A different way to get the lead in a show
A different way to get the lead in a show
#1A different way to get the lead in a show
Posted: 4/1/11 at 9:02am
This crazy woman left this voice mail on the answering machine at the Papermill Playhouse a few years ago asking for a part...and it is hilarious.
"I usually get the LEAD, or I'm somewhere in the chorus..."
This can't be for real...right?
Papermill Patty
Updated On: 4/1/11 at 09:02 AM
#2A different way to get the lead in a show
Posted: 4/1/11 at 9:49amHoney, that tape has been in circulation for a decade at least.
#2A different way to get the lead in a show
Posted: 4/1/11 at 9:59amOh I know, I heard it a while back, but just remembered it last night. It still cracks me up. I bet there are a lot of younger people that check out here that haven't heard it.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#3A different way to get the lead in a show
Posted: 4/1/11 at 10:13am
I work with a woman who has the same attitude. "My resume is in pieces right now because I tore it up."
And I don't understand this woman's "I always get the lead." Sometimes the supporting roles are much more fun to play.
#4A different way to get the lead in a show
Posted: 4/1/11 at 10:26amI'd never heard this and it's hilarious. Ms. Taymor truly has come a long way. Thanks for posting.
greensgreens
Broadway Star Joined: 10/14/09
#5A different way to get the lead in a show
Posted: 4/1/11 at 10:32amIt sounds to me like this individual was speaking from a rather chaotic and confused place. I wonder if some mental issues may have clouded her perspective. If that's the case, I am truly sorry this is being trotted out as something to laugh at. However, I do not know for certain, but I would encourage others to keep an open mind. It's possible she's not an egocentric self-deluded individual so much as she may have been in the throes of a serious mental illness and I would encourage us all to consider that as a viable possibility.
#6A different way to get the lead in a show
Posted: 4/1/11 at 10:41am
I don't know, greensgreens. She sounds perfectly lucid to me. Disorganized, sure -- but delusional actors really are a dime a dozen.
'Diva' is not a mental disorder.
#7A different way to get the lead in a show
Posted: 4/1/11 at 10:41amWord is that it's a viral piece of comedy. Perhaps Snopes would be a good source for someone who wants to look into it?
#8A different way to get the lead in a show
Posted: 4/1/11 at 10:46amNewintown -- if this was a performance piece, she really did nail it.
#9A different way to get the lead in a show
Posted: 4/1/11 at 10:52amI agree - it never stops being funny.
Tom1071
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/04
#10A different way to get the lead in a show
Posted: 4/1/11 at 10:54am
That's been circulating for a long time. I heard that for the first time about 2 years ago. Still hysterical.
Updated On: 4/1/11 at 10:54 AM
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