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Please help in relation to waapa

Mon, 27 Dec 2004, 11:31 am
Walter Plinge7 posts in thread
Hey guys :) I'm 15 years old and really want to do musical theatre and am dying to go to WAAPA. My friend Patrice Topiki went and auditioned there wen she was 17 and she's now 20 having graduted from WAAPA and is in the musical We Will Rock You doing understudies for leads. But she was apparantly really lucky to be accepted at that age and she's good at singing acting and dancing. Wheras i think i can only get in on my singing...acting i'm not overly confident with and dancing i'm going to take heaps of lessons. How good do you have to be to get in & what age is good to start? I'm thinking of going to the conservatorium of music in QLD first coz u also have better chance of getting in i've heard. Can anyone tell me about the audition process and wat the course is like? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys, Bec xo

Re: Please help in relation to waapa

Wed, 5 Jan 2005, 02:31 pm
Walter Plinge
Well I don't know where you get your information from but I was at the showcase and the material that was presented included material from:

Showboat
Chicago
We Will Rock You
Hairspray
Thoroughly Modern Millie
The Witches of Eastwick
Kiss Me Kate

As well as scenes and monologues which covered the full-gamet of styles of theatre....

Mmmmm Pop didn't seem to rate a mention????

I do believe however that they do make you study pop with very good reason - Have you noticed what Australian music theatre is these days??? Mamma Mia, The Lion King, We will Rock you, O What a Night, - pop, pop, pop and more pop. Go in to any of the above auditions singing your showtunes and you've got buckleys.....

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