City Center Encores! 2026 Season - NYC ECC Singers (Afternoon - All genders) Equity Ensemble Singers (All genders) - New York City Center Inc. Auditions

CITY CENTER ENCORES! 2026 SEASON - NYC ECC SINGERS (AFTERNOON - ALL GENDERS)

New York City Center Inc. | New York, NY

REVISED
Breakdown updated.

AUDITION DATE

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
2:00 PM (E)

CONTRACT

Special Agreement
$2125 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity Chorus Singers for City Center Encores! 2026 Season (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare 16-bars of a song of your choice (traditional or contemporary musical theatre is appropriate). Please bring sheet music for the piano accompanist provided. Please bring a headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Pearl Studios (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018
12th Floor – Studio D (Holding), Studio F (Audition)

PERSONNEL

See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

EXPECTED TO ATTEND

Elizabeth Doran (Choral Director)

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

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.

Notice: Audition Call Type: ECC

BREAKDOWN

City Center Encores! 2026 Season

HIGH SPIRITS

Music, Lyrics, and Book: Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray
Based on Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward
Director: Jessica Stone
Choreographer: Ellenore Scott
Music Director: Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Casting: The Telsey Office

DATES

First rehearsal: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Opening: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Closing: Sunday, February 15, 2026

SEEKING

ENSEMBLE Noel Coward-esque British comedy style singer/actors of all shapes, sizes, gender expressions, and types. Any ethnicity. Will portray a host of characters 20s–50s to populate the whimsical and supernatural household of the Condomine’s.

THE WILD PARTY

Music and Lyrics: Michael John LaChiusa
Book: Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolf
Director: Lili-Anne Brown
Choreographer: Katie Spelman
Guest Music Director: Daryl Waters
Casting: The Telsey Office

DATES

First Rehearsal: March 3, 2026
Opening: March 18, 2026
Closing: March 29, 2026

All actors in THE WILD PARTY are on principal contracts.

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES

Music & Lyrics: Jerry Herman
Book: Harvey Fierstein
Based on the play La Cage Aux Folles by Jean Poiret
Director: Robert O’Hara
Choreographer: Edgar Godineaux
Guest Music Director: Joseph Joubert
Casting: The Telsey Office

DATES

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Opening: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Closing: Sunday, June 28, 2026

SEEKING

[TOWNSPEOPLE/CAGELLES] Black. 30s–50s. Seeking imaginative and versatile actors of all shapes, sizes, gender expressions, and types. Will populate the townspeople of Paris (Paulette, Hercule, Etienne, Babette, Colette, Tabarro, Pepe) and be comfortable embodying a persona in the world of drag. Should be strong singers/actors and comfortable picking up musical theater/street jazz movements in heels. ENSEMBLE