Then, in 2000, John Reid, Elton John's former manager, asked me to audition for the stage version of The Graduate he was producing. So I worked on it, got the part, and after three weeks' rehearsal I was on stage!
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I never wanted to go longer than five years off the stage. Not necessarily musicals, but just doing a play or something.
I spent a long time in London on the stage, and you knew exactly what you were going to be doing. You not only knew the performance, but you also knew exactly where you would stand.
I was the lead in two musicals, and I took dance classes.
I was convinced that I was going to be onstage for the rest of my life.
I remember growing up knowing I wanted to be on the stage. I wanted to get to London as soon as possible and start auditioning for theater.
I went to an audition for a Harry Belafonte Roaring Twenties special for choreographer Donald McKayle, but I failed.
My dad was a theater actor, so I would follow him backstage. And my mom was a casting director. The moment I heard the applause and realized it would get me out of school, I was hooked.
I was just making music in my bedroom. I never wanted to be onstage.
Many's the audition I waltzed into unprepared and wondered why I didn't get it. I learned the hard way.
The choreographer for the Milton Berle show wanted me to audition. I walked away from that.