I screen tested in New York, (then) they sent the footage to Andrew Lloyd Webber that weekend, who announced that I had not been eliminated. And I was like, a-ha! Genius! I haven't been eliminated! I mean, I didn't even think I'd get that far. And he agreed to hear me sing, in his living room. So I walked into the apartment and just went, "Wow!"
Gold records everywhere?
I mean, (the place was) just gorgeous. I walked into his living room, and he was sitting on the couch, and just stood up and said, "Shall we?" No pleasantries, no "Hello, how are you?" So I didn't introduce myself, I just said okay, opened my mouth, nodded to the accompanist and went through the two biggest numbers in the show. And then he stood up and went, "Oh that was really good! I'm Andrew, nice to meet you!"
Then you talked?
Yeah, talked a lot about the character, about how I'd never seen the show.
And you said, "I will tonight"?
No! He said, "Don't go." He's like, "I want the character to come from inside you, if you play her." And I wanted to make her fresh.
So, what's next for you?
I'm looking to do something smaller. I started in indies and I worked in indies for five years, and I really love the intimacy of that. ... I should be in school right now, but I'm not. It's ridiculous right now.
And finally, are you dating anyone we should know about?
Um, kind of. (It's David Wildenstein, 25, the nephew of socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein.) But you shouldn't know about it. (Laughs)
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