ENCORES! GREAT AMERICAN MUSICALS IN CONCERT
– Equity Principal Auditions
New York City Center (NYC) Encores Special Agreement; $1280/week minimum
Artistic Director: Jack Viertel
Musical Director: Rob Berman
Casting: Binder Casting
Equity Principal Auditions:
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at the Actors' Equity Audition Center
AND 165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor
Thursday, November 8, 2012 New York, NY. Studio C
9:30 AM — 5:30 PM each day
Lunch from 1 - 2.
Please prepare a brief legit musical theatre piece. See notations of style suggestions for each song in the breakdown. Bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided but may not transpose.
Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
NOTE: The Encores! Series presents fully staged concert versions of rarely produced American musicals. All performances will be at City Center. They include a full orchestra and chorus.
Seeking:
Men and women singers, all types, ages and vocal ranges for the 2013 season to include:
FIORELLO!
Rehearsal: January 16, 2013. Runs: January 30, 2013 - February 3, 2013
Music: Jerry Bock
Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick
Book: Jerome Weidman & George Abbott
Director: TBA
Musical Director: Rob Berman
Choreographer: TBA
Suggested material for preparation: Golden Age theatre music. Bock & Harnick, Frank Loesser, Jerry Herman, Jule Styne.
NOTE: Fiorello La Guardia was Mayor of New York for three terms from 1934 to 1945 as a Republican. Previously he was elected to Congress in 1916 and 1918, and again from 1922 through 1930. He is acclaimed as one of the three or four greatest mayors in American history. Only five feet tall, he was called "the Little Flower" (“Fiorello” is Italian for "little flower"). The musical follows his career beginning in 1915 as a lawyer until his election as mayor in 1934.
The original Broadway production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre in 1959, and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1960.
MEN
FIORELLO LA GUARDIA
(mid 30s): Irascible stubborn, energetic, charismatic. He is of Italian and Jewish heritage. He believes in justice at any cost. Underneath his gruff exterior is a caring and sensitive man. Actor should be short. Character baritone.
BEN MARINO
(mid 40s): Republican district leader; later becomes Fiorello's campaign manager. Droll, ironic. Baritone.
MORRIS
(late 30s): Doleful, resigned, pessimistic, but lovable manager of Fiorello's law office. Comic character man. Baritone.
NEIL
(mid – late 20s): Fiorello's bright, energetic law clerk. Very appealing. Tenor.
FLOYD
(late 20s - mid 30s): A “big lug” Irish cop. Not too bright, but smart enough to seize an opportunity to climb the ladder of success.
MR. ZAPATELLA
(50s – early 60s): Elderly Italian immigrant seeking La Guardia's legal help. Ensemble. Tenor.
MR. LOPEZ
(mid 50s): Hispanic immigrant seeking LaGuardia's legal help. Ensemble. Bari-tenor.
FRANKIE SCARPINI
(mid 30s): Intimidating, tough mobster. Ensemble. Baritone.
WOMEN
MARIE
(early 30s): Fiorello's secretary. Attractive, wholesome, efficient. She is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in. Long suffering in that she is in love with LaGuardia who doesn't realize it until she finally threatens to walk out. She becomes his devoted second wife. Mezzo.
DORA
(mid – late 20s): Marie's loyal friend. She is feisty and impetuous. She can’t help falling in love with Floyd. Adorable dancer who sings very well. Alto.
THEA
(late 20s -early 30s): LaGuardia's beautiful, but delicate first wife. She dies at an early age. Superb legit soprano.
MITZI
(late 20s – mid 30s): Flashy, glamorous musical comedy star of the 1920s. Must move well. Tap is a plus. Mezzo.
MRS. POMERANTZ
(50s): Plump, Jewish matron seeking LaGuardia's legal help. Ensemble. Comic character lady. Soprano.
IT’S A BIRD… IT’S A PLANE… IT’S SUPERMAN
Rehearsal: March 6, 2013. Runs: March 20, 2013 - March 24, 2013
Music: Charles Strouse
Lyrics: Lee Adams
Director: TBA
Musical Director: Rob Berman
Choreographer: TBA
Suggested material for preparation: Uptempo, jazzy musical theatre. Cy Coleman, Kander & Ebb, Strouse & Adams, Jule Styne, Comden & Green.
NOTE: The original production opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on March 29, 1966.
MEN
SUPERMAN/CLARK KENT
(late 20s – mid 30s): Actor must be handsome, athletic with a muscular build. He is earnest and humorless, but he is "The Man of Steel" with a heart of gold. Baritone.
MAX
(late 30s – Mid 40s): Slick, egotistical, vain columnist (a la Walter Winchell) of the Daily Planet. Smooth as silk. Resents Lois Lane's attraction to Superman. Great comic actor. Tenor. Must move very well.
DR. SEDGWICK
(mid – late 40s): A ten-time losing Nobel Prize physicist. He is a mad scientist determined to destroy Superman. Albert Einstein gone absolutely crazy. Great comic actor. Character singer.
JIM MORGAN
(late 20s – mid 30s): Good natured scientist in love with Lois Lane. Appealing and attractive. Bari-tenor.
PERRY WHITE
(50s): Harassed editor of the Daily Planet.
WOMEN
LOIS LANE
(mid – late 20s): Daily Planet reporter. The classic, appealing, American career girl. In love with Superman. Strong chest mix.
SYDNEY
(late 20s – early 30s): Max's secretary. She is sharp, smart, and witty with an appealing, aggressive nature. Comic actress. Strong chest mix.
ON YOUR TOES
Rehearsal: April 24, 2013. Runs: May 8, 2013 - May 12, 2013
Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Lorenz Hart
Book: Richard Rodgers, George Abbott, & Lorenz Hart
Director: TBA
Musical Director: TBA
Choreographer: TBA
Suggested material for preparation: Rodgers & Hart, B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown & Ray Henderson, uptempo Cole Porter and uptempo Irving Berlin.
NOTE: On Your Toes marked the first time a Broadway musical made dramatic use of classical dance and incorporated jazz into the score. The original Broadway production opened on April 11, 1936, at the Imperial Theatre. The first revival opened on October 11, 1954, at the 46th Street Theatre (now the Richard Rodgers). The next revival opened on March 6, 1983, at the Virginia Theatre. The musical takes place in 1936.
MEN
JUNIOR DOLAN
(mid 20s - early 30s): A Vaudeville hoofer who becomes a university music teacher. Affable and charming with a winning personality. A dancer trained in tap and ballet who sings very well. Bari-tenor.
SERGEI ALEXANDROVITCH
(late 40s - mid 50s): Impresario of the Russian Ballet Company. He is theatrical and deft at handling temperamental dancers. Attractive character comic. Baritone.
KONSTANTINE MORROSINE
(mid 20s - early 30s): Dashing, handsome, and vain. He is the very temperamental lead dancer of the Russian Ballet Company. He is Vera's partner and lover. World class ballet dancer.
SIDNEY COHN
( late 20s - early 30s): Student at the university who has composed the jazz ballet "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue". Sweet and unassuming. Must be an excellent pianist. Baritone.
PHIL DOLAN
(mid 30s): Junior's father. A Vaudeville song-and-dance man. Attractive. Dancer/hoofer who sings well.
JUNIOR
(mid teens): Junior and Lil’s son. He's becoming a "ladies man" at a young age. Terrific young dancer/hoofer who sings well.
WOMEN
VERA BARONOVA
(late 20s - mid 30s): Prima ballerina of the Russian Ballet Company. Temperamental, sexy. Must have comic skills in addition to being a world class ballerina who is also comfortable with jazz.
FRANKIE FRAYNE
(mid – late 20s): Student at the university. She is a composer of popular music. She is also very much in love with Junior. Soprano with strong mix.
PEGGY PORTERFIELD
(mid 40s - mid 50s): Society patron of the Russian Ballet. She is chic, sophisticated, charming, and very determined to have the jazz ballet produced. Mezzo.
LIL DOLAN
(mid 30s): Junior's mother. Her husbands partner in the act. She is strict with Junior and sends him to music school to stop him from leading the "fast life" of show business. Dancer/hoofer who sings well.
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