Hiring me to appear in 'Aida' was not simply a stunt! |
I'm now learning how to distinguish when I'm acting and when I'm not acting - offstage as well as onstage. |
They were looking for actors - real actors - who could play instruments. There was a lot of improvisation and scene work involved in addition to the music. The auditions went on for a long time. |
When I do my solo concerts, I'm used to being on the stage for two hours solid, singing 16 songs. And when I did 'Funny Thing,' I was on the stage the whole time. This is much more difficult. It's the difference between racing and sprinting. This is sprinting. And I have to learn to pace myself. |