Actors With Issues with Juan Ayala

Broadway and television actor Pedro Garza joins us on the show this week and shares his thoughts on Latinx representation onstage, how he's used the theatre industry shutdown as a time of reflection and the power of 'NO' for artists everywhere.

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"Party of Five" reboot star Niko Guardado joins us on the show this week and shares his experience booking his first series regular role on the Freeform series, the importance of treating failure like your best friend and answers some fan-submitted questions! Thanks for tuning, don't forget to subscribe to never miss an episode! 

Actor, singer, dancer, writer and producer Tyler Parks joins us on the show this week and shares what led him to co-create, produce and star in Indemnity, a new mystery web series, advice he would give to other content creators and the importance of being a multi-hyphenate. 

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Broadway triple threat Fernell Hogan joins us on the show this week and shares his audition experience for his back-to-back bookings on the Broadway production of The Prom and the national tour of Mean Girls: The Musical, and how he has taken advantage of the time that Broadway has been shut down during the pandemic. Don't forget to subscribe to the show to never miss an episode!

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The hilarious Mike Falzone, stand-up comedian, YouTuber & podcaster, joins me on the show this week, and shares how he went from being a singer-songwriter to a comedian, how he navigated performing stand-up over Zoom during the height of the pandemic, and the origins of his podcasts 'Dynamic Banter' and 'Welcome To Our Podcast'. Head over to mikefalzone.com to see his upcoming tour dates!

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In honor of Pride month, we've got another roundtable episode! I'm joined by Marissa Ghavami (Amazon's The Gift of Christmas), Christopher Henry Young (Hamilton), Stacey Raymond (NBC's New Amsterdam) and AJ Blankenship (Bring It On: The Musical). They  tell us all about their hopes for queer representation in the entertainment industry, share some of their favorite LGBTQ+ centered books, films and TV shows, and the advice they'd give to their 13-year-old selves. Thanks for tuning in and Happy Pride!

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"You are a masterpiece", "You were born worthy" and "Be proof of what's possible" are just some of the incredibly inspiring words that this week's guest Havilah Malone, an actress, best-selling author and QVC host shares with us. From corporate America to booking national commercials, Havilah shares so much insight into her experience in the entertainment industry, I truly cannot wait to share this conversation with you all!

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I'm thrilled and honored to be hosting such a wonderful conversation with an incredibly talented group of actors in honor of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. I'm joined by Wesley Han (Netflix's Russian Doll), Jessica Wu (Miss Saigon), Vishaal Reddy (creator & star of Insomnia), Chelly (Netflix's Never Have I Ever) and Will Tomi (CBS' FBI: Most Wanted) who discuss the first time they felt represented onscreen, battling and overcoming stereotypes and the advice they'd give young actors everywhere. 

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