Mar 19That Tall Blonde at the Callback — Are We All Nervous to Say No?I’m rehearsing my one-woman show, and my fabulous accompanist, Aaron Tan, remarks “yeah, you picked all the big diva songs”. Well yes, of course, those are the fun ones! And the challenging ones, and the interesting ones. I hope those that would call me a diva are using it in…Auditions5 min readAuditions5 min read
Jan 28That Tall Blonde at the Callback — When Theatre is Your Social LifeI pretty much have two distinct categories of friends: 1) besties from school and work whom I’ve known & loved for years and 2) theatre people. The rest of this blog is an ode to those theatre friendships that have truly made my life more special, diverse and rich. The…Performing Arts4 min readPerforming Arts4 min read
Aug 17, 2022That Tall Blonde at the Callback — It’s Not Musical Theatre if the Music Isn’t LiveLike all of you, I’m trying to navigate all the new changes in post-pandemic (can we call it that yet? I’m still rehearsing masked, greeting our audience wearing a mask, testing, etc.) live theatre, which is both the same and wildly different than pre-pandemic theatre. …Musical Theatre5 min readMusical Theatre5 min read
Apr 27, 2022That Tall Blonde at the Callback — I’m On A StageIt’s Tech Week (also known as Hell Week). Things in my life are as busy as they can be and still have my sanity, but a cast member mentioned this blog to me a day or two ago, and I realized, “crap — I haven’t written in a really long…Musical Theatre4 min readMusical Theatre4 min read
Apr 23, 2021That Tall Blonde at the Callback — Over-Communication Is Key As We Inch Towards Live Theatre AgainIs it true? Am I really seeing audition posts for actual, live, in-person theatre? It’s a slow roll, and yes, the projects are few, and the casts are small, but I’ve seen them. And while we are ALL excited this may mean live theatre is in our near future, we…Musical Theatre5 min readMusical Theatre5 min read
Dec 18, 2020That Tall Blonde at the Callback — Long Time, No See; Fellow ArtistsHi there, like many of you I fell off the face of the earth this year. It’s hard to write about your passion/industry when everything associated with it comes to an abrupt halt. And frankly, other things in my life have pushed their way to the front of the line…Musical Theatre4 min readMusical Theatre4 min read
Jun 11, 2020That Tall Blonde at the Callback — White Actors, We Need to Start Declining RolesI’m going to wade all the way into the deep end of the pool today. But the times demand it. I’ve read dozens of amazing social media posts from BIPOC friends over the last two weeks, sharing their experiences in our local community theaters. I’m presuming you have as well…Musical Theatre9 min readMusical Theatre9 min read
May 23, 2020That Tall Blonde at the Callback — Virtual Performance is Keeping Us All Sane Right NowI’m officially shifting gears. When this pandemic started, I think we all thought that by summer we’d be back to our usual routines of rehearsing and performing together. Shelter in place was a temporary state we could just wait out for a month or two or three. We turned our…Musical Theater5 min readMusical Theater5 min read
May 7, 2020That Tall Blonde at the Callback — Bad Audition BingoThe news is so, so bad all the time. Who knows when any of us will be able to make music and art with each other again? But rather than a gloom and doom post, I thought it would be much more helpful to try and make you laugh through…Auditions2 min readAuditions2 min read
Apr 17, 2020That Tall Blonde at the Callback — 5 Ways Theatre Experience Makes You Better at Your Corporate JobI know the world is upside down right now, and those of us lucky enough to have “day jobs” are perhaps riding things out a bit more smoothly. My heart breaks for so many full-time artists out of work! If you are about to make the jump from full time…Musical Theatre5 min readMusical Theatre5 min read
