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

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

Bay Street Theater | Sag Harbor, NY

REVISED

LOCATION

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

AUDITION DATE

Friday, March 20, 2026
Bring your ID to enter the building. Holding room: 1:30 PM (E), Studio 309. Once the call begins the sign-ups will close.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep
Additional Songs: George M. Cohan
$1,051 weekly minimum (LORT C) — until 6/28/26
$1,114 weekly minimum (LORT C) — after 6/29/26

PERSONNEL

Book: Peter Colley
Music & Lyrics: Robert Creighton & Christopher McGovern
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

EXPECTED TO ATTEND

Director: Will Pomerantz
Casting Directors: Murnane Casting / Chad Eric Murnane, CSA & Amber Snead, CSA

SEEKING

Equity chorus singers for CAGNEY (see breakdown).

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal (NYC): June 4, 2026
Open: July 3, 2026
Close: July 26, 2026
Local actors are encouraged to attend. All rehearsals prior to sitz and tech will be in NYC.

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.

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.