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Monday, August 13, 2007
8/13: Audition photos wanted/Idol musical over
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We are going to post camera and digital photos from you if you are going to be at the auditions. Please email photos to idol@i2i.ajc.com. If you can provide your name and caption info, that’d be great.
And so much for “Idol: The Musical.” It opened and closed the same day August 12. Here’s the gory details from Playbill..
The new musical, a satire on fans of Clay Aiken, began previews July 5. A press statement issued Aug. 13 reads, “Todd Ellis, the producer of Idol: The Musical, has chosen to close the show due to a lack of advance ticket sales, a lack of positive feedback from audience members and critics, and a lack of sustainable financial resources.”
Daniel Tursi directed Idol, which had replaced its entire cast during previews.
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8/13: Idol repeaters in force
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After I posted my blog entry yesterday from Idol audition registration, I spent a couple of hours honing a print story about “Idol” audition repeaters for page one today. Here it is.. I interviewed eight repeaters and got five of them in there, which seemed about right for a 25 inch story (about 800 words).
Today will be a day of semi-rest for me and I’ll be back at it again tomorrow before 5 a.m. This time, I’ll be triple-tasking: I’ll be blogging, shooting video for ajc.com and writing a color piece for the paper. It’s going to be a busy few hours at the Dome. I expect Kimberly Caldwell from season two will be around for “TV Guide Channel” and I’ve been told that Constantine will be mugging for the cameras, too. It’ll be interesting to see who else pops up for some free airtime and ink.
For those of you who did register, there’s no benefit getting there early except for media exposure or kibitzing with folks in line. Hover closer to the barriers and the odds of WAGA-TV or some other TV affiliate sticking a mike and camera in your face goes up big time. Don’t be shy! If that’s not a big deal for you, you already have a seat ticket so Just be there by 7 a.m. and you’ll be fine. Auditions should start inside around 10 or 11 a.m. Unfortunately, I won’t be allowed inside so I’ll likely hover where the first-round “winners” get through to see how many people make it.
One of the Dallas auditioners said a lot more people earlier in the day got the “yellow” sheets indicating they made it to the second round. Theoretically, the more ambitious and possibly the more interesting contestants (good or bad) lined up earlier in the day. A few will get “green” sheets, which means they were borderline and a second executive producer would give them a listen.
As noted, even if you are one of the fortunate few who gets past the first round, you’ll have to wait until October for the next audition before higher-level executive producers, including Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick.
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