BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB Equity Ensemble Singers (All genders) - BVSC Broadway LLC Auditions

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (Broadway) - NYC ECC Singers

(Morning - All genders) Revised
BVSC Broadway LLC | New York, NY
REVISED
DATE CHANGE: This audition has been rescheduled from August 21st to August 19th.

AUDITION DATE

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
10:00 AM (E)
BREAK: 1:30PM - 2:30PM

CONTRACT

Production (League)
$2,638 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity chorus singers for the Broadway production of BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a Latin jazz or pop song in English or Spanish. Bring sheet music and your book of music with you. An accompanist will be provided. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
Studio 412 – Holding Room; Studio 402 – Audition Room

PERSONNEL

Producer: Orin Wolf, John Styles Jr., Barbara Broccoli
Director & Developed by: Saheem Ali
Book: Marco Ramirez
Choreography: Patricia Delgado & Justin Peck
Music: Buena Vista Social Club™
Creative Consultant: David Yazbek
Music Supervisor: Dean Sharenow
Music Director: Marco Paguia
Associate Director: Moses Garcia
Associate Choreographer: Carlos Gonzalez

Expected to attend:
Josh Ceballos (Associate Music Director)
Xavier Rubiano (Casting Director)

OTHER DATES

Rehearsal/1st Performance: Fall 2024

OTHER

ECC Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Notice: Audition Call Type: ECC

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.

BREAKDOWN

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (Broadway)

Note for all roles: Previous knowledge of the Spanish language is not required.

SEEKING

DANCE ENSEMBLE:

Latin American/Hispanic dancers (3 male-presenting and 3 female-presenting, all ages) to inhabit a world mostly focused on 1950s Cuba. Backgrounds and abilities in Latin-partnering, Latin dance (mambo, salsa, bolero), contemporary dance, and ballet. Strong musicality and storytelling-through-movement abilities. Must have strong partnering skills. Black or Mixed, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Latino or Afro-Caribbean dancers encouraged to attend.

OFF-STAGE SWINGS (2 DANCERS & 3 SINGERS):

The Off-Stage Swings will understudy a combination of the following roles (including Dance Ensemble) and will not be required to play any instruments.

[OMARA] 50+. Female-presenting. Strong vocalist. Mixed, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Latino or Afro-Caribbean. A graceful diva with a sharp wit. Deeply wounded. Hides it well.

[IBRAHIM] 50+. Male-presenting. Strong vocalist. Black. A man with a sweet voice, but a deeply spiritual presence.

[COMPAY] 50+. Male-presenting. Strong vocalist. Mixed, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Latino or Afro-Caribbean. A troubadour. A flirtatious charmer, but deep down, he's a soft, vulnerable artist.

[RUBEN] 50+. Male-presenting. Non-Speaking role. Mixed, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Latino or Afro-Caribbean. A man lost in his own mind. Some piano helpful but not required.

[YOUNG OMARA] 20s. Female-presenting. Strong vocalist. Mixed, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Latino or Afro-Caribbean. A dreamer. A bohemian free spirit who - over the course of our story - faces difficult decisions.

[YOUNG HAYDÉE] 20s. Female-presenting. Strong vocalist. Mixed, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Latino or Afro-Caribbean. A realist. Not one for romanticism, daydreaming, or nostalgia.

[YOUNG IBRAHIM] 20s. Male-presenting. Strong vocalist. Black. New to the big city, but you wouldn't call him bright-eyed - because he's not had an easy life.

[YOUNG COMPAY] 20s. Male-presenting. Strong vocalist. Mixed, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Latino or Afro-Caribbean. A charmer. Opinionated about music. Protective of the club because it's the only place he's ever felt at home.

[YOUNG RUBEN] 20s. Male-presenting. Musician (Piano). Mixed, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Latino or Afro-Caribbean. A fast-talking piano player with dreams of playing world stages.

[JUAN] 20s/30s. Male-presenting. Strong actor. Non-singer. Black or Mixed, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Latino or Afro-Caribbean. Driven and entrepreneurial. Smart and pragmatic.

[ELIADES] 20s-40s. Male-presenting. Musician (Guitar/Tres). A next-generation troubadour with vintage flair. A good friend to Juan. A bit country and he knows it.