Watching People Who Were Cast In Roles You Auditioned For And Lost

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 2:39pm

Are you able to get past this and just enjoy the show?

[Zachary Goldfarb]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 2:45pm

no. this is why i don't go to the theatre anymore.

[mikewood]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 2:49pm

Even better...getting cast in that show in another part.....!


guh!! MUST BE GRACIOUS!!!

[mustard]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 3:02pm

I don't mind. I'd much rather sing and dance in every number than have to say lines. Ugh. I always stress about how I'm saying them.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 3:17pm

Just getting cast in something would be great, you know.

[Funny Face]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 3:21pm

It depends. If they were clearly better then me for the part and I knew it, I think it wouldn't be as bad.
Either way I suppose I'd still be imagining myself in the part most of the time. I think that's unavoidable.

[Calvin]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 3:22pm

Go with someone really bitchy and, together, tear the performance in question apart.

[Pippin]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 3:27pm

yes, bitchiness always seems to make me feel better as well. rip him a new one!!!

[touchmeinthemorning]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 4:14pm

I take Heather Headley's advice: "They just couldn't handle the fierceness that is me."

That, and I always presume it's because they slept with one of the directors.

That's always helped me get through.

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 4:19pm

My approach was just to stop sucking so badly, and then I always got the parts I wanted.

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 4:43pm

Suck it up and realize you just didn't bring what the director wanted to the table. It's not the end of the world. There'll be other shows. Getting b!tchy every time isn't making future rejection any easier on you.

And let's not forget if someone happens to overhear you bitchiness and it gets back to the director.... Way to burn your bridges.

It's not always about talent. It's about who fits the director's vision best.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 4:48pm

I saw a production of Sweeney Todd that I auditioned for Toby for and the night I saw it the guy they'd cast came out at the top of act two for "God That's Good" and started singing the lyrics for "Pirelli's Miracle Elixir", then stopped singing all together for a few bars and then got back on track with the correct lyrics. I can't say that something like that would never happen to me, but I'd like to think that I would have a little more concentration then that. especially if I was playing one of my favorite roles. his performance generally upset me. I've never forgotten that experience.

[Theatreboy33]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 4:55pm

One of the hardest things to do...

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 5:10pm

yeah it really is
ive said this before, but i did ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at school, got the smallest part (the part of the Father- i sang like 2 lines), and all the other guys got the big parts. so, as we rehearse the show, the director decides that since the guys he cast in the lead roles couldnt sing, they all got to talk their roles...i had the smallest part, and was the only one that could, and did sing.
very frustrating.
and that is why i am doing art this year...

[luckbeyourlady]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 5:41pm

I ohditioned 4 the Fidler on da Roof on the real Broadway, none of that "OFF BROADWAY" junk. I lost the part of Teviah 2 Harvey, that beast. I will never get over tis.

[Kitzarina]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 5:54pm

I had this problem during the summer. I thought I really deserved the part of Audrey in Little Shop, but they ended up casting a friend of mine who had already played the same part in the same show at the same theatre 5 years before.

The second she opened her mouth, I knew the director had been right. There was no way I would've been able to bring the nuance and warmth to the role that she did.

I WAS pissed that they expanded the Doo Wops to 5 girls and that one of them couldn't hold pitch or belt to save her life. But with the amount of pot she smoked all summer, I'm not surprised.

[luckbeyourlady]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 5:57pm

That is unfortunate.

Better luck(beyourlady. Laugh. Out. Loud) next time.

[rubyslippersxo]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 6:00pm

Ugh, this happened to me last summer in Cinderella. A girl who didn't even show up for auditions got the part I read for (stepsister) and I got stuck being a narrator. The worst part is, this girl is one of my good friends, so I had to pretend like it didn't bother me. But I was pissed off all summer.

There's definitely a difference depending on whether you deserved the role or not. If I know the person who got it really deserved it over me, then it doesn't bother me that much to watch them play it.

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 6:04pm

It really, really depends.

I once auditioned for a musical that I was not cast in. I wasn't shocked, as it was my first time auditioning for that company and they're very tight-knit (read: clique-y). I went to see the performance... oh man. I'm not a phenomenal singer, but I know that I could've done a better job than any of the females in large roles. And the one girl who BLEW ME AWAY with her singing voice at auditions was stuck in a bland role and only sang in chorus parts! I spent most of that performance being dumbfounded, bitter, and frankly egotistical. They made some bad choices with casting because they wanted to cast the same people they always cast. Big mistake. Huge.

But I've seen other shows that I was not cast in where I enjoyed it anyway. To me, I guess the key is whether I think I could've done a better job or not. Sometimes, I could've. Most of the time, they were going in a much different direction with the role than I chose to try at the audition.

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 6:15pm

only had a problem with seeing that once, mainly since i was still asked to sing the role, from the wings

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 6:17pm

Wow some of you are really sad, get over it did the world end?
No since you are posting here about.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 6:21pm

Someone's a little bitter.


Usually it doens't bother me. If I can see that the director made the right choice, I have no problem with it.

[FoscasBohemianDream]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 6:41pm

After chugging a couple of tequila tonics you should be able to enjoy the show just fine...

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 7:06pm

Oh, Lord almighty, I've been there. I've been in shows where I've had to watch a person play the role I wanted. I have never felt jealous. Here are a few occasions:

Our Town: I wanted to play the Stage Manager. I got Constable Warren. I would watch the guy who played the Stage Manager. He was amazing.

Cinderella: I wanted to be the Prince. I got the Herald. The guy who played the Prince wasn't that great. But it was a kid's show.

Into the Woods: I wanted to be the Baker. I got the Narrator/Mysterious Man. So (major spoiler) I'm the Baker's daddy! I never felt jealous. Quite the contrary, we were all just waiting for that kid to start showing up to rehearsal and get off book (He did).

That's about it.

[MandaGurl]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 7:18pm

Kitzarina, I cant totally relate..a few years ago I was supposed to be cast as Audrey in Little Shop, and was the only one who could bring anything to the role, but what really sucks is that the role went to a girl who had NO talent whatsoever and it was because the music teacher at the time had a strong dislike for me because I didnt kiss her ass and join choir, but instead took private voice lessons. And they also expanded the number of girls, the show was awful, and I'm not just saying that, it was truly a Horror! I did make up for the show though, but was tearing up whenever this chick would sing somewhere thats green, not because it was beautful, because it was so awful. So yeah thats my Little Shop story!

-Amanda*