I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Alan Alda

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Channel: theatermania · 2017 · Entertainment

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When you're a young actor, desperate times call for desperate measures. For Alan Alda, that meant abandoning his car in the middle of traffic to make it to an audition on time. It sounds crazy, but when you have to choose between losing a job or an old beat-up car, there's only one thing you can do: Ditch the Chevy.

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