I was just recently in a production of Kiss Me Kate, so my proximity to this material will be much closer than most of the musicals I cover in The Musical Project. Kiss Me Kate is so very fun to sing. I’ll get to the score and the actual meat of the musical itself [...]
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Kiss Me Kate (The Musical Project)
Posted in Auditions, Movies, Music, Projects, The Musical Project, Theatre, tagged Cole Porter, Kiss Me Kate, Movie Musicals on April 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Musical Auditions: Part 2: The Audition Day
Posted in Art, Auditions, Career, Chicago, Music, Musical Auditions Series, The Musical Project, Theatre, tagged Chicago, Musical Auditions, Musical Theatre, Musicals, Theatre on January 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Part 2 of a series about Musical Auditions. (Click here to view Part 1: Preparation) We all have our own little rituals when it comes to stressful situations. Some people do a little yoga, some meditate, others pray. Some people seem to be immune to audition nerves and bully for them. For me, I like [...]
Every Little Step
Posted in Art, Auditions, Career, Inspiration, Movies, Music, The Musical Project, Theatre, tagged A Chorus Line, Auditions, Broadway, Every Little Step on January 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Every Little Step sat in my watch instantly queue for quite some time. Meanwhile, I was recently promoted to admin from receptionist so I’ve been getting to know the executives I’m assisting. Living in a big city like Chicago means you really don’t have the luxury of making a lot of assumptions about people. I [...]
Auditions: Musicals – Part 1: Preparation
Posted in Art, Auditions, Books, Career, Chicago, Music, Musical Auditions Series, Projects, The Musical Project, Theatre, Uncategorized, tagged acting, Advice, Auditions, Chicago, Musical Theatre on January 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This is the first post (sort of) in a series about how I prepare for auditions. I actually enjoy auditioning now, but for years it caused me much stress. Was I doing it “right”? Why was I so nervous? How do other people do it? I’ve been lucky enough to experience both sides of the [...]
“Broad’s Way” – The Musical Project – Broadway Melody of 1929
Posted in Movies, Music, Projects, The Musical Project, Theatre, tagged The Musical Project on September 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Finally! My first entry in The Musical Project. I have to be honest with you. The DVD for The Broadway Melody of 1929 sat, untouched, in our apartment for 2 months and 9 days. I kinda sorta was not into watching it, if you can tell. The thing is, movies from the 20′s can be [...]
The Musical Project – The List
Posted in Auditions, Movies, Music, Projects, The Musical Project, Theatre, Uncategorized, tagged Movies, Musicals, The Musical Project, Theatre on June 16, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Updated with a few new musicals to represent George M. Cohan and the introduction of successful playwrights such as George S. Kaufman PART TWO of a SERIES (Find Part 1 here) Who else would run a musical library, I ask you? (I mentioned in the last post that I would start with The Broadway Melody [...]
It’s Showtime, Folks!
Posted in Auditions, Movies, Music, Projects, The Musical Project, Theatre, tagged Movies, Musicals, The Musical Project, Theatre on June 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
We all go through phases. I am particularly adept at going through phases. In fact, I read a great book called The Renaissance Soul which actually helps you manage multiple phases. I love this book. Read it if you love to do a lot of things and you don’t really want to choose one over [...]
Sing, Sing a Song – Part Two of Musical Theatre Repertoire
Posted in Art, Auditions, Career, Chicago, Music, Musical Auditions Series, The Musical Project, Theatre, Uncategorized on May 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
At first I was loathe to write this post. Why would I want to reveal my sources for cool, obscure and powerful audition material? But love and be loved in return, right? If you are a purist, these suggestions may not be for you. These are non-traditional sources. Some have a bit of a well-duh [...]
Singer, Know Thyself
Posted in Auditions, Chicago, Music, Musical Auditions Series, The Musical Project, Theatre, tagged Auditions, Musical Theatre, Musicals, Repertoire on May 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
After a very long time out of the auditioning world, I am slowly coming back around. Due to many different factors such as shows with a long run, offers on projects, etc. it’s been a really long time since I’ve had to break out 16 bars. So I pulled out my enormous audition binder this [...]
