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

CAGNEY - NYC ECC Singers (Early Afternoon - All genders)

Bay Street Theater | Sag Harbor, NY

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Date: Friday, March 20, 2026

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

Call: 2:30 PM (E)

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

CONTRACT

PERSONNEL

LORT Non-Rep Book: Peter Colley

Weekly Minimums: $1051 weekly minimum (LORT C) - until 6/28/26; $1114 weekly minimum (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

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. Local actors are encouraged to attend.

PREPARATION

Please prepare 16 bars of a traditional musical theatre song that shows your range. Bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided. Also bring a hard copy headshot and resume, stapled together.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

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

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal (NYC): June 4, 2026

Open: July 3, 2026

Close: July 26, 2026

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.

Breakdown

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.

[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, and 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.