As much as we actors wish it wasn’t so, auditioning really is our job. Performing it’s just an added perk, if we do that job really well. That being said though, there are times when we mail an audition and simply couldn’t have done any better, yet we still don’t book the part. Such is the life and labor of an actor.
Welcome to the annual episode of Audition Stories…the good, the bad, and the hysterical. And today you’ll be getting a sampling of the bonus episodes available to monthly supporters of this podcast. You’ll hear from the following actors, directors, and choreographers as they share their most memorable auditions:
- Barton Cowperthwaite – actor and dancer from Tiny Pretty Things
- Misty Rosas – actress, singer and performance artist from The Mandalorian
- Carmen Cusack – actress and singer from Bright Star and Flying Over Sunset
- Jerry Mitchell – director and choreographer of Kinky Boots and Pretty Woman
- Al Blackstone – director and choreographer from So You Think You Can Dance
- Michael Learned – famed actress from The Waltons
- Kathryn Allison – actress and singer from Company and Aladdin
- Briana Packen – actress and coach from Movement 4 Everybody
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The Prom Tony Nominees – Caitlin Kinnunen, Beth Leavel, and
Brooks Ashmanskas
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Why I’ll Never Make It is hosted by Off-Broadway actor and singer Patrick Oliver Jones and is a production of WINMI Media, LLC. It’s an award winning Top 25 Theater Podcast on Feedspot and is also a part of Helium Radio Network and a member of the Broadway Makers Alliance.
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