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Aug 2024
57m 3s

Tony Award Winner Ali Stroker

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As the saying goes ... if you want something, work hard for it, and that's exactly what Ali Stroker did! From dreaming about being on Glee and Broadway to making it a reality!
The Tony Award-winning actress joins Jenna and Kevin to talk about her long journey to success, including why seeing a character with a disability on Glee was so important to her, what it was like spending ten weeks as a contestant on the second season of The Glee Project, how she felt when she finally guest starred on Glee, and how it changed her life!
Plus, Ali gets candid about her experience in the industry as a person in a wheelchair, her Broadway dreams coming true, and what she hopes to do next!

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