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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Ben Davis - Broadway Actor and Singer, Tony Award Honoree
Why I‘ll Never Make It
Ethan Paisley - Filmmaker, Director, Producer and Speaker
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Thoughts on the 2019 Tony Awards (Bite-Size Edition)
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Sherryl-Lee Secomb - Actor, Director, Marketer, and An Idiot On Stage
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Tony Awards - BEETLEJUICE with Kelvin Moon Loh
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Ariel Estrada - Actor, Producer, Founder of Leviathan Lab
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Drama Desk Awards - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (IN YIDDISH) with James Monroe Stevko
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Matthew Stern - Stage Manager, BROADWAY SYMPOSIUM
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Tony Awards - AIN’T TOO PROUD with Joshua Morgan
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Lothair Eaton - Actor, Singer, U.K. and Germany STARLIGHT EXPRESS
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Musical Theater Trivia Challenge with Dr. Broadway (Bite-Size Edition)
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DR. BROADWAY - Kristin Stultz Pressley PhD, Musical Theatre Historian
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WINMI Host Patrick Oliver Jones on ENTERTAINMENT(X) with Clayton Howe
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John Ort - Casting Director, Board Member of Artist’s Patron Fund
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AUDITION STORIES 2019 with Caitlin Kinnunen, Lothair Eaton, Tovi Wayne, Ilana Le...
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THE ACTORS FUND Financial Wellness Program with Rebecca Selkowe (Spotlight)
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Kelly Gabel - Actress, Singer, Coach, Founder of TRIPLE THREAT THERAPY
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Clayton Howe - Actor, Singer, Host of ENTERTAINMENT(X)
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Amy Marie Stewart - Actor, Singer, Vocal Teacher, Founder of THEORY WORKS
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Ilana Levine - Actress, Singer, Host of LITTLE KNOWN FACTS
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Caitlin Kinnunen - Actress and Singer, THE PROM on Broadway
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DRAMA CLUB with Founder & Executive Director Josie Whittlesey (Spotlight)
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Heather Botts - Actress, Singer, Swing in MY FAIR LADY on Broadway
Why I‘ll Never Make It
Ryan K. Bailer - Actor, Singer, CEO of Ryan Bailer Tech Support
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Tony Howell - Digital Strategist for Creative Artists, Social Media Branding & M...
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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
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Tovi Wayne - Musical Theater Actor, Joffrey Ballet Dancer, Dance Teacher
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Cupcakes & Kudisch (Bite-Size Edition)
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A Look Back at 2018
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Jury Duty, One Actor’s Journey Into the Justice System (Bite-Size Edition)
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John McNally PhD - Award-Winning Author, Screenwriter, Lecturer, English Profess...
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NY YOUTH SYMPHONY Jazz Program with Andy Clausen (Spotlight)
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Glasgow Lyman & Jeff Rosick - Writers, Actors, Producers from Hollywood Fringe,...
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NY YOUTH SYMPHONY Musical Theater Composition Program with Anna Jacobs (Spotligh...
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Michael Wartella - Singer, Songwriter, Broadway Actor in the National Tour of WI...
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NY YOUTH SYMPHONY with Conductor Michael Repper (Spotlight)
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John McGinty - Broadway Actor (Children of a Lesser God), Deaf Advocate and Sign...
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Tribute to Marin Mazzie (Bite-Size Edition)
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ONLY MAKE BELIEVE with Artistic Director Jackie Miller, Actors Dan Domingues & J...
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Chris Coyne - Actor, Singer, Foley Mixer, Emmy-Nominated Sound Editor
Why I‘ll Never Make It
ONLY MAKE BELIEVE with Founder Dena Hammerstein (Spotlight)
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Scott Wojcik & Gayle Seay - Casting Directors for Regional Theater, National Tou...
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Joey Fatone - Singer with *NSYNC, TV Host, Broadway Star
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2018 Tony Awards Predictions with PLAYBILL Managing News Editor Ryan McPhee
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Tony Awards - CAROUSEL with Actor/Singer Nicholas Belton (understudy for Billy B...
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Tony Awards - THE BAND'S VISIT with Associate Conductor Jeff Theiss
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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
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