The It Factor

In the series premiere, we go behind the scenes and watch hundreds of talented New York City actors as they go through the nerve-wracking process of casting calls and auditions. From the forty-eight actors casting director Billy Hopkins ca…

Daisy won the Tony Award for best actress when she was eleven. Now at 21, she finds herself auditioning with aspiring actresses fresh out of college. The grind of paying his dues is starting to wear on Godfrey. He performs as a stand-up c…

Life seems sweet for Miranda as she waits for the call to start shooting her role in Third Watch. Joy quickly turns to disappointment when her part is written out of the script. Katheryn's life as a Tae Kwan Do instructor in Toronto is in…

We follow Kevin as he models to pay his bills and learns that sessions with casting directors aren't necessarily self-esteem building. He balances his disappointment in auditioning with his newfound love - the craft of acting. Chelsea mus…

Daisy gets a tattoo, proving (to herself at least) that she has grown beyond the little girl from The Secret Garden. Her conflict between past and present is further illustrated as she struggles with the musical theater world's expectation…

Jimmy distracts himself from his anxiety about waiting to hear from Ed by a trip to see his family in small town New Jersey where he's treated like a big star. While visiting with his parents, he learns that he didn't get the role; he wasn…

Nathan's trip to LA starts at a low point - his friend is hours late picking him up at the airport and gets lower as we see that his manager has unexpectedly left town and Nathan won't get to go on any auditions during his trip to the West…

Katheryn runs her own Tae Kwan Do school in Toronto and simultaneously pursues her acting career in New York. When an audition for THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL conflicts with her commitment to testing her students, she realizes that she must…

Katheryn is on the verge of deciding between her lives in Toronto and New York. She attends an acting class that eerily mirrors her real life when she has to postpone her anniversary dinner with Steve to go shoot a guest spot in a Canadian…

Kevin is growing as an actor, both in terms of the art and the business. He seeks advice from his manager who sends Kevin on an audition for GUIDING LIGHT and suggests he consider moving to Los Angles. As we see Kevin back in the Hamptons …

Chelsea is anxious about her appearance on GUIDING LIGHT. The tension mounts when she realizes she's forgotten to bring a necklace that's crucial for continuity. Disaster is averted and anxiety is transformed to delight when she finds out …

Kevin is still waiting for his big break, Jimmy is at the dentist's, Queen Esther rehearses THE BIG PAYBACK, and Miranda is full of plans to star in PATTI BURNS. Our actors' routines come to an abrupt halt as Kevin appears on the screen, …

See who makes it, who has it, and who is still striving for it. In The IT FACTOR's final episode we touch base with each of our thirteen actors. Godfrey has paid his dues and now he has a chance at the big time as the 7-Up spokesman. Mir…