<p>This is a very touchy subject but an important one for many students preparing to audition and be a part of the MT world. I have had a voice student for years who struggled with being a “larger” type. She is an AMAZING dancer and a phenomenal singer. For years she has played the “larger” girl-ie Jan in Grease, Wendy Jo in Footloose etc. and missed out on a lot of other great opportunities. She has been working steadily in NY for over a decade but still struggling with accepting her size. The best advice she got, which finally changed her whole attitude and landed her her first Broadway show is to embrace who SHE is and be the best that she can be. KNOW YOUR TYPE, and embrace it. If you are a larger girl and are comfortable with yourself and don’t plan to make any changes, be the BEST larger girl and you too will be a winner. I think it is denial to not recognize the average to smaller size girls have more opportunities, but there are a whole lot more of them to choose from, so if you do the math, you are in good shape!
Keep working and embrace your uniqueness…</p>