Why I‘ll Never Make It

By Patrick Oliver JonesTV & Film Arts Music Performing Arts

Why I‘ll Never Make It episodes

June 11, 2018 Episode 12 with Martine Kei Green-Rogers, PhD
We have really stepped up our game this episode with the first PhD on WINMI! Martine is a theater professor at SUNY New Paltz and freelance dramaturg, with work at Oregon Shakepeare Festival, Pioneer Theatre Company, and Court Theatre to name a few. Her research interests include violence in African American Theatre, African diaspora theatre, and gender and race in American theatre and issues of sustainability in the theatre. She talks with us about the role of dramaturgy in creating both new and classical works, and how we all share in the craft of bringing stories and characters to life in the trueness of their surroundings onstage. She even shares her thoughts on Bento Boxes and Collard Greens.

Learn more about Martine, President-Elect of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas: https://lmda.org/users/martinekei
1 hr 6 min
June 04, 2018 2018 Tony Awards Predictions with PLAYBILL Managing News Editor Ryan McPhee
With just a week to go before the Tony winners are announced, Patrick joins Ryan McPhee at the Playbill headquarters in midtown Manhattan to chat about the whole Broadway season and this year's nominees: the surprises, the snubs, the favorites, and the underdogs. Who do you think will win the big prizes this year?
Find the full list of nominees here: TonyAwards.com
Follow Ryan on Twitter: @rdmcphee
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"Hot Swing" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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52 min
June 04, 2018 Tony Award Bonus Episode #5 - And The Winner Is…
With just a week to go before the Tony winners are announced, Patrick joins Ryan McPhee at the Playbill headquarters in midtown Manhattan to chat about the whole Broadway season and this year's nominees: the surprises, the snubs, the favorites, and the underdogs. Who do you think will win the big prizes this year?

Find the full list of nominees here: TonyAwards.com

Follow Ryan on Twitter: @rdmcphee

"Hot Swing" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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48 min
June 01, 2018 Tony Awards - CAROUSEL with Actor/Singer Nicholas Belton (understudy for Billy Bigelow)
For the fourth Bonus Episode of our Tony Award series, Patrick catches up with Nicholas Belton, who understudies the lead role of Billy Bigelow in the current Broadway revival of CAROUSEL, which received 11 nominations. Nick talks about the joy of working with his nominated director and fellow actors as well as what's it's like to be back in the Imperial Theatre again after last season's THE GREAT COMET.
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The time and expense needed to bring these guests and conversations to you each week is both sometimes challenging but always rewarding. Please consider buying me a coffee to support this work that goes into each episode.

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"Hot Swing" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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33 min
June 01, 2018 Tony Award Bonus Episode #4 - CAROUSEL
For the fourth Bonus Episode of our Tony Award series, Patrick catches up with Nicholas Belton, who understudies the lead role of Billy Bigelow in the current Broadway revival of CAROUSEL, which received 11 nominations. Nick talks about the joy of working with his nominated director and fellow actors as well as what's it's like to be back in the Imperial Theatre again after last season's THE GREAT COMET.

Follow Nick on Twitter!
30 min
May 29, 2018 Tony Awards - THE BAND'S VISIT with Associate Conductor Jeff Theiss
From the longest running Best Musical nominee this year comes Jeff Theiss, who joins Patrick on the third installment of the Tony Awards bonus series. This associate conductor shares how THE BAND'S VISIT has grown since its off-Broadway run at the Atlantic and what makes this nominated score and orchestration so wonderful to play as well as hear. The show maybe one of the quietest musicals this season, but it makes a loud statement on what brings us together and the ties that bind us all.
Find out more about Jeff here: www.jefftheiss.com
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Please consider buying me a coffee to support this work that goes into each episode.

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"Hot Swing" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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29 min
May 29, 2018 Tony Award Bonus Episode #3 - THE BAND’S VISIT
From the longest running Best Musical nominee this year comes Jeff Theiss, who joins Patrick on the third installment of the Tony Award bonus series. This associate conductor shares how THE BAND'S VISIT has grown since its off-Broadway run at the Atlantic and what makes this nominated score and orchestration so wonderful to play as well as hear. The show maybe one of the quietest musicals this season, but it makes a loud statement on what brings us together and the ties that bind us all.

Find out more about Jeff here: www.jefftheiss.com
27 min
May 21, 2018 Jelani Alladin - Broadway Actor, Kristoff in Disney's FROZEN
It gets a little chilly in the studio as FROZEN’s Kristoff joins us for today’s episode. Mega-watt Broadway star and Drama Desk Award nominee, Jelani Alladin, took time out of his morning talk show schedule and Tony Awards preparation to talk about what it’s like to be on that theatre mountain top!
Follow him on Twitter and Instagram!
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The time and expense needed to bring these guests and conversations to you each week is both sometimes challenging but always rewarding. Please consider buying me a coffee to support this work that goes into each episode.

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1 hr 6 min
May 21, 2018 Episode 11 with Jelani Alladin
Mega-watt Broadway star and Drama Desk Award nominee, Jelani Alladin, talks about what it’s like to be on that theatre mountain top!
1 hr 5 min
May 21, 2018 11: Jelani Alladin - Actor, Singer from Broadway's FROZEN (Disney)
Mega-watt Broadway star and Drama Desk Award nominee, Jelani Alladin, talks about what it’s like to be on that theatre mountain top!
1 hr 5 min

About Why I‘ll Never Make It

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The actor’s journey is one of occasional highs and frequent lows. It is a path riddled with self-doubt and frustration as we question our career choices, wondering if we’ll ever really ”make it.” But…