This piece is from the score of the original stage musical The Right Circles. It is performed by the character Root, and part of The Audition suite of selections:
- The Audition (Part 1)
- The Audition (Part 2)
- Filet of Soul
- The Ice Cream Song
- Ready and Willing
- The Audition (Part 3)
Listen to .mp3 sample of The Audition (Part 1) from the Demo Recording.
See the The Right Circles post for Demo Recording performance credits.
Lyrics & Book Excerpt
ROOT: Now, the audition will begin in just a few minutes. We’ll start with monologues, then move onto the musical portion. But before we get any of you up here on the stage, I’d just like to say a few words. Music starts: “The Audition.”
First I must thank you
For all coming to
This theatre to enter my talent contest
It’s an open call
And I have read all
Your bios and I am impressed
Competition’s tight
But don’t get stage fright
I’m rooting for you, from the first to the last
There are no callbacks
Even so, relax
Break a leg and you’ll get in the cast
© & 
2007, 1994 Mark S. Meritt and Richard Hack