FOLLIES Equity Principal Audition - Marquis Theatre Auditions

FOLLIES - Equity Principal Auditions

Broadway/Production Contract Current weekly minimum: $1,653.

Producer: The Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts

Score: Stephen Sondheim

Book: James Goldman

Dir: Eric Schaeffer

Choreo: Warren Carlyle

Mus Dir: James Moore

CD: Laura Stanczyk

1st Broadway reh: 7/5/11. Run dates TBD.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Monday, June 27, 2011 Ripley-Grier Studios

10 AM - 6 PM 520 Eighth Avenue, 17th Floor (elevator to 16)

Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30. New York City

Please prepare a brief, traditional Broadway song (ballad or up-tempo) that shows off range and reflects the style of the show. NO POP, NO ROCK. Bring sheet music in the correct key; accompanist is provided, but may not transpose.

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

Seeking:

Note: The production recently closed at the Kennedy Center. Several roles in the Broadway production will be taken by those who had them in DC. The following roles are AVAILABLE.

Solange La Fitte:

AVAILABLE ROLE. Late 60s - early 70s. A star of the “Follies” who turned herself and her Frenchness into a brand. A perfume maven. Everything about her is a little bit too much, including her style and her accent. Sings “Ah, Paris”. In good shape, must move well. A character. Strong character belt with solid low range.

Hattie Walker:

AVAILABLE ROLE. 60s. Once and always a Broadway Baby. Lives life to its fullest. Married five times, a grandmother. Has spent a lifetime in the theater, and still knows how to land a number as well as a husband. Sings “Broadway Baby”. Strong, brassy belt voice with very solid low range.

Theodore Whitman:

AVAILABLE ROLE. 60s. With wife Emily, once a part of a “Follies” song-and-dance team. Now owner of a dance school. Sings “Rain on the Roof”. Must be an excellent partner dancer. Light, charming baritone.

Female Principal Understudy:

AVAILABLE POSITION. Characters covered are 50s-60s. Covers Hattie Walker, Heidi Schiller, Stella Deems, Dee Dee West and Sandra Crane. Must have a legit soprano as well as a big, brassy belt. Must move well and be in good physical shape.

Statement of casting personnel: “WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE PERFORMERS OF ALL ETHNICITIES TO ATTEND THIS CALL.”

Statement of casting personnel: “WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE PERFORMERS OF ALL ETHNICITIES TO ATTEND THIS CALL.”