I Tried Auditioning for a Broadway Show

What does it take to make it into a Broadway show? I have no idea. But I decided to find out. So I tried out for ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’, one of the longest running Broadway musicals ever. Turns out, it takes a killer voice, a knack for memorizing lines and, most importantly, basic coordination. It wasn’t pretty.

[@brookek5579]

“no experience” girl I can clock that belt and vibrato combo from a mile away

[@sophiahart3141]

Yes, talk about it!

[@sjr8610]

Ikr

[@a-bittersweet-tragedy0203]

Her head voice isn’t bad either wtf

[@ggchiu7400]

Video editor with no experience my ass dis girl got some talent in this

[@hollyfegan6542]

Her vibrato gave me LIIFFEE😍😍

[@giselle1775]

“No experience” Can belt Has vibrato Knows to cheat out Ect...

[@placeholder9462]

Doesn’t everyone have vibrato?

[@ava.goggin]

Crystal Miller vibrato is not natural. It can come naturally but you can learn it. Definitely not all natural. Credits: my vocal teacher who I’ve been with for a year now. But good job

[@sophia.c7318]

Clara Eke *etc

[@itsminxy_]

Ava Goggin vibrato is natural, everybody has it. What’s difficult is being able to actually control your vibrato.

[@danh6409]

Rogue Battles incorrect. Not everyone has a natural vibrato. Some people have to work on it. And for those that don’t have it naturally, have to work to be able to control it.

[@delaneymasal5994]

You think this is bad? Try being up every morning at 6, and standing in line with 200 girls who are younger and thinner than you...who have already been to the gym. Imagine waiting 5 hours in line, and watching the girls just coming and going in dresses that look just like yours til your number is finally called. Then once you walk in the room there's a table of men (always men, usually gay) who've been sitting like you have and listening all day to 200 girls belting as HIGH as they can

[@jadeking4632]

Love that musical, love the reference

[@user-oq6ol5fi2w]

No no no you are a talented person

[@michaelgiles9721]

I freaking love that show!!

[@Emilia-ue8cm]

I am a good person! I’m an attractive person! I am a TALENTED PERSON!

[@juliehomer]

I am a good person. I’m an attractive person. I am a talented person. Grant me GRACE

[@aubreye8108]

This is not at all how it works. You wouldn’t learn the dance privately, you learn it in like 10 minutes in a hot room full of 300 other girls who look exactly like you and then get cut because you’re .5 inches too tall and don’t have the “right look”

[@richardmayora1289]

Yup.

[@xxxdevsamanthaxxx6956]

It had 666 likes so I had to fix it no need to thank me

[@candiicane9386]

I want to audition for broadway but people say I’m too tall and I’m 5’7 so idk

[@tyrakristiansen7188]

"No experience" MY ASS

[@treestout9270]

Tyra Kristiansen THAT SOUNDS LIKE CHICAGO DOES IT NOT

[@audreyrobertson3583]

not only was he married, oh no, he had SIX WIVES

[@vallerina_2]

@@audreyrobertson3583 One of the Mormans you know

[@goodjobeli]

This is more like callbacks than auditions lmao

[@kaiyuen7883]

eyy newsies

[@xxdarkknight420xx2]

@@kaiyuen7883 Go and look it up-

[@nandanadinesh7349]

ONCE AND FOR aAAaaAaaAaaAAalLLlllLlLlL

[@madelynmcguire9268]

lmao I've been in theatre since I was 5 and she can belt higher than me. no experience?? okay sis

[@luxmin6115]

when you can't belt for shit :')

[@anyagombio7193]

i am alto as fuck so imagine my life HAHAHAHAHA

[@Udontkno7]

I belt as high as her and I have 0 training. Maybe she's lucky?

[@eviewong7519]

Umm since when you get one-on-one teaching with the people!? Real auditions are super crowded and intense!!

[@catherinevirginia947]

Evie Anh Wong omfg obviously that’s inside she probably waited in a long line outside and it’s one on one for each persons so fuck off

[@meghan6027]

Catherine Virginia the thing is though is that that’s not how an audition works, ya know? I’ve done quite a few auditions so I kinda know

[@minioop2]

@@catherinevirginia947 Lmao no, that's not how this works. You don't get two hour individual auditions for a broadway musical.

[@aznboiofpower]

@Catherine Virginia You obviously have never been to an audition. One on one, you must be joking.

[@reginageorge2034]

She wasn’t actually auditioning for the show. All that training before it is what you’re already supposed to know for a professional broadway. But since it was for this video, they went in depth to showcase basic audition knowledge and getting experience. So don’t automatically assume this is EXACTLY how it is.

[@heatherbrownmusic7536]

I thought I'd be watching a REAL LIFE insight into the audition process for thousands of actors/singers/dancers in NYC. Instead I got this silly video.

[@vegbeth]

The real life process is more interesting. I hope they do that too!

[@lilijennings7316]

I agree. And she totally embarassed herself. I want to be on broadway one day and I want to know what it could actually be like so I know what I'm doing. Don't get me wrong, It's funny but I want something a little more informative.

[@nogahalbreich8069]

Heather Brown yup

[@heatherbrownmusic7536]

@@howardwhitmore8709 I was commenting on how this video isn't even close to real life which is what I thought it would be FROM her synopsis AND the title. And I don't need a pep talk on how to "stay positive." I'm a full time Music teacher so I'm set career wise. But I did perform and audition a ton in college so this stuff is interesting to me to watch. But not when it's a pretend audition that doesn't show what these struggling artists actually go through. You're right - the title didn't promise anything, but from many of the other comments as well as mine, it shows many people were mislead as well... And that we would prefer to something real not set up. And to answer your other Q, no I don't watch her videos. This one just popped up in the recommended section one day. :)

[@xbeex100]

What part of “I tried auditioning for a Broadway show” made you think it would be an insight into the audition process for hundreds of people...

[@tommyboy41588]

This is nothing what a broadway audition is like

[@Dan_da_man-og8zh]

Ebun Ladipo Well waking up at 4 or 5 AM... getting your name on a list with hundreds of others... waiting.. waiting... waiting... finally called.. sing.. thank you... and repeat.

[@Bruhtheusual]

Dan_da_man0001 that’s not it either. That’s sounds more like a non equity open.

[@Dan_da_man-og8zh]

Ben Bean Yes, your right since Equity gets to have appointments or guaranteed to be seen. But it’s still a waiting game, and waking up early.

[@Bruhtheusual]

Dan_da_man0001 I think we can all agree equity or non equity, auditions SUCK 😂

[@Dan_da_man-og8zh]

Ben Bean I think what some people thought this video was going to be like, was a non-equity call. Not all this personalized attention and feedback.

[@macidismuke4326]

Oh my gosh she can actually belt ugahgh

[@honeyhoney6794]

“No experience” UH HUH SURE

[@Dan_da_man-og8zh]

This is totally NOT how it works! Towards the final callbacks, yes kinda. Still fun to watch.

[@Aminangela]

Dan_da_man0001 I’m sure that’s why they talked about the number of people that get callbacks. If she auditioned step-by-step that would be a very tedious and boring video

[@Dan_da_man-og8zh]

Amina Maybe it would have been boring, or maybe way more interesting to interview and get to know others who are auditioning while doing the nitty gritty. Isn’t that the job of a content creator? Even if she didn’t get a callback, I would have much preferred a realistic representation than a clearly staged video.

[@spencerwinellcomposer]

1. Not how it works until the final callbacks 2. Description says it's "one of the longest running Broadway musicals ever"...not even close. It premiered in 2013. 5-6 years is a great run, but not up there with Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Mama Mia, Wicked...hit 10 years and then start bragging

[@danielle-jg3ee]

Actually, the statement is correct. They said it was among the top 50 longest running broadway shows, and it is. It’s ranked #34. The shows you listed have exceptionally long runs, and all four are in the top ten longest running shows.

[@spencerwinellcomposer]

danielle they may have said top 50 in the video but the description reads “one of the longest running Broadway musicals ever.”

[@addisonhunt2066]

i know that is what i was thinking, i was like Phantom of the Opera has been on broadway for 30 years

[@CAPTAIN_CORNETTO]

I'm guessing deep inside she's actually want to act at broadway, but somehow can't get the part, so she find a job that can let her be one. That's actually smart.

[@Dan_da_man-og8zh]

moochmoodnoom LOL exactly

[@jakehanson1980]

LOL! She’s found the formula I wish I had cracked 20 years ago! I don’t think I like her anymore, LOL!

[@stuartmuzic]

This is an insult to all the ladies of steel who pound the pavement everyday and receive only a "thank you" as they finish their 16 bars. Would be so much more interesting to show the reality of auditioning and not some hand-held farce as this video is.

[@gracethome6959]

Stuart McMeans You don't actually think this is styled to seem like an actual audition, do you?

[@taurenhagans]

I would love to invite you to attend a real audition with actors who have little to no experience. This is nothing like what thousands of incredibly talented people have to go through just for the chance to get the job of their dreams and it is irresponsible to portray this to young people who want to move here to do so as what it is like to audition for any professional show, much less a broadway show. I would be happy to show you what it’s REALLY like.

[@Aminangela]

Tauren Hagans they in no way insinuated this would be accurate. The point is entertainment.

[@roselleowl7477]

Amina the title is “I tried auditioning for a broadway show”, how much more insinuation do you need??

[@wrappedmeupinribbons]

Definitely not how you audition for Broadway but you’ve got a pretty great voice!

[@zoerphl]

Laughably inaccurate. Try waking up at 4am and standing in line on the street in the dead of NYC winter with 200 other girls who look exactly like you only to be told they aren’t seeing non-eq. Do that for 5 years in a row. Maybe then, IF YOU ARE LUCKY, you’ll get a callback for bway that’s even remotely like this lol

[@stanconnorstan4266]

I feel deep respect for women in theatre, I'm only in high school, and as a guy there is much much less competition. Props to every gal in the Industry.

[@mjewan9920]

I know you're a good person, you're an attractive person and especially your are a talented person, may God grant you grace. People let's keep supporting her so she would become a big time star! Believe in yourself, We know you could anything you ever wanted to.... pls keep thhis thread going lol

[@nikkireining]

Mj Ewan LOL oh my hod right when I read her comment I just burst into “STANDING IN LINE WITH 200 GIRLS WHO ARE YOUNGER AND THINNER THAN ME.. WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN YO THE GYM” 😂

[@mayakim5240]

They never said this was a non equity audition.

[@zoerphl]

I hate unicorns I know, I am referring to broadway auditions in my comment. Hundreds of non eq auditioners stand in line for Broadway EPAs alllll the time! I’m equity and I still have to wait in lines sometimes too

[@KaylaNoel101]

Someone please show me this secret world of auditioning. Because of the 50 or so auditions I've done in my life, none of them were even close to this. This is a workshop. Not an audition.

[@isroll011]

This is not auditions work even at the amateur level.

[@bnorem09]

Except “Beautiful” is far from one of the longest running shows ever. It doesn’t even make the top 30...

[@ash_gomez]

Brent Norem the video says its in the top 50 longest running shows 1:02

[@uncletibs]

Dressed up JUKEBOX! its touring!

[@jdogjcat100]

It’s pretty close to the top 30

[@Claraimal]

Oh golly. Not even auditions for a school play go like this.

[@honeybun9403]

Jiralhanae mine did 🤣💀😂

[@iwannabuyaduck60]

People are saying how she’s not taking it seriously. I feel like she is but she probably acts (like that) when she is nervous.. I know people that are like that🤷🏽‍♀️

[@ava5272]

Yeah I act like a complete goof when I'm nervous

[@NoOne-kj3jg]

same :/

[@twistedrazor4730]

My Jungle Book Jr audition was more professional than this.

[@jeremyheere9485]

Twisted Studios Samw with my Mary Poppins Jr. one.

[@sydv3973]

Same with my Singing in the rain jr one

[@sandraranieri2517]

i don't like how they said "no experience" bc she clearly CAN sing!

[@user-im1jq3lw2l]

Sandra Ranieri just because someone can sing doesn’t mean they have experience

[@sandraranieri2517]

@@user-im1jq3lw2l i personally don't think that someone can sing like that without any esperience in singing lessons🤷🏻‍♀️

[@sarahteel9320]

Sandra Ranieri I could sing like that before I had voice lessons and I’m 15 lmao. You definitely can, but it’s just uncommon.

[@jessica23claire]

I'm a simple woman. I see Jessie Mueller, I keep watching.

[@sarahteel9320]

not another theatre trash channel retweet that

[@alexangeloni9786]

sorry but nobody can belt like that and have a vibrato like that without any experience!!

[@katwil89]

If anyone would like to see what a real audition looks like, I recommend watching the movie "Every Little Step". It's a documentary about the casting of the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. It starts at a non equity open audition and goes through the call backs and final casting. It's very good.

[@asterismos5451]

But Cynthia Wile is not the lead of the show, Carole King is. (sorry if I misspelled anything)

[@emmaforde3745]

Asterismos “lead” doesn’t have to mean one person

[@glossbones]

It is "a" lead, not "the" lead

[@lindseydrew9812]

“No experience” sure Jan

[@caro6724]

this is absolutely nothing like auditioning for broadway this video is good for entertainment purposes but if you came for the reality of it this is very far from what its like

[@flojostreather2578]

Draco getting to audition IN THE THEATRE barely ever happens

[@mariatineo4614]

"No experience"? Haha! There are unknowns that will mince what's out there. She's highly experienced, and she's trained too! She's really good👍

[@kayagastelum8825]

For all y’all who keep saying this isn’t how an auditions work: I get that but this is kinda like a Buzzfeed channel, it has like some news some experiments and things like that. So not everything is going to be 100% accurate.

[@lillysoxx705]

THE GIRL CAN BELT A HIGH G and she has “no experience” bull crappp

[@lindamonroe7724]

"this is so high!" She's obviously never heard Glitter and Be Gay

[@theoperatripleaxel5417]

who did belt glitter and be gay? You can't belt an aria hahahahahaha it's an opereta, not a musical.

[@KennyBye]

ok but i’m sure broadway casting directors are not happy with her doing an audition “for fun” yknow? they’re kinda looking for people who actually want the job, not people who are bored and doing it for a joke. to be fair, she wasn’t that bad though! she’s a lot better at lines than i am, but she’s singing through her nose and it’s bugging me

[@LiaLovizio]

This is good free press for their show, of course they’re happy

[@luxmin6115]

@Leanne La Uhmm... There are thousands of people who'd LOVE to audition for this show and make it in. Yeah they're definitely willing to take it seriously.

[@sallyrose1647]

She's quite good.

[@bellabakesbeans6493]

I love this so much omg you even posted it on my birthday even better!!!

[@charissa8068]

This is seriously not how it goes. This field is harsh. They are not gonna give u feedback because they don’t have time for that, and it’s not important.

[@riverr9881]

How do you know?

[@Lana-ne8bd]

Based on the video, it seems that it’s a workshop not an audition

[@shannonmcgaffigan2069]

ok kinda dissapointed bc i thought she was actully gonna audition not just go through the steps, its VERY hard in real life like..

[@ItsLukeTheRose]

Aww man, I thought this would be an open call audition or and EPA or ECC where she could chat with other women about what their experiences were like. Oh well, still fun, and such an awesome privilege to work with those people and work right on stage!

[@samanthataylormusic1619]

I wish you would take the audition seriously. This is just wasting the time of broadway

[@twistedrazor4730]

Samantha Taylor Music ikr it’s just disrespectful and disgraceful to Broadway

[@gracethome6959]

If it were a waste of their time, they wouldn't have agreed. This video wouldn't even exist if it was "wasting the time of Broadway"

[@madisonbarkley9199]

"no experience"😑 .

[@MirlaCriste]

Hustler. You did a GREAT JOB. And (side shout-out) hey, Kevin!

[@licorne9031]

OMG YOUR VOICE IS AMAZING😍😭

[@lunav954]

She’s a little nasally in her singing but she’s not bad

[@evierodenbaughartist]

Luna V I agree. I also feel like her acting was very....juvenile if that makes sense. It just seemed like a really inexperienced way to deliver the lines

[@lunav954]

Evie Rodenbaugh I totally agree

[@23dabrams]

I absolutely adore her. Wow!

[@elodie_camcorder]

g major nice and bouncy. NO EXPERIENCE??? UM, HELLO?

[@rileighpedersen]

beautiful is legitimately one of the best broadway shows i’ve ever seen yesssss

[@rayoflife102]

Lovely and great producer!! Loved it and mmm, she did a great job! Fun!! I need to be engaged in the moment again so I can pull this off. Hehe.😆😅 I love Broadway.

[@annagerlach1981]

this is literally nothing like auditioning anywhere ever

[@gracethome6959]

anna gerlach the camera and sound didn't tip you off?

[@imawizarrd]

omg shes so good!

[@thatkennedy]

Awwww I went to see Beautiful a little bit ago it was so good!!

[@emeraldcity7150]

This is crazy, in real life you have 30 seconds to sell your song, sometimes not even. And typically it isn't from the show and you don't get lessons with people who are auditioning you.

[@samisntalesbian2349]

This was so cool to watch as an aspiring Broadway performer :)

[@sarahteel9320]

Sam _ please don’t think this is actually how auditions go, though! This is nothing close to what it is like - AT ALL - especially for a broadway production.

[@samisntalesbian2349]

Sarah Teel Haha I’m very aware!! Just thought it was fun to see all the behind the scenes of Beautiful.

[@devon6236]

*AND SHE GETS THE PART*

[@vanessaunderwood7290]

REALLY????

[@devon6236]

@@vanessaunderwood7290No.

[@vanessaunderwood7290]

@@devon6236 whateverrrrr

[@hannahmartin489]

This is more like a callback but still is fun to watch. I got called back for Beauty and The Beast and it was a private theatre company. I had to stage kiss every single guy who got called back for the beast. (I got called back for Belle.) And it was to see if I could feel with them. This is very similar to that, she had to go with a guy and do a character.

[@vanessaunderwood7290]

hold up. hannah martin. i know a hannah martin.

[@MaddieFishblob]

She KILLED that interview!!!!!

[@baileysbookhouse]

Not at all what an audition is like. But cool.

[@danicashook2929]

That was fun! Thank you.

[@amanday3103]

Ok, but where are all the g’s at the end of words?

[@lillijohnson7118]

She has an amazing voice! Does she have any training? I don’t even have her voice and I’ve been singing my whole life! Although I only started lessons a month or two ago.

[@ellajune4976]

jeez she has an amazing voice

[@Zzzk23]

This is more like what happens during a callback. During the first round of an audition if you're a non equity auditioning for an equity call, you have to get there HOURS before the audition begins for the chance of being seen. Let's say the audition is at 10, and the building opens at 7. You're there by 5:45 at the LATEST. You bring a cut of a song (typically 16 bars) not from the show that fits the type of music (era, genre, overall "feel," of the character, etc). You hope that there's time before the auditions are done (and before you have to leave for your classes, job, what ever personal business you have) for non-equity to be seen. Sometimes there's none. Usually they let you know by taking the "unofficial list" (if they've even chosen to honor it) off the table. Equities can come in later if they choose, and they still get seen before you (even though you've been there since 5 AM). You get in the room, smile, say hi, sing what you have (hope the pianist is nice), and then get out. The end.

[@fhobbs4]

PROUD OF YOU MADY

[@pbandjess22]

This is the biggest mood of my life holy crap.

[@lalynn5579]

This whole video made my dreams take a rain check

[@justme-ew3ri]

Is Beautiful really one of the longest..... because i am sitting here rolling at this

[@Sebastianlawl]

Beautiful is not one of Broadway’s most longest running shows what the fuck

[@yourmum2941]

True but off topic you're hot af

[@Sebastianlawl]

Your Mum LMAO WTF

[@yourmum2941]

I'm?

[@mscullen7327]

I’ve never even heard of beautiful

[@inkella3720]

lmao

[@soyboy101]

This is cute, but not at ALL realistic. She got private time with the music director and dance captain, for crying out loud!

[@soyboy101]

Also, I wish the director would've told her whether she was called back or not at the end. :/

[@lexieostler8435]

This is what a fictional broadway audition is like. I have no experience but get to have one on one experience with the director, music director, and dance captain and also happen to have a great voice.. but no experience at all, of course

[@zachsit6512]

HAHAHA THE THROWING THE JACKET PART GOT ME ROFL HAHHAHA

[@isabellekazemi6771]

Wow she can sing and dance really well

[@isabellekazemi6771]

2700e5643 this was the first video I have ever watched of her and it was supposed to be a compliment That was the only reason I said that

[@sarahteel9320]

Wait when did she ever dance😂

[@gabrielaangiuli4407]

I love her voice

[@tinipants2]

Love her

[@coolfry9085]

wow that thumbnail is perfect

[@alicemichener8863]

honestly she is pretty good

[@thespeechlessbacon8356]

I'm LOLing at the side notes HAHAHAAHA

[@samregenbogen4294]

broadway auditions are nothing like this

[@glazdont1382]

this is more like... a final callback

[@hannahjoygoodwin]

*cue climbing uphill from the last five years*

[@hudmoon06]

YALL THIS WAS NOT MEANT TO SHOW PEOPLE WHAT AN AUDITION WAS LIKE SO STOP STAYING THAT I THINK EVERYONE KNOWS THAT

[@irianna6327]

don’t understand why people are confusing the part of the video that’s obviously just there because it’s with a magazine and the actual audition. Cool video and I wanna see more!!

[@katagoncillo13]

she's pretty good!

[@mrs.hannahchiang]

shes so prettty

[@jazminestryder]

I think a better question to ask would be what do you mean by no experience?? Because you can sing really well...

[@ZaharaGamez]

Maybe just no theatre experience. She obviously has had singing training

[@mayadg16]

Saw the show twice. Already know Kevin is the best😄

[@jeanmason5939]

This is how they audition in a fantasy movie. It couldn't be further from reality.

[@amandarasic6167]

i wish it was this easy

[@MakiaLink]

Lol this is nothing like a real audition.

[@Katniss.h]

I’m watching that musical October 14

[@joaquingarcia7956]

"nO eKzPeRiEnzZ"

[@dasty3314]

how awkward would it be though if somehow she was a natural and somehow got the role? (if this was how auditions actually worked)

[@jadevizcaino6157]

Good video😊

[@deathbychocolatecake9633]

i feel like this girl secretly wants to be on broadway so she created this little series for herself just so she could do this, and she like pretended to be really bad or whatever

[@Biker65]

She did this with the hopes of getting on Broadway

[@tocaxboca-roadto500subs3]

New subscriber

[@bexyPTX]

She's actually really good at this I don't believe for a second that she doesn't have experience

[@beccametz4365]

Wow her voice is really really good? Like she must have some experience