Bring on the death-loving vaudeville! Today I managed to get over to Pearl Studios and audition for the Addams Family ensemble dance cast (gaaaah, Bebe Neuwirth ... ::pantsighdrool::)
*** Shameless friend plug: I am compelled to reemphasize that networking, as in so many industries, is often the determining factor in showbizz. I would not have been able to make it today, without my wonderful, beautiful, talented, and selfless friends. While I was underground in a squashed subway on my way to work this morning, my unparalleled and fantastically leggy namesake signed my name up on the non-union list. She's so awesome, thank you, Universe! ***
Taxi speeding, wind whipping through my precariously placed hair, road jostling as I rushed to change my clothes in the backseat.... today definitely felt like a singularly New York I-am-a-dancer and my-life-is-a-bit-mad moment.
Before most girls around me could do a deep lunge stretch, I was all the way out of my work clothes into a leotard and salsa dress, complete with red lips and pinched cheeks (no time for stage blush!!)
They brought 60 of us into the room at once (itty bitty dancing space!). The casting team are good sports, really, because they certainly did not have to see us. Due to union rules, no one is obliged to let non union dancers dance. And yet, the choreographer did so on principal. Of course, in response, we LOVE her.
Miraculously, I managed to get there and back again within the 45 minutes of time allotted for my lunch break from L+F. Back here in Chelsea, breathing normally at my desk, I can hardly believe the blur of extreme activity and emotion that exploded from me this morning. Now I'm happy, calm, and ready to take ballet tonight. Auditioning when approached with the right attitude and the best company - thanks, Legs - is some of the most phenomenal therapy out there.
Hugs, kisses, and a little le jazz hot,
A Broadway Baby
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