▁a ▁star ." ▁ ▁She ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁an ▁us her ▁at ▁the ▁L unt - Font anne ▁Theater ▁for ▁The ▁Sound ▁of ▁Music ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁During ▁the ▁run ▁of ▁the ▁play , ▁she ▁heard ▁that ▁the ▁casting ▁director ▁was ▁aud ition ing ▁for ▁more ▁sing ers , ▁and ▁it ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁she ▁sang ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁a ▁job . ▁Although ▁the ▁director ▁felt ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁right ▁for ▁the ▁part , ▁he ▁encourag ed ▁her ▁to ▁begin ▁including ▁her ▁talent ▁as ▁a ▁singer ▁on ▁her ▁rés um é ▁when ▁looking ▁for ▁other ▁work . ▁ ▁She ▁asked ▁her ▁boy friend , ▁Barry ▁D ennen , ▁to ▁t ape ▁her ▁singing , ▁copies ▁of ▁which ▁she ▁could ▁then ▁give ▁out ▁to ▁possible ▁employ ers . ▁D ennen ▁found ▁a ▁guitar ist ▁to ▁accomp any ▁her : ▁ ▁D ennen ▁grew ▁enthus i astic ▁and ▁he ▁convinced ▁her ▁to ▁enter ▁a ▁talent ▁contest ▁at ▁the ▁Lion , ▁a ▁gay ▁night club ▁in ▁Manh attan ' s ▁Green wich ▁Village . ▁She ▁performed ▁two ▁songs , ▁after ▁which ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁" st unn ed ▁silence " ▁from ▁the ▁audience , ▁followed ▁by ▁" th under ous ▁app la use " ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁pron ounced ▁the ▁winner . ▁She ▁was ▁invited ▁back ▁and ▁sang ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁for ▁several ▁weeks . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁she ▁dropped ▁the ▁second ▁" a " ▁from ▁her ▁first ▁name , ▁switching ▁from ▁" Bar bara