It occurred to me that I’d posted my thoughts on auditioning for guys and Dolls (quite a while ago, mind). So what happened in the end? I did audition for Benny Southstreet and Arvide Abernathy. Not only did I not get either part, but one part was left uncast. This meant that not only was…
I’m not going to make a push to get the part of Nicely Nicely. It’s without a doubt too high for me really, and there are two others who’ll audition. One of these is the director’s son, who played the lead in the “King and I” (so he’s not only good, but there may be…
We all make mistakes. I’m glad to say I only made one Big Mistake during the run of The King And I, and that was a simple error of omission. I forgot to come on. As Phrak Alack I only had one thing to say and do in one particular scene: Anna:I’m sorry His Majesty…
The King and I is a great musical, with truly memorable songs. Actually, that’s the problem, I can’t forget them. Two in particular, the chirpily upbeat “Getting To Know You” and “Whistle A Happy Tune”. Please come soon Guys and Dolls, and rescue me from these blasted songs!
So the King and I has finished, and the next production will be Guys and Dolls. No kids in this production so the rehearsals should be more fluid. The downsides to having no children are that they do bring in audience, and they can be fun to work with (even if they are noisy). What…
I’ve just finished a week’s run of The King And I, with my local AmDram company. The journey was hard, as the rehearsals seemed to lack consistency, particularly in the dances . I did get rather bored, as while I had lines (hurrah!) they weren’t that frequent so I spent a lot of time just…