No Rest For The Wicked

So, last weekend I closed the show I have been working on for the last 2 months, "Geeks Vs. Zombies". It was a great run, had great reviews and met a lot of great people in the process! Hopefully some of the connections I made during the run of this show will help me in the future. This crazy career we actors have chosen. The connections you make mean EVERYTHING. You may get lucky if you have the talent, but when you know someone already that is in the business, talent is just icing on the cake (ex. Lindsey Lohan). I don't know how many gigs I have gotten because the person I auditioned for knew someone I have worked with before.

So, with one show behind me, I have already started my next one!!! No rest for the wicked, eh? Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood opened, and it is (from what I have heard) the best year in recent history. Last weekend i had a rehearsal, an employee preview, and opened to sold out houses on both nights of opening weekend. You know, the sound of screams is much more satisfying when you are working next to the Bates Motel and the Psycho house. ;-) I am a walker on the set of The War of the Worlds on the Terror Tram! If you got the cash, and you love Halloween as much as a fat kid loves candy, then you MUST go this year. You won't regret it. :-) Well that is all for now folks. Until next time... BOO!

Halloween Horror Nights Official Website

When You're Strange, People Come Out In The Rain

Hey guys! I know it has been a while, I have been busy and haven't had much time to update. So here we go!!!!!

Universal Studios Update: 
I GOT THE JOB!!!!!! Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios this October, I will be a Scare Actor!  I don't know my part yet, but I have orientation on August 31st, so I might know then. :) So if you guys get a chance, come out and see me!!!!

Miceli's Italian Restaurant Update: 
Well, I did my final audition a little while ago, and they loved my voice, and said they would love to hire me, but that they are over staffed as it is. The good thing is, that that they told me to come back to their open call audition on the 1st saturday of November! So its possible that I might still be able to get the job there!

Geeks Vs. Zombies Update:
Whelp, only 1 more week until we open this bad boy. We have a run through tonight (in the theater... THANK GOD) and then a tech day on saturday at noon, and final dress on sunday at 8 AM... and then that's it. No more rehearsal until we open on August 16th! I'm kinda nervous, but I think it will be alright. :) If you want to buy tickets, go to http://seatofyourpantsproductions.com/catalog/geeksvszombiesperformances  and you can guarantee yourself a ticket, otherwise, you may get there and it will be sold out!!!!!!

Also, i just updated my website, and created a mobile website. For those who want to look. :)

Website: musicaldude2006.wix.com/brianbrown
Mobile Website: m.musicaldude2006.wix.com/brianbrown

Miceli's and the Horror of Hollywood

So yesterday, I took the greyhound to Hollywood (as I do every week until my car gets fixed) and prepared for the two auditions I had for the day. The first was for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios, and the second was for a singing waiter job at an Italian restaurant called Miceli's. Here is play-by-play for how my day went.

HHN: Showed up Universal city walk around 1 pm, walked around, looked at some shops (side note: "things from another world" had a special $10 foil variant of Walking Dead #100... Oh it was a thing of beauty) so after chillin, charging phone for a bit by the sheriff alcove, I head over to the Globe Theater, where a line had already formed. Talked to some people who have worked at HHN for about 8 years, got some good tips. They started to split the line around 4:30. First line: AVGA union members, current universal employees or HHN Alumni. Second line: non-union/none if the above. Signed all the paperwork, got my picture taken, went into the room, and while I'm bound by confidentiality about the audition process, I had a blast in that room! Came out of the room and awaited cuts. They came out, and called my number 3rd!!!! I made it to final step! So now I just filled out my application on their "top secret" performer website, and now, I await their decision.

Miceli's: I walk down to the restaurant (which was only like 1/2 mile) and I ask for Jeff Urband (the pianist I was supposed to meet with) they tell me he is currently playing now, and I have to wait for him to take a break. So I go outside to warm up, and who do I see?! Alisa Marie Taylor!!! So we talked for a bit outside, went back inside and they said her should have a break in about 10 minutes, but we can take a seat and wait inside. So we sit and jeff comes up, we introduce ourselves, and we start to talk about the restaurant, his career, my career, and basically just shoot the shit. Then after a little while I go up to sing. Now I had no idea how this was going to go. I saw some of yhr other performers walk around and perform at the tables and alisa says "oh, its kinda like melodrama in a much nicer restaurant" ha ha! So I sing Anthem from chess first. I walk around, I sing to the crowd, and they seem yo enjoy it! Then I sing Heaven on their minds from Jesus Christ Superstar. Pretty rocking right? Well, while no one got up to rocked with me, they looked impressed. After it was all said and done, Jeff said that I did "really really really good" and that he wants me to come in on a Friday or Saturday when its busier, and also so the scheduler can hear me, since he hires the singers. He gave me his cell number, and said he was impressed and said he would talk to some people. So I think he may want me on board!!!!!!!

After all that, I rode the metro to my friends house to sleep on his couch. Then i talked to my girlfriend a little bit, she asked about my day and I asked about hers, and we said good night, falling asleep apart from each other for the first time since October. I missed her a lot, But I dreamt of her all night, so it helped a little.

So overall, a successful day of auditions. And I'm excited for many more in the City of Angels. And now, I head home to be with my lady and the kids, and we go to the midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises"!!!!! I'm so excited to be there tonight!!!!