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Performer Stuff Presents “In the Holding Room” Industry Podcast Episode 13
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Written by: Christiaan Abbott<\/p>\n

May 5th, 2021<\/p>\n<\/font>

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Performer Stuff continues with episode 13 of the podcast \u201cIn the Holding Room.\u201d The podcast, hosted by Christiaan Abbott, features industry insiders and Broadway professionals to help you crush your next audition! New episodes drop on Performer Stuff every Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Episode Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ria Jones, West End star and leading lady tells us about some of her auditions, including auditioning for Hal Prince to become the youngest Eva Peron at just 19 years of age. My “Thank You 5\u201d segment is about the importance of journaling. In \u201cProfessor\u2019s Corner\u201d this week, Broadway powerhouse, Kim Criswell gives advice on song selections for auditions and being brave enough to be yourself.<\/p>\n

Intro to this Episode<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this episode of \u201cIn The Holding Room,\u201d we are thrilled to be joined by the incomparable Ria Jones. Ria is an internationally renowned West End star of the highest caliber. She has performed leading roles in numerous West End musicals and sung in theaters and concert halls worldwide. As well as performing as a soloist on three Royal Variety Shows<\/em>, she has also sung, by Royal request at Buckingham Palace. At 19 she became the youngest actress ever to play the role of Eva Peron in the musical Evita<\/em> followed shortly by her West End debut in the musical Chess<\/em>, in which she played the roles of both Svetlana and Florence. She then went on to play Grizabella in Cats<\/em> at the New London Theatre, (where she stayed for two years). Her next role was as Fantine in Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>, at Manchester’s Palace Theatre, followed by the national tour, and the West End. Then came the role of the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat<\/em> at the Apollo Hammersmith, and the national tour.\u00a0Most recently Ria was seen performing the role of Norma Desmond in the West End production of Sunset Boulevard, a role that she originally created in the workshop production.<\/p>\n

In \u201cThank you 5\u201d this week, I talk about the importance of journaling for performers. Yes, we all know to take notes during rehearsals, but those notes can lead to some exceptional journal entries.<\/p>\n

Kim Criswell is going to be with us in \u201cProfessors Corner\u201d this week to talk about song selection and making brave and bold choices. Kim\u2019s Broadway credits include starring as Lucy, opposite Sting, in The Threepenny Opera<\/em>\u00a0directed by John Dexter, and appearing in the original Broadway cast of the 1982 Best Musical Tony winner\u00a0Nine<\/em>, first as Francesca, then taking over the leading role of Claudia. Other Broadway original cast credits include\u00a0The First<\/em>, Baby<\/em>, and\u00a0Stardust<\/em>.\u00a0On the West Coast, she was the original Grizabella in\u00a0Cats<\/em>, singing \u201cMemory\u201d at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, and also appeared as Lalume in\u00a0Kismet<\/em>\u00a0for Opera Pacific.\u00a0 She starred in the original West End productions of\u00a0Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Slow Drag<\/em>, as well as revivals of\u00a0Annie Get Your Gun<\/em> and Dames at Sea<\/em>,\u00a0and as the Mother Abbess in the acclaimed production of\u00a0The Sound of Music<\/em>\u00a0at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Ch\u00e2telet in Paris. And those are just some of her incredible credits!<\/p>\n

Click on the video below to watch “In the Holding Room” Episode 13<\/strong><\/p>\n