CAGNEY Equity Ensemble Dancers (All genders) - Bay Street Theater Auditions

CAGNEY - NYC ECC Dancers (Late Morning - All genders)

Bay Street Theater | Sag Harbor, NY

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Friday, March 20, 2026

Pearl Studios (500), 500 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018-6504

Call: 12:00 PM (E)

Lunch: 1:30 PM–2:30 PM

Bring your ID to enter the building. Holding room: Studio 309. Sign-ups will close once the call begins.

CONTRACT

PERSONNEL

• LORT Non-Rep Book: Peter Colley
• Weekly minimums: $1,051 (LORT C) until 6/28/26; $1,114 (LORT C) after 6/29/26
• Music & Lyrics: Robert Creighton & Christopher McGovern
• Additional Songs: George M. Cohan
• Director: Will Pomerantz
• Music Director: Doug Oberhamer
• Choreographer: Josh Bergasse
• Associate Choreographer: Jeremy Benton
• Artistic Director: Scott Schwartz
• Associate Producer: John Sullivan
• Casting: Murnane Casting / Chad Eric Murnane, CSA & Amber Snead, CSA

SEEKING

Equity chorus dancers for CAGNEY (see breakdown). Bay Street Theater welcomes performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, abilities/exceptionalities, and body types. Actors of diverse cultural and racial backgrounds are encouraged to audition. In addition to the genders listed in character breakdowns, we are actively seeking transgender and non-binary performers for all roles.

Expected to attend: Director Will Pomerantz; Associate Choreographer Jeremy Benton; Casting Directors: Murnane Casting / Chad Eric Murnane, CSA & Amber Snead, CSA. Local actors are encouraged to attend.

PREPARATION

OTHER DATES

Please arrive warmed up and ready to dance. Bring tap shoes (flat or heels). Bring a hard copy headshot and resume, stapled together.

First Rehearsal (NYC): June 4, 2026

Open: July 3, 2026

Close: July 26, 2026

All rehearsals prior to sitz and tech will be in NYC.

OTHER

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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.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

CAGNEY

Seeking dancers who sing well, with advanced classic movie musical tap ability, for supporting and featured ensemble roles. This is a tap-heavy musical. Principal understudies will be cast internally and from the ensemble.

SEEKING

[BILL CAGNEY & OTHERS]

Male-identifying character, White, 30s. Cagney’s younger brother. Grounded, practical, and loyal — the emotional anchor of the family. Tenor. Advanced tap skills required.

[BOB HOPE & OTHERS]

Male-identifying character, White, 40s. High-energy, fast-talking entertainer with strong comedic instincts and classic vaudeville charm. Tenor. Advanced tap skills required.

[JANE & OTHERS]

Female-identifying character, any race & ethnicity, 20s–30s. Warner’s assistant. Smart, capable, and dryly funny — the person keeping Warner’s world running. Soprano with belt. Advanced tap skills required.

[WILLIE CAGNEY & OTHERS]

Female-identifying character, White, 30s–early 40s. Cagney’s wife. Strong, confident, quick-witted, and a true match for Cagney in every way. Soprano with belt. Advanced tap skills required.

[SCHLOTZKI / YUSSIE & OTHERS]

Male-identifying character, any race & ethnicity, 30s–40s. Plays a wide range of characters, from a vaudeville impresario to a Russian.

[MALE IDENTIFYING OFF-STAGE SWING]

Any race & ethnicity, 30s. All-around strong performer with advanced tap skills, to understudy principal roles. Prior swing experience is helpful.

[FEMALE IDENTIFYING OFF-STAGE SWING]

Any race & ethnicity, 30s. All-around strong performer with advanced tap skills, to understudy principal roles. Prior swing experience is helpful.