Undoubtedly helpful was that some of the university ’ s strongest programs were in the areas of music, speech, and art, disciplines in which ability could be measured by audition or portfolio rather than through paper qualifications.

In 1997 Flockhart was requested to audition for the starring role in David E. Kelley's Fox television series, Ally McBeal.

Though Flockhart at first hesitated due to the necessary commitment to the show in a negotiable contract, she was swayed by the script and traveled to Los Angeles to audition for the part, which she won.

It was during her performances in the carnival that Day first caught the attention of Barney Rapp, who sought a girl vocalist and asked if Day would like to audition for the job.

Sylvia was an audition pianist at the time.

A significant invention, which later had a profound effect on electronic music, was Lee DeForest's triode audition.

Kay was the impetus behind the formation of Jamiroquai, deciding to form the band after an unsuccessful audition to become the singer of the Brand New Heavies.

When Lee made one final appeal to audition, Neil accepted and was hired April 1, 1981.

Brando sought out that role, driving out to Provincetown, Massachusetts, where Williams was spending the summer, to audition for the part.

In 1999, Katrina Bayonas, Cruz's agent, commented, " She was absolutely magic the audition.

Abdul was present at the initial audition of the eventual winner, Leona Lewis.

Deal was the only person to respond, but arrived at the audition without a bass as she had never played the instrument before.

Desmond once told Marian McPartland of National Public Radio's Piano Jazz that he was taken aback by the chord changes Brubeck introduced during that 1944 audition.

Despite Ethan Phillips getting the part, Picardo was asked by the producers to come back and audition for the Doctor — something that shocked him, because usually actors would be passed over completely.

During his audition for the role of the Doctor, Robert Picardo was asked only to say, " Somebody forgot to terminate my program.

" ( Picardo was initially afraid that he may have ruined his chances — ad-libbing, he explained, was something that one just " did not do " in an audition.

" Roddenberry was very pleased with Burton at his very first audition.

Tinker passed the first audition, but could not attend the second because her train was delayed due to a bomb scare, and she did not want to go in late.

At the time, it was atypical for an African-American man to be the hero of a film when the rest of the cast was composed of whites ; but Romero said that Jones " simply gave the best audition ".

At the time of audition, O ' Dea was in Hollywood seeking to enter the movie business.

Duchovny's audition was " terrific ", though he had talked rather slowly, and while the casting director of the show was very positive toward Duchovny, Chris Carter thought that he was not particularly bright.

Radio broadcasts, however -- now that even plain people could afford `` loud speakers '' on their sets -- held old fans to the major-league races and attracted new ones, chiefly women, who through what the philosopher called the ineluctable modality of audition, became first inured, then attracted, then addicted to the long afternoon recitals of the doings in some distant baseball park.

In 1996, they held an audition and eventually selected bassist Ikuzou Baba to join the band.

Her first audition was for an open bi-weekly casting call held by John Fearnley, casting director for Rodgers and Hammerstein and their various musicals.

On December 26, 1987, the band participated in an audition held by CBS / Sony which led to a recording contract in August of the following year.

The park hosted an audition stop for the 2011 ( 10th ) season of American Idol ( held in summer 2010 ).

The band held an audition and Joseph Williams, son of famous film composer John Williams and 1950s singer / actress Barbara Ruick, was chosen to take over lead vocals in early 1986.

Auditions are held in numerous places in any particular region or country that give most people ( audition entry is bound by certain legal requirements such as age and citizenship for example ) the chance to sing in front of musical / television producers and if successful, they advance to a recorded televised audition where the show " judges " advance up to 300 people in some countries to the next round.

Later, while attending the University of Southern California, Moretti was — in her own words —" dragged by a friend " to an audition held by the newly-formed Las Vegas, Nevada-based Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling ( GLOW ).

In 1984, after he had left drama school, Ball's first part was in Godspell at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, after which he worked for a few months in rep in Basingstoke, but his first major break was a star part in the production of The Pirates of Penzance at Manchester Opera House ; at an open audition he was selected from about 600 applicants who formed a queue to do singing, acting, and dancing interviews, which were held in three separate rooms.

He has since returned to WFAN on a trial basis from May 7 – 9, co-hosting with Chris Russo May 7 and his brother John May 8 and 9, as an audition for the slot formerly held by Imus in the Morning.

Taking occasional roles for extra money, Collins enjoyed a star turn in a production given by the DeWolf Hopper Opera Company in 1898, and talent scouts for Edison Records requested Collins audition which, according to his wife, was held May 16, 1898.

The Big dome is also the venues of religious gatherings like the anniversary celebration of Christ's Commission Fellowship, Jesus Miracle Crusade and Victory Christian Fellowship, and different talent search finales, like Pilipinas Got Talent, Philippine Idol, Starstruck, and recently, Artista Academy ( which held its one-time grand audition at the coliseum ).

In 1997, the band held an audition on the evening show ASAYAN to find a new female vocalist.

Auditions for the Cords are held at the beginning of every Fall term, during which time they hold a rigorous audition process for talented, diverse singers.

He did not audition actors until Spring 1969, a few weeks before the five test shows were due to be filmed.

However she was unhappy with this audition and auditioned in person a few weeks later.

During his audition, however, Conrad won over MacDonnell after reading only a few lines.

He also went to Detroit for an audition with Motown Records and recorded a few tracks in the mid 1960s.

" LaMorte spent a few minutes before the audition speaking and joking with Head, assuming he was a producer.

Recounting this story a few days later, Rosalie Roy made a wager with Harlean that she did not have the nerve to go back and audition for roles.

Of this group, the creators chose some to audition again for Warner Bros. Television executives, who chose the final group of a few actors to audition for NBC executives ; as they decide whether to purchase a pilot, network executives generally have ultimate authority over casting.

The audition was not successful, and Lambert died suddenly in a car accident shortly thereafter, leaving Pennebaker's film as one of the few visual recordings of the singer, and the only recording of the songs in those rehearsals.

Davidson was one of a few people given an audition to replace Bob Barker after his retirement from The Price Is Right in 2007, a role which ultimately went to Drew Carey.

Despite their young ages ( in 1958 Alan was 9, Wayne 7, Merrill 5, and Jay 3 ), within a few years, the boys ' talent and stage presence were strong enough that their father, George Osmond, took them to audition for Lawrence Welk in California.

This season produced a few memorable, albeit notorious, performers during the audition round.

A few years after graduating from high school, Gilbert heard about an audition as regular vocalist for the Dean Hudson Orchestra which was being conducted in Jacksonville, Florida.

A few weeks after the audition, Rockstar reviewed the tapes and decided on Maylay for the role of main character of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, C. J.

A few months later, while he was working for Esquire in an advertising show, Stephen Sondheim approached him after seeing him perform and set up an audition for the part of Tony.

Members posted videos online of them performing Welch's solo songs and the list was narrowed down to a few who did a personal audition with Welch.

Brando later claimed to have read only a few pages of the script the producers gave him, and to have started an argument at the audition about the worth of the play and O ' Neill's writing style – which ended with his rejecting the part, apparently in order just to seem consistent – rather than admit to his laziness.

After longtime bassist Jason Newsted left Metallica and the subsequent recording of the St. Anger album, Lohner was one of a select few musicians whom the band invited to audition for the empty bassist slot ( Producer Bob Rock had recorded the bass parts for the album ).

However a few months later O ' List quit the band abruptly after an onstage altercation with drummer Paul Thompson, during the band's audition for David Enthoven of EG Management.

Arch kept himself out of the metal scene for seventeen years ( he now works crafting custom furniture ), with the exception of an audition for upcoming progressive metal band Dream Theater and a few others.

Unlike most arts schools, which require a single or very few short solo auditions in a single arts area, the Claude Watson audition requires demonstration of potential in all four major arts areas ( dance, drama, music, and visual arts ) over a period of several full days through performances and compositions, both individually and in groups.

The school holds a separate audition process for students applying for admission to grades 5 through 8, although admission through this process is extremely uncommon as space is dependent on the number of students ( very few, if any ) who leave the program in the previous year.

" In 2011, Li Bingbing was cast for the film version of Ada, only a few days after her first audition, and prepared for the role by watching Resident Evil: Degeneration.