Man Elects Himself Mayor of the Holding Room

“Hear ye! Hear ye!” cried Ben Simonds, to crowd of uninterested women in jewel toned dresses “I do hereby decree that I, Ben Simonds, am herewith and forthwith Mayor-Elect of this holding room!”

During a routine open call for the non-union tour of Beehive the Musical, Ben Simonds seized power in a stunning coup for Power Baritones everywhere. Despite fierce competition, and showing up a solid two hours later than all the women, Simonds declared that he would take up the mantle of holding room mayor for the duration of the call.

For his first proclamation, he demanded silence in the crowded room to address the prevailing attitudes in the studio, “Can we just all be a little nicer to each other please? And stop hogging the mirror.”

Later, he opened diplomatic relations with the monitor, attempting to negotiate a full 32 bars for all future auditioning actors. Though his treaty was not ultimately ratified, polling suggested that a majority of soprano constituents were in favor of the measure.

While many alto voters found the mayor to be “cute,” and “honestly, pretty helpful?” the Tenor block was not as pleased with the politician. A representative for the Tenors stated only, “I’m sorry, who is this guy?”

For his part, Simonds is already drunk with power. “I may not get many callbacks, but standing on a chair and yelling at people should definitely be on my special skills!”