INTERVIEW
Musical Mayhem on Broadway
Cape Town Today
talks to Lindy Abromowitz about Offbeat Broadway 3 and find
out what audiences can look forward to.
What is new in Offbeat
Broadway 3?
Lindy Abromowitz: We have tried to take the
show to a new level. It is now being performed on the main
stage as opposed to the more intimate Cabaret-venue style.
Is the format of the show
still the same?
LA: More or less, but the
story-line is more apparent. The audience is taken on a
journey through the trials and tribulations of the
performers life.
What is you favourite part of
the show?
LA: The beginning when we
bombard the audience with hit after hit and wait for them
to catch on to what we're trying to do with the show. It's
always fun to watch the audience's reaction and to watch
the realisation dawn!
Is there more pressure this
time round considering the success and awards of the
previous runs?
LA: Obviously the bigger venue
space is new to the show and there might be a little more
pressure, but we thrive on it!
Have you become pretty close
with your co starts e.g. do you spend social time
together, or is it just a working relationship?
LA: We have just come back from
a 6 week stint in Johannesburg where we had to spend
practically every day together. It can get a little much
but we all get along really well and are mindful of each
others space. We did most things together there and it was
great fun.
How does it feel to perform in
a serious musical and then to spoof it in Offbeat
Broadway?
LA: It's great! A lot of the
time when performing in "serious" musicals you say to
yourself "What, and we're supposed to make the audience
believe THIS? Gimme a break!". It's good fun to have a go
at the cliche behind the musical's plot.
How much time do you spend on
rehearsals?
LA: This time round we had very
little time because Anton and I were in South Korea
performing in Cats and we flew in to Cape Town and the
very next day we were rehearsing for Offbeat. We had about
10 days to 2 weeks to put it together. Scary stuff...
Do your parents still ask when
you're going to get a real job? Lindy - how do you manage
medicine and the theatre?
LA: Ah, the so-called 'real
job'-syndrome. My parents have never worried about me.
What makes me happy makes them happy. At the moment I'm
having such a ball performing, but in reality, I know it
doesn't always pay the bills. I'm probably going to head
UK-wards around June to practice Medicine for a couple of
months, and to make myself a little more financially
stable.
Do you sing in the shower?
What?
LA: What a question! Some of my
best work emanates from the bathroom. Ask my boyfriend!
What are your plans of for the
future?
LA: Continue to have fun and
enjoy what life throws in my path.
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