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When Sadie Sink was 11, she began having panic attacks. After three years of acting professionally, she starred in a Broadway revival of "Annie," which she loved. "And then it all turned," she says. "Singing became the worst thing. I was terrified of it."

It turned out that the unyielding pressure of a Broadway show had convinced Sink that a single wrong note or botched line — anything short of absolute perfection — meant the show was ruined. "I never wanted to sing again."

So she gave up.