We’re excited to announce the winner and finalists for the latest ‘Into The Spotlight’ monologue competition!
After the amazing response we had to our last Into the Spotlight monologue competition, we couldn’t wait to see what our talented members would send in – and you didn’t disappoint! This time around, we shone the spotlight on musical theatre, and were once again blown away by the number and quality of the entries received.
Here at Spotlight, our team watched every monologue performance, and we just couldn’t narrow it down to 10. We agreed on a few more before sending them to our special guest panel – the team at Jill Green Casting – who narrowed them down to the final top 10 and chose a winner.
We’d like to thank the team at Jill Green Casting: Jill Green CDG, and casting assistants Olivia Laydon, Tom Shiels and Chenube-Ruth Bailey, for all their help selecting the finalists.
Without further ado, we are delighted to announce that the winner of our musical theatre ‘Into the Spotlight’ monologue competition is Emma Odell.
Watch Emma’s winning monologue performance:
The team at Jill Green Casting also picked Luci Fish as a highly commended entry, so we will be awarding her a free Spotlight membership for the year. Watch Luci’s highly commended monologue performance:
A massive congratulations to Emma and to our other fantastic finalists, whose entries can be watched below:
(Left to Right)
- Agness Nyama
Waiting For Life to Begin – Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
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Headshot: Helen Murray - Alistair Nwachukwu
I Got A Woman – Ray Charles
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Headshot: Dujonna Gift-Simms - Bill Murphy
Gaston – Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
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Headshot: Emma Burke Kennedy - Chloe Morley
Your Daddy’s Son – Stephen Flaherty
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Headshot: Dujonna Gift-Simms - Ellamae Cieslike
In My Dreams – Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
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Headshot: Oli Spencer - Emma Odell (WINNER)
Don’t Cry Out Loud – Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager
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Headshot: Jennie Scott - Grace Whyte
Back to Before – Terrance McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
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Headshot: Kim Hardy - Luci Fish (Highly Commended)
The Age of Consent – Peter Morris
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Headshot: YellowBellyPhoto - Michali Dantes
First You Want Me to Believe – Michali Dantes
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Headshot: Michael Carlo - Obadiah
Lungs – Duncan Macmillan
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Headshot: Michael Carlo
From all of us at Spotlight, we’d like to say a huge congratulations to our winner and finalists, and a massive thank you to everyone who entered!
When will the next competition launch?
We’ll be bringing ‘Into the Spotlight’ back during summer 2023 with a different theme and judging panel, so keep your eyes on the News and Advice section.
Image credit: Jamie Drew
