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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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 Whe...
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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 M...
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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 an...
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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 W...
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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 Com...
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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 Productio...
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FINAL FIVE: Cris Eli Blak
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Cris Eli Blak - African-American Actor, Playwright, Producer, and Poet Shares Hi...
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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...
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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 Musi...
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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 Po...
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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 Fl...
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