Imagine if you will walk into a room with purple hair, clowns juggling swords, giant-to-girl warbling making your best Mariah Carey, grown men dressed as giant alligators in Tutus and some dude who boasts that he is the greatest living 'dancer / singer / actor / producer / rapper / director / plate spinner' in the universe. This is just an idea of what he wanted to be part of "America's Got Talent" auditions.
After years of working in radio and television, you would think that they will not be intimidated by the audition. Well, think again. I've always been very shy by nature, and the thought of performing before an audience afraid of living daylights out of me. Once I'm actually "performing" I'm fine, but the process that led to the great moment was pure torture for me. So it was a real challenge to actually get my door open casting call "America's Got Talent." I am not ashamed to tell the truth about how I really was convinced that for the nerve to go, my friends said only two words to convince me: Simon Cowell. Mr. Cowell, you see, is the object of my affection. I've always been pretty comfortable with sassy, naughty boy of the British by the possibility that the executive producer of "America's Got Talent," there might be sent shivers of enthusiasm on my mad self. Two other words sealed "will she / won 't he auditioned for" a job for me: Piers Morgan. Yes, Mr. Morgan, one of the judges in the show, is another man who makes me all giddy inside (I can tell you, another British Bad Boy?) Needless to say, I was off auditions.
My friends and I act cute type of girl group throwback to the 60s. We have applied to be part of the Chicago auditions are held at Navy Pier. I know that everyone has a story about why you should audition for a reality show. Some do it for a shot at fame, money and prizes, or just because they think that they are actually the next best thing to hit the entertainment world. For me, I just wanted to see what it was like, face my fears and I enjoy it. If something came of it, great. If not, that's cool too.
When the big day finally arrived, I was naturally nervous wreck. I do not know if I was more nervous about performing in front of the producers, or the possibility of finally meeting Simon Cowell! All I know is that on my way to the audition, I felt like I was going to throw up. Nice, is not it? When I was super nervous, I get sick. Still, I pressed on and by the time I entered the Navy Pier, I felt a little more at ease. After all, Chicago is my home, Navy Pier is one of my favorite places, my audition date was on St. Patty day, I'm Irish and my name is Patty and I figured it was destined to be a memorable moment in time.
When we first got to the tryouts, I was surprised that the lines were very long and it all seemed very organized. We checked in, received one of those great old characters pasted on our chest and cuff. We walked to a holding area to complete the process and wait for our order. They were all participants in a large room at the Pier. And this is where the real fun takes place. Most everyone seemed cheerful energy and raspoloženja.Najbolji of the day was watching the other people who came from all over the country to audition for the show. They range in age from 5 years to about 90 years. Some were dressed in their best-looking ensembles and others wore jeans and t-shirts. There were several large groups of auditioning as dancers, all wearing colorful costumes and matching hats. In one corner of the room I remember hearing a boy of about 10, wearing a black tuxedo with top hat and a red rose in the lapel. It was wonderful and I could hear him rehearsing the classic Motown songs. His voice was fantastic, and he's doing these dance moves that would make Michael Jackson proud.
While we all wait our turn in the economy, a female producer came to get some shots of the ceremony, which he said he would later be used in the show. She came around with a camera crew interviewed some people, while others were asked to record promos or run a minute or two of their act, while the cameras rolled. All we get to see a lot of appearances this morning, which is very nice .. Some people were excellent, while others, well, let's just say interesting.
Finally, the time has come for our audition. We were accompanied by a room with 3 or 4 people, we and our business, they smiled and said nice things, and we were on our way. It was all over in about 3 minutes. Overall it went OK, but we were not invited back for a second audition .. No worries. We had a blast nonetheless. I would probably not this type of audition again, but I'm glad I went.
is one thing that happened that day was a new appreciation for the artists and how much courage it takes just appear. You can sense all the emotions involved when someone puts their talent and passion on the line for a chance at something that means so much, something that could change your life or break their spirit. You can look on the faces of people in the room and see the fear, trust, suspicion, disgust, euphoria and hope. This is a real risk to expose themselves and their art, because this world is a painfully tough critic, and, sometimes, quite unfair. Less talented people often hit it big, while the real stars are working behind a desk or at a lunch counter. There are people who get a break because of his looks and age, not necessarily their talent and others who are extremely talented, but are not connected with the right people. But then sometimes De Niro and Depp Streisand and Springsteen come together, and you think that makes sense - they deserve it, and where they should be. When you continue the creative arts, and I hope that all the hard work will one day pay off big time, but other times you will be confronted with the reality that the right moment in the sun can never happen. This is an opportunity for all entertainers have to face. For me, I'm glad I beat my fears appeared. Did you ever meet Simon or Piers? No, but maybe keep them at a distance is better for fantasy in my head that's show business.
