Making It on Broadway: Actors' Tales of Climbing to the Top

by David Wienir

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Countering the misperceptions about Broadway performers leading glamorous lives, the words of more than 150 Broadway stars provide unprecedented insight into their struggle for stardom. With an introduction by Jason Alexander and candid interviews with today's most celebrated Broadway stars, this book offers stories to entertain and astonish theater lovers, as well as serve as a sobering reality check for those considering careers on the stage. This book shares firsthand accounts of show more professional actors' difficult yet fulfilling journeys to Broadway: moving to New York, finding survival jobs, auditioning, landing roles, avoiding pitfalls, forging a family life, and much more. show less

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If you're looking for stories of how awful it is to work on Broadway and want to discourage someone from pursuing this work, this is the book for you. If you're after funny or hopeful stories, don't read this.

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