Various Producers
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Audition Date: Monday, January 5, 2026
Location: Pearl Studios (500), 500 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018-6504
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM - Sign-ups will end early due to the New Year's Eve holiday. Holding room - Studio 304.
Pay: $1144 weekly minimum (LORT B) - Fulton Theatre; $1270 weekly minimum (CORST - Tier X) - Maine State Music Theatre. Paying $1450 weekly - Maine State Music Theatre.
Executive Artistic Producer (Fulton Theatre): Marc Robin
Artistic Director (Maine State Music Theatre): Curt Dale Clark
Director & Choreographer: Kenny Ingram
Casting Director: Jamibeth Margolis
Equity actors for roles in HAIRSPRAY (see breakdown). See breakdown for other production personnel. Co-production with Fulton Theatre and Maine State Music Theatre. We are looking to cast people available for both productions.
Callback Dates: January 7–9, 2026 in NYC.
Rehearsals begin (Fulton Theatre): March 19, 2026. Runs: April 10 to May 3 in Lancaster, PA.
Rehearsals begin (Maine State Music Theatre): May 29, 2026. Runs: June 3 to June 20 in Brunswick, ME.
Please bring a musical theater selection in the style of the show to sing. You are welcome to sing from the show. Also, please bring two copies of your headshot and resume, stapled together. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music properly marked and in the correct key.
EPA 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.
Book by: Thomas Meehan and Marc O’Donnell
Music by: Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by: Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Executive Artistic Producer (Fulton Theatre): Marc Robin
Director & Choreographer: Kenny Ingram
Music Director: David Fiorello
Music Supervisor: Ben McNaboe
Artistic Director (Maine State Music Theatre): Curt Dale Clark
Managing Director (Maine State Music Theatre): Stephanie Dupal
Casting Director: Jamibeth Margolis Casting
Associate Casting Director (Fulton Theatre): Joey Abramowicz
The 1950s are out, and change is in the air! Hairspray, winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, is a family-friendly musical, piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs.
It's 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable teen, Tracy Turnblad, has only one desire – to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star. She must use her newfound power to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a TV network... all without denting her 'do!
Tracy Turnblad: Our story's unsuspecting protagonist. Confident, talented, and incredibly determined. A romantic with a good heart and desire to cut up the dance floor. Always on top of the latest trends. Tracy is a young lady with big hair and an even bigger personality — sweet but strong in her convictions. Bigger in size than the other girls, not shy about it, and can still dance with the best of them. Excellent singer and dancer with wonderful stage presence. White. 18+ to play high school age. Gender: Female Presenting. Mezzo-soprano with a strong theatre/pop belt. Vocal range: G3–G5.
Corny Collins: The charismatic host of the Corny Collins Show. Good looking and smooth talking, genuinely nice both on and off camera. 25–35. White. Gender: Male Presenting. Strong pop singer, high baritone. Vocal range: D3–A4.
Edna Turnblad: Tracy's big and blonde mother. A working housewife who has lost confidence and dreams of being a plus-size clothing designer. Boisterous and commanding. Often played by a male in drag. 40–55. White. Gender: Male Presenting. Bass-baritone. Vocal range: F3–G5.
Penny Pingleton: Tracy's best friend and dorky sidekick. Not the brightest but well-intentioned. Bursting to get free of her mother's control, she falls for Seaweed with childlike curiosity. 18+ to play high school age. White. Gender: Female Presenting. Strong high belt, contemporary theatre/pop voice. Vocal range: A3–G5.
Velma Von Tussle: Amber's mother and the director of Corny Collins's show. Devious taskmaster and snobby racist. Former Miss Baltimore Crabs who will go to any length to ensure her daughter is the next big thing. 45–55. White. Gender: Female Presenting. Mezzo-soprano with strong belt mix. Vocal range: G3–E5.
Amber Von Tussle: Link's girlfriend and Tracy's nemesis. Pretty, shallow, snobby, and racist. Can't dance but expected to win Miss Baltimore Hairspray. Always needs to be the center of attention. Female, 18+ to play high school age. White. Gender: Female Presenting. Mezzo-soprano. Vocal range: A3–F5.
Link Larkin: The star heartthrob on Corny Collins' show. Extremely attractive and talented. Hoping for a recording contract, he unexpectedly falls for Tracy. 18+ to play high school age. White. Gender: Male Presenting. Tenor with strong falsetto. Vocal range: G3–A5.
Seaweed J. Stubbs: Tracy's classmate and friend who faces discrimination due to his skin color. Cocky but lovable, talented in song and dance, and falls for Penny. Black. 18+ to play high school age. Gender: Male Presenting. Excellent soulful, pop singer - high tenor. Vocal range: F3–D5.
Little Inez: Seaweed's little sister. Black. 18+ to play early teens. Gender: Female Presenting. Soulful voice with strong belt mix. Vocal range: G3–F5.
Motormouth Maybelle: Seaweed and Little Inez's mother, also appears as the guest DJ on the Corny Collins Negro Day show. Big, beautiful, proud, sassy and confident. Black. 40–50. Gender: Female Presenting. Alto with high belt. Vocal range: F3–E5.
Wilbur Turnblad: Tracy's simpleminded and kind father. Owns a joke shop and supports his daughter, and loves his wife Edna very much. White. 40–55. Gender: Male Presenting. Baritone with strong falsetto. Vocal range: A3–A5.
Prudy Pingleton: Penny's strict mother. Very conservative, controlling, and closed minded. 40–55. White. Gender: Female Presenting. Mezzo-soprano with character belt. Vocal range: D4–B4.
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