Reader Responce #2

These 2 weeks, I have read up to page 79 out of the 312 pages of the book Britney Spears : Little Girl Lost. Here is what I learned so far.

Retell 

After the Broadway agent Nancy Carson asked the Britney Spears to come to New York, Britney's parents had a very bad financial situation. The trip to New York couldn't be done by plane. They decided to go with Jamie Spears's friend, his sister, and his sister's daughter in the big city.

The first thing the Spears familly did in New York was to take Britney to Nancy Carson's office. Carson liked her very much. She also noticed that Britney really wanted to be a signer, that it wasn't just her parent's decision, but her dream. Carson decided that it was better for Britney to have more trainning, so that her talent may be marketable. Carson suggested the Spears familly an intensive, several months long trainning with other Young professional performers. Britney was exited to start being a performance artist, but it involved her to move to New York, which was very hard for thr Spears's financial situation. They decided to go back to Louisiana and think about it. However, thier situation changed when Jamie Lynn Spears was born. Lynne Spears decided to bring Britney in New York after the school year ended.

After Lynne's acceptance, Carson prepared an appartment and arranged voice lessons for Britney, with Gene McLaughlin as her instructor. Later after Britney started her lessons, McLaughlin died. He was replaced by Robert Marks.Britney also had dance lessons with the Broadway dance choreographer Frank Hatchett. Britney was  really into the lessons, and she progressed really fast and very well. Britney's next step was professional experience. She then auditionned for the massive Broadway hit musical Les Misérables. Britney sadlly didn't get the part. Carson also made Britney audition for a few jobs she new Britney would get, and that would give Britney a taste of professionalworking environnement, without putting too much pressure on her. Britney also auditioned for the0the hight-profile talent show Star Search, but she didn't make it. At the end of the summer, Britney had to come back to Kentwood, but Carson told her that she would try to get more auditions for Britney, and that she should be ready to comne back almost at moment's notice.

Not long after her departure, Britney was called back to New York to audition for the fairly hight-profile off-Broadway musical based on the film The Bad Seed, which was named Ruthless! The Musical. Britney almost got one of the lesser roles, but she didn't get it because of her lack of stage experience. Not long after she came back to Kentwood, she was sent back to New York for the same role, since the girl picked for the role dropped out. Britney re-auditioned for the role, and she was offered the role, and made understudy to the lead. To participate in the play, Britney had to move again to New York with her mother and her sister. Britney then enrolled in the Professional Performing Arts School. Later, the Star Search people wanted Britney to perform in the jubior section of the show. Star Search was a serious talent contest where many of todays performers made successful appearances on the show. Britney almost won the contest, but her last song, chosen by the Judds, was very complicated for a ten-year-old girl to sing.

Not long after the musical Ruthless! opened at the Players Theatre, the lead performer left for a coupl;e weeks, which gave Britney the lead role in the musical. After the lead performer came back, Britney returned to the support role, but she didn't like it and found it boring to wait for her part. Britney got bored of performing in the musical and wanted to get back home before the end of the performances. She was gone for too long and felt lost.  

Four years after the release of The All New Mickey Mouse Club, the casting director Matt Casella  was again in search of new Mouseketeers for the show. After meeting with Carson, Casella wanted Britney on the MMC. Britney made it through all the auditions for the MMC, which made the whole Town of Kentwood proud and made the mayor create the Britney Spears Day.

At the MMC, Britney established herself as the dancer of the group. She was very perseverant and kept working untill everythinng was right. Britney ended up being the most popular Mouseketeer of the show. Her and Christina Aguilera were the signers of the show. As MMC went on, Britney had a good friendship with most of the co-performers of MMC. Near the end of the airing of the show, she had a bit of a relation with Justin Timberlake, who had a crush on her.

Relate

At this point of her life, I can't really relate to Britney. I did a couple auditions for school talent shows, but that was as far that I went. At the time, I didn't think of being a professional signer, even though now I am considering that lifestyle. I never really took any singing lessons, but I took dance lessons at a young age, similarly to her. At the age of eleven, I wasn't as accomplished as Britney, and I didn't really want to reveal my hidden talents, oppositevly to her.

Reflect

Britney was already half pro before she was a teenager, which prooves that never giving up can lead you to something great, but I think that all she did was a little sudden for such a young girl. To be capable to exel at such a young age is proof of great maturity, which most childs don't have at the age. Britney had a real talent, and she used it very well, but living a normal life also has it's gains. One thing is sure, if I were her, I would never miss so much school, even if I was assured a romising and bright futur in the singing career.