Legally Blonde the Musical - The Search for the Next Elle Woods - Episode 1

[@florencematchambaker8054]

When the script writer said that bailey didn't look like Harvard law school I was like isn't that the point of Elle woods??

[@hayleygrimes8804]

Yeah.

[@ddivincenzo1194]

And she made it despite that.

[@hailedavis8889]

but Bailey does still win!

[@aquirkyduck3959]

Lol

[@lucyoliver799]

Haile Davis 888 Spoilers?!?!

[@leslienicole3970]

Take a shot every time someone says they’re a small town girl in the big city

[@kat_rebrand]

I have work tomorrow I cant be hungover.

[@julia4283]

Can I love this comment

[@josiemac7807]

Leslie Nicole But are they living in a lonely world

[@haileytobin2107]

I’d be drunk

[@KieranP-wr9nl]

I don’t wanna die thank you

[@mmontiel73]

Petition for MTV to redo "Legally Blonde the Musical search for the next Elle Woods" but as "Mean Girls the Musical the search for the next Regina George" when Taylor Louderman retires.

[@mayazoe538]

Michael Montiel YES

[@codyfernfan6274]

Michael Montiel YESSSSSSSSS. I saw mean girls on broadway and Taylor did an excellent job I wonder how they’re going to pull it off with someone else!

[@lilykatherine6424]

Too late

[@carriewood3308]

well I’d say yes but now Renée has it and she is a STAR she’s perfect for it

[@sophb8302]

ooph sorry Renee Rapp already snatched that and she’s SLAYING

[@jaceylynn2526]

It kinda annoyed me how during the interviews they expected the girls to act exactly like Elle woods does. They’re there to act! It’s like they don’t want someone who’s talented enough to be there own person and THEN play the role. They seemed to want someone who just acted like Elle even off stage. Idk why but that bothered me😂

[@jessboo173]

It's almost like they're looking for a real life elle who can be a broadway actress instead of searching for an actress who can play elle

[@eunac3037]

It's like making an OC and finding an actor for that OC, you'd want the actor to represent the OC properly.

[@bronwynbear5931]

If I was judging, I would also want to see someone whose natural personality matched the character's. That would mean they could act the role more effortlessly.

[@whatever.9737]

@@bronwynbear5931 No, you need to find someone who shows their real personality then shows how good they can act as the character .. If you’re the opposite of the character and do good acting as the character it shows how good of an actor you are .

[@kittlethingzs4485]

EXACTLY

[@leahk2085]

“Are you gonna believe Bailey is valedictorian of Harvard Law?” Was that... was that not the whole point of the show?

[@toxicsugarart2103]

OOF

[@YourStarlingTTV]

@@alibhg3063 You are missing the point completely.

[@MsJubjubbird]

@@YourStarlingTTV Nah Elle has to seem smart, just her intelligence is directed towards material things. It's why she'ss the sorority president. Unlike her trio of friends who really aren't smart

[@MaiseyLeMay]

Yeah!!! The entire point of the show is that you don't have to change who you are in order to be successful!!!!

[@bubblegum8845]

I love this it's like Americas next top model but for theatre nerds lmao they should make more seasons for different roles oml-

[@SweetTikTokLife]

Y E S

[@alisonmirani2114]

There’s also a grease one called you’re the one that I want-it’s how Laura osnes got her start!

[@zarablayer4058]

regina georgeeee

[@islagrace9179]

I was thinking the same thing

[@stateofgrace03]

ikr like for elephaba or something

[@babycheese101]

And then Rachel went on to play Peron's Mistress in the revival of Evita on Broadway, Wednesday Addams on Broadway, and Glinda on the Wicked US tour :)

[@keplerr1512]

babycheese101 just goes to show that for big victories, you gotta take the l w few times.

[@carleysplace8596]

Thats so cool, i felt so bad when she got cut from this. But you just gotta keep your head up, and keep trying

[@Briski.100]

RIGHT!!! I Honestly thought she was the best vocally out of all the girls.

[@Mandyn8868]

Shows your not the right for some parts

[@jaellelaguerre9102]

right you have no control over what they're looking for @@Mandyn8868

[@lyn2113]

all these girls were bragging about how perfect their voices are but a ton of them were really shaky and flat? (i get it, nerves, but you can’t really afford that on Broadway!)

[@stellafrankel5]

FACTS

[@Niqhtmusic]

kat YES

[@aWERFRGT6545BGFG]

its possible that they were sick or tired

[@Ray-hk1zm]

I’m assuming that the girls that they didn’t focus on were really great, because I can’t see them having 15 girls who couldn’t do that note.

[@omgsomeonesomewhereonearth5936]

@@Ray-hk1zm I'm also willing to blame poor audio quality

[@ShelbyxPwns]

lol the sheet music is pink that's kind of adorable

[@katherineujhazy1697]

Shelby Taylor it’s because of the movie, broadway producers are so theatrical

[@ghost_vivs]

oh my god it's scented

[@carlosalejandroalvarenga4913]

Is it also scented tho?

[@parkchimmin7913]

Karla IT BETTER BE STRAWBERRY SCENTED!

[@louisestruve633]

and it smells like lilac

[@aWERFRGT6545BGFG]

They should of done the damn singing auditions before the dance ones omfg

[@catherinegalvin8873]

I feel like dancing can be helped a lot easier than singing can too. Like hell if someone practices dancing every night they can improve a lot faster than a singer can

[@SimplyShiori]

But having that stamina is the expectation on Broadway. Each night during a show you're going to have been at it for an hour singing/dancing/costume changes - and you still have to nail the second half of the show. So putting dancing first is a test to see who's able to do that

[@aWERFRGT6545BGFG]

@@SimplyShiori But some people have asthma/exercized induced asthma to be specific and wouldn't be able to sing after doing all that exercise

[@SimplyShiori]

@@aWERFRGT6545BGFG And those people shouldn't be performing an energetic leading role on Broadway, where the job requirement is to be able to sing while doing high intensity cardio for 2h+. Framing it this way is a test to see who's able to do the job - because "continue to sing super well after already being exhausted from singing/dancing a ton" is exactly what you'll have to if you're cast, 8 times a week.

[@sarah-gr7rn]

MissesKitty barrett wilbert weed plays janis in mean girls and she has asthma, so it can be done. but i have so much respect for her and everyone else with asthma on broadway bc that must be so hard

[@rebeccajay2817]

This show is a perfect example of how you can be great and a good singer, dancer, and actor but still not be good for a role in the casting directors mind.

[@Cracrayglitterbug]

It could just be your not right for the role too

[@malcolmmoran7873]

I thought Rachel was the best singer out of the group, I was so surprised when she got cut :(

[@moonlightprincess]

Imma be annoying and tell you who wins. scroll down to find out c: It’s Bailey

[@rileymgriffin1369]

@@moonlightprincess girl you are the worst type of person

[@gummy5862]

@@malcolmmoran7873 I think her stiff performance while singing threw them off. Having the voice isn’t good enough, Elle Woods is extremely animated and bubbly.

[@luke2921]

Something about Cassie reminds me of the person that thinks she's popular but isnt

[@naomirobinson9156]

S E R A Same!!

[@AnnikaOakinnA]

I mean, every reality show of this nature wants to have a b*tchy one, and she definitely gets pigeonholed for it. It's hard to tell how much of that is constructed vs. actually her, but she certainly doesn't do herself any favours.

[@caitlynfarrell958]

cassie irl is so sweet

[@mahnoorahmad1690]

I mean they had to add some drama so they probably used Cassie for that. It’s a shame because I don’t think she was that bad.

[@s.j.johnson1961]

She’s very young, and I suspect she was encouraged to be bitchy. If you look past that, she’s actually very talented. She needed a couple of more years to mature.

[@jerrythemagicalllama]

Rachel was one of the only singers who could belt on key and wasn't flat! Of course, she didn't act as much as the other girls but she was still better than most of them!

[@jerrythemagicalllama]

@@vandy5206 oh thank God thanks for that info 😂😂

[@hieunguyenlethanh]

She was also on America's Got Talents singing "Somebody To Love" too.

[@tessbessette5365]

I WAS SO MAD THEY CUT HER

[@klaragh.w3447]

I know it sounds like they were all flat but I think that’s just the bad audio 🤷‍♀️

[@rebeccahbrungard5454]

@@hieunguyenlethanh yes i remember her audition! i'm glad someone else recognized her from that!

[@darkkitty7752]

When you are an actor or actress there is one rule: when you mess up don't make it obvious to the judges and stop! Keep going!

[@marley-rose6822]

dark kitty yep!

[@mirromero1181]

yesss

[@thaliagrace4444]

so many of them hit us with the "hi am so much better"

[@alyh5344]

Thalia Eyles they were all breathing into the note over excessively

[@j_0anna]

admittedly singing "hi" when you're supposed to sing "i" is a great way to remove glottle

[@midnightrally357]

@@j_0anna yeah but for musical theatre having glottle (even sometimes over emphasized) with your phrases is looked for technical wise.

[@livies3821]

Joanna Craddy whats glottle?

[@gracieg0197]

Livies a glottle stop is when right before a vowel your throat is closed and you go into it abruptly and it doesn’t sound as smooth and nice. Adding an h in front of the i was smart, but they did put way too much breath into it.

[@missesguh]

It took me too long to realize you can skip the mascara ad

[@absolutelynot524]

underrated comment lmao

[@lexim1430]

Hahahahah same!!! I only found out last time I rewatched and I’ve watch the whole series over six times... :(

[@RWright-q5e]

You probably needed it, Miss Panda.

[@sidyeephandommemes6131]

I’m really happy for Rachel though. Even though she got cut, she went on to preform in so many more shows.

[@misspriss2482]

Me too. I think it was because of her attitude. She took it in stride and kept trying. Elle just wasn't meant for her.

[@miriamcummins471]

Which shows

[@sosrslysydney168]

9

[@Emily-cz5ci]

@@miriamcummins471 i was wondering the same thing

[@iamsherk2605]

Was she the lady who performed on AGT before?

[@CheyenneSee]

The fact that they told Bailey that what she did was a “hit”.....I just....were we listening to the same thing?

[@brih9613]

ikkkk i cringed at her performance especially those last few notes

[@bugmoss1394]

Didn’t she win anyway?

[@deedeegreen8338]

That's exactly what I thought. I started competing when I was seven and I was shocked when that judge said that. The tone of her voice was not even pleasant and you could hear the strain in her voice. That's not just nerves.

[@alenanela1743]

Yeah! Honestly, Cassie S and Rachel were much better.

[@s.c6498]

@@alenanela1743 so much betterrrr?

[@fairy4477]

Rachel was the best singer there, her vocal technique was far more superior than the rest. It was just her acting

[@toddchris]

No, I think her acting was good too, although they never really show that here. She said dancing was her biggest weakness.

[@katherineujhazy1697]

Lauren was the best. she had the best conditioned voice and had the most correct technique. Rachel was better than most of them but Lauren had the best voice by ability, conditioning, and technique.

[@sophieshe4257]

jaimee c I

[@sophieshe4257]

jaimee c I 

[@sophieshe4257]

jaimee c I

[@not.functional]

rachel had such a great attitude about being cut, and she’s such an amazing singer, and she had so much success later in her life. mad respect.

[@stephanievizzi9147]

Yeah she’s definitely a professional who gets how the business works and doesn’t take it personally

[@tyrakristiansen7188]

THEIR SINGING IS SO HARD TO WATCH OMG I FEEL SO BAD FOR THEM

[@codyfernfan6274]

Tyra Kristiansen because that last note is almost impossible

[@jojoanimated7314]

Agreed

[@marley-rose6822]

CodyFern Fan But, if you want to perform In New York. You have to be the best of the best.

[@nevermindneverland6031]

@@codyfernfan6274 it's not as long as they made it out to be:)

[@MW53516]

The approach is what makes it so hard. You take one breath. The phrase starts on the highest note short vowel “Eh” (Then). You then have to switch to a “B” consonant (Before) without wasting air (and if you’re well-trained, vocalizing through the consonant). You get an “EE” vowel which are deceptively easier. Finally the long note is started with an un-vocalized “F” consonant (unhelpful). You then hold an “Oh” vowel for twenty minutes. You have to support it extra hard compared to the “ee” vowel that preceded it, which is why so many girls go flat. You also have to avoid the urge to include the hard “R” in “Before” during the long note, common in country and a bad habit in Musical Theatre, which can drag down the pitch. Add in the fact that the long note is the lowest note in the phrase and instinctively singers support the highest note and relax on the lower notes, and you have an extremely difficult passage.

[@WhiteShadow052]

I love how much they exaggerate the length of the note. It's 11 seconds. And don't get me wrong, it is immensely difficult to perform at that pitch, especially at the end of a high energy number like that, but the exaggeration is just hilarious.

[@frogtime5963]

WhiteShadow052 Exactly. Of course, it’s much hard when you’re doing it mid-show, but even I have little theater experience and can still actually hold it.

[@imbetterthanyouhahaha5202]

frog time same I have only like 3 years of expert ace and I can hold it

[@imbetterthanyouhahaha5202]

Experience

[@chloelouise3136]

WhiteShadow052 have you done it. I did it as a rookie in college and it felt like 3 hours 😂

[@nevillelongbottom1628]

On a stage with that little breath during a dance number? Are you joking?

[@oliviar0x]

Rachel was literally the best singer out of all of the girls and she got cut ughhhhh I can’t

[@carharttcowgirl]

Olivia Cox there’s also acting and singing

[@gracecreed2365]

Legally Blonde is such a dance heavy show. They had to consider all aspects

[@rntn7148]

Just found this somehow popped up on my homepage but now know not to read comments during ad breaks! Luckily wasn’t too far down. First spoiler I’ve seen.

[@samisntalesbian2349]

Olivia Cox fact

[@miellabriseno1132]

It's not just about who can sing the best . It's also about the acting , dancing , and even the looks believe it or not .

[@gameplaygirl3268]

Rachel was one of the best. She sung with such ease, especially that last note. It was like that 8 bars came so easy and natural for her

[@LeLullaby]

This is harder than getting into Havard law school!

[@darkred1438]

*i see what ya did there*

[@emilyrose4639]

It actually is

[@kitchensinkchronicles3272]

yes it is

[@elliefs21]

Fuglsang “what, like it’s hard?”*

[@izzybelle3902]

Not even a joke (Ik you meant it as a joke) but broadway is not a joke, its competitive and they wont pick someone who cant do the same thing each show

[@jadejoseph-bular8246]

So this came out in 2008. It’d be interesting to play “Where are they now” and see what everyone has been up to in the last 11 years.

[@逆巻スバル-f5h]

Bailey's a hairdresser....

[@chiarapelloni1003]

A thon of them got to be on broadway❤️

[@emschincs1555]

They actually did a Zoom reunion a month ago!! It’s like 2 hrs long :)

[@jadejoseph-bular8246]

Em Schincs yesss!!! Thanks for sharing that info!

[@savannahvick5266]

@@逆巻スバル-f5h Lots of the girls left the industry. Emma is a soul cycle instructor.

[@tylerbenderr]

Rachel deserved better

[@atharvoleur8358]

So much better... ;)

[@mickeymousecrackhuse4644]

Blah Bleh Than befooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooore :)

[@nikkireining]

It’s okay! She got all she deserved. She was in Evita on Broadway, Wicked and more! 🤗

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

@@nikkireining Who did she play

[@MyKittywarrior]

@@raspberrycrowns9494 Peron's Mistress, Glinda, and Wednesday Addams, to name a few

[@hunterlynn.]

Personally I’m so glad Emma asked questions during the dance rehearsal cause you shouldn’t be afraid to plus it could show them that you want to do it perfectly

[@ChristophProbst]

One of you will get the starring role of Elle Woods on Broadway.....and One of you will receive a Tony award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical as well as a Grammy nomination!

[@_uaety]

Who was that??

[@jacobmullins6533]

Uaety Ai Lena Hall for Hedwig and the Angry Inch, although on here her name was still Celina (she changed it)

[@Emhutter]

Jacob Mullins OMG I HAD NO CLUE THAT WAS HER HAHA

[@emmebiggs1920]

They did Rachel so dirty.

[@roxanejaoul5826]

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[@audreyhartman]

The people who were like "oh my family was on Broadway I'll probably make it just because of them!" No honey life doesn't work that way

[@StarDust-th6fm]

Audrey Hartman No it does help, because usually they have lots of money so they could get lots of dance classes, singing classes, and acting classes, and usually good genetics can come in handy, but I see where you’re at :)

[@audreyhartman]

@@StarDust-th6fm yeah true, money does help

[@thatoneannoyingsoprano8066]

worked for ben platt lmao

[@avery6267]

Maura M Ben platts parents and brothers are actors not musical theater folks, and Ben has pure talent listen to dear Evan hansen

[@thatoneannoyingsoprano8066]

@@avery6267 honey. jonah platt was jason in la bare, and marc platt is a huge producer in the broadway realm (he literally produced wicked). if you think ben's connections haven't gotten him where he is, you're oblivious. and believe me, i've listened to dear evan hansen.

[@emilymarie9796]

I'm a voice teacher and Rachel was the ONLY singer who has any sort of healthy vocal technique and actually sang in a balanced way. The rest of them are going to end up needing vocal fold surgery 😢

[@eleo_b]

They were just screaming

[@minx2528]

Exactly!!

[@MsJubjubbird]

I know. But Elle woods isn't a character that requires real singing. In fact most of the characters in the musical use a character belt and don't require real singing- with the exception of Emmet and Paulette

[@ILZE.77]

@@MsJubjubbirdthere is definitely a way to sing it healthily tho, it’s gonna be high larynx belting so not as healthy as it could be but it should never be that fatiguing

[@Ishouldreallybeasleep]

I’m not even a vocal expert but her act was the only one that didn’t sound strained/pitchy. I had it spoiled to me that Bailey was the one who won, and although she’s a great actress, If I paid hundreds of dollars for broadway tickets and got her vocals, I’d be disappointed.

[@lilruthd4556]

I don’t know if the camera made some of them sound worse than they are but some of their notes were scary how squeaky they were

[@kyliehale7733]

i was cringing for a lot of them

[@gamoviestudios1388]

Note to self: If i ever audition for broadway remember to shift your entire personalty to be exactly like the character you're auditioning for

[@danceteacherrlb]

Not at a real audition, I promise this was for the reality show.

[@mollygibson1704]

nope, they want your real authentic personality!

[@junkoenoshima9833]

Mary was so underwhelming honestly lmao even before she broke the note it sounded so dead

[@kenziemattox3342]

She used a head voice at the beginning. With a song like this, that's unacceptable

[@kd-mv2ep]

SLSKSKSMKSKSNSKN

[@sophiathompson7891]

Yep

[@abigailcato502]

I honestly couldn’t believe how young she is, she looks so old

[@kviiiie]

i feel like she knows how to belt higher and so she probably thought she wouldn’t need to learn to mix but honey you should know how to mix even if you think you’ll never need it

[@amypotts7838]

“Im a natural blonde but I don’t think that should affect me getting the role. But maybe it should. ”- Libby Me- Literally 75% of the girls at the auditions were blonde. You’re not special at this audition. And you wear a wig on stage anyway so that they can control the overall look

[@katiecarrot31]

I LAUGHED OUT LOUD WHEN SHE SAID THAT

[@posiemae525]

Katie Kc I think she was joking, but yeah she definitely wasn’t the only blonde there 😂

[@jenniferpimentel9116]

And then she messes up the dance 🤣🤦‍♀️

[@Hope-si1kb]

AMY POTTS You’re right. Although I feel like casting directors do care if your natural blonde. I remember looking for auditions and some of the qualifications were that you had to be a natural blonde not dyed blonde. Which is kind of weird. I mean if you have blue eyes and your skin is pale and you have the talent having naturally brown hair should not affect your audition. Marilyn Monroe was a natural brunette, but she played those stereotypically dumb blonde roles. I honestly don’t know why a lot of casting directors want natural blondes. Oh and honestly eyecolor shouldn’t even matter because it’s Broadway it’s not film

[@Sapphireia]

Although now she's been Glinda on Broadway and was in the OC of the Broadway production of Lysistrata Jones! Go Libby!

[@maiaweinstein5784]

They are trying to find someone who naturally looks very smart but the whole point is that Elle is the opposite of a stereotypical smart girl and at the beginning she is going to school for fashion not law, she needs to prove that she can be smart

[@skinkscat]

i watched this whole show two years ago and I'm still kind of in awe of how kind and immediately likeable Rhiannon is

[@roxanejaoul5826]

Do you try to see solidarity advertising like freerice, GoodActions and goodeed ?

[@erinwaugh8072]

The amount of times I heard “unfortunately we jut don’t see u as the next Elle woods”

[@boxcowfish]

ToO MuCH TeA SIs yeah that’s what they say when they get eliminated...

[@katiecarrot31]

@@boxcowfish yea, but they couldn't of just changed up the script a little bit?

[@IceCreamCookie]

why would extremely long lashes need a long lash mascara?

[@taylormaldonado8603]

Peggy Schuyler the mascara kinda works as glue. it helps blend your real lashes w your fake lashes.

[@undefinedd1147]

😂

[@julia4283]

Omg 😂😂

[@capricious8929]

To make them darker

[@hayleyb467]

Because they're lonely way out there

[@asheralcantara1458]

Crap I know I'm gonna end up watching this whole thing.

[@frogtime5963]

Asher Alcantara me when i started this series and have now watched it 7 times

[@sheena9p90]

Haha same here....ive watched all the episodes so many times lol

[@UnderHere]

ong and its like 2:00 and i'm debating if I should stay up or go to sleep lol

[@acecelia3262]

I'm back for my second time 💀

[@Ava_5411]

This is my 4th time, I randomly remembered it!

[@alexdavis7064]

12:38 *out of breath “Can you do that new thingy slowly please?” “I AM.” I relate. Rude directors and choreographers are my least favorite part of musical theatre.

[@lexim1430]

It’s not rude they are on a schedule and she needs to be able to keep up

[@Kikiricki11]

@@lexim1430 You can say it politely is what they mean.

[@jaleria489]

Fr They’re always rude as hell, thinking they can disrespect grown women.

[@Rosearh28]

I get it if their on a time schedule but he didn’t have to say it so rude

[@cuddlypop23]

i remember reading an interview of some people involved in this show where the casting director said that he felt so bad for the things that the producers had him say or the way they portrayed things that he made sure to always look out for a few of these girls at his future castings. kind of nice that they’re all able to awknowledge how this show kind of treated some rlly talented girls unfairly

[@elenaelizabeth8011]

So many Rachel Berrys, Jesus Christ...

[@chloelouise3136]

I think the real one is in there too 😂

[@suesylvester6456]

*Cassie*

[@chappellroangeekbar]

THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING LOL

[@ariiscool6129]

BAHAHAHA

[@randomgirl566]

most of theatre kids needs to be like that ig

[@delaneyraetz4475]

"This is what I was born to do!" ...wrong musical...

[@taliathetree123]

Delaney Raetz Bring it on? I love that musical

[@stella-m8449]

@@taliathetree123 Me too!

[@islagrace9179]

I was thinking the same thing lol

[@oguy3359]

Rachel’s quote while she was walking out is so SO relevant and I hope all young performers understand that what she said is true💕

[@kyrstenlindblad8432]

Rachel was by farrr the best singer

[@roxanejaoul5826]

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[@samuelbrown112]

I find it ironic that half these girls went on to have wildly successful Broadway and National Tour careers yet I believe this is the only Broadway show Bailey ever did.

[@Eyeball44]

The fact that they're not theatre kids, they're more pageant girls, makes this really weird

[@pvrpl313]

Yes! I didn't know how to put what I felt in words.

[@giacherubini249]

As a theater kid I would have to agree

[@imadrawer9721]

when she said " im not her to make friend and have my 15 minutes of fame" and the judge went " Elle Woods would be friends with everyone" i felt the oh you messed up energy, so hard

[@MollyLikovich]

if you can't dance why would you think you should be on broadway?

[@lexipoo8886]

Magical Molly RIGHT

[@jacobmullins6533]

To be fair there are multiple Broadway stars who can't dance at all

[@tristonanan]

And they go for parts that aren't dance heavy. It's really a matter of knowing your strengths.

[@jacobmullins6533]

tristonanan True

[@carleysplace8596]

This is very true. But dancing can be worked on if you work hard enough. Singing is more difficult to work on, especially for a show where most of the songs last 16-20 bars.

[@violetica2054]

I like Rachel because she wasn’t a sore loser and she was so genuine about it all

[@user-to5zl6tf4h]

Rachel reminds me of Lea Michele in Glee. They have the same name, they look alike, they sound the same and they have the same personality

[@pamelawilliams3144]

I feel like Ryan Murphy saw this and based Glee Rachel on this Rachel.

[@emmyrip8615]

Bet u Rachel is more humble

[@chappellroangeekbar]

This Rachel is not as crazy or self obsorbed

[@giacherubini249]

I look like Lea Michele more

[@christinacannilla9631]

just in case you didn't know: Bailey now has a daughter named Elle :)

[@mollygibson1704]

that is so sweet oh my gosh

[@reaganstevenson422]

that’s adorable omg she seems like such a sweet person irl

[@tojema]

Hearing Bailey's singing audition I was cringing and waiting for the judges to hate it... it must have sounded different in the auditorium because it really didn't sound strong...? She definitely got better and better through the competition

[@lanebreakerRBH]

yeah I was not liking it..sounded off key

[@natashadwyer8336]

Ok. LOL I Really liked the first girl and #15

[@lucy_9702]

I like Natalie she was really strong

[@sallyblob7765]

"early is on time, on time is late, late is unacceptable." my choir teacher says that!

[@fionathepersona9409]

Mine too

[@jo-dm9tx]

I am literally sure that there is not one note in "so much better" that is in my range tbh

[@katherineujhazy1697]

Jordan #00 it wasn’t in any of their ranges either...

[@jacobmullins6533]

I'm a male and I can sing the beginning without falsetto, so if you're being serious you need to get that checked out 😂

[@billiegrace25]

what a mood

[@katherineujhazy1697]

JustKeepSimming lots of female singers have lower ranges than tenors. contraltos and a lot of altos have incredibly low ranges.

[@jo-dm9tx]

@@katherineujhazy1697 yeah I'm a contralto I can hit a d2 and I consider my range c3 to d5

[@mollyboggs8558]

the girl who was like “oh my dad won 4 tony awards” did not live up to my expectations after all that talk

[@carleysplace8596]

I gotta give each of them kudos for just getting up there and goin for it. I am a theater kid with a passion for acting, but i do not have the talent or gut each and everyone of those girls who auditioned did. Its so cool to see how they do the casting though. Maybe one day 😂😂

[@vvvanessaaadeleon8106]

Carley's Place I totally agree

[@beth1696]

What are long lashes wearing this season? nEw CoVeR gIrL

[@trussell2978]

NEW COVERGIRL LASH BLAST LENGTH

[@DiseasedWithDeath]

@@trussell2978 I thought those were real ads 0-0

[@elonaben8900]

I kept replying when they said that. I kept saying LaShEs ArE wEaRiNg PeOpLe

[@tamimai2888]

Wait they aren't? Bruh I watched them all the way through 💀

[@coolgaming4910]

@Tami Mai OMG same

[@hslife8106]

Emma actually looks likes reese withersppon Omg...i said that literally 2 mins from when they said it

[@FoxyStealth]

Did she make the cut of 10?

[@Karen-cp8ki]

I thought Lindsay looked like Reese, but Emma does to

[@isabelmatteo7095]

I wanted her to win!

[@Ray-hk1zm]

See, I think she had the worst song audition out of all of them.

[@TheJackbilly]

Forget broadway, I’d be lucky being apart of StarKid

[@josiemac7807]

Anxious Being yassss

[@clabble6684]

RIGHT

[@hayleydunn41]

i love starkid oh my gosh yes

[@sarahsevak3467]

i would love to be in starkid omg

[@person954]

TBH, Starkid is probably better. You have a cult following, and you're pretty much guaranteed a role

[@shelbybrasfield996]

"I'm a natural blonde" And? It's Broadway, you wear a wig.

[@singsingthinking9089]

At the end they asked the non-blonde to dye her hair tho

[@lilataylor8098]

@@singsingthinking9089 I am in highschool and one of the girls in my musical had to cut her hair into a pixie for a role 😳 she looked good though 😂

[@nowandaround312]

"I'm not here to have my 15 minutes of fame making friends with other girls." "But Elle Woods would also make friends with everyone along the way." "Imeanallthegirlsherearereallynice and I'm not saying that they're not, and I'm not saying, because coming into an environment like this it'd be a lot harder if the girls weren't nice but they really easy to talk to." She backpedaled so fast I got whiplash. It's also strange that she believes that making friends would get her 15 minutes of fame, when the people who act like assholes on these TV shows always get the most attention.

[@littlecharolais]

Oh my god! Oh my god, you guys!!! Thank you so much for uploading these!!! I've been searching for this series for what seems like forever. Bravo!

[@sashaincorvaia8417]

littlecharolais literally same my mom and I watched the first episode and spent hours looking for the others but couldn’t find them

[@jacquelinelee7921]

Even though Rachel’s acting wasn’t that good, her singing was THE BEST

[@malcolmmoran7873]

Literally!! I was so surprised, her singing was the best out of the group by far

[@skinkscat]

Aww I loved rachel and rhiannon's personalities the most, when she reached out her hand and they hugged--what a cute moment!

[@helenaagain]

the fact that the girl who said she wasn't there to make friends went past rachel bOILS MY BLOOD

[@charlleedodson]

Rachel was amazing. She’ll make it big one day

[@heyimsam7428]

Charllee Dodson she did! She was on broadway

[@reaganbramlish5858]

It's funny bc Rachel (the last girl cut) has played elphaba before in Wicked 🙌🙌🙌

[@kaitie648]

She did this before she got that role!

[@iiii2489]

Rhiannan (???) reminds me of a real Karen from Mean Girls lmfaooo

[@autumncraig7916]

II II YES SAME

[@lexim1430]

OMG YAS. AND EMMA AS REGINA

[@gia.Cherubini249]

And Natalie as Gretchen

[@catejohnson4042]

The girl who cracked in the “so much better” thing took it well thoughhhh

[@forgetmenot4636]

Rhiannon should audition for Karen in mean girls the musical! She looks like her, and she has enough vocal range! Rhiannon, if you see this, DO IT!!!

[@Theresia66]

She got a role in the musical at least

[@molly-cw9tj]

Some of these haircuts keep me awake at night

[@isabellamarie2948]

34:55 Cassie’s face, she thought she didn’t make the cut and almost couldn’t believe it when she did. Pure joy on her face.

[@lucykunes]

I don’t how Rachel danced but her control of the voice was the best from what I saw on the audition. She should have not been cut like that, she definitely deserve a role on Broadway! Edit: after seeing the comments, I got to know that Rachel already got her role on Broadway! Oh I am so glad for you girl!

[@gip1152]

"she had a goofiness to her that wasn't Elle Woods." Really? I always saw Elle as goofy though. It was one of the reasons no one took her seriously. Maybe that was just how I saw her though.

[@katerinapetrova3389]

I agree but also those facial expressions made me cringe lmao

[@TheSoulsister94]

Seeing people hugging and shaking hands like that makes me uncomfortable. 2020 really has scarred me haha

[@minniemouse2709]

Omg same. I feel it with everything, on TV, movies, real live. Hahaha

[@starb0rn]

Get a grip lol ffs.

[@Haydn-WAM]

How ridiculous!

[@Tillysnow1]

Celina had already done multiple Broadway shows, I thought they weren't letting in people who'd already had their Broadway debut?

[@reesechristian9466]

she had not performed on broadway actually, and actually didnt end up ever performing until just recently in 2013! She even won a tony! But when she said she's done a bunch of shows and has been around the block, she meant community theaters and other equity shows, but never broadway! she was a newby back then (i think this takes place in 2008)!

[@ChristophProbst]

Lena Hall was in Cats on Broadway in 1999. They said on the show that none of them had been on Broadway, but that wasn't quite true.

[@miz200]

Reese Christian Yes, she was on broadway before this show. A simple google search can tell you that.

[@ejswimmergirl]

@@reesechristian9466 I know I'm late to the show here, but according to Wikipedia she was Demeter in Cats (1999), understudy for Annie in 42nd Street (2001), Ensemble in Dracula, the Musical (2004), and Ensemble/ understudy for Jane in Tarzan, the Musical (2006), all on Broadway. This was in 2008. I think Lena is amazing, but I was also questioning how she was cast here...ALTHOUGH- she had never had a leading role or an original role in a non-ensemble part.

[@janicemartin69]

@@miz200

[@kateadams2709]

This is the most 2000's style video I've ever seen. The fashion, the MTV logo, the buffering when they dance or there's too many frames on screen, the whole package, really

[@jamie6438]

Take a shot everytime 1985 by Bowling For Soup is played

[@evwie]

its 10pm, i have english homework due tomorrow and im sitting here watching this. please, help

[@sheena9p90]

Oh lord....I've been there lol we all need a break when we study or do homework...just set a timer and stick to it next time. :) haha

[@evwie]

she pa i’m in yr 12 and close to graduating. studying more efficiently now i’d like to think!

[@jasminesaiz6039]

This feels like America’s Top Model but the broadway version

[@lilataylor8098]

It really does and it's almost like they are just using them like props as well which is what sucks

[@idrathernot-life5760]

*New LASH BLAST LENGTH from Covergirl*

[@better2gether336]

Emma has such a nice voice like I could literally listen to her talk for hours

[@alyssabeaulieu]

Jesus Christ I hope this is just dramatized and not actually how Broadway works! Like I feel like I’m watching the Batchelor! Not an actual, professional Broadway audition. Like I wanna believe these were the rejects for the real audition and some people were like “Let’s make a reality show out of this!”

[@edab9946]

it isn’t like actually broadway auditions lol....

[@josephdylan2424]

This was just the type for legally blonde lol

[@boxcowfish]

Not sure if you know this but you’re watching a reality show...

[@aidacelia7335]

The type of auditions changes with the show. Doing an audition for les mes is much different than legally blonde. I have auditions where the director helps you along the way and where the director does absolutely nothing. I say autions are unique for musicals and directors.

[@lexim1430]

This was the only one like this. This was also the second reality show on MYV ever. In the end all girls were happy for the opportunity and it make them all contacts

[@lnoths]

The funniest thing about this is all of the girls are exposing it years later lmao

[@mari-ne6hv]

lnoths wait where are they exposing it 👀

[@lnoths]

human sadness instagram

[@lacygoettling8349]

Wait I need to know the deets

[@liliax2741]

What are their Instagram's?

[@sabinatsang]

wait what?

[@cookieaddictions]

All the girls sounded like they cracked during the solo, even the ones the judges liked, so maybe it’s the audio?

[@cookieaddictions]

REWATCHING A YEAR LATER. Yeah they definitely used shitty mics on purpose. Also entirely convinced the judges facial reactions are pulled from entirely different clips and episodes.

[@rntn7148]

This just showed up on my homepage. Now it’s 11pm and my daughter and I are 15 min in and hooked!

[@ania5038]

Rachel Potter is such Broadway material I'm so happy she went on to do two Broadway shows!

[@mollystilling33]

Rihannon or however you spell it her facial expressions SCARE ME

[@sheena9p90]

Haha i think she is adorable!

[@jessicadavis9693]

Rhiannon

[@hi_its_maggie7259]

I hate this. Broadway isn’t a reality tv show and if casting directors in the future for other shows she this, it has potential to ruin these girls’ careers. Who would want to work with so much drama

[@nalabees]

don't worry. they're not watching it.

[@cookieaddictions]

Hi_Its_maggie actually most of the girls continued on to be on broadway. A lot of them made contacts that helped them in their career.

[@Eyeball44]

Ikr it freaks me out. This is a Broadway casting process and it's like it's a Pageant show

[@lexim1430]

This is the only show that this has ever happened. And all the girls were grateful for the opportunity and they talked about it in the reunion

[@dsimone1841]

@@lexim1430 They also did something like this for the 1997 revival of Annie. (shorter process but still a televised event)

[@irisgrey7484]

LAUREN LOOKS LIKE THE LITTLE GIRL FROM WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE GODDAMN TOOK ME THE WHOLE VIDEO TO FIGURE IT OUT

[@ameliao.8196]

iris grey YES that little girl was also in once upon a time as little snow white THEY LOOK IDENTICLE

[@rociosaucedo8120]

IT TOOK ME UNTIL I SAW THIS COMMENT TO FIGURE IT OUT

[@jahbvbypost]

Rhianna landed the roll for Margot instead and I loved that for her at 16:14 - 16:17 you cannot tell me that she was giving Margot realness lols😂♥️👏🏾🎥

[@xPerfugium]

Okay I watched like five minutes of this and had to stop because of the irony of this show going against everything the movie taught

[@sheena9p90]

Lmao yeah that was strange to me too lol

[@cerenb7909]

like what. i haven’t seen the movie

[@xPerfugium]

@@cerenb7909 You should watch the movie! It is fantastic and you will love it!

[@samanthag7375]

literally oh my god

[@sophb8302]

aah rachel with the dark hair seemed like a genuinely nice person. also she had the best pitch- she didn’t act as much but she did NOT ONCE hit a flat note

[@samanthamallory1408]

Im so sad Rachel was cut, she was very energetic and enthusiastic and seemed so sweet. Not to mention she looked just like Kara Lindsey! :)

[@cookieaddictions]

Samantha Mallory she has the best voice of them all I can’t believe they cut her so early on!

[@squidneythesquid2487]

She was the most positive out the ones that were cut. She realized that she’ll have more chances in the future

[@heidisupple3259]

Back when KZbin was just starting, one of my favorite videos to watch was the OG Broadway Legally Blonde cast singing, and Elle beltiiiiiiing... I was so in awe. (Thanks for unlocking this memory! lol) These are tough shoes to fill!

[@savvanahtrinkle3697]

Cassie: My bow is florescent pink Her bow is really black and purple

[@smar05]

Love how they randomly kept playing 1985 in the background