Season 2

The man who has been in more EVITA productions than Mandy Patinkin joins me on the podcast to talk about his back and forth in show business and finding the balance between "making it" and making a living. 
As founder and owner of Ryan Bailer Support, he's created a thriving company that he enjoys and supports him and his family. But he still dreams of being on the stage and knows that he's not quite complete if he's not pursuing his acting career as well.
He gives the hilarious story of his first audition in 10 years for the EVITA National Tour, which he booked, as well as gives us some tech tips and strategies for our own use of computers and mobile devices. Click here to have Ryan and his team help you with any of your own tech needs.
You can also follow Ryan on Instagram
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Tony Howell is a digital strategist for Emmy, Grammy, Tony, Oscar, and Olivier award-winning artists. His work has been featured by Google, Squarespace, SAG-AFTRA, Actors' Equity Association, and more. On today's episode, he shares his insights of how to match our online presence with our in-person persona.
Before becoming an entrepreneur, he was an actor for 20+ years-performing on Broadway, Off-Broadway, National Tours, and more. In addition to weekly free content and scholarships to his quarterly programs, Tony donates a percentage of profits to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and 100% of all the profits from his book, Artists to Artist to the ACLU.
He gives Patrick a digital branding session and talks about what to work on when creating a social media strategy. That session begins at 26:44, almost midway through the episode.
Learn more at TonyHowell.me.Follow him on Instagram and Twitter.
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We're now about halfway through the 2018-19 Broadway season, and several shows have closed and some still have yet to open. Ryan McPhee, Managing News Editor at PLAYBILL, joins the podcast once again to talk about the notable shows of the 2018-19 Broadway Season. We focus especially on those that are likely to get some Tony Award recognition.
Here's the list of all shows we mention in this episode:
• Andrea McArdle and Donna McKechnie at 54 Below• Getting the Band Back Together did not get good reviews• Head Over Heels was thrown out on its heels in January• The Cher Show gets a diva endorsement• American Son getting a Netflix adaptation• The Intricacies of Family in Waverly Gallery and The Ferryman• Lifespan of a Fact with Daniel Radcliffe• Network and Bryan Cranston's electrifying performance reviews• To Kill a Mockingbird overcame lawsuits to make it to Broadway• Are you going to The Prom?• King Kong stirs up controversy and bad reviews• Be More Chill goes from Off-Broadway to the big time• Kiss Me Kate in the #MeToo era• Oklahoma! sets a darker tone in this reboot• Hadestown's road to Broadway• Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus is a new comedy with Tony veterans • Tootsie gets a facelift• Beetlejuice...Beetlejuice...Beetlejuice out of town• Ain't Too Proud to Beg, the latest Broadway temptation
We also give special shoutouts to Bonnie Milligan and Stephanie J. Block.
Follow Ryan McPhee on Twitter.
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Maggie graduated from Texas State with a BFA in Musical Theatre just two years ago and has been pounding the NYC pavement ever since. In today's episode she talks about how she holds herself back sometimes from being her best in the audition room and in pursuing this career. She also opens up about what keeps her going and how theater has truly changed her life, enjoying every step of it along the way.
She studied for ten years at Paper Mill Playhouse Summer Theatre Conservatory under the leadership of Mark Hoebee and Patrick Parker. There she was nominated for a Paper Mill Rising Star Award two years in a row for her performances as Lucy in Jekyll & Hyde and Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes. 
Regionally she appeared as Aquata (u/s Ariel) in The Little Mermaid and understudied Christine Daae in Phantom, both at the Fireside Theatre. Also, she struck "the perfect balance of sarcasm, selfishness and underlying heart" (BroadwayWorld) as Lucy Van Pelt in The World According to Snoopy at Theatre Under The Stars choreographed by Adam Cates. Broadway legend and Tony-nominated Terrence Mann directed her in Les Miserables at Connecticut Repertory Theatre, and he also starred in a production of Peter Pan alongside Maggie, who played Wendy.
Follow her on Instagram.Read her insightful blog on Actor Aesthetic.
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A good friend of mine and the podcast joins me for the first interview of 2019!
Tovi Wayne opens up about starting dance late in his performing career and how that put him behind other dancers but also motivated him to get better, to learn as much as he could.
He came to NYC with the dream of being in NEWSIES and through a lot of hard work finally did a regional production of the show down in Florida. But he certainly has a long career ahead of him with more shows he wants to do!
So join the conversation as we dig a little deeper into what it takes to make it in this business and why we keep going.
https://www.toviwayne.com/
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The first episode of the year has me chatting about my failed attempt to make Red Velvet Cupcakes...and I mean utter failure. I hurried through the prep and ended up with inedible red mushy hockey pucks. Such wasted time and effort and ingredients. 
What wasn't a waste of my time, though, was a recent chat I had with Marc Kudisch. I met him at the Only Make Believe Gala after-party, and he graciously talked with me for about 15 minutes. From the business to Broadway and keeping it all in perspective, it was an informative and surprisingly honest chat about making it in theater and in New York itself. So I wanted to share my reflections from this impromptu discussion. (Hopefully he can come on the show at some point to expound upon these topics and more.)
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It's been a wonderful ride despite some growing pains and losses along the way. My first year of podcasting has nonetheless taught me a great deal, and I hope you've learned a thing or two as well.
I honestly do this for you and try my best to give you interviews and insights as well as some fun along the way. A lot of effort goes into these episodes and sometimes they hit the mark and other times fall short (mostly technical hitches and glitches and my own verbal fumbles).
So I may not have made it on anyone else's Top Podcast Lists, but here's my own best-of retrospective on the highs and lows of 2018!
The guests and sounds clips featured on this episode:
Marella Martin Koch • Erin Cronican • Joey Fatone • Jeff Thomson • Scott Wojcik • Mike Wartella • Stephen Wallem • Casey Erin Clark • Jessica Holt • Matt Zambrano • Grace McLean • Jelani Alladin • Glasgow Lyman • Alvin Hough, Jr. • Jeff Theiss • Dena Hammerstein • Michael Repper • Sydney Altbacker • Tate Robinson • John McGinty • Chris Coyne
Though there was no way to include every episode on this best-of-2018 edition, I am immensely grateful for ALL the guests that have come on the podcast. It most certainly would not be the same or nearly as good without their contributions.
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The Spotlight Series theme music - "Reverie (small theme)" by _ghost2010 - Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution (3.0)

In this episode, Patrick shares one thing that has kept him from auditioning and finding work...jury duty. That civic obligation that many try to get out of has become yet another obstacle to making it. 
But Patrick diligently fulfilled his duty and rendered a verdict on an attempted murder case involving a babysitter. This is certainly a different kind of episode for the podcast, but nonetheless it's a fascinating story with twists and turns and surprises, just the kind of "ripped from the headlines" case they feature on LAW & ORDER.
For more on the case, read about some of the most important moments in the trial:
The Retrial of Marianne Benjamin-WilliamsThe Father Takes the StandMother's Emotional TestimonyDefense Doctor Provides Alternate PossibilityDefendant Takes the StandManhattan DA Press Release on Verdict
-------------Whether you call it dun, dun, chung, chung or bong, bong...it's ubiquitous with the L&O franchise."Law & Order" sound effect conceived by Mike Post, produced by Dick Wolf.
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