He got the part, took a leave of absence from UWM, and spent four months performing in New York, alongside Andrea Martin, Arte Johnson and Jim Dale. Hal Prince directed. Larget was an ensemble singer and the understudy for the title role. He has no immediate theatrical prospects there. I'd like to work second shift, to keep days free for lessons and auditions.
Some singers knock around the city for years, unable to get even a hearing from an agent.
Larget had offers from three of them. Without it, I probably wouldn't have had even one letter returned. In New York, he will study voice with Bruce Kold, with an ear toward developing the operatic side of his voice. He wants all of his options to be open, and he is interested in seeing how his opera voice will develop. Still, Larget has a long list of professional credits, including Music Under the Stars, three summers performing at Busch Gardens-Virginia, several roles at the Northern Lights summer stock company, the Milwaukee Opera, the Florentine Opera, the Racine Symphony and the Fireside Playhouse.