Actor Santino Fontana

By Tina Renick

Published June 21, 2024 at 10:30 PM EDT

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Susan Packard

It can be a challenge for even terrific actors like Santino Fontana to stay fresh and focused night after night. “I’ll make up, you know, Gandhi is in the fourth row; do a great show.” Fontana also talks about Philip Seymour Hoffman and Cinc Sentits.

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