nick Rashad Burroughs Embraces His True Self and Finds a Path to Broadway

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Theater Tol Takes Performing Arts to New Heights - Hannah Snow and Benjamien Lycke

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FINAL FIVE: Ravi Jain & Miriam Fernandes, Artistic Directors of Why Not Theatre in Toronto

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Ravi Jain and Miriam Fernandes Push the Bounds of Theater and Keep Asking Why Not

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FINAL FIVE: Aubie Merrylees, Actor in BOOP! and a Theater Coach

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Aubie Merrylees on the Joys of BOOP! and the Disappointments of KPOP

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Tony Winner J. Harrison Ghee Finds Joy and Freedom in Theater and in Life

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SPOTLIGHT: Stephanie Torns Brings Broadway to EPIC Players

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Closing Night - Anthony Rapp Almost Makes His Broadway Debut

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FINAL FIVE: George C. Heslin, Actor, Director and Producer.

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George C. Heslin Helps Bring Irish Theater to New York City

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Bret Shuford Turns Broadway Lessons into Guidance for Others (REWIND)

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FINAL FIVE: Moshe Lobel, Actor and Filmmaker

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Moshe Lobel Leaves Hasidic Roots to Pursue Theater and Filmmaking

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FINAL FIVE: Akiko Aizawa, Actor and Teacher of Viewpoints/Suzuki Method

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Akiko Aizawa Leaves the Dance World and Embraces Uncertainty as a Theater Actress

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FINAL FIVE: Elizabeth Hess, Founder and Director of The Hess Collective

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Elizabeth Hess Brings Resilience and Creativity to Her Theater Work

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FINAL FIVE - Lynn Nottage, Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright

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Lynn Nottage Writes Through Some of Life’s Hardest Moments

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Welcome to Season 9!

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Gregg Daniel Faces Life’s Hardest Moments with Grace

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Jennifer Tepper Explores Women Writing Musicals and the Legacy That History Books Left Out

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Stephanie Torns Has Been Both WICKED and a WAITRESS and Now Brings Her Talents to EPIC Players

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FINAL FIVE with Ryan Bauer-Walsh, Actor and Writer

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Ryan Bauer-Walsh Finds New Life as an Artist After Mother's Death

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FINAL FIVE with Matthew LaBanca, Performing Artist and Teacher Fired from his Job

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Matthew LaBanca Creates a One-Man Show After Being Fired From a Private Catholic School

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FINAL FIVE with Chad Beguelin, Broadway Lyricist and Book Writer

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Chad Beguelin Uses His Own Broadway Failure as Inspiration for His Debut Novel SHOWMANCE

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Stephanie Torns Brings Broadway to EPIC Players

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Broadway Touring Understudies and Swings Often Perform Anonymously Onstage

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FINAL FIVE with Dwayne Washington, Actor and Educator

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Dwayne Washington Left the Industry Twice But "La Boheme" Kept Bringing Him Back

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Patrick Oliver Jones Joins StoryBeat with Steve Cuden

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FINAL FIVE with Dominic Thrasher, Actor and Writer

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Dominic Thrasher Slowly Loses His Ability to Perform and Finds Another Meaning of Success

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Listen Now - The Magical Making of Disney's Aladdin on Broadway

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FINAL FIVE with Sarah Hester Ross, Singer and Comedian

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Sarah Hester Ross Loses Her Voice But Finds Her Passion

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FINAL FIVE with Rob Melrose, Artistic Director at Alley Theatre

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Rob Melrose on the Joys and Challenges of Directing and Producing Regional Theater

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FINAL FIVE with Aaron Ronnie Almani, Actor and Producer

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Aaron Ronnie Almani Discovers Life Lessons from Being an Actor and Growing Up in Isreal

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FINAL FIVE with Schele Williams, Director of The Wiz and The Notebook Musicals

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Schele Williams Is the First Black Woman to Direct a Broadway Musical in 40+ Years

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Kelvin Moon Loh Brings Otho to Life in Beetlejuice on Broadway (REWIND)

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FINAL FIVE with Conor Tague from How to Dance in Ohio

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Conor Tague Is an EPIC Performer Who Learns How to Dance in Ohio

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FINAL FIVE with Des McAnuff, Broadway Theater Director

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Des McAnuff Offers a Candid Discussion on the First Revival of TOMMY and Other Musicals

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FINAL FIVE with Jack Viertel, Theater Producer and Historian

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Jack Viertel and the Secret Life of the American Musical

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Kerry Sandell & Marci Duncan Explore the Dissonance in Race Relations

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Sara Gettelfinger Shares Her Long and Struggling Journey Back to Broadway

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Gabrielle Ruiz Discusses THE ADDAMS FAMILY National Tour and Female Representation in the Arts (REWIND)

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FINAL FIVE with Ann Harada, Broadway Actress and Singer

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Ann Harada Learns That Her Greatest Asset as an Actor Is Being Herself

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FINAL FIVE with Lydia-Renee Darling, Actress and Producer

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Lydia-Renee Darling Embraces Change and Learns to Become a Better Artist

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Steve Cuden (Part 2) Discovers His Talent for Animation Writing & The Art of StoryBeats

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Steve Cuden (Part 1) Leaving the Jekyll & Hyde He Helped Create

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Season 8 Preview

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A Moment to Revisit "The Band's Visit" on Broadway (REWIND)

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Clifton Duncan (Part 2) Addressing Groupthink in the Theater Community

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Clifton Duncan (Part 1) Embracing Authenticity and Its Consequences

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Emily Grace on Directing Ourselves and Our Own Careers

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Luke Yankee Highlights the Mishaps and Misadventures We All Endure as Actors

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Sharon Catherine Brown Live at BroadwayCon 2023!

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Tjasa Ferme Engages Audiences by Blending Science and Theater

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John Rubinstein, a Man of Many Talents

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Richard Maltby Jr. and the Curious Case of Nick & Nora's Failure on Broadway

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Jocelyn Panton Finds Freedom After Failure in the Pageant World and Being $50K in Debt

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Dan Knechtges Goes from Broadway Director to Artistic Director

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Jelani Alladin Live at BroadwayCon!

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Noah Crandell Finds a Silver Lining in the Struggles of Being an Actor

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Welcome to Closing Night at the Marquis Theatre!

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Lisa Lampanelli, The Queen of Mean Makes Nice and Gets Personal About Life on the Stage

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E. Clayton Cornelious on Persistence and Opportunity as a Broadway Actor and Producer

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Tony Award Nominees Talk About RAGTIME and XANADU on Broadway

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Sidney Myer Found a Home and Family in New York Cabarets

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Why I’ll Never Make It Joins the Broadway Podcast Network!

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Corrie Legge Shares How Choices Have Shaped Her Acting Career

119

Jack Canfora Continues to Learn as a Playwright, Even From His Critics

120

Remembering Phantom of the Opera with Cast Member Jeremy Stolle (REWIND)

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Michael Kushner Embraces and Defends the Multi-Hyphenate Performing Artist

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Jocelyn Jones Helps Actors and Individuals Awaken Their Artistry and Creativity

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Maestra and Their Efforts to AMPLIFY Women & Non-binary People in the Musical Theater

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Lisa Howard on Originating Roles on Broadway and the Unjust Stigma Associated with Plus-Sized Actors

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Sharon Catherine Brown (Part 2) - Performing in Milestone TV Shows & Knowing Our Worth as Actors

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Sharon Catherine Brown (Part 1) - Born to Be a Drama Queen in Her Broadway Family

127

Blake Stadnik from ”This Is Us” Doesn’t Let His Disability Stop Him Onstage or in Life

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Welcome to Season Seven!

129

Bettering Our Mindset with ”Dr. Drama” Alisa Hurwtiz, PsyD (REWIND)

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Bettering our Acting Training and Practice with Brooke Macnamara (REWIND)

131

A Look Back at 2022

132

Angela Lansbury and Her Bumpy Road to MAME on Broadway

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Jeremy Stolle Shares 15 Years at Phantom of the Opera and the Struggles He Faced Getting There

134

Simon Tam and The Slants Battle Asian Stereotypes and the Supreme Court

135

Ben Curtis Found Fame as the Dell Dude But Found Himself as the Wellness Dude

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Elaine Romanelli Battles Criticism and Self-Doubt as a Singer and Songwriter

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Jules Helm Explores Personal Growth and Self-Discovery On Stage and Off

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Dena Hammerstein, from Actress & Writer to Producer & Founder of Only Make Believe (REWIND)

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Joe DiPietro and How Theater Has Made a Difference in His Own Life

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Muriel Miguel and the Art of Story Weaving Her Native American Experiences

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Ricky Schroeder and Why Booking a Show Doesn’t Always Mean You’ve Booked the Show

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Kate Baldwin Looks for Deeper Creative Purpose Than Just Performing

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Marc Acito and the Steep Learning Curve from Theater Writer to Filmmaker

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Steve Harper Talks About Non-Traditional Casting & Writing for Superheroes Like Stargirl

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Daryl Eisenberg and the Evolving Role of the Casting Director for the Stage and Screen

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Audition Stories 2022 with Jerry Mitchell, Carmen Cusack, Barton Cowperthwaite, Kathryn Allison & More

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Barton Cowperthwaite from Tiny Pretty Things Discovers He’s More Than Just a Dancer

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Andrew Lippa Shares Disappointments and Lessons Learned as a Broadway Composer & Lyricist (REWIND)

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Gina Harris Finds Magic in the Ordinary Things of Life and Theater

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FINAL FIVE: Composer Matt Vinson & Book Writer and Lyricist Matte O’Brien

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Matt Vinson & Matte O’Brien on the Joys and Challenges of Bringing a Musical to the Stage

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Adam Stocker and the Theater Interview That Went All Wrong

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Adam Stocker Shows How Broadway Costumers Are Like Engineers & Should be Paid Accordingly

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Playwright Cris Eli Blak Proves That Persistence Can Overcome the Most Challenging Hurdles (REWIND)

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Brian Patacca Lets Go of Expectations and Finds Artistic Freedom

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Ashley Victoria Robinson Never Settles, Constantly Pushing Herself as an Actor and Creative

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Jerry Mitchell Knows His Worth as Director & Choreographer Despite 6 Losses at the Tony Awards

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Turning Artistry Into Activism with Playwright Jason Odell Williams and Producer Charlotte Cohn

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Brian Keith Graziani Illustrates How Talent Agents Impact an Actor’s Career

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Ethan Steimel Lights the Way to Talking About Money and Finances

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Treating Yourself as a Business with Jonathan Cerullo and Artistic Finance

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David Dean Bottrell Faces His Fears and Unlocks a Greater Love for Acting and Performing

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Carmen Cusack and the Journey to Finding Her Bright Star

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Anthony Rapp Becomes The Little Prince and Later Finds Seasons of Love

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Steven Warner (Part 2) - The Little Prince Grows Up and Finds a New Path

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Steven Warner (Part 1) - Becoming The Little Prince

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Kevin Spirtas Takes the Stage and Shares from the Heart

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Judy Tenuta Shares Her Journey from Stage to Standup and Her Battle with Cancer

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Elizabeth Swain Leads a New Generation of Theater Artists

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Mental Talk About Performance Anxiety with Mostafa Ashraf and Yara

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Terron Brooks Discovers There’s More to Success Than Fame

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Black History Month - Vinnette Justine Carroll and Alvin Ailey (Encore)

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Gina Morgano Learned That Self-Awareness Is Key to the Performer’s Journey

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Kathryn Allison Shares How She Found Her True Authentic Self Outside of Broadway

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Al Blackstone On Knowing Yourself as an Artist & Not Waiting for Permission to Create

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Briana Packen on Finding Balance and Stability in our Lives and Acting Careers

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A Look Back at 2021 and What’s Next for Theater and This Podcast

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Debra Ann Byrd (Part 2) - A Black Girl‘s Journey to Becoming Othello

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Debra Ann Byrd (Part 1) - Classically-Trained Actress Shares Her Bumpy Road to Theater

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Michael Learned Bravely Shares Her Struggles and Secrets to Longevity in the Arts

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Matt Sav Shares His Process of Storytelling Through Musical Composition

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Max Stossel Shows Us How to Improve Our Storytelling with Words That Move

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"Standby for Places" Uses Podcasts to Exercise and Explore an Actor‘s Creativity

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Kate McClanaghan Helps Actors Find Their Voice

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Patrick Millsaps Goes from Political Theater to Talent Management and Production

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Peter Allen Vogt - Actor and Comedian on Weight Loss, Jealousy, and the Need to Reinvent Ourselves as Artists

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Alessandra Mai Vinh Navigates American Immigration as She Pursues Her Dreams

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Brad Oscar & Diego Prieto - Theater Husbands on Balancing Marriage and Careers

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Misty Rosas (Part 2) - Saying ”Yes” to Ourselves Is the First Step Toward Realizing Our Full Potential

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Misty Rosas (Part 1) - Performance Artist from Star Wars‘ The Mandalorian Opens Up About Her Hearing Loss

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Nate Patten on the Strange and Wonderful 2020 Tony Award Nominations (REWIND)

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Rodney Hicks (Part 2) - Broadway Actor Shares His Difficult Journey of Self-Discovery

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Rodney Hicks (Part 1) - Musical Theater Actor Opens Up About What Caused Him to Leave Broadway

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Will Swenson (Part 2) - Actor/Singer on the Changes He Hopes to See in Theater, Especially Broadway

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Will Swenson (Part 1) - Broadway Actor Talks About Failed Shows and Leaving the Mormon Church

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Darren Darnborough - British Actor and Producer & CEO of WeAudition

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More Audition Stories 2021 with Will Swenson, Mykal Kilgore, Gabrielle Ruiz, Justin Guarini and more!

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Audition Stories 2021 with Chaz Wolcott, Megan Carver, Damian Thompson and more!

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Eff Your Fears with Actress and Model Ashley Monique Menard

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Kristen Hetzel and Keep the Flame Alive Talk Team USA Duathlon & Maintaining Her Acting Career

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Kristen Hetzel - Actress and Team USA Duathlete Reveals What Artists Can Learn from Sports (REWIND)

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Sydney Irving - Young Singer/Songwriter Shares How Hard Work Defines Her as an Artist

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Sabine Kvenberg - German Actress Who Discovered Musical Theater and a Love for Teaching

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Damian Thompson - A Jamaican-Born Actor Who Shares How Stuttering Led Him Into Acting

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Ashley Danyew - Musician and Educator Shares the Importance of Being a Portfolio Artist

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Joshua Turchin - Actor, Composer, and Musical Theater Wunderkind

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Chloe Noelle - Young Actress from TRUE BLOOD Continues to Learn and Grow in Her Career

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Alex J. Dean - Young Actor and Director Graduates from Film School During a Pandemic

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The Flame Podcast Musical with Creators Ellie Brigida and Leigh Holmes Foster

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Blatantly Honest with Makaila Nichols

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Diane Foy - PR & Marketing Coach Shares Her Roadmap for Actors and Musicians

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Evelyn LeBel & Chris Stepanek - Broadway Dresser and Off-Broadway Technician Share Their Work and Love of Theater

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Terry Knickerbocker - New York Acting Teacher and Theater Director Helps Actors Become Their Best

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Kimberly Faye Greenberg - An Actress and Singer Making It as a Broadway Dresser

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MoonAmie Productions - Training Children and Young Adults in the Performing Arts

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Joel B. New - Musical Theater Composer Learning to Craft Music and Marketing

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Ashley Kate Adams - Broadway Actress Who Learned How to Be Her Own Producer

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Marcus Scott - Theater Playwright and Journalist Who Embraces His Inner Black Geek

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Joyce Hshieh (Part 2) - Line Memorization Techniques to Help Actors OFF BOOK IT

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Joyce Hshieh (Part 1) - BFA Trained Actress Becomes Jeopardy Champion

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Sally Wilfert (Part 2) - ALL THE GIRLS and a Tribute to Broadway’s Leading Lady, Rebecca Luker

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Sally Wilfert (Part 1) - A Singer’s Journey from the Piano to Broadway

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Gabrielle Ruiz (Part 2) - EVITA National Tour and Female Representation in the Arts

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Gabrielle Ruiz (Part 1) - From Broadway Actress to TV Star on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

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Dorothy Fields and Broadway Collaborations Over Five Decades (Part 2) with Kristin Stultz Pressley

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Dorothy Fields and Her Impact on Broadway Musical Theater (Part 1) with Kristin Stultz Pressley

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Carrie Bernans (Part 2) - Connecting with Other Actors and Confronting Stereotypes of Black Women

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Carrie Bernans (Part 1) - From Actress on Stage to Stuntwoman in Black Panther

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Brie Eley (Part 2) - Using Her Force for Good in Star Wars and with Fellow Black Actresses

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Brie Eley (Part 1) - Classically Trained Theater Actress Chooses TV/Film Career

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Adrienne Walker (Part 2) - Offering Audition and Theater Advice to Fellow Actors with 32 Bar Cut

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Adrienne Walker (Part 1) - Broadway Actress and Singer Found a Home in The Lion King

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Erin Cherry (Part 2) - An Actress Producing and Creating Her Own Work

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Erin Cherry (Part 1) - This Emmy Winning Actress Can Teach Us a Thing or Two

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Geoffrey Owens (Part 2) - The Trader Joe’s Photo and Shift Happens

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Geoffrey Owens (Part 1) - So Much More Than Just Elvin on The Cosby Show

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Ashley Monique Menard (Part 2) - Writer and Comedian Who Knows What She’s Capable Of

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Ashley Monique Menard (Part 1) - Actress and Plus Size Model Who Just Wants to Make You Laugh

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Lauren Ober (Part 2) - How Podcasting Makes a Great Home for Performers

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Lauren Ober (Part 1) - Podcaster, Journalist, and Voice Coach Shares Her Spectacular Failures

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Justin Guarini (Part 2) - Lessons Learned from His Broadway Career after American Idol

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Justin Guarini (Part 1) - His Bumpy Musical Journey Leading Up to American Idol

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Look Back at 2020 & the Last Final Five

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THE PROM Special Episode with Caitlin Kinnunen and Abigail Rose Solomon (REWIND)

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Sammi Cannold (Part 2) - Don’t Keep Your Distance from This Innovative Theater Director

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Sammi Cannold (Part 1) - Director Who Shows How Theater Can Be COVID-Safe

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Christophe Zajac-Denek (Part 2) - Twin Peaks Actor and Podcaster on Dwarfism

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Christophe Zajac-Denek (Part 1) - Little Person Actor and Musician on Finding Acceptance

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Cecy Treviño (Part 2) - Her BroadwayMania Actors and Christmas Creative Team

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Cecy Treviño (Part 1) - Founder and Artistic Director of BroadwayMania

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WINMI Recommends: ”The Politics of Culture” on Left, Right & Center

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FINAL FIVE: Kristen Hetzel, Team USA

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Kristen Hetzel - Team USA Duathlete on Bettering Our Attitudes with Persistence and Gratitude

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After the Interview with Tony Howell

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Tony Howell - Bettering Our Online Presence and Social Media Strategy

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Alisa Hurwitz (Dr. Drama) - Bettering Our Mindset for Auditions and Performance

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Brooke Macnamara, PhD - Bettering Our Practice and Applying the 10,000 Hours Rule to Actors

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Lisa Goldberg - Bettering Our Acting Careers through Public Relations

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2020 Tony Award Nominees with Broadway’s Nate Patten

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FINAL FIVE: Meredith Aleigha Wells

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Meredith Aleigha Wells - Actor/Singer Who Is Dysfunctioning Just Fine in Her Wheelchair

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WINMI Recommends: Keep the Flame Alive

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Charlotte Canning, PhD - The History of Pandemics and Theater Closings

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Historias Hispanas en Español - Bianca Marroquín, Luis Salgado, Jaime Lozano y Mas

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Hispanic Stories in English - Matt Zambrano and Dan Domingues

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FINAL FIVE: Tadeo Martinez, DFW Theater Critics Outstanding Actor

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Hispanic Heritage Month - Tadeo Martinez, BFA in Theater from SMU

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FINAL FIVE: Bianca Marroquín, who played Chita Rivera in FOSSE

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Hispanic Heritage Month - Bianca Marroquín, CHICAGO’s Roxie Hart

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WINMI Recommends: The Industry with Dan Delgado

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Hispanic Heritage Month - Luis Salgado, Reaching New HEIGHTS Through Dance

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FINAL FIVE: Jaime Lozano, Voting Member of the Grammys and Latin Grammys

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Hispanic Heritage Month - Jaime Lozano, Musical Theater Composer

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You Too Can Be an #ArtsHero with Carson Elrod and Brooke Ishibashi

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FINAL FIVE: Alex Pires

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Alex Pires - Actor and Writer of the Comedy Web Series P’s in a Pod

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WINMI Recommends: The Tony Howell Podcast

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FINAL FIVE: Bart Shatto

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Bart Shatto - Broadway Veteran on Maintaining Creativity and Artistic Power

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FINAL FIVE: Jason Odell Williams

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Jason Odell Williams - Playwright and Producer Walking the Line Between Stage and Screen

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FINAL FIVE: Eric Jordan Young

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Eric Jordan Young - Broadway Actor and Singer on the Importance of Letting the Work Inspire You

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FINAL FIVE: David Ruttura

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David Ruttura - Broadway’s Associate Director of Plays and Musicals Cuts Loose

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FINAL FIVE: Mo Brady

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Mo Brady - Broadway Actor/Podcaster Advocating and Supporting the Ensemblist Community

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Erin Cronican (Part 2) - Taking Theater Online and Streaming

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Erin Cronican (Part 1) - Producing Theater in the Midst of COVID and Cancer

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FINAL FIVE: Chaz Wolcott Shares an Audition Story

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Chaz Wolcott - Choreographer and Dancer Goes from NEWSIES to a New Normal

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FINAL FIVE: Brian Lowdermilk

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Brian Lowdermilk - LGBTQ Composer and Songwriter from Kerrigan & Lowdermilk

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FINAL FIVE: Roberto Araujo

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Roberto Araujo - Actor, Photographer, and PLAYBILL’s Director of Video Production

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FINAL FIVE: Cris Eli Blak

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Cris Eli Blak - African-American Actor, Playwright, Producer, and Poet Shares His Story

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Michael Francis McBride - Dancer Who Found Love and Passion at Alvin Ailey

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Samantha Figgins - Dancer and Ballerina Finds a Home at Alvin Ailey

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Tribute to Alvin Ailey - Dancer & Choreographer Preserving the African-American Cultural Experience

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FINAL FIVE: Douglas Sills

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Douglas Sills - Broadway’s Leading Man Almost Led Another Life

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FINAL FIVE: Mykal Kilgore and Hannah Elless

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Hannah Elless & Mykal Kilgore - Broadway Performers Who Crave New Works and Musicals

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FINAL FIVE: Andrew Lippa

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Andrew Lippa - Composer and Lyricist on Being a Big Fish in a Little Broadway Pond

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FINAL FIVE: Hal Luftig

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Hal Luftig - Broadway Producer Finds Value in the Hit Musicals As Well As the Flops

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FINAL FIVE: Alina Alcántara

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Alina Alcántara - Actress and Singer Found Passion and Purpose in Theater

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FINAL FIVE: Seán Cullen

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Seán Cullen - Stand-up Comedian and Actor on the Serious Business of Being Funny

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Financial Wellness (Part 2) Rebecca Selkowe from The Actors Fund, COVID Edition

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Financial Wellness (Part 1) Rebecca Selkowe from The Actors Fund (REWIND)

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Laziness - How Doing Less Can Bring More Success (Bite-Size Edition)

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Social Distancing - A Special Coronavirus Conversation with Clayton Howe

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FINAL FIVE: Tiffany Coyne

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Tiffany Coyne - LET’S MAKE A DEAL Co-Host & Former Vegas Dancer (Women’s History Month)

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FINAL FIVE: Charlotte Cohn

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Charlotte Cohn - Former Tank Commander & Opera Singer Finds Her Voice in Theater (Women’s History Month)

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MAESTRA MUSIC with Georgia Stitt, Advocating Women Musicians in Theater (Women’s History Month)

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Georgia Stitt - Composer, Lyricist, and Music Director (Women’s History Month)

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FINAL FIVE: Abigail Rose Solomon

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Abigail Rose Solomon - Actress and Broadway Producer of Musicals and Plays (Women’s History Month)

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More AUDITION STORIES 2020 with Lauren Kennedy, Justin Guarini and others!

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AUDITION STORIES 2020 with Caroline Bowman, Kelvin Moon Loh and more!

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SING FOR YOUR SENIORS with Founder & Producing Artistic Director Jackie Vanderbeck (Spotlight)

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American Sign Language for Theater - Providing Access to Deaf Audiences with ASL Interpreters

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Dave Jackson - Hall of Fame Podcaster on How and Why Actors Should Start a Podcast

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FINAL FIVE: Megan Carver

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Megan Carver - Actress, Producer, Writer, and Filmmaker

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FINAL FIVE: Remy Germinario

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Remy Germinario - Theater Actor Finding Another Stage with Improv and Stand-Up Comedy

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FINAL FIVE: Miata Edoga

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Miata Edoga - TV/Film Actress & Financial Coach with Abundance Bound

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A Look Back at 2019

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Artists Striving to End Poverty / ASTEP with Samantha Manfred (Spotlight)

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FINAL FIVE: Mike Isaacson

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Mike Isaacson - Artistic Director of the Muny on the Challenges of Producing Broadway Musicals

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FINAL FIVE: Jenny Stafford

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Jenny Stafford - Lyricist on Writing, Collaboration, and the Day Broadway Called

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Five Reasons Artists Have to Be Thankful (Bite Size Episode)

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FINAL FIVE: Misha Osherovich

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Misha Osherovich - Actor and Filmmaker on Body Image and His Own Battle with an Eating Disorder

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FINAL FIVE: Janine DiVita

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Janine DiVita - Broadway Actress on Maintaining the Voice and Surviving Under Pressure

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USO SHOW TROUPE with Janine DiVita for National Military Families Month (Spotlight)

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Megan Hoxie - Actress in Norwegian Cruise Line’s FOOTLOOSE on Scene Work and Taking Notes

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KU Talent Agency and Artsplosure with Terri Dollar (Bite Size)

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Terri Dollar - Arts Director Working with Special Needs Actors in Raleigh

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FINAL FIVE: Lauren Kennedy

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Lauren Kennedy - Broadway Actress and Artistic Director on Auditioning and Being Your Authentic Self

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FINAL FIVE: Bret Shuford

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Bret Shuford - Broadway Actor and Life Coach on Being Sober and Dealing with Our Inner Critic

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FINAL FIVE: Caroline Bowman & J. Harrison Ghee

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Caroline Bowman & J. Harrison Ghee (Part 2) How to Handle Criticism and the Importance of Recognizing Your Gifts

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Caroline Bowman & J. Harrison Ghee (Part 1) Their Broadway Debuts in KINKY BOOTS and Leadership in a Cast

358

Broadway Closings and Listener Questions (Bite-Size Edition)

359

Ben Davis - Broadway Actor and Singer, Tony Award Honoree

360

Ethan Paisley - Filmmaker, Director, Producer and Speaker

361

Thoughts on the 2019 Tony Awards (Bite-Size Edition)

362

Sherryl-Lee Secomb - Actor, Director, Marketer, and An Idiot On Stage

363

Tony Awards - BEETLEJUICE with Kelvin Moon Loh

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Ariel Estrada - Actor, Producer, Founder of Leviathan Lab

365

Drama Desk Awards - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (IN YIDDISH) with James Monroe Stevko

366

Matthew Stern - Stage Manager, BROADWAY SYMPOSIUM

367

Tony Awards - AIN’T TOO PROUD with Joshua Morgan

368

Lothair Eaton - Actor, Singer, U.K. and Germany STARLIGHT EXPRESS

369

Musical Theater Trivia Challenge with Dr. Broadway (Bite-Size Edition)

370

DR. BROADWAY - Kristin Stultz Pressley PhD, Musical Theatre Historian

371

WINMI Host Patrick Oliver Jones on ENTERTAINMENT(X) with Clayton Howe

372

John Ort - Casting Director, Board Member of Artist’s Patron Fund

373

AUDITION STORIES 2019 with Caitlin Kinnunen, Lothair Eaton, Tovi Wayne, Ilana Levine, and more!

374

THE ACTORS FUND Financial Wellness Program with Rebecca Selkowe (Spotlight)

375

Kelly Gabel - Actress, Singer, Coach, Founder of TRIPLE THREAT THERAPY

376

Clayton Howe - Actor, Singer, Host of ENTERTAINMENT(X)

377

Amy Marie Stewart - Actor, Singer, Vocal Teacher, Founder of THEORY WORKS

378

Ilana Levine - Actress, Singer, Host of LITTLE KNOWN FACTS

379

Caitlin Kinnunen - Actress and Singer, THE PROM on Broadway

380

DRAMA CLUB with Founder & Executive Director Josie Whittlesey (Spotlight)

381

Heather Botts - Actress, Singer, Swing in MY FAIR LADY on Broadway

382

Ryan K. Bailer - Actor, Singer, CEO of Ryan Bailer Tech Support

383

Tony Howell - Digital Strategist for Creative Artists, Social Media Branding & Marketing

384

2019 Broadway Chat with Ryan McPhee, Managing News Editor at PLAYBILL

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Maggie Bera - Musical Theater Actress, Singer, and ACTOR AESTHETIC Blogger

386

Tovi Wayne - Musical Theater Actor, Joffrey Ballet Dancer, Dance Teacher

387

Cupcakes & Kudisch (Bite-Size Edition)

388

A Look Back at 2018

389

Jury Duty, One Actor’s Journey Into the Justice System (Bite-Size Edition)

390

John McNally PhD - Award-Winning Author, Screenwriter, Lecturer, English Professor

391

NY YOUTH SYMPHONY Jazz Program with Andy Clausen (Spotlight)

392

Glasgow Lyman & Jeff Rosick - Writers, Actors, Producers from Hollywood Fringe, WE NEED THIS MUSICAL...

393

NY YOUTH SYMPHONY Musical Theater Composition Program with Anna Jacobs (Spotlight)

394

Michael Wartella - Singer, Songwriter, Broadway Actor in the National Tour of WICKED

395

NY YOUTH SYMPHONY with Conductor Michael Repper (Spotlight)

396

John McGinty - Broadway Actor (Children of a Lesser God), Deaf Advocate and Sign Language Teacher

397

Tribute to Marin Mazzie (Bite-Size Edition)

398

ONLY MAKE BELIEVE with Artistic Director Jackie Miller, Actors Dan Domingues & Jeanette Bonner (Spotlight)

399

Chris Coyne - Actor, Singer, Foley Mixer, Emmy-Nominated Sound Editor

400

ONLY MAKE BELIEVE with Founder Dena Hammerstein (Spotlight)

401

Scott Wojcik & Gayle Seay - Casting Directors for Regional Theater, National Tours, and Off-Broadway

402

Joey Fatone - Singer with *NSYNC, TV Host, Broadway Star

403

2018 Tony Awards Predictions with PLAYBILL Managing News Editor Ryan McPhee

404

Tony Awards - CAROUSEL with Actor/Singer Nicholas Belton (understudy for Billy Bigelow)

405

Tony Awards - THE BAND'S VISIT with Associate Conductor Jeff Theiss

406

Tony Awards - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS with Actor/Singer Kelvin Moon Loh

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Tony Awards - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND with Musical Director Alvin Hough, Jr.

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Grace McLean - Actress, Singer from GREAT COMET & Them Apples

409

Erin Cronican - Theater Actress, Producer, Director, Coach