Why I‘ll Never Make It
The actor’s journey is one of occasional highs and frequent lows. It is a path riddled with self-doubt and frustration as we question our career choices, wondering if we’ll ever really ”make it.” But it is those few moments of glory on stage or screen that can sustain us through all the setbacks and challenges. On this award-winning podcast, New York actor Patrick Oliver Jones invites fellow creatives to share three stories that offer a behind-the-scenes look at the creative life rarely seen in...
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Stephanie Torns Has Been Both WICKED and a WAITRESS and Now Brings Her Talents t...
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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 Jo...
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Matthew LaBanca Creates a One-Man Show After Being Fired From a Private Catholic...
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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 S...
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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 o...
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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 Theat...
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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...
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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+ Yea...
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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 M...
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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 Representati...
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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 Sto...
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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 i...
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