I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Sutton Foster

The Tony-winning star of Broadway's Violet knew she "nailed it" with her Velcro shoes.
When auditioning in front of Annie creator Martin Charnin for the show's 20th-anniversary production, two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster really took that musical's rags-to-riches element to heart. That is, even though she arrived looking a mess (in Velcro shoes and with no headshot), Foster walked out of the audition room with a part in a Broadway musical. It just goes to show that the shoes make the woman...a big-time star.

[@leroysamantus5829]

Disclaimer: Don't try this kids! It only works when you're Sutton Foster.

[@aim-to-misbehave5674]

The big sigh was probably "This is horribly unprofessional but *that voice* so I guess I'll call her back anyway". Only for Sutton.

[@helloshanaynay]

FANTASTIC!! If only auditioning was that easy.. I guess it is if you're Sutton freaking Foster , the most amazing person ever!! On her way to get her third Tony !! Haha get it ? "On her (my) way" #violet

[@sirihammond4748]

Shannsy 95 i think her resilience and willingness to go through all that, come back and sing proved to him that she had the drive. It's a lesson to us all to take what's thrown at us and keep auditioning and - oh yeah, to always be prepared.

[@leif1075]

Does anyone know what song she samg the 2nd time?

[@carlygenovese6515]

Oh this is brilliant. She's great! And human!

[@scottcrosby-art5490]

Gorgeous woman 😍

[@CarlieMae]

I walked into my audition for Annie and I sang I Speak Six Languages and my voice did a really bad crack and the I proceeded to forget the words so I started over and then things went smoothly and I got in.

[@classixdrummer]

This kid is so cute. Puts me in mind of Judy Garland for some reason.

[@Annesglitter]

Sutton Foster is Awesome tho...

[@leif1075]

Does anyone know what song she sang the second time?

[@EmilyMusicRocks]

I don’t understand this. By the time she had auditioned for Annie, she had already been in Grease on Broadway… why would she be so unprepared? There must be more to this story…

[@brianpelaccio4092]

Same thing I said... it's probably made up tp seem spectacular

[@brianpelaccio4092]

something is missing from this story

[@EmilyMusicRocks]

Right? She had already done national tours of Grease and Will Rogers Follies, and Grease on Broadway at this point…she definitely had a headshot and resume.