Real Drunk Audition Hangover

First audition day went far better than expected.  Kelly had a last minute, early call in time at Disney, so she was unable to see any of the auditions, which was too bad because she has a great laugh and would have been knocked out seeing the ladies dance to Amy's choreography.  I certainly was.  David came in with a ton of preparation and was in command; fun and decisive in his approach.  His great energy and attention serve to "push" performers into either stepping up and matching the intensity he brings or backing down and retreating into one's personal cave. Auditions, to me, are always an exercise in discomfort, so the sooner we take our frailty and stick it in our backpocket, the better.  Best to get to the task of pretending we're the biggest stars in the world and completely owning the (49-seat) theatre.
Wearing my "vocal guy" hat was probably the simplest task of the day.  Since we are working to track (an iPod into a sound system -- welcome to the 21st century musical audition), the primary criterion for moving forward was "we have to be able to hear everything."  Being close to the action, I got to hear some lovely voices, but if the "Streisand belt" (the way she sounded circa 60's-70's) wasn't a part of the singer's chops rep, there would be relatively little chance for a lovely voice to be heard over a disco track.  Donna Summer is a classic example of a belt that gets heard over booty-shakin'....  
David's going to take a day or two to wrestle with some casting options and then the production team will get into the discussion.  
I'm going to keep posting Real Drunk demo tracks to Soundcloud as a fun exercise.  You might be able to hear me screwing stuff up or laughing or even autotuning like T Pain -- sometimes all hell breaks loose when I layer a vocal while trying to find the right melody.  They're just demos and I continually learn from them.  You can leave comments right on the track at specific parts if there's anything you like or anything that bugs you.  Feel free.
Thanks to everybody for coming out to audition yesterday.  I really enjoyed spending time you and look forward to seeing you again!

Auditions For "The Real Drunk Housewives of the San Fernando Valley"

Couldn't be happier about announcing this audition! And couldn't be prouder of the team that's been assembled. Kelly Bashar is a supremely talented actor/writer/singer -- I'm not sure about her dancing chops -- you've seen her in film/TV, around town with the Impro Theatre and is currently appearing in the award-winning hit musical parody "Fellowship!" as a big-footed singing Hobbit at the Steve Allen Theatre, for which she also served as lead writer . David Jahn, a fine working actor in his own right, directed the Sunday Show for the Groundlings for several years -- he's also amazing and the list of people he's worked with is extraordinary. Choreographer Amy Langer Schwartz has toured the world as a musical theatre dancer/singer and has performed her own one-woman shows in New York and L.A.
So where does that put you?
The door's open, come join us!

“The Real Drunk Housewives of the San Fernando Valley”

-- a one hour Reality TV musical parody/review 

Book, Music and Lyrics written by Kelly Bashar and Bill Haller

Choreography by Amy Langer Schwartz

Directed by David Jahn

Six females ages 25 to 50's, any/all ethnicities encouraged, MUST SING, look wealthy
Should have a power pop belt (a la American Idol/Wicked) Low F to High Db/E and be able to hold harmony
Great comedic timing and an ability to improvise
Excellent physical condition with strong movement/dance ability

Rene - 30's - 40's Oversexualized former bikini model, pop/musical theatre belt
Trudy - 30's - 50's A rich Brit -- or is that really where the accent’s from?, pop/musical theatre belt
Riley - 30's - 40's Plastic surgery addict, pop/musical theatre belt
Rikki - 30's - 40's Former Child Star -- Riley’s sister, pop/musical theatre belt
Olivia -  40's Orange County type -- stuck in the 80’s, pop/musical theatre belt
Pepsi - 25 - 40's Thick Hispanic accent -- from Guadalamexibrazil, pop/musical theatre belt  
Male -  Upwardly mobile producer/host, age 35 to 55 must sing a G and be able to improvise  

Previews begin Saturdays in July at The Complex (Oh My Ribs Entertainment)
Opens Saturdays in August at 10:00p with possible extension

For Appointment Times:
Electronic Submissions ONLY to rdhotsfv@gmail.com
Auditions to be held Sunday, May 20 from 12:00 to 4:00
at Oh My Ribs Entertainment
6468 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood
http://www.ohmyribs.com/#!location|csxp

AUDITION MATERIAL AVAILABLE on Soundcloud at
http://soundcloud.com/realdrunkhousewivesshow

Click on the "Show All" button just under the demos to get the audition songs...
To get the lyrics, just click on the particular song title and it will take you to the lyrics page. Show will be sung to pre-recorded track, so please look hot and have the song prepared!