BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - NYC EPA Paper Mill Playhouse | Millburn, NJ
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
COST
$1,034 weekly minimum (Tier 4)
Equity actors for roles in BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL (See breakdown).
Please prepare a short cut of a 1960s/1970s pop song in the style of the show. Also, bring your headshot and resume, stapled together.
Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
Holding room - Studio 311
Producing Artistic Director: Mark S. Hoebee
Associate Artistic Director: Jen Bender
Associate Producer: Christopher Slavik
Director: Casey Hushion
Music Director: Wendy Bobbitt Cavett
Choreographer: Jennifer Werner
Casting Director: JZ Casting
Expected to attend:
Jen Bender (Associate Artistic Director, Paper Mill)
Geoff Josselson (Casting Director).
Rehearsal: May 13, 2024
Preview: June 5, 2024
Opening: June 9. 2024
Closing: June 30, 2024
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EPA 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.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
[CAROLE KING] Female, 20s. Ages from 16-29 throughout the show. An aspiring singer/songwriter. A unique, appealing, funny and vulnerable girl from a Jewish family in Brooklyn. Talented, good natured, unassuming and often the peace maker in difficult situations. A reluctant star with no pretense and a passion for music. A powerful, distinctive voice.
[GERRY GOFFIN] Male, 20s. Ages from late teens to late 20s throughout the show. Carole’s boyfriend, songwriting partner and eventual husband. He is smoldering, dark & handsome with a rebel vibe. Although sexy, he is innately sympathetic, wounded and tortured. An ambitious artist always striving for more. Sings well. Baritone/tenor.
[CYNTHIA WEIL] Female, 20s. Ages from late teens to late 20s throughout the show. A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Barry. Carole’s best friend. She is sophisticated, smart & chic with a quick wit. Although self-confident and sarcastic, she is also extremely likeable. Strong comic timing who sings extremely well. Belt.
[BARRY MANN] Male, 20s, ages from late teens to late 20s throughout the show. A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Cynthia. He is good natured, appealing & neurotic. Ambitious, but likeable. Comedic with a great voice. A strong high tenor comfortable with pop & rock style singing.
[DON KIRSCHNER] Male, mid-30s- late 40s. An influential music publisher and producer. He is a fast talking, energetic force of nature. Powerful, direct & sometimes intimidating, but he has a real affinity for his writers and artists. A hit maker.
[GENIE] Female. 40s-50s. Carole’s Jewish mother. Once an aspiring playwright, she has been broken down by life & her husband’s infidelity. Protective of Carole and unforgiving of her husband’s mistakes.
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