Jason Robert Brown wants your suggestions of singers to use — Page 2

I find it SOOO extremely COOL that JRB asks the ordinary folk to help him cast shows...

he's a really cool guy. i like him... yes....

what's his next project, anyway?

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Lauren Kennedy
Michael Arden

together even
haha.

I had suggested Kaitlin Hopkins!! Her voice and his music would just be a GREAT thing!

I 4th, 5th and 6th Andrea. She has an awesome voice

Call me weird, but I actually wouldn't want to hear Idina sing Cathy's role.

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"I've just returned from a great week in New York, where in addition to a sell-out concert at Birdland, I spent a lot of time sitting behind a table while people screamed at me. (Those people were auditioning for me and my brilliant and patient casting director, Mark Simon.) A lot of those people, more than thirty in fact, were the singers you all recommended to me after the last time I wrote to you, and I'm thrilled to have gotten so many interesting responses. I met a lot of really wonderful talent and I look forward to working with those singers soon so you can hear the results!"

Screamed at him? Patient casting director? "Interesting" responses?

Wow, someone likes being sarcastic. Way to thank us for sending you people. HA!

Well at least he found a few he actually liked... hope they like working with him just as much.

Updated On: 4/15/06 at 08:51 PM

The opening paragraph of this newsletter seriously had me hysterical laughing:

"I've missed you all, you should know that. You may think it's a carefree life I lead, flying around the world on my private jet, carousing until the wee hours at Bungalow 8, panhandling on Sunset Blvd., waking up in a jail cell with twenty guys who keep referring to me as "Brittany," but I find time in my busy schedule to think of you, my loyal fans, and when I think of you, my heart smiles and my soul sings and I forget Julio and the intensity of his gaze."

mrkringas - If "arrogance" is truly the word you meant to use to describe your encounter, then EWWWWWW... in my opinion that doesn't suit ANYONE.

Check out Laura Marie Duncan! She's fantastic and can sing anything.

I don't think arogant is the right word - sarcastic is more accurate. However, being overly sarcastic can certainly come off as arrogance. I, however, find his sarcastic comments hilarious, but probably because they all sound like something I'd say...

i guess its cute if you're just watching and OBESERVING someone be sarcastic..like in a performace. its another thing to audition in front of someone arrogant OR sarcastic.. or both.