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[0:00] Justin Guarini: Do auditions stress you out? Burn you out? Make you feel out of control?

[0:05] Justin Guarini: Are you doing everything you can to achieve the career you envisioned for yourself?

[0:14] Justin Guarini: Hey, I'm Justin Guarini. You might know me from the first season of American Idol. I was the guy with the big hair who made it all the way to the finale. Or, you might know me from one of the six Broadway shows I've had principal roles in. Maybe you saw Wicked, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, American Idiot, or In Transit. Or, you might have seen me pop up on your screen as Lil Sweet, the Diet Dr. Pepper guy. Well, now you can know me as the host of Audition Secrets, my brand new podcast where I'm sitting down with my friends and colleagues, industry leaders, Broadway veterans, the greatest living theater makers, to talk about the choices and challenges that have shaped their careers and the advice they've gotten along the way.

[0:56] Justin Guarini: I want to demystify these legends of the stage and hear their stories, the ups, the downs, the Tonys, the flops. By having these conversations and sharing them with you, my hope is that you'll find tools and tricks to apply in your career right away, like today.

[1:14] Justin Guarini: On the days you feel defeated, I hope this podcast motivates you to get up, get out there, and just get after it. No one said this was an easy industry. I think you know that already, or else you wouldn't be here. And I know that better than most. But together, we can alter our mindset and rethink our approach to auditioning, rehearsing, performing, and sustaining a good life in the theater.

[1:33] Justin Guarini: Episode one of Audition Secrets drops June 25th, and we have a very special guest. I'm talking Broadway royalty, people. You are not going to want to miss it. So make sure you subscribe today, right now, wherever you get your podcasts.

[1:50] Justin Guarini: If you can't wait until June 25th, you're in luck. My book, Audition Secrets, which inspired this whole thing, is available right now. Any way you want to read it, audiobook, ebook, actual physical book you can hold in your hand, remember those? You can get it today at AuditionSecrets.com.

[2:07] Justin Guarini: Now, this show is not all about me talking to my shiny friends. It's about you. And if you have any ideas for the show, like guests I should talk to, questions for those guests, or if you want to share your audition stories, whether they're horror stories, funny stories, or anything in between from your career, send an email or voice memo to Justin at AuditionSecrets.com. I read every email personally, or you can record your message directly at AuditionSecrets.com, because at the end of the day, this podcast is a dialogue between us. It's a pipeline for meaningful, applicable advice for auditioning and performing directly from the shiniest stars to you. The journey begins June 25th. Talk to you then.