So Gypsy callbacks. I thought they went really well. I nailed pretty much everything except "Little Lamb" because I haven't been working on my soprano at all. I was definitely the youngest one called back for a stripper by far, and an odd duck sort of Louise. I danced the shit out of the dance numbers. I felt really good, like I thought I could be one of the Hollywood Blondes if I wasn't one of the others. I knew that there were better people for the individual roles though, and I'm at an odd age for this production. I'm too young to be a stripper, but too adult for most of Louise's stuff. Still...
I got two phone calls today. In the first, she was really nice, and she said really amazing things about my audition, but she can't find a place for me. They went with quirkier (older) strippers and a dark haired tall Louise. And must have decided to use Baby Hollywood Blondes. She felt bad that it was my favorite show, and so was trying to figure out ways that I could be involved in it. None of them sounded really appealing, so I'm getting ready to change all my plans. I can put in a bid to be a dresser for Jersey instead of Tommy and then audition for stuff in the summer. After all, now that I've had a really good set of auditions, I think I could do more.
Then I get the second phone call. After being teary and trying to change plans, Director says she forgot about a role. There's one ensemble female role that plays a bunch of really small bit parts, most with no lines, but would I like to do it. Hells yes! I may get to be dance captain, if they need one. At this point, I don't care, it'll be nice to be onstage in front of a real audience in a real musical after five years. It's nothing I'm going to make everyone come see, but then we'll see what happens next year. Maybe next year there'll be something I'm right for, or there'll be other productions I can do.
Alright, now I just got to breathe.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
You Gotta Get A Gimmick
Had the best audition to date yesterday for Gypsy at the Kirkland Performance Center. I drove Bestest Best Friend, so we chilled. When we got there, it was a bunch of kids from Kidstage there, so I got to chat with them about the Kidstage shows and Village and 5th, which is my element. There's nothing like talking theatre folk to calm me down, since it makes me realize that I'm in my element.
When it was my turn to audition, I came in a wave, since I know the director. I went over the music with the pianist, and I was very clear about what I needed. Then I did something you're not supposed to do, and told them how excited I was about Gypsy. I wouldn't have done so, except that the director and I had discussed the show four years ago when we saw it in New York with Bernadette Peters. Anyway, actual audition went well, could've done better, but definitely the best I've done at an audition so far. I left my glasses on the piano accidently, so I had to go back on stage. When I went back they stopped me and asked me to do my Carol Channing impression. Woo for Special Skills! So I felt really confident about everything.
Bestest Best Friend did not feel confident, but I thought she sounded really good. We saw Mrs. Krupke afterword, so that was cool.
Anyway, I got called back for one of the strippers and Louise! Haha! I expected the Strippers, but Louise was a surprise. I rock. Bestest Best Friend was called back for a Hollywood Blondes. I knew she would.
When it was my turn to audition, I came in a wave, since I know the director. I went over the music with the pianist, and I was very clear about what I needed. Then I did something you're not supposed to do, and told them how excited I was about Gypsy. I wouldn't have done so, except that the director and I had discussed the show four years ago when we saw it in New York with Bernadette Peters. Anyway, actual audition went well, could've done better, but definitely the best I've done at an audition so far. I left my glasses on the piano accidently, so I had to go back on stage. When I went back they stopped me and asked me to do my Carol Channing impression. Woo for Special Skills! So I felt really confident about everything.
Bestest Best Friend did not feel confident, but I thought she sounded really good. We saw Mrs. Krupke afterword, so that was cool.
Anyway, I got called back for one of the strippers and Louise! Haha! I expected the Strippers, but Louise was a surprise. I rock. Bestest Best Friend was called back for a Hollywood Blondes. I knew she would.
Monday, January 22, 2007
Take Me To The World
Ah... I'm a slacker.
Really, it's not like I'm doing a lot, but I'm just so tired all the time. I'm taking so many dance classes right now, that my whole body is exhausted. I love it, and I feel great, except that I'm sleepy... very sleepy. *Snooooooore*
Anyway, had a callback on Friday for the Directing Series. Some girls are directing The Baltimore Waltz by Paula Vogel. I couldn't make it to the auditions, but they said they would see me at the callbacks. It was fun. I didn't get cast (SURPRISE!), but I didn't do too badly. I played around and didn't really care. I didn't really want to do it anyway, since I'm really hoping to get into Gypsy at the Kirkland Performance Center. I fucking love that show.
Saturday night I went to see the Rocky Horror Show put on by a bunch of undergrads. It was a little crazy. I know if I were in it, I'd be scared of that audience, since it was a lot of the cast from two years ago, and more about making the actors break than having a good interaction between audience and cast. There was a lot that was really great about it. Props to Christina Bruce as Riff Raff, although she was so great that Ilana Berry's Magenta was really blah. Nick Fasch was FABULOUS as Frank-n-furter, his glee over the wedding bit was irresistable, and he managed to snap back at the unruly audience. Dana Christianson as Janet had a lovely voice. Whitney Fliss and Kate Mosburger, two very hot Phantoms, and Katrina Hamilton as the neckless (and dickless) Narrator. The rest were all okay, but nothing really spectacular.
Tomorrow is the Gypsy audition. Wish me luck!
Really, it's not like I'm doing a lot, but I'm just so tired all the time. I'm taking so many dance classes right now, that my whole body is exhausted. I love it, and I feel great, except that I'm sleepy... very sleepy. *Snooooooore*
Anyway, had a callback on Friday for the Directing Series. Some girls are directing The Baltimore Waltz by Paula Vogel. I couldn't make it to the auditions, but they said they would see me at the callbacks. It was fun. I didn't get cast (SURPRISE!), but I didn't do too badly. I played around and didn't really care. I didn't really want to do it anyway, since I'm really hoping to get into Gypsy at the Kirkland Performance Center. I fucking love that show.
Saturday night I went to see the Rocky Horror Show put on by a bunch of undergrads. It was a little crazy. I know if I were in it, I'd be scared of that audience, since it was a lot of the cast from two years ago, and more about making the actors break than having a good interaction between audience and cast. There was a lot that was really great about it. Props to Christina Bruce as Riff Raff, although she was so great that Ilana Berry's Magenta was really blah. Nick Fasch was FABULOUS as Frank-n-furter, his glee over the wedding bit was irresistable, and he managed to snap back at the unruly audience. Dana Christianson as Janet had a lovely voice. Whitney Fliss and Kate Mosburger, two very hot Phantoms, and Katrina Hamilton as the neckless (and dickless) Narrator. The rest were all okay, but nothing really spectacular.
Tomorrow is the Gypsy audition. Wish me luck!
Friday, January 12, 2007
The Sun Comes Up
I see a lot of musicals. I listen to a lot of musicals. I love musicals, but most of the time I never get really into the story and the lives of the characters. I did with 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee. It was nearly flawless, except for the sound, which is always a problem at the Paramount.
What I loved is that it suprised me. The amount of interaction between the characters and the audience, staging choices, Jesus, the voices, and one amazingly high belt.
The script is definitely the star of this show. The songs are cute, and serve the story really well, but it's everything in between that really is fantastic, which is so rare in a musical. The definitions and sentences were hilarious, and monologues, and character definition, it was fantastic. Even rewrites for the tour are brilliant. Logainne has a great monologue moment about Dreamgirls, the movie. David Edward Hughes on TalkinBroadway.com claims that it was improvised, and although he's seen the show in New York, I'm fairly sure that it is a rewrite for the tour. I'm curious about what was in it's place originally. Lawd. I love that this is truly an ensemble show, everyone has these great moments. Sure Olive's plight is delved into a bit more than the others, but each has their particular issue and problems that they learn to deal with through the spelling bee, and we get to see each have a moment of revelation.
When I saw the show last night, the spellers from the audience were very cute. A younger guy was very into it, having a blast playing with the cast members. When they got down to the last audience speller, and had her spell her word, it was hilarious. She's supposed to get it wrong, as it's a harder word, and they sing their big huge "Goodbye". She got it right however, which threw everyone off. The woman playing Rona and the man playing Doug started laughing and whispering to each other. HILARIOUS. I love it when something unexpected happens, to see how actors deal with it. At this point, they can't go on until she leaves. So they called her up again and had her spell the hardest word they could think of. Doug wouldn't give her a sentence either, which was completely in character but also very funny. This doesn't even convey how great it was to watch actors suddenly have to really think about what to do next. I love theatre.
Finally, I give mad props to Jennifer Simard as Rona, the host of the Spelling Bee, and the Champion from the 3rd Annual Spelling Bee. While everyone was very good, and some of the voices were really surprising to me, she blew me away every time. In group numbers I'd hear this glorious high belt following a line I didn't remember from the recording. I'd look around the stage, and every time it was Jennifer wailing as if her life depended on, and yet making it look effortless. I'm not kidding. Although I think I'd kill to see Lisa Howard do it. Rona is officially my favorite character in the show, because while she has this hard edge to her, every time one of the kids went out she looked like she wanted to give them a hug. She looks like she'd give the best hugs. And of course she gets the "I Love You" song, which will almost always make me cry. William Finn really captures musically the longing and wanting of a little girl for affection, any affection at all.
Oh, and yay for candy!
What I loved is that it suprised me. The amount of interaction between the characters and the audience, staging choices, Jesus, the voices, and one amazingly high belt.
The script is definitely the star of this show. The songs are cute, and serve the story really well, but it's everything in between that really is fantastic, which is so rare in a musical. The definitions and sentences were hilarious, and monologues, and character definition, it was fantastic. Even rewrites for the tour are brilliant. Logainne has a great monologue moment about Dreamgirls, the movie. David Edward Hughes on TalkinBroadway.com claims that it was improvised, and although he's seen the show in New York, I'm fairly sure that it is a rewrite for the tour. I'm curious about what was in it's place originally. Lawd. I love that this is truly an ensemble show, everyone has these great moments. Sure Olive's plight is delved into a bit more than the others, but each has their particular issue and problems that they learn to deal with through the spelling bee, and we get to see each have a moment of revelation.
When I saw the show last night, the spellers from the audience were very cute. A younger guy was very into it, having a blast playing with the cast members. When they got down to the last audience speller, and had her spell her word, it was hilarious. She's supposed to get it wrong, as it's a harder word, and they sing their big huge "Goodbye". She got it right however, which threw everyone off. The woman playing Rona and the man playing Doug started laughing and whispering to each other. HILARIOUS. I love it when something unexpected happens, to see how actors deal with it. At this point, they can't go on until she leaves. So they called her up again and had her spell the hardest word they could think of. Doug wouldn't give her a sentence either, which was completely in character but also very funny. This doesn't even convey how great it was to watch actors suddenly have to really think about what to do next. I love theatre.
Finally, I give mad props to Jennifer Simard as Rona, the host of the Spelling Bee, and the Champion from the 3rd Annual Spelling Bee. While everyone was very good, and some of the voices were really surprising to me, she blew me away every time. In group numbers I'd hear this glorious high belt following a line I didn't remember from the recording. I'd look around the stage, and every time it was Jennifer wailing as if her life depended on, and yet making it look effortless. I'm not kidding. Although I think I'd kill to see Lisa Howard do it. Rona is officially my favorite character in the show, because while she has this hard edge to her, every time one of the kids went out she looked like she wanted to give them a hug. She looks like she'd give the best hugs. And of course she gets the "I Love You" song, which will almost always make me cry. William Finn really captures musically the longing and wanting of a little girl for affection, any affection at all.
Oh, and yay for candy!
It's A Hit, It's A Hit
Two merrily posts in a row, wow. It's seems I've been slacking off posting a blog, which isn't going to matter much in the long run, I suppose, since nobody reads this thing anyway.
I saw Bye Bye Birdie again on Sunday night. I swore I wouldn't see it again, that show is way too schticky for me. But there's a new Albert! The original Albert got the National Tour of Annie (Congrats, Jason!) and so they had to replace him. And his replacement was wonderful. I totally believed he was a Momma's Boy.
Also saw The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee, but I have so much to say about that that I'm saving it for another post. I'll post twice today to make up for the lack later.
Oh, and if anyone wants a few laughs, feel free to read an earlier online journal, when I was in the livejournal phase of things. It starts right before I started at Village Theatre, and ends right before I started working at the 5th Ave, so it's about a year. Oh, how young I was a year and a half ago.
I saw Bye Bye Birdie again on Sunday night. I swore I wouldn't see it again, that show is way too schticky for me. But there's a new Albert! The original Albert got the National Tour of Annie (Congrats, Jason!) and so they had to replace him. And his replacement was wonderful. I totally believed he was a Momma's Boy.
Also saw The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee, but I have so much to say about that that I'm saving it for another post. I'll post twice today to make up for the lack later.
Oh, and if anyone wants a few laughs, feel free to read an earlier online journal, when I was in the livejournal phase of things. It starts right before I started at Village Theatre, and ends right before I started working at the 5th Ave, so it's about a year. Oh, how young I was a year and a half ago.
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Time Goes By, Everything Else Keeps Changing
Happy New Year!
Oops, missed a voice lesson today, but with things keep moving around because of the holidays and school, it's a wee bit confusing.
Same old resolutions as before, lose weight, get a date, get into a show. They're all actually connected to each other in the sort of, need confidence, gain confidence sort of thing. Also, I guess I need to be more organized, as evidenced by my missing a voice lesson. And I need to stop spending money unnecessarily. And clean my room. Okay, so a lot of resolutions, but I think I can keep some of them, at least for a while.
Today, and the rest of this week, there is an America's Next Top Model mega marathon, which basically is not helping me keep any of my resolutions. But, still, ANTM! I admit it, I love this shit. Woooooo, drama, tears, and fun makeup and costumes. It's like musical theatre, only trashier.
Oops, missed a voice lesson today, but with things keep moving around because of the holidays and school, it's a wee bit confusing.
Same old resolutions as before, lose weight, get a date, get into a show. They're all actually connected to each other in the sort of, need confidence, gain confidence sort of thing. Also, I guess I need to be more organized, as evidenced by my missing a voice lesson. And I need to stop spending money unnecessarily. And clean my room. Okay, so a lot of resolutions, but I think I can keep some of them, at least for a while.
Today, and the rest of this week, there is an America's Next Top Model mega marathon, which basically is not helping me keep any of my resolutions. But, still, ANTM! I admit it, I love this shit. Woooooo, drama, tears, and fun makeup and costumes. It's like musical theatre, only trashier.
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