Why I‘ll Never Make It
Episodes
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Bart Shatto - Broadway Veteran on Maintaining Creativity and Artistic Power
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Broadway is no cure against challenges or setbacks. Bart Shatto has experienced the joys and the hardships of a life in theater, both personally and professionally. He gives an open and vulnerable look at how this business can create wonderful moments and powerful lessons.
Bart particularly shares his time with WAR PAINT, playing opposite Patti LuPone, as well as being in the cast of Tom Kitt's SUPERHERO and dealing with the negative reviews. Even I, the host, open up about the lowest point in my acting career, one that Brat shared in.
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Music used in this episode: "Bon Journée" by Chad Crouch is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. "Meekness" by Kai Engel is licensed under a Attribution License. "Barbara" by U.S. Army Blues is licensed under a Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. "Driven to Success" by Scott Holmes is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.
"Old City Bar" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra, sung by Bart Shatto, recorded at a live concert in Las Vegas, 2011."Smooth Actor" by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Based on a work at http://soundofpicture.com
Friday Aug 21, 2020
FINAL FIVE: Jason Odell Williams
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Thanks for coming back to join me and Jason Odell Williams for the final five! This is a bonus episode to the conversation we had previously, covering topics and five specific questions we didn’t address on the last episode. Today, Jason talks about how his teachers inspired him and how he's still learning to process and handle criticism and feedback.
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Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Jason Odell Williams - Playwright and Producer Walking the Line Between Stage and Screen
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Jason Odell Williams is an award-winning playwright and Emmy-nominated television producer. But his first love was acting...until it wasn't. In this episode he shares that journey from saying the words to writing them.
We specifically talk about his plays Handle With Care and Church & State, both of which were produced by his wife (and former WINMI guest) Charlotte Cohn. He opens up about his difficulty with taking criticism and how different writing is from the stage to small screen, especially when those shows involve true crime or brain teasers.
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"Small Hours" "Dim" "Arrival of the Geese" "Daybreak" and "The Gloaming" by Chad Crouch is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.
Friday Aug 14, 2020
FINAL FIVE: Eric Jordan Young
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Well, here we are at the Final Five questions, a bonus episode to our previous conversation. Eric is back and shares his passion for branding and being a stylist. He also mentions what distinguishes Gayle King and why he'd love to pick her brain as well as the two distinct life lessons he learned from his parents.
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Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
During his years in New York City, Eric Jordan Young bounced around from Broadway productions and national tours to regional shows and concerts. According to most performers, he was living the dream.
But he wanted something else, we wanted something more. So Eric branched out into his own endeavors, from a solo recording album to a one-man tribute to Sammy Davis, Jr. Along the way he met some challenges and found out he knew more about the show than he did the business.
And Vegas became the testing ground and base of operations for his own production company, and he found the stories he was truly meant to tell.
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"Smooth Actor" by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Based on a work at http://soundofpicture.com.
"Nocturnal" by Kai Engel is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.
"Holiday Gift" by Chad Crouch is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.
"Retreat" by Gold Coast is licensed by soundstripe.com.
Friday Aug 07, 2020
FINAL FIVE: David Ruttura
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
After our conversation on the previous episode, David answers the Final Five. He shares his political aspirations, what he's learned from Broadway directors as well as where the best ideas come from.
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Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
David Ruttura - Broadway’s Associate Director of Plays and Musicals Cuts Loose
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
David and I first met last year as he directed the 90-minute version of FOOTLOOSE on Norwegian Cruise Line. But In New York, he spends his time working with some of the best directors on Broadway from SCHOOL OF ROCK and BEAUTIFUL to LOMBARDI and NETWORK (starring Bryan Cranston).As assistant director, I ask what's kept him from being In the top spot as well as what he think of cruise ship productions. But the show I really focus on is the most reviewed and vilified Broadway show so far this century -- SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK. As Resident Director, how did he manage and maintain such a constantly changing show? It's a full conversation with plenty of theater know-how and behind the scenes stories.
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Audio used in this episode: FOOTLOOSE Promo Video and "Somebody's Eyes" (underscoring), Norwegian Cruise Lines."Hill And Dale" and "Dusk" by Chad Crouch is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License."Smooth Actor" by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Based on a work at http://soundofpicture.com."Broadway's 'Spider-Man' Musical Turns Off The Lights At Last" by Jeff Lunden on NPR, January, 3, 2014. https://www.npr.org/2014/01/03/256602469/broadways-spider-man-musical-turns-off-the-lights-at-last
Friday Jul 31, 2020
FINAL FIVE: Mo Brady
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Thanks for coming back to join me and Mo for the final five! This is a bonus conversation covering topics and five specific questions we didn’t address on the last episode. Today, Mo talks about his love of NEXT TO NORMAL and how Susan Blackwell from TITLE OF SHOW inspires him.
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