There is some nasty-ass bug going around that made me really want to die for several days, right when I was monitoring West Side Story auditions. Which are going very well. I think that they finally know what they want and are ready to finalize the cast. Which is a good thing, since this whole process has been going since AUGUST. However, barring the LA auditions, I'm pretty sure I called the casting way back in September. Well, to some degree, since a number of eligible actors were eliminated due to Jersey. C'est la vie. I should be a casting director, because I kick ass at predicting casts. Ha. Kidding. I'm not bad though.
Worst part: The most disappointing thing about catching the bug is that I was all ready to look super cute at the auditions, because most people are used to me being a schlubby crew person. And this illness was so bad that I refused to make any effort since all I wanted to do was sleep the day away. So I looked like a schlub.
Best part: I now get West Side Story. I've never really loved this show. I'll admit it. I love Anita, and Riff, but the whole Romeo and Juliet storyline doesn't do it for me. I'm singing a different tune. After spending two very long days with Boy Wonder at the piano and the choreographer who knows every littlest character inside and out, I appreciate the beautiful score and the genius choreography. I get it now. I am actually excited to see this show. See I can learn to like a show. It doesn't happen often, I generally know what I like, but I can admit when I'm wrong.
Major props to everyone at the dance call, but extra spicy ones to Miss Pam who was the hottest thing ever. She's gotten so much stronger as a singer and an actress, and I think that she'll actually be a force to be reckoned with when this is all said and done. Now can somebody in this town do Chicago, please?
Went to see A New Brain. Not the best show ever, but a good score, and a fantastic cast, even though a few of the character were definitely miscast. I didn't agree with a few of the choices made, notably, Ann Evans throwing Gordon all the focus during most of "Mother's Gonna Make Things Fine" and Rhoda's not-so-subtle lusting after Gordon throughout. Even the latter would've been fine, except that "Lee of Cuddyhunk" suddenly wasn't about Gordon and Roger, it was about Gordon and Rhoda? What? But those are actually minor quibbles with an otherwise really well done production. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Mr. Ivie is a force to be reckoned with.
Further proof of my casting genius. I had the first rehearsal of Gypsy today. Yippee! I totally called Louise and Tessie and Uncle Jocko. I got Rose wrong. That was unfortunate, actually, but you can't win them all.
Finally, season announcements are nearing, and rumors are running wild, and secrets are flying through the community. Village's is set more firmly in stone at this point than the 5th's, but that's fine because Village's is always more interesting to me than the 5th. Because the 5th can cast out-of-town at a higher rate than Village, it makes it difficult to predict casting beyond an ensemble. Village's is fascinating because they rarely cast out of town if they can help it, so they're easier to speculate on and predict. And with the season I've heard, I've already got my predictions down. We'll see, boys.
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