Profile for reginamcallen

I'm working on a dissertation about female Broadway performers, focusing on why they keep going despite all the obstacles they face—things like constant rejection, sexism, job insecurity, ageism, pressure from social media, voice-destroying scores, and more. I’m really interested in understanding what drives them to persist in such a tough career. Does anyone have a specific story (the person doesn’t have to be famous—just one Broadway credit) of someone who faced