Auditions Brisbane Junior Theatre 2015
Tracey: Why do they have to be so mean? “You’re short, you’re stout, you’re not council material.” I wear the latest fashions, I keep up with all the styles. I’m teasing my hair as high as I can! Will they give me a chance? Encouragement? Appreciation? No, all I ever hear is ... Detention! Is there no pity for a teen just trying to fit in?
Link: I like these people. But whether or not they’re on TV won’t get me a recording contract…You’ve got everything; brains, talent, personality. Me? I’ve got one chance to get seen nationwide. Tracy, Saturday night is everything I’ve worked for. I’m not gonna throw it away. C’mon, I’m leaving and you gotta go too.
Velma: Bang your drum Bonzo, no one cares. You crashed the studio once and got us all arrested. But we won’t let that happen again. And don’t get anymore ideas about showing up at the special. I have armed guards surrounding the eventorium to make sure Tracy can’t get within 100 miles of that place.
Corney Collins: And now for the talent portion of the competition where the frontrunner gals present a dance of their own creation. Presently it appears Amber Von Tussle and Tracy Turnblad are neck and neck. But according to the latest police bulletins, Miss Turnblad is still at large.
Edna: Oh, Sure! You're a visionary inventor saving the day. Tracy's a teen idol reshaping the world. And what am I? I had a dream too, you know. I use to make all my own clothes, remember? But I always dreamed that one day I would put out my own line of queen-sized dress patterns.
Amber: No, she can't be Miss Hairspray! She's the before in the Metrecal diet ad, and I'm the after; and afters always win! No! He can't sing to her …because everyone knows that whenever he sings, he sings to me, he's completely involved with me, see? You people are ignoring the laws of nature!
Motormouth: So you tried once and you failed. We can't get lazy when things get crazy. Children, you were not the first to try and you won't be the last, but I am here to tell you that I'm gonna keep lining up until someday somebody breaks through. And I've been looking at that door a lot longer than you.
Audition Song: You Can’t Stop The Beat
You
can't stop an avalanche
As it races down the hill.
You can try to stop the seasons, girl
But you know you never will.
And you can try to stop my dancing feet
But I just cannot stand still.
Cause the world keeps spinnin'
Round and round,
And my heart's keepin’ time
To the speed of sound.
I was lost til' I heard the drums
Then I found my way.
Cause you can't stop the beat.