Brianne and I had our first British audition today, and it went really well! We found a casting call online for Me & My Girl, a 1930's British musical that will play at the London Palladium for one night only after - and here's the interesting bit - only 48 hours between the start of the first rehearsal and when the curtain goes up! It's a race against time, and it's for a lukemia charity.
We both did a monologue and song, and then had a quick and easy dance call. In all honesty, I felt we were among the top prospects in our group today. Of course, we're not counting chickens, because we estimate they're seeing about 800 people over two weekends. Still, they're looking to have a chorus of 50, and we'd like to think that they'll warm to the novelty of giving the cute Canadian newlyweds a shot!
One thing that got a good laugh in my singing audition came when they asked what kind of British accents I could do. I launched into a few bars of On the Street Where You Live and switched between RP, Cockney, Irish and Scottish. I recreate it below for your amusement.
After the audition finished up, we just a stone's throw from the London Eye, so we trundled over to enjoy another wonderful bridesmaid gift. In case you've not heard of it, the London Eye is a gigantic ferris wheel-like with about 30 glass "pods" fitting up to 20 people at a time that circle around on a 30-40 minute long cycle, and gives a commanding 180 degree view of London. The scenic view was quite spectacular and we got a lot of good pictures. Here's a sampling below.
The only thing that would've added to the experience was a less overcast sky. Unfortunately it was only bright and sunny when we left the house that morning and when we arrived home. BAH! Also, there were some very ill-mannered children who kept hogging all the good window spaces. Double BAH.
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