Dave Clemmons

[Bwaybaby109]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 4:54pm

Has anyone met or worked with casting director and former ValJean Dave Clemmons. He has been coming to my school for the past 2 years and has personally worked with me and the rest of my theatre dept. He's so nice and helpful and I was just curious if any of you have met or worked with him.

[matthius202]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 4:54pm

i've never met him but he's supposed to be attending this audition i'm going to this weekend. :)

[Bwaybaby109]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 4:55pm

are you going to SETC?

[matthius202]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 4:56pm

yes! i'm so excited...are you??

[Bwaybaby109]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 4:58pm

I was but i can't because I am going to summer school instead but pretty much my theatre dept at Shorter College got passed on. I wish I can go this year but can't but break legs and I hope you get some call backs! If you audition for Dave, he likes to hear old stuff, no Wicked or anything overdone. He likes to hear more Cole Porter and some others I can't recall now but have fun!

[Bwaybaby109]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:03pm

I mean, not that you shouldn't do nothing comtemporary, just not like Les Miz, LAst 5 Years is a good choice, he likes Jason Robert Brown. But whatever show cases you the most. And ladies, he doesn't like panty hose, don't know why! Where do you got to school at?

[matthius202]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:04pm

yes!! i'm doing the last five years!!!

[Justice]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:04pm

I met him many years ago, as my high school had done a workshop with him and some cast members from Les Miserables. One of the nicest stage actor's I have ever met. He is my second favorite Valjean, next to Dudu Fischer, and sings Marguerite like no one else could. I wish that I could see him in more roles on Broadway, because he is a very talented person.

[matthius202]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:04pm

i actually go to lamar university..hahaha..in BEAUMONT, TEXAS!! lol

[Bwaybaby109]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:06pm

Yes! If you have him then you are golden!!

Yea he is super nice! I wish he would sing for us when he comes to my school. I hear he's so talented tho, but he loves casting so much he turned down the role of Che for the tour of Evita. Sad times but oh well

[matthius202]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:07pm

wow...that's quite a turn down.

[Tom1071]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:13pm

He actually cast the tour of Evita and word on the street is that he almost cast himself as Che. I don't know if that was at the insistance of the creatives or what. Updated On: 3/2/05 at 05:13 PM

[matthius202]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:16pm

LOL...wow..thats funny

[Bwaybaby109]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:16pm

that wouldn't surprise me either.

[Tom1071]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:24pm

He's a super nice guy though.

I enjoy auditioning for him.

[matthius202]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:25pm

i'm excited...i hope he likes me..and doesnt think i'm a troll and exiles me from the musical theater world forever :)

[Bwaybaby109]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:27pm

Yeha he's great! He came to my schoola few weeks ago and not only did a workshop for us, he even held auditions for Disneyland shows, Lost Colony and bway Theatre Project. But he didn't call back any of us in my sophomore class, because as soon as he was done with us, he got a call from NYC bc his choreographer for Joseph quit so he was busy with that. We figured he would call or email us after that but he didn't. He called back ppl in the other classes though. Oh well, life goes on.

[matthius202]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:28pm

holy ****...where do you go to school??

[Bwaybaby109]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:31pm

Haha Shorter College in Rome Ga. It's an amazing school and Dave liked us so much last year that he was willing to do that. We have the best musical theatre dept in GA in my opinion.

Updated On: 3/2/05 at 05:31 PM

[matthius202]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:34pm

thats awesome..sorry to whoever had to censor what i wrote...i didn't know we couldn't cuss on here..oops i'm sorry!

[Bwaybaby109]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:35pm

haha me neither. i've never tried to cuss on here before.

[Jwei123]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:37pm

I was an apprentice at Ann Reinking's Broadway Theatre Project last summer (and will hopefully be one this summer as well..), and dave actually stayed the whole time and music directed. He was VERY nice and very helpful. He led many seminars, like "musical theatre colleges," "life on the road," "the perfect song/ monologue," etc...and he helped me with my resume. He is a great guy, and very professional. He knows his $h!t!!!

[matthius202]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:38pm

hey old friend! thats so awesome. you have such a freaking bright future. :)

[Bwaybaby109]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:39pm

He def is! He helped me with my monologue last year and I did the same one this year and he said it was so much better. He remembers ppl very well. I really want to go to the BWay Theatre Proj and I wished he called me back for it but oh well.

[Jwei123]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 5:39pm

One can *dream*, right? haha

where have you been????