And the Beauty Is...

My G-d...

I saw TLITPiazza for the first time a few days before my audition. Then & in the many times I've seen it since (watching the show is a big part of rehearsal right now), I still find it stunning. I am so excited and honored to be a member of this fantastic company and a part of what I believe to be the most beautiful show on Broadway.

Let's talk about the audition for the show...

I was given a packet of material with 4 of Fabrizio's songs, the script, and 3 scenes to work on.
In the room were Craig Lucas (book), Adam Guettel (music/lyrics), Janet Foster (casting), Bartlett Sher (director), Dan Riddle (assoc. MD on piano!), Ira Weitzman (Assoc. Prod'r LCT), and a few other people I was too nervous to remember.

Thankfully, I was familiar with some of the material having sung 2 of the songs at LCT's American Songbook Series The Music of Adam Guettel 2 1/2 years ago. I also met Craig, Adam, Kelli O'Hara, Ira, and Ted Sperling (MD) then...so at least I wasn't going in completely cold.

I was so excited after seeing the show just to work on this material. Fabrizio is a guy with such a passionate, open heart...I knew preparing the material would be challenging but if I could really open my heart--it would be thrilling. Thank g-d for Joan Rosenfels, my friend and long time acting coach. We worked the day before just really getting me in my body and getting younger and open open open!...working to slow down my mind and find love in my body and my heart.

So going into the room, I felt good--nervous but excited/prepared.

I sang 'Il Mondo' and read the first scene and then Bart said he'd be bringing me back the next day for a callback. He wanted me to really work on the material. Adam gave me a new song (well new to me sort of) 'Love to Me' and some notes on my singing: he wanted me to sing even less. I had worked hard to NOT over-sing the material as I felt I had 2 1/2 years ago, and Adam wanted even less for the callback.

That was it. Everyone was really supportive and offered great notes for me to work on.

On to the callback!