pedanther

"With a Little Bit of Luck", from My Fair Lady.

I remember being taught that, unless the audition notice specifies otherwise, it's poor form and poor strategy to audition with a piece from the work one is auditioning for, even - perhaps especially - if one is aiming for a specific role. The way to go is to pick something that will illustrate the qualities that make one good for the character without inviting a direct comparison with the version of the character sitting in the director's head. (On the other hand, the young lady who's playing Nancy auditioned with "As Long As He Needs Me", and it doesn't seem to have hurt her chances, so who knows?) In this case, I was aiming to emphasize the cheerful villainy aspect, because I knew the director already knew I could do the more melancholy side.