Producing Org: TBD
Notice: Audition Call Type: ECC
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 — Pearl Studios (500), 500 8th Ave, 4th Floor — Studio 406 (Auditions), Studio 409 (Production / Holding Room). 2:30 PM (E). New York, NY 10018-6504.
$2,717 weekly minimum.
Beaches The Musical, LP
Producers: Jennifer Maloney-Prezioso, Douglas McJannet, Right Angle Entertainment, Ryan Bogner, Tracey McFarland, and Crossroads Live.
Book by: Iris Rainer Dart & Thom Thomas.
Music by: Mike Stoller.
Lyrics by: Iris Rainer Dart.
Director: Lonny Price. Co-Director: Matt Cowart.
Choreographer: Jennifer Rias.
Music Supervisor & Arranger: Joseph Thalken.
Orchestrations: Charlie Rosen.
Music Director: Paul Staroba (expected in attendance).
General Management: Alchemy Production Group.
Casting Director: The TRC Company / Peter Van Dam, CSA (expected in attendance).
Based on the novel BEACHES by Iris Rainer Dart. Developed in collaboration with David Austin.
See breakdown for production-specific personnel. Equity chorus singers for roles in BEACHES (see breakdown below).
Music Director: Paul Staroba.
Casting Director: Peter Van Dam, CSA.
Please prepare 16–32 bars of a musical theatre song of your choice and bring sheet music. Bring your book in case we need to hear a second song, and bring a picture and resume stapled together. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
1st Rehearsal: 2/16/26.
1st Preview: on or about 3/27/26.
Opening: 4/22/26.
End of Contract: TBD, but no earlier than 10/31/26 or later than 1/3/27.
The Majestic Theatre.
ECC procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
As cast — female presenting, early 20s. Still pursuing stardom but feeling her teen hormones raging. Realizes she will never be like the popular girls but prays her talent will help her rise above it all. Will play various other roles. Strong youthful belt with a versatile mix. Strong dancers are a plus.
As cast — female presenting, early 20s. By now the rules by which her mother and Aunt Neetie have made her live have become far too confining, and Teen Bertie longs to break away. Only Teen Cee Cee's letters and advice and influence make her feel as if the future might be bright for her someday. Doubles as various other roles. Solid but pretty voice, with a versatile mix and soprano. Strong dancers are a plus.
As cast — male presenting, mid 30s–early 40s. John's family expected him to go into the family restaurant business in Beach Haven, NJ. One afternoon his aunt took him to a show at the local theatre and he was hooked. He worked there as an apprentice, played small roles, and became managing director. When the owner died and left him the theatre, he was deliriously happy until he realized the theatre had always been in debt. Marries Cee Cee. Will double as various other roles.
As cast — male presenting, mid 30s–early 40s. The WASP Jared Kushner-type. Arrogant, self-absorbed, bought his way into Harvard Business School. Wanted to marry Bertie because she would look good to his business associates. Doubles as JERRY GREY — a huckster showman in Atlantic City who has exploited talented children — and various other roles. Strong singer (one of only two men onstage), with a versatile bari/tenor voice.
As cast — female presenting, mid 30s–40s. Leona might have been in show business herself if she'd applied her aggressiveness to her own career, but she worked to support her family, then her husband, and now Cee Cee. She works in the scarf department at Macy's when she's not at dance recitals or rehearsals with Little Cee Cee, where she stands in the back doing the dance herself. Also plays MONICA — an over-the-hill actress — and various other roles. Covers the role of Cee Cee. Strong, versatile singer with a belt and mix — must blend vocally with the ensemble. Strong dancers are a plus.
As cast — female presenting, mid 30s–40s. Rose is proper and pinched. She has lived the wealthy WASP life and looks down on others. Her hopes for her daughter are that she will grow to be just like her. She is horrified by the friendship of Bertie and Cee Cee. Doubles as MRS. LEWANDOWSKI — a loud-mouthed stage mother living off the “glory” of her daughter’s good looks — and various other roles. Covers the role of Bertie. Solid, versatile singer with soprano and mix — must blend with the ensemble. Strong dancers are a plus.
As cast — female presenting, 30s. A dedicated hospice worker who grew up in Monterey and never left. Doubles as SANDY — a bimbo who got the ingénue track at the theatre — and various other roles. Solid, versatile mix/belt (possibly a little soprano). Good character singer for Sandy, but able to mix well with the ensemble. Strong dancers are a plus.
As cast — female presenting, 8–10. Bertie’s daughter. Will double as a couple other roles and cover the role of Little Bertie and/or Little Cee Cee. Strong, versatile singer with a belt/mix and possibly a little soprano. No taller than 4'4.
Male presenting, mid 30s–early 40s. Offstage covers for the John and Michael roles.
Female presenting, 30s–early 40s. Offstage cover for the roles of Cee Cee, Leona, Rose, and Janice.
Female presenting, 30s–early 40s. Offstage cover for the roles of Bertie, Rose, Leona, and Janice.
Female presenting, early 20s. Offstage cover for the roles of Teen Cee Cee and Teen Bertie.
Female presenting, 8–10. Offstage covers for the roles of Little Cee Cee, Little Bertie, and Nina. No taller than 4'4.
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