IN THE HEIGHTS – Equity Principal Auditions
Broadway/Tour – Production Contract Currently $1,653/week minimum (Broadway) and $1,227 (tour)
Producers: Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller + Jill Furman
Dir: Thomas Kail
Choreo: Andy Blankenbuehler
Score: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Book: Quiara Hudes
Mus Dir: Alex Lacamoire
GM: John Corker
Casting: Telsey + Company
Equity Principal Auditions:
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Telsey + Company
10 AM - 6 PM 315 West 43rd Street, 10th Floor
Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30. New York City
Please prepare a brief pop song that shows range. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.
Please bring a picture & resume, stapled together.
Currently running on Broadway and on tour. Seeking, for possible future replacements in these productions:
Usnavi:
Latino, early-mid 20s. Our hip-hop narrator. Young, energetic bodega owner who dreams of making enough to go back home to the Dominican Republic. Puts a brave face on his genuine financial trouble. Actor MUST be able to rap well.
Nina:
Latina, 18-25. Intelligent, book-smart. Starry-eyed, naïve; ready to conquer the world, but still trying to find her way. Great high belt voice with strong mix.
Vanessa:
Latina, 18-25. Great sense of humor, lively, vivacious personality, bright. Moody, easily frustrated; buries a lot of stress. Great high belt voice.
Benny:
African American, early-mid 20s. Taxi driver/aspiring businessman. Looking to rise from his station in life, but utterly at home on any street in NY. Funny and full of personality. Great singer with a feel for pop/hip-hop style.
Sonny:
Latino, mid – late teens. Completely streetwise. Part political genius, part goofball. Wants to play video games. Makes everyone laugh; you just want to pinch his cheek. Good singer.
Kevin:
Latino, 38 - late 50s. Upstanding businessman; total wheeler-dealer in the most personable kind of way. A lion slowed down by time and injury and over-working. Traditional in his beliefs. Very hardworking and proud; wants desperately to remain the leader of his family. Must sing well.
Camilla:
Latina, 40s. Strong, beautiful, wise. Helps everyone, asks for nothing and loves being active in the community. Traditionalist. Good singer.
Claudia:
Latina, 60s-70s. Ancient, beautiful, proud, tired. From another era, but also watches a lot of TV. Working-class; scrubbed floors all her life. In the twilight of her life. Must have a great belt voice.
Daniela:
Latina, 30s. Straight-ahead businesswoman. Gossip queen. Funny. Great belt voice.
Carla:
Latina, 20s. Loves to dance and get her hair done. Sweet and likable. Good sense of comedy. Good singer; must be comfortable with some dance.
Graffiti Pete:
Man, any ethnicity, late teens-early 20s. Streetwise. Excellent hip-hop dancer; also needs break-dancing skills.
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