Hugh Jackman, Josh Groban, Idina Menzel, and More on Their Most Embarrassing Musical Auditions

In honor of the Tonys, we asked some of our favorite Broadway actors to share the story of their most memorable auditions for a musical. Josh Groban recounts being laughed out of the room for his try at Sweeney Todd, Idina Menzel shares the secret of her Wicked outburst, Hamilton’s Leslie Odom Jr. reveals the song he always auditions with, and Hugh Jackman admits that his run for the musical Beauty and the Beast forced him into singing lessons. Watch for these stories and more.

Interviewed by Sam Maher, YesBroadway
Filmed by Lucas Flores Piran, Michael Kefeyalew, Tristan Walczak, Tyler Kohlhoff
Sound by Colin Alexander, Christopher Bennett, BoTown Sound; Keith Ringling, Thump Recording Studios; Max Mellman
Sound Mix by Colin Alexander
Color by Gabriele Turchi
Filmed at Sardi’s, Crosby Street Hotel, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, Russian Samovar – Tolstoy’s Lounge, Imperial Theater, Chateau Marmont

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Hugh Jackman, Josh Groban, Idina Menzel, and More on Their Most Embarrassing Musical Auditions