A Chorus Line No. 39 - Ramón Flowers
- Lauryn Johnson
- Jul 20
- 2 min read
The Bus and Truck Company in 1980
ACL was the first Broadway show I ever saw, the first show I ever auditioned for, and the first show I booked. I was in collage taking a Musical Theater class, and the teacher sent the students to NYC to get some audition experience. When I started the audition and looked at my competition I decided I was not just there for the experience, I was there for the job, and I got it!
"My now best friend, Phineas Newborn III and I were both hired in the role of Richie, but when we arrived the first day of rehearsals, we were both informed that we would both rehearse for the role and they would decide after each of us did our first performance, who would be hired to play Richie, and the other person would be the understudy and be cast as Butch. This initially created tension between us, but we decided not to allow this division to make us enemies. We decided that whoever got the role, we’d allow the understudy to go on when they had family who wanted to come see the show. I got the role and called in sick when Phineas’ family came to town. My proudest moment with ACL was when I got the call letting me know that I booked the show, it was a dream come true. I loved the show so much that I would have paid to be a part of it, so when I was made the offer I was surprised that I’d be paid so much to do something I loved so much."
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