While I was on the phone the other night, Nicco told me about auditions for a production of Beauty and the Beast in school. Holy kamote. By "Green Stage"? (Uhm, Blue Rep people out there, what do you think?)

I was just thinking, why join the hype that Atlantis will be bringing Beauty and the Beast to Manila? I know they want to do a musical, so why not something else? Why not Into the Woods (hala, Sondheim, hahaha) or something.

I might check them out next week.

Oh yeah, because of all the auditions that are coming up, I found these audition tips from Rony's blog...

Avoid learning a new song for the audition, go with what you know really well.

Avoid songs from the following musicals : Les Miz, Saigon, Cats, Phantom, Ten Commandments the Musical

Get the piano piece for your song well ahead of the audition date. The audition should not be the first time you'll be singing that song with a piano.

These are happy musicals, do NOT sing a ballad. Character pieces work best.

Show off your belting range, choose the part of the song that soars, no long intros

If you don't have the time to memorize your song, don't bother auditioning

Understand your song, a beautiful voice alone isn't enough.

NO DISCLAIMERS before you audition like "I don't really know this song" "I have a sore throat" " I just found out about the audition yesterday" "I went out last night and have no voice" "I'm pregnant" Just go up, say your name and sing.

Don't choreograph your audition, please.

Character pieces... Hahahaha... Interesting.

Anyway, good luck to all those trying out!