EVITA Equity Principal Audition - Broadway Theatre TBA Auditions

EVITA – Equity Principal Auditions

Broadway / Production Contract $1,653/week minimum.

Producers: Hal Luftig and Scott Sanders

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Lyrics: Tim Rice

Dir: Michael Grandage

Choreo: Rob Ashford

Mus Dir: Kristen Blodgette

GM: The Charlotte Wilcox Company

Casting: Telsey + Company/Craig Burns

1st reh: February 2012. Previews: March 2012. Opens April 2012.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Thursday, February 24, 2011

10 AM – 6 PM both days.

Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30.

and

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

10:30 AM – 6:30 PM (note unusual schedule)

Lunch from 2 – 3.

Please prepare a brief, contemporary musical theatre song in the style of the show, showing range. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.

Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.

Seeking:

Peron:

AVAILABLE ROLE. 42–50. President of Argentina. Man of the people. Impressive, charismatic politician who brings all the trappings of power with him. Authoritative, persuasive and charming. Latin American in personality and feel. Actor must be able to sing, move, and provide a strong sense of authority on stage. Strong baritone. LEADING ROLE.

Magaldi:

AVAILABLE ROLE. 30–40. Tango singer with whom Eva has her first love affair. Charming loser – never quite made it. Has the first number in the show (“On This Night of a Thousand Stars”), sets up the world in which Eva exists and establishes a Latin flavor to the piece, which is essential. Latin American in personality and feel. “Cheesy” baritone. FEATURED ROLE.

Mistress:

AVAILABLE ROLE. 18–23. Beautiful. Period. Fragile. Vulnerable. Has one big number (“Another Suitcase in Another Hall”). Light contemporary mix. FEATURED ROLE.

The following roles are cast (i.e. offers accepted). Auditioning performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary, and/or as understudies.

Eva:

CAST. Late 20s – early 30s. Moving from actress to wife of Juan Peron (President of Argentina), the ambitious and charismatic Eva becomes a propaganda mouthpiece, offering the people a vision of the future where the rich pay for the poor. By the age of 26, Eva is a folk heroine in her own right – a St. Joan for Argentina who hopes to be remembered long after she dies. Latin American in personality and feel. Requires an experienced performer at every level, with an amazing singing voice and strong dance ability. Must have all the acting qualities of a serious leading actress, with a period look. Must be able to display pain, sympathy, anger, wit and real authority all in equal measure, with many other emotions thrown in. Strong mixed belt. LEADING ROLE.

Che:

CAST. 22–35. The show’s narrator, he provides the case for the prosecution, mocking both the deluded public and Eva herself as a woman and politician. Latin American in personality and feel. Actor must be able to relate to the audience and take them with him on the dramatic journey of the piece. Strong dance and singing ability. Must be able to offer an extraordinary range of versatility to take on the Everyman nature of the part. Rock tenor. LEADING ROLE.