DEAR WORLD and OLIVER! - Equity video submissions (principal) New York City Center Inc. | New York, NY
Notice: Submission
Special Agreement
$1945 weekly minimum
Equity actors for principal roles in DEAR WORLD and OLIVER! (See breakdown).
Please prepare a brief traditional musical theatre song in the style of Jerry Herman or Lionel Bart and provide your own accompaniment. As an alternative to singing a song of your choice, you may also sing an excerpt from OLIVER! Sheet music, teaching tracks, and accompaniment tracks are accessible at the following link:
Please submit your headshot, resume and video audition link at the following form:
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Deadline: 12/05/2022
DEAR WORLD
Music & Lyrics : Jerry Herman
Book: Jerome Roberts and Robert E. Lee
See breakdown for full Personnel.
Viewing submissions:
DEAR WORLD
Casting Director: Craig Burns, CSA Casting Associate: Rashad Naylor
OLIVER!
Casting Director: Geoff Joselson, CSA Casting Associate: Jimmy Larkin
Early Rehearsals: February 28, 2023
Full Company Rehearsals: March 2, 2023
Performances: March 15 – 19, 2023
Early Rehearsals: April 17, 2022
Full Company Rehearsals: April 19, 2023 Performances: May 3 – 14, 2023
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 submit.
Based on “The Madwoman of Chaillot” by Jean Giraudoux as adapted by Maurice Valenc
Director and Choreographer: Josh Rhodes
Music Director: Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Casting: The Telsey Office/Casting Director: Craig Burns, CSA; Casting Associate: Rashad Naylor
Storyline: When an evil trio of bankers smells crude oil deposits under the picturesque Chaillot quarter of Paris, the neighborhood’s motley residents must rally to save all that’s beautiful and good in this madcap musical fable that, in 1969, made Jerry Herman the first composer-lyricist in history to have three shows running simultaneously on Broadway. Now, two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy triumphantly revives Herman’s eccentric heroine Countess Aurelia to perform some of the composer’s sweetest and most sumptuous songs, including “I Don’t Want to Know,” “Kiss Her Now,” and “Each Tomorrow Morning.” A true hidden gem of the Broadway canon, this delightful romp directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes (Encores! MACK & MABEL) blends Herman’s trademark optimism with a dash of social critique and a soupçon of ecological urgency: a perfect blend for our times.
[GABRIELLE] Character is female (cis or transgender), 40s – 50s, any ethnicity. The madwoman of Montmartre who has an invisible dog and the long blonde curls of the little girl she hasn't been for half a century. Strong singer: Soprano. PRINCIPAL
[CONSTANCE] Character is female (cis or transgender), 40s – 50s, and ethnicity. The Madwoman of the Flea Market. Deaf except on Wednesdays. Strong singer: Mezzo-Soprano. PRINCIPAL
[JULIAN] Character is male (cis or transgender), 20s – 30s, any ethnicity. Assistant to the Presidents. A young wolf of Wall Street but essentially a poet at heart. Smart and upstanding young leading man. Strong singer: Tenor. PRINCIPAL
[NINA] Character is female (cis or transgender), 20s – 30s, any ethnicity. A waitress at the Café Francis. A lovely and sensible young woman ready to be awakened by love. Strong singer: Soprano. PRINCIPAL
[THE ARTIST] Character is male (cis or transgender), 20s – 30s, any ethnicity. A young street urchin. Sees all, but only communicates through his physicality. Strong dancer. PRINCIPAL
[PRESIDENT NUMBER ONE] Character is male (cis or transgender), 30s – 50s, any ethnicity. One of three corrupt, greedy corporation presidents. Focused on money and success; he enjoys his pursuit of wealth and power at anyone’s expense. Gleefully certain of their success. Strong singer. PRINCIPAL
[PRESIDENT NUMBER TWO] Character is male (cis or transgender), 30s – 50s, any ethnicity. One of three corrupt, greedy corporation presidents. Focused on money and success; he enjoys his pursuit of wealth and power at anyone’s expense. Gleefully certain of their success. Strong singer and mover. PRINCIPAL
[PRESIDENT NUMBER THREE] Character is male (cis or transgender), 30s – 50s, any ethnicity. One of three corrupt, greedy corporation presidents. Focused on money and success; he enjoys his pursuit of wealth and power at anyone’s expense. Gleefully certain of their success. Strong singer and mover. PRINCIPAL
[THE PROSPECTOR] Character is male (cis or transgender), 40s – 60s, any ethnicity. A Cassius-like cadaver of a man in an oversized raincoat. A greedy land surveyor, in search of oil. Totally out for his own good. Strong singer. PRINCIPAL
[THE SERGEANT] Character is male (cis or transgender), 30s – 50s, any ethnicity. A police officer who knows the way of the world but also reveres Countess Aurelia. A trustworthy ally. Strong singer. PRINCIPAL
[THE WAITER AT THE CAFÉ FRANCIS] Character is male (cis or transgender), 30s – 50s, any ethnicity. A man of sense who has seen it all and carries on regardless. Works for Countess Aurelia. Strong singer. PRINCIPAL
THE FOLLOWING ROLES ARE CAST:
[COUNTESS AURELIA] Character is female (cis or transgender), 40s – 50s, any ethnicity, Madwoman of Chaillot. Her mission in life is to feed the stray cats of Paris. Strong singer. PRINCIPAL – ROLE PLAYED BY DONNA MURPHY
[THE SEWERMAN] Character is male (cis or transgender), 50s – 60s. He knows the underground of Paris thoroughly and is a man of total finesse. Charismatic. Subversive but charming. A great match for Countess Aurelia. Strong singer: Baritone. PRINCIPAL <Not announced yet>
Book, Music & Lyrics: Lionel Bart
Based on the book OLIVER TWIST by Charles Dickens
Director: Lear deBessonet
Choreographer: Lorin Latarro
Music Director: Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Casting: The Telsey Office/Casting Director: Geoff Joselson, CSA; Casting Associate: Jimmy Larkin SEEKING:
[OLIVER] Character is male (cis or transgender), 9 – 13 years old, any ethnicity. An orphaned workhouse boy. Bright, innocent, clever, and winning. He has a heroic air about him. Sweet and kind hearted. Must have an unchanged voice and speak in a British dialect. PRINCIPAL.
[FAGIN] Character is male (cis or transgender), 40s – 50s, any ethnicity. The charismatic leader of a children’s band of thieves. Cockney accent. A conniving, unscrupulous con-man, yet very personable and lovable. A pied piper. Has excellent comedic timing and a character baritone voice. PRINCIPAL.
[NANCY] Character is female (cis or transgender), 20s – 30s, any ethnicity. When she was younger worked for Fagin. Bill Sikes’ girlfriend. Takes a liking to Oliver and becomes somewhat of his guardian. Warm-hearted, street smart and fun, but longs for a better life. Cockney accent. Has a strong belt to a D. PRINCIPAL.
[BILL SIKES] Character is male (cis or transgender), 30s, any ethnicity. Worked for Fagin as a youth now a feared master criminal. Nancy’s boyfriend. A brutal, harsh, menacing, abusive man that always puts himself first. Cockney accent. Physically imposing and in his prime. Good looking in a rough, weathered sort of way. Baritone. PRINCIPAL.
[ARTFUL DODGER] Character is male (cis or transgender), teens, any ethnicity. Cockney accent. Very energetic, highly personable, intelligent and savvy beyond his years. Fagin’s right hand “man”. He is full of life and seems to always be bursting with new ideas and a sense of adventure. A dynamic singer/dancer with youthful energy. PRINCIPAL.
[MR. BUMBLE] Character is male (cis or transgender), 40s – 50s, any ethnicity. The Master of the Workhouse. Cockney accent. A large, pompous, self-important and corrupt bureaucrat. Baritone. PRINCIPAL.
[WIDOW CORNEY] Character is female (cis or transgender), 40s – 50s, any ethnicity. The Mistress of the Workhouse, Cockney accent. Sharp tongued, domineering widow. Brazen and corrupt. Legit Soprano. PRINCIPAL.
[MR. BROWNLOW] Character is male (cis or transgender), 50s – 60s, any ethnicity. British (not Cockney) accent. An upper-middle class gentleman. A kind man of wealth and good-breeding. Warm and grandfatherly. PRINCIPAL.
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