I somehow found myself in the middle of a recording session for a "new" cast recording for the Broadway show, "The Producers." I'm not sure where I was, but it looked like a very nice hotel.
I worked my way into a small, fairly crowded room. There was a main "stage" area, lit brightly...the cast members were all standing at microphones, ready to begin recording. On one side of the room was a dimly lit area, full of rocking chairs. A wood railing separated this area from where the actors were standing. I realized that this was where the "extras" sat. I wormed my way through the crowd (and was scolded by a girl in a red velvet gown who thought I was going to steal her spot) and found an empty rocking chair to sit in. I was sitting across from a middle-aged woman. She asked me if some song would be sung by the "original person." I knew/know nothing about "The Producers" (just general information), but I didn't want her to think I was clueless, so I replied, "Oh, I'm really not sure about that!"
It turned out that we were there to record the "backup vocals" for a song on the "new" cast recording. The song was "Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah." Uh...
The recording began. I didn't know all the verses, and I kept messing up. The middle-aged woman across from me kept scolding me gently...I could tell she was annoyed.
The next thing I knew I was in a dorm building, in a bathroom with pale yellow walls. I realized I was on an all-male floor...some guy entered the bathroom and told me he didn't care if I was there as he showered.
I realized that the upcoming "Rent" movie was going to be filmed in this dorm, and a few scenes would be shot in this bathroom! Suddenly, I knew that the filming would take place tomorrow, and that they needed extras for the "Seasons of Love" scene. I was quite thrilled.
