My First GMT Audition
Rachel Thomson has performed in 7 GMT shows. She produced The Threepenny Opera, was Assistant Director for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and she directed GMT's inaugural cabaret night at the Classic Grand. She tells us about the first time she auditioned and what GMT means to her. If I’m totally honest, immediately before I auditioned for GMT I’d almost entirely put my performing past out of my head. Over the years I’d had some pretty bad experiences with v
How Did You Get To Be Here?
In GMT's upcoming production of Merrily We Roll Along, the audience is taken back through time, examining the lives, decisions and mistakes of its characters. Colin Richardson, who plays the leading role, gives us a similar insight into the road that led him here, and tells the touching story of the people who inspired him along the way. It's the 2nd of April, a Wednesday night, and the collected company of Glasgow Music Theatre’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We R
God, I Hope I Get It
From the ‘Hard Work’ of Fame to shaking her ‘Tits and Ass’ in A Chorus Line, Kirsty Grant is well known to GMT’s audiences. But she’s come a long way since her first audition for us in 2010. 20 years old, too scared to sing and with a smattering of dance training, few people would have believed that 3 years later she’d be accepting a place to go straight into 3rd year at the prestigious Italia Conti Arts Centre. We asked Kirsty to give us a ‘before and after’ insight into the
How to Succeed in GMT Without Really...Well, Actually...
Think that landing a part in a musical is as easy as a couple of doh-re-mis and a step-ball-change? Think again. Seasoned performer (and GMT's latest leading lady) Kelly Johnston, is here to tell you that the yellow-brick road to success is not quite as easy to travel as it may seem... Glasgow Music Theatre believes that you shouldn't be cast in a show simply because you are already a member or have had leading roles in the past. GMT is a company who get excited about new mem
