How far would you go to land a role in a show?
How far would you go to land a role in a show?
jimnysf
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/05
#0How far would you go to land a role in a show?
Posted: 6/2/06 at 11:52am
In "Showgirls", the understudy pushes the star down the stairs and takes her place. Later on when she visits the star in the hospital and apologizes, the star says, "Always remember there's someone younger and prettier coming down the stairs behind you.".
I give you the case of, "A Texas teenager angling for the lead role in a school play is facing charges that she spiked a competing actress's drink with Clorox.".
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Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#1re: How far would you go to land a role in a show?
Posted: 6/2/06 at 11:55amI was waiting for ELizabeth Berkley to be pushed down the elevator shaft by a youngin' after visiting Gina Gershon in the hospital,..but that didn't happen. I love that movie.
colleen_lee
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/05
#2re: How far would you go to land a role in a show?
Posted: 6/2/06 at 11:56am
Holy crap.
I would go pretty far to land a good role with a prestigious professional theater, but I would under no circumstanes resort to causing another person harm.
#3re: How far would you go to land a role in a show?
Posted: 6/2/06 at 12:08pmI would sleep with the director if it were Broadway. Then again, I doubt people are dieing to sleep with me, but worth a try!
#5re: How far would you go to land a role in a show?
Posted: 6/2/06 at 12:18pm
What was the part, I wonder?
Wasnt this exact thing a subplot in CAMP?
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
Marguerite Chauvelin
Broadway Star Joined: 7/19/05
#6re: How far would you go to land a role in a show?
Posted: 6/2/06 at 12:27pmI would marry Sweeney Todd, not Michael Cerveris, the real one, to play the Begger Woman. My avatar could be our wedding picture (even though that is Cerveris).
Percy: Sink me! If it isn't Javvurt!
Javert: Zsah-vair, it's pronounced Zsah-vair.
Pecry: But it's spelled J-A-V-E-R-T Javvurt.
Javert: Repeat after me Zsah...Zsah....
Percy: Oh! Zsa-Zsa! Like the Gabor sister! Well I personally have always prefered Eva.
Javert: (Looks for gun)
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#7re: How far would you go to land a role in a show?
Posted: 6/2/06 at 12:27pmdoodle- that was my first thought. Didn't one girl put something in another girl's drink? I can't remember exactly.
#8re: How far would you go to land a role in a show?
Posted: 6/2/06 at 12:35pm
Yeah...I was thrilled cause that blonde girl stunk.
Anna Kendrick was the one who slipped her the bleach mickey.
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
philcrosby
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/04
#9re: How far would you go to land a role in a show?
Posted: 6/2/06 at 1:06pm
I am reminded of a great quote:
During the tryout of a Sondheim show, things were not going well, and one actor cried out: "Who do you have to f*** to get out of this show?"
Sondheim's voice from the darkened theatre replied: "The same one you f***ed to get into it."
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